code: public function execute($sql, $params = [])
      {
          $sqlOutput = $sql;
          if ($this->maxSqlOutputLength !== null) {
              $sqlOutput = StringHelper::truncate($sql, $this->maxSqlOutputLength, '[... hidden]');
          }
  
          $time = $this->beginCommand("execute SQL: $sqlOutput");
          $this->db->createCommand($sql)->bindValues($params)->execute();
          $this->endCommand($time);
      }
docs: Executes a SQL statement.
  This method executes the specified SQL statement using [[db]].
  @param string $sql the SQL statement to be executed
  @param array $params input parameters (name => value) for the SQL execution.
  See [[Command::execute()]] for more details.