how to check if username already exists in codeigniter

Question

I am working on a site in codeigniter.I am not so expert using framework.Here I have to check if email already exists in database.I have coded the required functionality but

Answer 1

You have an error in the mysql query:-

SELECT * WHERE ` = 'muraddnw@gmail.com' LIMIT 1

Your code has not specified which table to query from. So use following:-

$this->db->select('id');
$this->db->from('tablename');
$this->db->where('email', $email);

Hope this helps.