diff --git a/system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_driver.php
index 6ef8372..fad9539 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_driver.php
@@ -42,28 +42,29 @@
  */
 class CI_DB_postgre_driver extends CI_DB {
 
-	public $dbdriver = 'postgre';
+	var $dbdriver = 'postgre';
 
-	protected $_escape_char = '"';
+	var $_escape_char = '"';
 
 	// clause and character used for LIKE escape sequences
-	protected $_like_escape_str = " ESCAPE '%s' ";
-	protected $_like_escape_chr = '!';
+	var $_like_escape_str = " ESCAPE '%s' ";
+	var $_like_escape_chr = '!';
 
 	/**
 	 * The syntax to count rows is slightly different across different
 	 * database engines, so this string appears in each driver and is
 	 * used for the count_all() and count_all_results() functions.
 	 */
-	protected $_count_string = "SELECT COUNT(*) AS ";
-	protected $_random_keyword = ' RANDOM()'; // database specific random keyword
+	var $_count_string = "SELECT COUNT(*) AS ";
+	var $_random_keyword = ' RANDOM()'; // database specific random keyword
 
 	/**
 	 * Connection String
 	 *
+	 * @access	private
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	protected function _connect_string()
+	function _connect_string()
 	{
 		$components = array(
 								'hostname'	=> 'host',
@@ -89,9 +90,10 @@
 	/**
 	 * Non-persistent database connection
 	 *
+	 * @access	private called by the base class
 	 * @return	resource
 	 */
-	protected function db_connect()
+	function db_connect()
 	{
 		return @pg_connect($this->_connect_string());
 	}
@@ -101,9 +103,10 @@
 	/**
 	 * Persistent database connection
 	 *
+	 * @access	private called by the base class
 	 * @return	resource
 	 */
-	protected function db_pconnect()
+	function db_pconnect()
 	{
 		return @pg_pconnect($this->_connect_string());
 	}
@@ -116,9 +119,10 @@
 	 * Keep / reestablish the db connection if no queries have been
 	 * sent for a length of time exceeding the server's idle timeout
 	 *
+	 * @access	public
 	 * @return	void
 	 */
-	public function reconnect()
+	function reconnect()
 	{
 		if (pg_ping($this->conn_id) === FALSE)
 		{
@@ -131,9 +135,10 @@
 	/**
 	 * Select the database
 	 *
+	 * @access	private called by the base class
 	 * @return	resource
 	 */
-	protected function db_select()
+	function db_select()
 	{
 		// Not needed for Postgre so we'll return TRUE
 		return TRUE;
@@ -186,10 +191,11 @@
 	/**
 	 * Execute the query
 	 *
+	 * @access	private called by the base class
 	 * @param	string	an SQL query
 	 * @return	resource
 	 */
-	protected function _execute($sql)
+	function _execute($sql)
 	{
 		return @pg_query($this->conn_id, $sql);
 	}
@@ -258,11 +264,12 @@
 	/**
 	 * Escape String
 	 *
+	 * @access	public
 	 * @param	string
 	 * @param	bool	whether or not the string will be used in a LIKE condition
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	public function escape_str($str, $like = FALSE)
+	function escape_str($str, $like = FALSE)
 	{
 		if (is_array($str))
 		{
@@ -292,9 +299,10 @@
 	/**
 	 * Affected Rows
 	 *
+	 * @access	public
 	 * @return	integer
 	 */
-	public function affected_rows()
+	function affected_rows()
 	{
 		return @pg_affected_rows($this->result_id);
 	}
@@ -304,9 +312,10 @@
 	/**
 	 * Insert ID
 	 *
+	 * @access	public
 	 * @return	integer
 	 */
-	public function insert_id()
+	function insert_id()
 	{
 		$v = $this->version();
 
@@ -346,10 +355,11 @@
 	 * Generates a platform-specific query string that counts all records in
 	 * the specified database
 	 *
+	 * @access	public
 	 * @param	string
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	public function count_all($table = '')
+	function count_all($table = '')
 	{
 		if ($table == '')
 		{
@@ -374,10 +384,11 @@
 	 *
 	 * Generates a platform-specific query string so that the table names can be fetched
 	 *
+	 * @access	private
 	 * @param	boolean
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	protected function _list_tables($prefix_limit = FALSE)
+	function _list_tables($prefix_limit = FALSE)
 	{
 		$sql = "SELECT table_name FROM information_schema.tables WHERE table_schema = 'public'";
 
