How to get all order data using sql?

Question

As magento storing data in multiple tables is quiet difficult to get all the data required using pure SQL. Found some examples but none actually getting details I need about the order. What I would like to get based on order number is all information about payment and payment status, total amount but no products or quantities using only SQL. How to do it ? Or is it possible to use Magento then display whole query in SQL ?

I tried this:

    $torders = Mage::getModel('sales/order')
        ->getCollection()
        ->addAttributeToSelect('*')
        ->addAttributeToSort('increment_id', 'DESC')
        ->addAttributeToFilter('main_table.created_at', array('from' => $from,'to' => $now))
        ->addAttributeToFilter('status', 'processing')
        ->join(array('payment' => 'sales/order_payment'),'main_table.entity_id=payment.parent_id',array('payment_method' =>'payment.method'))
        //->addAttributeToSort('increment_id', 'DESC')
        ->addAttributeToFilter('main_table.created_at', array('from' => $from,'to' => $now))
        ;

------ I commented out some lines because if enabled getting 500 error ------

    echo $torders->getSelect()->__toString(); <--- this 

gives me a nice SQL query but how to add all the details about payment method ? how to JOIN payment details into "collection" and filter by selected payment method (ex: paypal) ?

I think I got it, don't know yet why it won't work with array " $torders = Mage::getModel('sales/order') ->getCollection() ->addAttributeToSelect('*') ->addAttributeToSort('increment_id', 'DESC') ->addAttributeToFilter('main_table.created_at', array('from' => $from,'to' => $now)) //->addAttributeToFilter('status', array('nin' => array('canceled'))"

because i need all the orders except cancelled but ... eventually I can use a conditions in a foreach loop later.

Final version (working):

$torders = Mage::getModel('sales/order')
        ->getCollection()
        ->addAttributeToSelect('*')
        ->addAttributeToSort('increment_id', 'DESC')
        ->addAttributeToFilter('main_table.created_at', array('from' => 
          $from,'to' => $now))
        ->addFieldToFilter('payment.method', array('eq' => 
          'customercredit'))
        ->addFieldToFilter('state', 'processing')
        //->addAttributeToFilter('status', array('nin' => array('canceled'))
        ->join(array('payment' => 'sales/order_payment'), 
        'main_table.entity_id=payment.parent_id', array('payment_method' 
         =>'payment.method'))
        ->addAttributeToSort('increment_id', 'DESC')
        ->addAttributeToFilter('main_table.created_at', array('from' => 
         $from,'to' => $now))
        ;

Answer 1

you can apply this code

 $torders = Mage::getModel('sales/order')->getCollection()
    ->addAttributeToSelect('*')
    ->load();
    foreach ($torders as $order)              
  {
    echo $order;
 }