Welcome.php

<?php if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');

class Welcome extends CI_Controller {

    function __construct() {
        parent::__construct();
        $this->load->spark('php-activerecord/0.0.1');
    }

    public function index() {

        $user = new User(array("email_address" => "[email protected]"));
        $user->save();

        ## This should show you the User record that you just created
        print_r($user);

        ## Now do a simple find by email address
        $user = User::find_by_email_address("[email protected]");
        print_r($user);

        ## Now do a simple find by primary key
        $user = User::find(1);
        print_r($user);

        $this->load->view('welcome_message');
    }
}