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

The query itself doesn't make sense, you're selecting:

• Tove Svendson, age 12
• Ola Svendsen, age 12
• any male named Svendson, age 12
• any person from India named Svendson, age 12

Tove seems like a man's name, so selecting the gender is unnecessary. Ola seems like a girl's name, so selecting the gender is not only unnecessary, but it just doesn't make sense. Your query will return any 12 year old male named Svendson, any 12 year old from India named Svenson, and Tove and Ola Svendson, IF they're 12 years old.

Why don't you want to put it between () brackets? Do you want to accomplish it with active record for some reason?