public function store_dish() { $image_data = $this->session->userdata('upload'); $name = $this->input->post('name'); $description = $this->input->post('description'); $category = $this->input->post('category'); $image = base_url(LINK_TO_IMAGE_OF_DISHES . $image_data['file_name']); $dish = array('name' => $name, 'description' => $description, 'category' => $category, 'image' => $image, 'image_file_name' => $image_data['file_name']); $result = Dishes_model::insert_dish($dish); return $result; }