diff --git a/system/database/drivers/mssql/mssql_utility.php b/system/database/drivers/mssql/mssql_utility.php
index 49b63b7..b85a420 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/mssql/mssql_utility.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/mssql/mssql_utility.php
@@ -42,13 +42,13 @@
 	/**
 	 * Drop database
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
+	 * @access	private
 	 * @param	string	the database name
 	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	function drop_database($name)
+	function _drop_database($name)
 	{
-		return $this->db->query("DROP DATABASE ".$name);
+		return "DROP DATABASE ".$name;
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -56,22 +56,12 @@
 	/**
 	 * List databases
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
+	 * @access	private
 	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	function list_databases()
+	function _list_databases()
 	{
-		$query = $this->db->query("EXEC sp_helpdb");  // Can also be: EXEC sp_databases 
-		$dbs = array();
-		if ($query->num_rows() > 0)
-		{
-			foreach ($query->result_array() as $row)
-			{
-				$dbs[] = current($row);
-			}
-		}
-			
-		return $dbs;
+		return "EXEC sp_helpdb"; // Can also be: EXEC sp_databases 
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -79,12 +69,12 @@
 	/**
 	 * Drop Table
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
+	 * @access	private
 	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	function drop_table($table)
+	function _drop_table($table)
 	{
-		return $this->db->query("DROP TABLE ".$this->db->_escape_table($name));
+		return "DROP TABLE ".$this->db->_escape_table($name);
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_utility.php b/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_utility.php
index e5f8e85..a0c7462 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_utility.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_utility.php
@@ -41,13 +41,13 @@
 	/**
 	 * Drop database
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
+	 * @access	private
 	 * @param	string	the database name
 	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	function drop_database($name)
+	function _drop_database($name)
 	{
-		return $this->db->query("DROP DATABASE ".$name);
+		return "DROP DATABASE ".$name;
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -55,22 +55,12 @@
 	/**
 	 * List databases
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
+	 * @access	private
 	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	function list_databases()
+	function _list_databases()
 	{
-		$query = $this->db->query("SHOW DATABASES");
-		$dbs = array();
-		if ($query->num_rows() > 0)
-		{
-			foreach ($query->result_array() as $row)
-			{
-				$dbs[] = current($row);
-			}
-		}
-			
-		return $dbs;
+		return "SHOW DATABASES";
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -78,12 +68,12 @@
 	/**
 	 * Drop Table
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
+	 * @access	private
 	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	function drop_table($table)
+	function _drop_table($table)
 	{
-		return $this->db->query("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS ".$this->db->_escape_table($name));
+		return "DROP TABLE IF EXISTS ".$this->db->_escape_table($name);
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_utility.php b/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_utility.php
index 1775047..3286618 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_utility.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_utility.php
@@ -41,13 +41,13 @@
 	/**
 	 * Drop database
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
+	 * @access	private
 	 * @param	string	the database name
 	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	function drop_database($name)
+	function _drop_database($name)
 	{
-		return $this->db->query("DROP DATABASE ".$name);
+		return "DROP DATABASE ".$name;
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -55,22 +55,12 @@
 	/**
 	 * List databases
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
+	 * @access	private
 	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	function list_databases()
+	function _list_databases()
 	{
-		$query = $this->db->query("SHOW DATABASES");
-		$dbs = array();
-		if ($query->num_rows() > 0)
-		{
-			foreach ($query->result_array() as $row)
-			{
-				$dbs[] = current($row);
-			}
-		}
-			
-		return $dbs;
+		return "SHOW DATABASES";
 	}
 	
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -78,12 +68,12 @@
 	/**
 	 * Drop Table
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
+	 * @access	private
 	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	function drop_table($table)
+	function _drop_table($table)
 	{
-		return $this->db->query("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS ".$this->db->_escape_table($name));
+		return "DROP TABLE IF EXISTS ".$this->db->_escape_table($name);
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/oci8/oci8_utility.php b/system/database/drivers/oci8/oci8_utility.php
index 74b0165..9c3059f 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/oci8/oci8_utility.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/oci8/oci8_utility.php
