What is the significance of the execute function in conjunction with the query function in Zend Framework?

The execute function in Zend Framework is used to actually execute the query that was built using the query function. This function sends the query to the database and retrieves the results. It is important to use the execute function after building the query to actually fetch the data from the database.

// Build a query using the query function
$query = $db->select()
    ->from('users')
    ->where('status = ?', 'active');

// Execute the query to fetch the data
$result = $db->fetchAll($query);