Convert complex JOIN query in codeigniter

codeigniter-2, mysql, php, sql

Solution

You can use it in codeigniter like this

$query = "  SELECT t1.mnumber, t1.mcontent, t1.mcontact
            FROM sms t1
            JOIN (
                SELECT mContent,mcontact, mnumber, MAX(mID) mID
                FROM sms
                GROUP BY mContact
            ) t2 ON t1.mcontact = t2.mcontact AND t1.mid = t2.mid
            GROUP BY t1.mContact
            ORDER BY t1.mid DESC"; 
$result =   $this->db->query($query);           
return $result->result();

2nd Method

You can use sub query way of codeigniter to do this for this purpose you will have to hack codeigniter. like this. Go to system/database/DB_active_rec.php Remove public or protected keyword from these functions

public function _compile_select($select_override = FALSE)
public function _reset_select()

Now subquery writing in available And now here is your query with active record

$select =   array(
                'mContent',
                'mcontact',
                'mnumber',
                'MAX(mID) mID'
            );
$this->db->select($select);
$this->db->from('sms');
$this->db->group_by('mContact');
$subquery = $this->db->_compile_select(); // get the query string

$this->db->_reset_select(); // reset so it can newly form the query

unset($select);
$select =   array(
                't1.mnumber',
                't1.mcontent',
                't1.mcontact'
            );
$this->db->select($select);
$this->db->join('',"($subquery)");
$this->db->from('sms t1');
$this->db->group_by('t1.mContact');
$this->db->order_by('t1.mid','DESC');
$result =   $this->db->get();
return $result->result();

And the thing is done. Cheers!!! Note : While using sub queries you must use

$this->db->from('myTable')

instead of

$this->db->get('myTable')

which runs the query.

Problem

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