Basic MY_Model question. Need some help

[eluser]jmadsen[/eluser]
No, you shouldn't have to change any code, which makes me think you don't fully understand them.

You make a master class MY_Model, then each table gets My_table extends MY_Model and you make your changes in My_table.

For example, MY_Model has $primary_key that defaults to id ...My_table sets its own $this->primary = $user_id

Or, if all of your tables use <table_name>_id, then just override/change your code in one place to make it default that way instead