@@ -396,10 +407,11 @@
 	 *
 	 * Generates a platform-specific query string so that the column names can be fetched
 	 *
+	 * @access	public
 	 * @param	string	the table name
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	public function _list_columns($table = '')
+	function _list_columns($table = '')
 	{
 		return "SELECT column_name FROM information_schema.columns WHERE table_name ='".$table."'";
 	}
@@ -411,10 +423,11 @@
 	 *
 	 * Generates a platform-specific query so that the column data can be retrieved
 	 *
+	 * @access	public
 	 * @param	string	the table name
 	 * @return	object
 	 */
-	public function _field_data($table)
+	function _field_data($table)
 	{
 		return "SELECT * FROM ".$table." LIMIT 1";
 	}
@@ -441,10 +454,11 @@
 	 *
 	 * This function escapes column and table names
 	 *
+	 * @access	private
 	 * @param	string
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	protected function _escape_identifiers($item)
+	function _escape_identifiers($item)
 	{
 		if ($this->_escape_char == '')
 		{
@@ -483,10 +497,11 @@
 	 * This function implicitly groups FROM tables so there is no confusion
 	 * about operator precedence in harmony with SQL standards
 	 *
+	 * @access	public
 	 * @param	type
 	 * @return	type
 	 */
-	public function _from_tables($tables)
+	function _from_tables($tables)
 	{
 		if ( ! is_array($tables))
 		{
@@ -503,12 +518,13 @@
 	 *
 	 * Generates a platform-specific insert string from the supplied data
 	 *
+	 * @access	public
 	 * @param	string	the table name
 	 * @param	array	the insert keys
 	 * @param	array	the insert values
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	public function _insert($table, $keys, $values)
+	function _insert($table, $keys, $values)
 	{
 		return "INSERT INTO ".$table." (".implode(', ', $keys).") VALUES (".implode(', ', $values).")";
 	}
@@ -520,12 +536,13 @@
 	 *
 	 * Generates a platform-specific insert string from the supplied data
 	 *
+	 * @access  public
 	 * @param   string  the table name
 	 * @param   array   the insert keys
 	 * @param   array   the insert values
 	 * @return  string
 	 */
-	public function _insert_batch($table, $keys, $values)
+	function _insert_batch($table, $keys, $values)
 	{
 		return "INSERT INTO ".$table." (".implode(', ', $keys).") VALUES ".implode(', ', $values);
 	}
@@ -537,6 +554,7 @@
 	 *
 	 * Generates a platform-specific update string from the supplied data
 	 *
+	 * @access	public
 	 * @param	string	the table name
 	 * @param	array	the update data
 	 * @param	array	the where clause
@@ -544,7 +562,7 @@
 	 * @param	array	the limit clause
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	public function _update($table, $values, $where, $orderby = array(), $limit = FALSE)
+	function _update($table, $values, $where, $orderby = array(), $limit = FALSE)
 	{
 		foreach ($values as $key => $val)
 		{
@@ -567,10 +585,11 @@
 	 * If the database does not support the truncate() command
 	 * This function maps to "DELETE FROM table"
 	 *
+	 * @access	public
 	 * @param	string	the table name
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	public function _truncate($table)
+	function _truncate($table)
 	{
 		return "TRUNCATE ".$table;
 	}
@@ -582,12 +601,13 @@
 	 *
 	 * Generates a platform-specific delete string from the supplied data
 	 *
+	 * @access	public
 	 * @param	string	the table name
 	 * @param	array	the where clause
 	 * @param	string	the limit clause
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	public function _delete($table, $where = array(), $like = array(), $limit = FALSE)
+	function _delete($table, $where = array(), $like = array(), $limit = FALSE)
 	{
 		$conditions = '';
 
@@ -612,12 +632,13 @@
 	 *
 	 * Generates a platform-specific LIMIT clause
 	 *
+	 * @access	public
 	 * @param	string	the sql query string
 	 * @param	integer	the number of rows to limit the query to
 	 * @param	integer	the offset value
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	public function _limit($sql, $limit, $offset)
+	function _limit($sql, $limit, $offset)
 	{
 		$sql .= "LIMIT ".$limit;
 
@@ -634,14 +655,18 @@
 	/**
 	 * Close DB Connection
 	 *
+	 * @access	public
 	 * @param	resource
 	 * @return	void
 	 */
-	public function _close($conn_id)
+	function _close($conn_id)
 	{
 		@pg_close($conn_id);
 	}
+
+
 }
 
+
 /* End of file postgre_driver.php */
-/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_driver.php */
\ No newline at end of file
+/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_driver.php */
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_forge.php b/system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_forge.php
index 2aa6ee8..5771005 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_forge.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_forge.php
@@ -39,10 +39,11 @@
 	/**
 	 * Create database
 	 *
+	 * @access	private
 	 * @param	string	the database name
 	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	protected function _create_database($name)
+	function _create_database($name)
 	{
 		return "CREATE DATABASE ".$name;
 	}
@@ -52,10 +53,11 @@
 	/**
 	 * Drop database
 	 *
+	 * @access	private
 	 * @param	string	the database name
 	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	protected function _drop_database($name)
+	function _drop_database($name)
 	{
 		return "DROP DATABASE ".$name;
 	}
@@ -68,7 +70,7 @@
 	 * @param	mixed	the fields
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	protected function _process_fields($fields, $primary_keys=array())
+	function _process_fields($fields, $primary_keys=array())
 	{
 		$sql = '';
 		$current_field_count = 0;
@@ -175,6 +177,7 @@
 	/**
 	 * Create Table
 	 *
+	 * @access	private
 	 * @param	string	the table name
 	 * @param	array	the fields
 	 * @param	mixed	primary key(s)
@@ -182,7 +185,7 @@
 	 * @param	boolean	should 'IF NOT EXISTS' be added to the SQL
 	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	protected function _create_table($table, $fields, $primary_keys, $keys, $if_not_exists)
+	function _create_table($table, $fields, $primary_keys, $keys, $if_not_exists)
 	{
 		$sql = 'CREATE TABLE ';
 
