how to print SQL statement in Laravel 5

Question

As you know, we can use the method DB::getQueryLog() to print the sql statement in Laravel 4.

But it doesn't work in Laravel 5.

Answer 1

if you want to see the currently running SQL query you can use this

https://github.com/itsgoingd/clockwork

installation instructions are clearly mentioned in the README file

Answer 2

Query log is disabled by default in L5. Call

DB::connection()->enableQueryLog();
$queries = DB::getQueryLog();

before trying to log it. See the docs for more info .