1$someVariable = Input::get("some_variable");
2$results = DB::select( DB::raw("SELECT * FROM some_table WHERE some_col = :somevariable"), array(
3 'somevariable' => $someVariable,
4 ));
5
6DB::statement( 'ALTER TABLE HS_Request AUTO_INCREMENT=:incrementStart', array('incrementStart' => 9999) );