How to print SQL statement in codeigniter model

Question

I have a sql statement in my model,

I then say

$query = $this->db->query($sql, array(fields, fields1);

if ($query) {
    return true:
} else {         


        

Answer 1

You can use this:

$this->db->last_query();

"Returns the last query that was run (the query string, not the result)."

Reff: https://www.codeigniter.com/userguide3/database/helpers.html