diff --git a/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_driver.php
index 545ac19..b6c4eb7 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_driver.php
@@ -73,7 +73,20 @@
 	{
 		return @mysql_select_db($this->database, $this->conn_id);
 	}
-	
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * Version number query string
+	 *
+	 * @access	public
+	 * @return	string
+	 */
+	function _version()
+	{
+		return "SELECT version() AS ver";
+	}
+
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**
@@ -267,6 +280,38 @@
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**
+	 * Show columnn query
+	 *
+	 * Generates a platform-specific query string so that the column names can be fetched
+	 *
+	 * @access	public
+	 * @param	string	the table name
+	 * @return	string
+	 */
+	function _list_columns($table = '')
+	{
+		return "SHOW COLUMNS FROM ".$this->_escape_table($table);
+	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * Field data query
+	 *
+	 * Generates a platform-specific query so that the column data can be retrieved
+	 *
+	 * @access	public
+	 * @param	string	the table name
+	 * @return	object
+	 */
+	function _field_data($table)
+	{
+		return "SELECT * FROM ".$this->_escape_table($table)." LIMIT 1";
+	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
 	 * The error message string
 	 *
 	 * @access	private