@@ -238,11 +241,8 @@
 
 	/**
 	 * Drop Table
-	 *
-	 * @param	string	the table name
-	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	protected function _drop_table($table)
+	function _drop_table($table)
 	{
 		return "DROP TABLE IF EXISTS ".$this->db->_escape_identifiers($table)." CASCADE";
 	}
@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@
 	 * Generates a platform-specific query so that a table can be altered
 	 * Called by add_column(), drop_column(), and column_alter(),
 	 *
+	 * @access	private
 	 * @param	string	the ALTER type (ADD, DROP, CHANGE)
 	 * @param	string	the column name
 	 * @param	string	the table name
@@ -264,7 +265,7 @@
 	 * @param	string	the field after which we should add the new field
 	 * @return	object
 	 */
- 	protected function _alter_table($alter_type, $table, $fields, $after_field = '')
+ 	function _alter_table($alter_type, $table, $fields, $after_field = '')
  	{
  		$sql = 'ALTER TABLE '.$this->db->protect_identifiers($table).' '.$alter_type.' ';
 
@@ -291,15 +292,16 @@
 	 *
 	 * Generates a platform-specific query so that a table can be renamed
 	 *
+	 * @access	private
 	 * @param	string	the old table name
 	 * @param	string	the new table name
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	protected function _rename_table($table_name, $new_table_name)
+	function _rename_table($table_name, $new_table_name)
 	{
 		return 'ALTER TABLE '.$this->db->protect_identifiers($table_name).' RENAME TO '.$this->db->protect_identifiers($new_table_name);
 	}
 }
 
 /* End of file postgre_forge.php */
-/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_forge.php */
\ No newline at end of file
+/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_forge.php */
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_result.php b/system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_result.php
index b27afae..12d7547 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_result.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_result.php
@@ -41,9 +41,10 @@
 	/**
 	 * Number of rows in the result set
 	 *
+	 * @access	public
 	 * @return	integer
 	 */
-	public function num_rows()
+	function num_rows()
 	{
 		return @pg_num_rows($this->result_id);
 	}
@@ -53,9 +54,10 @@
 	/**
 	 * Number of fields in the result set
 	 *
+	 * @access	public
 	 * @return	integer
 	 */
-	public function num_fields()
+	function num_fields()
 	{
 		return @pg_num_fields($this->result_id);
 	}
@@ -67,9 +69,10 @@
 	 *
 	 * Generates an array of column names
 	 *
+	 * @access	public
 	 * @return	array
 	 */
-	public function list_fields()
+	function list_fields()
 	{
 		$field_names = array();
 		for ($i = 0; $i < $this->num_fields(); $i++)
@@ -87,9 +90,10 @@
 	 *
 	 * Generates an array of objects containing field meta-data
 	 *
+	 * @access	public
 	 * @return	array
 	 */
-	public function field_data()
+	function field_data()
 	{
 		$retval = array();
 		for ($i = 0; $i < $this->num_fields(); $i++)
@@ -114,7 +118,7 @@
 	 *
 	 * @return	null
 	 */
-	public function free_result()
+	function free_result()
 	{
 		if (is_resource($this->result_id))
 		{
@@ -132,9 +136,10 @@
 	 * this internally before fetching results to make sure the
 	 * result set starts at zero
 	 *
+	 * @access	private
 	 * @return	array
 	 */
-	protected function _data_seek($n = 0)
+	function _data_seek($n = 0)
 	{
 		return pg_result_seek($this->result_id, $n);
 	}
@@ -146,9 +151,10 @@
 	 *
 	 * Returns the result set as an array
 	 *
+	 * @access	private
 	 * @return	array
 	 */
-	protected function _fetch_assoc()
+	function _fetch_assoc()
 	{
 		return pg_fetch_assoc($this->result_id);
 	}
@@ -160,13 +166,16 @@
 	 *
 	 * Returns the result set as an object
 	 *
+	 * @access	private
 	 * @return	object
 	 */
-	protected function _fetch_object()
+	function _fetch_object()
 	{
 		return pg_fetch_object($this->result_id);
 	}
+
 }
 
+
 /* End of file postgre_result.php */
 /* Location: ./system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_result.php */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_utility.php b/system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_utility.php
index cf29201..e31a6db 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_utility.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_utility.php
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
 	 * @param	array	Preferences
 	 * @return	mixed
 	 */
-	public function _backup($params = array())
+	function _backup($params = array())
 	{
 		// Currently unsupported
 		return $this->db->display_error('db_unsuported_feature');
@@ -86,4 +86,4 @@
 }
 
 /* End of file postgre_utility.php */
-/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_utility.php */
\ No newline at end of file
+/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_utility.php */