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 	 */
 	function _create_database($name)
 	{
+		return FALSE;
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -41,12 +42,13 @@
 	/**
 	 * Drop database
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
+	 * @access	private
 	 * @param	string	the database name
 	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	function drop_database($name)
+	function _drop_database($name)
 	{
+		return FALSE;
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -54,11 +56,12 @@
 	/**
 	 * List databases
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
+	 * @access	private
 	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	function list_databases()
+	function _list_databases()
 	{
+		return FALSE;
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -66,11 +69,12 @@
 	/**
 	 * Drop Table
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
+	 * @access	private
 	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	function drop_table($table)
+	function _drop_table($table)
 	{
+		return FALSE;
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_utility.php b/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_utility.php
index 74f8d39..5b4558f 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_utility.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_utility.php
@@ -48,11 +48,11 @@
 	/**
 	 * Drop database
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
+	 * @access	private
 	 * @param	string	the database name
 	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	function drop_database($name)
+	function _drop_database($name)
 	{
 		// ODBC has no "drop database" command since it's 
 		// designed to connect to an existing database		
@@ -68,10 +68,10 @@
 	/**
 	 * List databases
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
+	 * @access	private
 	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	function list_databases()
+	function _list_databases()
 	{
 		// Not sure if ODBC lets you list all databases...	
 		if ($this->db_debug)
@@ -86,10 +86,10 @@
 	/**
 	 * Drop Table
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
+	 * @access	private
 	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	function drop_table($table)
+	function _drop_table($table)
 	{
 		// Not a supported ODBC feature	
 		if ($this->db_debug)
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_utility.php b/system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_utility.php
index 8e51623..b31609a 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_utility.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_utility.php
@@ -42,13 +42,13 @@
 	/**
 	 * Drop database
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
+	 * @access	private
 	 * @param	string	the database name
 	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	function drop_database($name)
+	function _drop_database($name)
 	{
-		return $this->db->query("DROP DATABASE ".$name);
+		return "DROP DATABASE ".$name;
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -56,22 +56,12 @@
 	/**
 	 * List databases
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
+	 * @access	private
 	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	function list_databases()
+	function _list_databases()
 	{
-		$query = $this->db->query("SELECT datname FROM pg_database");
-		$dbs = array();
-		if ($query->num_rows() > 0)
-		{
-			foreach ($query->result_array() as $row)
-			{
-				$dbs[] = current($row);
-			}
-		}
-			
-		return $dbs;
+		return "SELECT datname FROM pg_database";
 	}
 	
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -79,12 +69,12 @@
 	/**
 	 * Drop Table
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
+	 * @access	private
 	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	function drop_table($table)
+	function _drop_table($table)
 	{
-		return $this->db->query("DROP TABLE ".$this->db->_escape_table($name)." CASCADE");
+		return "DROP TABLE ".$this->db->_escape_table($name)." CASCADE";
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/sqlite/sqlite_utility.php b/system/database/drivers/sqlite/sqlite_utility.php
index 14b406a..754a755 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/sqlite/sqlite_utility.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/sqlite/sqlite_utility.php
@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@
 	/**
 	 * Drop database
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
+	 * @access	private
 	 * @param	string	the database name
 	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	function drop_database($name)
+	function _drop_database($name)
 	{
 		if ( ! @file_exists($this->db->database) OR ! @unlink($this->db->database))
 		{
@@ -65,10 +65,10 @@
 	/**
 	 * List databases
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
+	 * @access	private
 	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	function list_databases()
+	function _list_databases()
 	{
 		if ($this->db_debug)
 		{
@@ -82,10 +82,10 @@
 	/**
 	 * Drop Table
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
+	 * @access	private
 	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	function drop_table($table)
+	function _drop_table($table)
 	{
 		if ($this->db_debug)
 		{