New User - question on $this->load->database()

[eluser]apodner[/eluser]
Appreciate the reply, but it seems as though autoload will make a DB connection, even on a page that doesn't require one. I guess I am just a bit of a control freak, I only want the db connection when I need it, and I only want it opened one time per page.

However, this may be moot, as I am not seeing a way to pass the db object into the model constructor via a parameter using $this->load->model('Mymodel'). Seems like it would work if it was a library or if I establish a separate connect method in the model, which seems like overkill as well.

Thanks again!