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+<h1>Models</h1>
+
+<p>Models are <strong>optionally</strong> available for those who want to use a more
+traditional MVC approach.</p>
+
+
+
+<ul>
+<li><a href="#what">What is a Model?</a></li>
+<li><a href="#anatomy">Anatomy of a Model</a></li>
+<li><a href="#loading">Loading a Model</a></li>
+<li><a href="#conn">Connecting to your Database</a></li>
+
+</ul>
+
+
+<a name="what"></a>
+<h2>What is a Model?</h2>
+
+<p>Models are PHP classes that are designed to work with information in your database.  For example, let's say 
+you use Code Igniter to manage a blog.  You might have a model class that contains functions to insert, update, and
+retrieve your blog data. Here is an example of what such a model class might look like:</p>
+
+<code>
+class&nbsp;Blogmodel&nbsp;extends&nbsp;Model&nbsp;{<br />
+<br />
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;var $title&nbsp;&nbsp; = '';<br />
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;var $content = '';<br />
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;var $date&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; = '';<br />
+<br />
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;function&nbsp;Blogmodel()<br />
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;{<br />
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;// Call the Model constructor<br />
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;parent::Model();<br />
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}<br />
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;function&nbsp;get_last_ten_entries()<br />
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;{<br />
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;$query = $this->db->get('entries', 10);<br />
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;return $query->result();<br />
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}<br />
+<br />
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;function&nbsp;insert_entry()<br />
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;{<br />
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;$this->title&nbsp;&nbsp; = $_POST['title'];<br />
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;$this->content = $_POST['content'];<br />
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;$this->date&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; = time();<br />
+<br />
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;$this->db->insert('entries',&nbsp;$this);<br />
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}<br />
+<br />
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;function&nbsp;update_entry()<br />
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;{<br />
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;$this->title&nbsp;&nbsp; = $_POST['title'];<br />
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;$this->content = $_POST['content'];<br />
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;$this->date&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; = time();<br />
+<br />
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;$this->db->update('entries',&nbsp;$this, array('id',&nbsp;$_POST['id']));<br />
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}<br />
+<br />
+}</code>
+
+<p>Note: The functions in the above example use the <a href="../libraries/database/active_record.html">Active Record</a> database functions.</p>
+
+
+<a name="anatomy"></a>
+<h2>Anatomy of a Model</h2>
+
+<p>Model classes are stored in your <dfn>application/models/</dfn> folder.  The basic prototype for a model is this:</p>
+
+
+<code>
+class&nbsp;<var>Model_name</var>&nbsp;extends&nbsp;Model&nbsp;{<br />
+<br />
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;function&nbsp;<var>Model_name</var>()<br />
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;{<br />
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;parent::Model();<br />
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}<br />
+}</code>
+
+<p>Where <var>Model_name</var> is the name of your class.  Class names <strong>must</strong> be capitalized. 
+Make sure your class extends the base Model class.</p>
+
+<p>The file name will be a lower case version of your class name.  For example, if your class is this:</p>
+
+<code>
+class&nbsp;<var>User_model</var>&nbsp;extends&nbsp;Model&nbsp;{<br />
+<br />
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;function&nbsp;<var>User_model</var>()<br />
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;{<br />
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;parent::Model();<br />
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}<br />
+}</code>
+
+<p>Your file will be this:</p>
+
+<code>application/models/<var>user_model.php</var></code>
+
+
+<a name="loading"></a>
+<h2>Loading a Model</h2>
+
+<p>Your models will typically be loaded and called from within your <a href="controllers.html">controller</a> functions.
+To load a model you will use the following function:</p>
+
+<code>$this->load->model('<var>Model_name</var>');</code>
+
+<p>Once loaded, you will access your model functions using an object with the same name as your class:</p>
+
+<code>
+$this->load->model('<var>Model_name</var>');<br />
+<br />
+$this-><var>Model_name</var>->function();
+</code>
+
+<p>If you would like your model assigned to a different object name you can specify it via the second parameter of the loading
+function:</p>
+
+
+<code>
+$this->load->model('<var>Model_name</var>', '<kbd>fubar</kbd>');<br />
+<br />
+$this-><kbd>fubar</kbd>->function();
+</code>
+
+<p>Here is an example of a controller, that loads a model, then serves a view:</p>
+
+<code>
+class&nbsp;Blog_controller&nbsp;extends&nbsp;Controller&nbsp;{<br />
+<br />
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;function&nbsp;blog()<br />
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;{<br />
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;$this->load->model('Blog');<br />
+<br />
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;$data['query'] = $this->Blog->get_last_ten_entries();<br /><br />
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;$this->load->view('blog', $data);<br />
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}<br />
+}</code>
+
+
+
+<a name="conn"></a>
+<h2>Connecting to your Database</h2>
+
+<p>When a model is loaded it does <strong>NOT</strong> connect automatically to your database.  The following options for connecting are available to you:</p>
+
+<ul>
+<li>You can connect using the standard database methods <a href="../libraries/database/connecting.html">described here</a>, either from within your Controller class or your Model class.</li>
+<li>You can tell the model loading function to auto-connect by passing <kbd>TRUE</kbd> (boolean) via the third parameter,
+and connectivity settings, as defined in your database config file will be used: 
+
+	<code>$this->load->model('<var>Model_name</var>', '', <kbd>TRUE</kbd>);</code>	
+	</li>
+
+
+<li>You can manually pass database connectivity settings via the third parameter: 
+
+
+		<code>$config['hostname'] = "localhost";<br />
+		$config['username'] = "myusername";<br />
+		$config['password'] = "mypassword";<br />
+		$config['database'] = "mydatabase";<br />
+		$config['dbdriver'] = "mysql";<br />
+		$config['dbprefix'] = "";<br />
+		$config['pconnect'] = FALSE;<br />
+		$config['db_debug'] = TRUE;<br />
+		$config['active_r'] = TRUE;<br />
+		<br />
+		$this->load->model('<var>Model_name</var>', '', <kbd>$config</kbd>);</code></li>
+</ul>
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