How to JOIN three tables in Codeigniter

Question

I\'m using codeigniter framework to develop one music cms. i have 3 tables in mysql database, Currently im working in \"Album\" Table and \"Model, Controller\". i want to SE

Answer 1

   Check bellow code it`s working fine and  common model function also 
    supported more then one join and also supported  multiple where condition
 order by ,limit.it`s EASY TO USE and REMOVE CODE REDUNDANCY.

   ================================================================
    *Album.php
   //put bellow code in your controller
   =================================================================

    $album_id='';//album id 

   //pass join table value in bellow format
    $join_str[0]['table'] = 'Category';
    $join_str[0]['join_table_id'] = 'Category.cat_id';
    $join_str[0]['from_table_id'] = 'Album.cat_id';
    $join_str[0]['join_type'] = 'left';

    $join_str[1]['table'] = 'Soundtrack';
    $join_str[1]['join_table_id'] = 'Soundtrack.album_id';
    $join_str[1]['from_table_id'] = 'Album.album_id';
    $join_str[1]['join_type'] = 'left';


    $selected = "Album.*,Category.cat_name,Category.cat_title,Soundtrack.track_title,Soundtrack.track_url";

   $albumData= $this->common->select_data_by_condition('Album', array('Soundtrack.album_id' => $album_id), $selected, '', '', '', '', $join_str);
                               //call common model function

    if (!empty($albumData)) {
        print_r($albumData); // print album data
    } 

 =========================================================================
   Common.php
    //put bellow code in your common model file
 ========================================================================

   function select_data_by_condition($tablename, $condition_array = array(), $data = '*', $sortby = '', $orderby = '', $limit = '', $offset = '', $join_str = array()) {
    $this->db->select($data);
    //if join_str array is not empty then implement the join query
    if (!empty($join_str)) {
        foreach ($join_str as $join) {
            if ($join['join_type'] == '') {
                $this->db->join($join['table'], $join['join_table_id'] . '=' . $join['from_table_id']);
            } else {
                $this->db->join($join['table'], $join['join_table_id'] . '=' . $join['from_table_id'], $join['join_type']);
            }
        }
    }

    //condition array pass to where condition
    $this->db->where($condition_array);


    //Setting Limit for Paging
    if ($limit != '' && $offset == 0) {
        $this->db->limit($limit);
    } else if ($limit != '' && $offset != 0) {
        $this->db->limit($limit, $offset);
    }
    //order by query
    if ($sortby != '' && $orderby != '') {
        $this->db->order_by($sortby, $orderby);
    }

    $query = $this->db->get($tablename);
    //if limit is empty then returns total count
    if ($limit == '') {
        $query->num_rows();
    }
    //if limit is not empty then return result array
    return $query->result_array();
}