db; $command=$connection->createCommand("SELECT SValue FROM {{othervalues}} WHERE Name = '$name'"); $val = $command->queryScalar(); return $val; } public static function getIntDBVar($name) { $connection = Yii::app()->db; $command=$connection->createCommand("SELECT [Value] FROM {{othervalues}} WHERE Name = '$name'"); $val = $command->queryScalar(); return $val; } }