print_r($this->db->last_query());
$this->db->last_query();
Returns the last query that was run (the query string, not the result). Example:
$str = $this->db->last_query();
// Produces: SELECT * FROM sometable....
public function test_db(){ $query = $this->db->get("items"); $str = $this->db->last_query(); echo "<pre>"; print_r($str); exit;}