Made protect_identifiers public
diff --git a/system/database/DB_driver.php b/system/database/DB_driver.php
index 71cf863..7bb5dfa 100644
--- a/system/database/DB_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/DB_driver.php
@@ -1194,7 +1194,7 @@
* @param mixed the item to escape
* @return mixed the item with backticks
*/
- protected function protect_identifiers($item, $prefix_single = FALSE)
+ public function protect_identifiers($item, $prefix_single = FALSE)
{
return $this->_protect_identifiers($item, $prefix_single);
}