method
raw_connection
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raw_connection()
public
Provides access to the underlying database driver for this adapter. For example, this method returns a Mysql object in case of MysqlAdapter, and a PGconn object in case of PostgreSQLAdapter.
This is useful for when you need to call a proprietary method such as PostgreSQL’s lo_* methods.