codeigniter array variable - php

Question

Here is my code so far, it all works except when I try to make 'company' = $company there's something im missing, and id love to know what
if($query) // if the user's credentials validated///
{
$this->db->where('username');
$this->db->select('company');
$company = $this->db->get('user');
$data = array(
'username' => $this->input->post('username'),
'company' => $company
'is_logged_in' => true
);
$this->session->set_userdata($data);
redirect('site/members_area');
}
else
{
$this->index();
}

Answer 1

Both the other answers fix one of the two errors in your code, this is an addition.
if($query) {
$username = $this->input->post('username');
$this->db->select('company')->where('username', $username);
$result = $this->db->get('user')->row_array();
$data = array(
'username' => $username,
'company' => $row['company'],
'is_logged_in' => true
);
$this->session->set_userdata($data);
redirect('site/members_area');
} else {
$this->index();
}
See what I did there? You don't need to use result_array() then grab $query_result[0] as row_array() does that for you. And with a little method chaining thrown in for good measure you can clean up your syntax.

Answer 2

There is a missing comma after "$company".
EDIT: Based on the discussion in the comments, I've rewritten your code to (hopefully) get the value of the company:
if($query) {
$username = $this->input->post('username');
$this->db->where('username', $username);
$this->db->select('company');
$result = $this->db->get('user');
// Here we assume that the query succeeded.
// You should probably double-check.
$company = $result->result_array[0]['company'];
$data = array(
'username' => $username,
'company' => $company,
'is_logged_in' => true
);
$this->session->set_userdata($data);
redirect('site/members_area');
} else {
$this->index();
}

Answer 3

result_array is a function, not a variable. Try
if($query) {
$username = $this->input->post('username');
$this->db->where('username', $username);
$this->db->select('company');
$query_result = $this->db->get('user');
// Here we assume that the query succeeded.
// You should probably double-check.
$result= $query_result->result_array();
$data = array(
'username' => $username,
'company' => $result[0]['company'],
'is_logged_in' => true
);
$this->session->set_userdata($data);
redirect('site/members_area');
} else {
$this->index();
}