diff --git a/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_utility.php b/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_utility.php
index a1498a3..9c773b4 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_utility.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_utility.php
@@ -25,6 +25,34 @@
class CI_DB_mysqli_utility extends CI_DB_utility {
/**
+ * Create database
+ *
+ * @access public
+ * @param string the database name
+ * @return bool
+ */
+ function create_database($name)
+ {
+ return $this->db->query("CREATE DATABASE ".$this->db->_escape_table($name));
+ }
+
+ // --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+ /**
+ * Drop database
+ *
+ * @access public
+ * @param string the database name
+ * @return bool
+ */
+ function drop_database($name)
+ {
+ return $this->db->query("DROP DATABASE ".$this->db->_escape_table($name));
+ }
+
+ // --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+ /**
* Version number query string
*
* @access public