Live pull data from database in laravel

Question

How can I pull data in real time from a MySQL database via Laravel?

I'd prefer to call the code from a blade view.

How can I implement this, or what's the right approach for this?

The line of code I'm using to get the data is:

Facility::where('aID',$this->id)->where('type',$type)->count();

Answer 1

As I'm sure you're aware, with pure PHP you won't be able to do this.

If you're open to "live" meaning, periodically every second or so, you could do this with a recurring ajax call with jQuery which would do a recount, and replace the current count with the new value.

It will mean also, that you won't be able to do this from a single blade view, you're going to need to setup a controller to be able to do your ajax call to which will return you the new count.

Main blade view

<h1>
  The current count is 
  <span id="mycount">
    {{ Facility::where('aID',$this->id)->where('type',$type)->count(); }}
  </span>
</h1>

jQuery

function getCount() {

    $.ajax({
      type: "GET",
      url: "{{ route('route_for_new_data_here') }}"
    })
    .done(function( data ) {
      $('#mycount').html(data);

      setTimeout(getCount, 1000);
    });
}
getCount();

Controller

In a controller, you'll need something then to work with this and send back the count

function getCount()
{
    echo Facility::where('aID',$this->id)->where('type',$type)->count();
}