$this->load->database(); doesn't work in models

[eluser]Aken[/eluser]
The __get() method is called when you try to access a class property that doesn't exist. Since you declared it in your CI_Model file, it exists, so __get() is never called, and the CI super object is never accessed.

The second tutorial will not work for models (at least I doubt it will). That's the problem with using magic methods and such.

Ideally, there should be configurable plugins for defining functions and such for IDE's. That's what I use with Coda on the Mac, and seems to make the most sense when it comes to updating them. Maybe Eclipse has something similar.