public function view_user($id_no)
 {
     $query = "select * from userinfo where uid=" . $id_no;
     $records = $this->db->query($query);
     return View_user_model::instantiate($records);
 }
<div class="main_block">
	<br>
		<h2> User registered on the forum: </h2>
		
	<br><br>
		<?php 
$records = array();
$records = View_user_model::view_user($id_no);
if ($pic_bool == "true") {
    $path = base_url() . "assets/profile_pics/" . $id_no . "";
} else {
    $path = base_url() . "assets/images/default.jpg";
}
echo "\n\t\t\t<div class=\"img_left\" ><img  src=" . $path . "></div>\n\t\t\t<table class=\"table_right\">\n\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t<td>User :\n\t\t\t\t\t<td>" . $records[0]->nickname . "\n\t\t\t\t</tr>\n\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t<td>Name :\n\t\t\t\t\t<td>" . $records[0]->name . "\n\t\t\t\t</tr>\n\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t<td>Surname :\n\t\t\t\t\t<td>" . $records[0]->surname . "\n\t\t\t\t</tr>\n\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t<td>Location :\n\t\t\t\t\t<td>" . $records[0]->location . "\n\t\t\t\t</tr>\n\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t<td>Speciality :\n\t\t\t\t\t<td>" . $records[0]->specialization . "\n\t\t\t\t</tr>\n\t\t\t</table>";
?>
	
</div>
</div>