combining mysql AND OR queries in Codeigniter

Question

I want to combine AND OR mysql queries in CI. I have already seen this thread: http://codeigniter.com/forums/viewthread/92818/. But they don\'t provide the exact solution th

Answer 1

In Codeigniter we can use like this it easy to understand.

$sql = "SELECT
            *
        FROM
            `Persons`
        WHERE
            LastName = 'Svendson'
        AND Age = '12'
        AND (
            FirstName = 'Tove'
            OR FirstName = 'Ola'
            OR Gender = 'M'
            OR Country = 'India'
        )";

$query = $this->db->query($sql);

return $query->result();