Yii2 QueryBuilder Update with Join
mysql, php, yii2
Solution
I'm afraid Yii 2 Query Builder is for select queries only.
For update queries you have at least three options:
Raw SQL:
\Yii::$app->db->createCommand('update user set status = 1 where age > 30')->execute();
Raw SQL with placeholders (to prevent SQL injection)
\Yii::$app->db->createCommand('update user set status = :status where age > 30')->bindValue(':status','1')->execute();
update() method
// update user set status = 1 where age > 30
\Yii::$app->db->createCommand()->update('user', ['status' => 1], 'age > 30')->execute();
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Problem
I have the following raw SQL query: ``` UPDATE `pay_audit` JOIN `invoice_items` ON `invoice_items`.`mdn` = `pay_audit`.`account_id` AND `invoice_items`.`unitprice` = `pay_audit`.`payment` AND `invoice_items`.`producttype_name` LIKE 'PAYMENT' AND DATE_FORMAT(`invoice_items`.`created`, '%Y-%m-%d') = '2015-02-21' SET `pay_audit`.`invoice_item_id` = `invoice_items`.`id` WHERE `pay_audit`.`report_date` = '2015-02-21' ``` The date is a variable $date in php. How can i "convert" this raw SQL query into Yii2 QueryBuilder? [UPDATE] As Felipe mentioned it's not possible with query builder so i ended up doing it like followed: ``` $today = date('Y-m-d'); $sql = ""; $sql .= "UPDATE `pay_audit` "; $sql .= "JOIN `invoice_items` "; $sql .= "ON `invoice_items`.`mdn` = `pay_audit`.`account_id` "; $sql .= "AND `invoice_items`.`unitprice` = `qpay_audit`.`payment` "; $sql .= "AND `invoice_items`.`producttype_name` LIKE 'PAYMENT' "; $sql .= "AND DATE_FORMAT(`invoice_items`.`created`, '%Y-%m-%d') = '$today' "; $sql .= "SET `pay_audit`.`invoice_item_id` = `invoice_items`.`id` "; $sql .= "WHERE `pay_audit`.`report_date` = '$today'"; $command = \Yii::$app->db->createCommand($sql); $command->execute(); ```