Laravel Multiple DB Connections in Laravel Using Eloquent
Example
There are multiple ways to define which connection to use in the Eloquent models. One way is to set the $connection variable in the model:
<?php
class SomeModel extends Eloquent {
protected $connection = 'mysql2';
}
The connection can also be defined at runtime via the setConnection method.
<?php
class SomeController extends BaseController {
public function someMethod()
{
$someModel = new SomeModel;
$someModel->setConnection('mysql2');
$something = $someModel->find(1);
return $something;
}
}
