Question

Is there a function that executes mysql? Specifically mysql generated by the CakeSchema?

This is an example of the data I want to import:

    $this->Schema = new CakeSchema();
    $Schema = $this->Schema->load();
    $db = ConnectionManager::getDataSource($this->Schema->connection);
    $contents = "\n\n" . $db->createSchema($Schema);

Answer 1

If it’s actually MySQL, then just use query()

$this->MyModel->query("CREATE TABLE ....");

Because it likely doesn’t really fit with one of your models, you can always make a “DataFunction” model and tell it to $useTable = false;… then store any/all of these kind of “general” functions there. Then load the model and call your function from whatever action you’d like.