gistfile1.php

    function get_user($where, $ignore = array('email', 'password', 'ip_address', 'fb_id')) {
        if($where) $this->db->where($where);
        $this->db->limit(1);
        $query = $this->db->get('users');
        if($query->num_rows() > 0) {
            $user = $query->row();

            // Unset some private data that should not leave our database
            if(is_array($ignore) && count($ignore)) {
                foreach($ignore as $i) {
                    if(isset($user->$i)) unset($user->$i);
                }
            }

            return $user;
        }
    }