How to use MySQLi Driver in Codeigniter

Question

Hi I\'m kinda new to this and I would like to ask someone here that are experts in codeigniter framework and PHP.

How can I use mysqli drivers in php native query? F

Answer 1

Once you have specified 'mysqli', you can use the following function to get mysqli. For example, mysqli_real_escape_str, etc.:

function get_mysqli() { 
    $db = (array)get_instance()->db;
    return mysqli_connect('localhost', $db['username'], $db['password'], $db['database']);
}