select

# File activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/mysql_adapter.rb, line 617
        def select(sql, name = nil)
          @connection.query_with_result = true
          result = execute(sql, name)
          rows = []
          result.each_hash { |row| rows << row }
          result.free
          @connection.more_results && @connection.next_result    # invoking stored procedures with CLIENT_MULTI_RESULTS requires this to tidy up else connection will be dropped 
          rows
        end