Slim Framework with ORM (Eloquent) connect multiple db - orm

Question

I am using Slim Framework with Eloquent 4.1.x as ORM for a project and need to connect to multiple databases.
I followed this link to setup the ORM. But how can I connect to multiple databases by following the given tutorial?
In my models I have different files that are used for different tables in different databases.
Like the User.php file has the following,
<?php
namespace Service\Framework\Model;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
class Users extends Model {
protected $table = 'users';
}
This class uses the users table in db_2 database. I want to switch from the default database db_1 in a method in this Class. Like,
<?php
namespace Service\Framework\Model;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
class Users extends Model {
protected $table = 'users';
public function getUsers() {
// Switch the database to db_2
$users = self::all();
// Again switch back to default database db_1
return $users;
}
}
How can I do that? Please help me with some suggestions.
P.S: I am not using Capsule here.
EDIT #1
So the code I am using to setup a single connection is as follows,
$settings = array(
'driver' => 'mysql',
'host' => 'localhost',
'database' => 'db_1',
'username' => 'dbuser',
'password' => 'password',
'charset' => 'utf8',
'collation' => 'utf8_general_ci',
'prefix' => ''
);
// Bootstrap Eloquent ORM
$container = new Container();
$connFactory = new ConnectionFactory($container);
$conn = $connFactory->make($settings);
$resolver = new ConnectionResolver();
$resolver->addConnection('default', $conn);
$resolver->setDefaultConnection('default');
Model::setConnectionResolver($resolver);

Answer 1

You can connect to multiple databases with this simplified code:
$app = new \Slim\App([
'db' => [
'driver' => 'mysql',
'host' => 'localhost',
'database' => 'products',
'username' => 'user',
'password' => 'pass',
'charset' => 'utf8',
'collation' => 'utf8_unicode_ci',
'prefix' => '',
],
'db_second' => [
'driver' => 'mysql',
'host' => 'localhost',
'database' => 'second',
'username' => 'user',
'password' => 'pass',
'charset' => 'utf8',
'collation' => 'utf8_unicode_ci',
'prefix' => '',
],
]);
$container = $app->getContainer();
// connect to db with Illuminate larvel
$capsule = new \Illuminate\Database\Capsule\Manager;
$capsule->addConnection($container['settings']['db']);
$capsule->addConnection($container['settings']['db_second'], 'db_second');
$capsule->setAsGlobal();
$capsule->bootEloquent();
/// END connect to db
// to accsess the $capsule with our container from our controllers
$container['db'] = function($container) use ($capsule){
return $capsule;
};
and in the Model file put:
protected $connection = 'db_second';

Answer 2

First you should setup multiple connections. After connections are set up you can instruct model to use specific connection with $connection propery.
namespace Service\Framework\Model;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
class Users extends Model {
protected $connection = 'mysql2';
protected $table = 'users';
}
In routes or controllers you can user setConnection() method.
$user = new User;
$user->setConnection('mysql2');
print_r($user->find(1));