how do i ignore the backticks in codeigniter when using active records? i need to order by cases

Question

how do i ignore the backticks in codeigniter when using active records? i need to order by cases

case when roll_number is null then 1 else 0 end,
         


        

Answer 1

From the docs:

$this->db->select() accepts an optional second parameter. If you set it to FALSE, CodeIgniter will not try to protect your field or table names with backticks. This is useful if you need a compound select statement.