Codeigniter's `where` and `or_where`

Question

I\'m trying to specify a query in my model

$this->db
        ->select(\'*\')
        ->from(\'library\')
        ->where(\'library.rating >=\'         


        

Answer 1

You may group your library.available_until wheres area by grouping method of Codeigniter for without disable escaping where clauses.

$this->db
    ->select('*')
    ->from('library')
    ->where('library.rating >=', $form['slider'])
    ->where('library.votes >=', '1000')
    ->where('library.language !=', 'German')
    ->group_start() //this will start grouping
    ->where('library.available_until >=', date("Y-m-d H:i:s"))
    ->or_where('library.available_until =', "00-00-00 00:00:00")
    ->group_end() //this will end grouping
    ->where('library.release_year >=', $year_start)
    ->where('library.release_year <=', $year_end)
    ->join('rating_repo', 'library.id = rating_repo.id')

Reference: https://www.codeigniter.com/userguide3/database/query_builder.html#query-grouping