public function username_check($username, $id = '')
{
$this->db->select('user_username')->from('users')->where('user_username', $username);
if (is_numeric($id)) {
$this->db->where('user_id !=', $id);
}
$query = $this->db->get();
if ($query->num_rows() > 0) {
return FALSE;
}
return TRUE;
}