IHF: Laravel helpers added.

Author: dmitry-ivanov

src/laravel.php

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+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
+
+if (!function_exists('laravel_db_is_mysql')) {
+    function laravel_db_is_mysql()
+    {
+        return (DB::getDefaultConnection() == 'mysql');
+    }
+}
+
+if (!function_exists('laravel_db_mysql_now')) {
+    function laravel_db_mysql_now()
+    {
+        $result = (array) DB::selectOne('select now() as now');
+        return $result['now'];
+    }
+}
+
+if (!function_exists('laravel_db_mysql_variable')) {
+    function laravel_db_mysql_variable($name)
+    {
+        $result = (array) DB::selectOne('show variables where variable_name = ?', [$name]);
+        return (isset($result['Value']) ? $result['Value'] : false);
+    }
+}