How to create a new table using Doctrine Query Language (DQL)?

Question

I'm trying to create a importing system by using Symfony2 . A new table must be automatically created when a user imports a new dataset.

For example, if the user imports 3 datasets, we will have DataA , DataB , and DataC tables.

I have been searching on "How to create and insert data in DQL", However, it's written that DQL doesn't have Create and Insert queries - Only Select , Update , and Delete are allowed.

So, what is the good practice to achieve this approach? I have only an idea in my head which is to create a plain SQL query , I don't know if this is a good way in Symfony2 and Doctrine .

I think that it should be better if we could achieve this by using Object Relation Mapping, ORM . Is it possible?

Answer 1

Try to use next code in controller:

$conn = $this->get('database_connection');
$sql = "CREATE TABLE __tablename__";
$stmt = $conn->prepare($sql);
$stmt->execute();