diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 032bf9d..2584e8a 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 language: php
 
-phps:
+php:
   - 5.2
   - 5.3
   - 5.4
diff --git a/application/config/autoload.php b/application/config/autoload.php
index e8c9993..b3e63cb 100644
--- a/application/config/autoload.php
+++ b/application/config/autoload.php
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-<?php  if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
+<?php if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
 /**
  * CodeIgniter
  *
  * An open source application development framework for PHP 5.2.4 or newer
  *
  * NOTICE OF LICENSE
- * 
+ *
  * Licensed under the Academic Free License version 3.0
- * 
+ *
  * This source file is subject to the Academic Free License (AFL 3.0) that is
  * bundled with this package in the files license_afl.txt / license_afl.rst.
  * It is also available through the world wide web at this URL:
diff --git a/application/config/config.php b/application/config/config.php
index 2ffbb66..2628885 100644
--- a/application/config/config.php
+++ b/application/config/config.php
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-<?php  if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
+<?php if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
 /**
  * CodeIgniter
  *
  * An open source application development framework for PHP 5.2.4 or newer
  *
  * NOTICE OF LICENSE
- * 
+ *
  * Licensed under the Academic Free License version 3.0
- * 
+ *
  * This source file is subject to the Academic Free License (AFL 3.0) that is
  * bundled with this package in the files license_afl.txt / license_afl.rst.
  * It is also available through the world wide web at this URL:
diff --git a/application/config/constants.php b/application/config/constants.php
index fce1013..d22d296 100644
--- a/application/config/constants.php
+++ b/application/config/constants.php
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-<?php  if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
+<?php if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
 /**
  * CodeIgniter
  *
  * An open source application development framework for PHP 5.2.4 or newer
  *
  * NOTICE OF LICENSE
- * 
+ *
  * Licensed under the Academic Free License version 3.0
- * 
+ *
  * This source file is subject to the Academic Free License (AFL 3.0) that is
  * bundled with this package in the files license_afl.txt / license_afl.rst.
  * It is also available through the world wide web at this URL:
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@
 | Display Debug backtrace
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 |
-| If set to TRUE, a backtrace will be displayed along with php errors. If 
-| error_reporting is disabled, the backtrace will not display, regardless 
+| If set to TRUE, a backtrace will be displayed along with php errors. If
+| error_reporting is disabled, the backtrace will not display, regardless
 | of this setting
 |
 */
diff --git a/application/config/database.php b/application/config/database.php
index 154638d..744de03 100644
--- a/application/config/database.php
+++ b/application/config/database.php
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-<?php  if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
+<?php if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
 /**
  * CodeIgniter
  *
  * An open source application development framework for PHP 5.2.4 or newer
  *
  * NOTICE OF LICENSE
- * 
+ *
  * Licensed under the Academic Free License version 3.0
- * 
+ *
  * This source file is subject to the Academic Free License (AFL 3.0) that is
  * bundled with this package in the files license_afl.txt / license_afl.rst.
  * It is also available through the world wide web at this URL:
diff --git a/application/config/doctypes.php b/application/config/doctypes.php
index e5e70da..c7f5b55 100644
--- a/application/config/doctypes.php
+++ b/application/config/doctypes.php
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-<?php  if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
+<?php if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
 /**
  * CodeIgniter
  *
  * An open source application development framework for PHP 5.2.4 or newer
  *
  * NOTICE OF LICENSE
- * 
+ *
  * Licensed under the Academic Free License version 3.0
- * 
+ *
  * This source file is subject to the Academic Free License (AFL 3.0) that is
  * bundled with this package in the files license_afl.txt / license_afl.rst.
  * It is also available through the world wide web at this URL:
@@ -26,15 +26,25 @@
  */
 
 $_doctypes = array(
-					'xhtml11'		=> '<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.1//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml11/DTD/xhtml11.dtd">',
-					'xhtml1-strict'	=> '<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd">',
-					'xhtml1-trans'	=> '<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">',
-					'xhtml1-frame'	=> '<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Frameset//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-frameset.dtd">',
-					'xhtml-basic11'	=> '<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML Basic 1.1//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml-basic/xhtml-basic11.dtd">',
-					'html5'			=> '<!DOCTYPE html>',
-					'html4-strict'	=> '<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd">',
-					'html4-trans'	=> '<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">',
-					'html4-frame'	=> '<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Frameset//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/frameset.dtd">'
+					'xhtml11'			=> '<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.1//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml11/DTD/xhtml11.dtd">',
+					'xhtml1-strict'		=> '<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd">',
+					'xhtml1-trans'		=> '<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">',
+					'xhtml1-frame'		=> '<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Frameset//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-frameset.dtd">',
+					'xhtml-basic11'		=> '<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML Basic 1.1//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml-basic/xhtml-basic11.dtd">',
+					'html5'				=> '<!DOCTYPE html>',
+					'html4-strict'		=> '<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd">',
+					'html4-trans'		=> '<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">',
+					'html4-frame'		=> '<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Frameset//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/frameset.dtd">',
+					'mathml1'			=> '<!DOCTYPE math SYSTEM "http://www.w3.org/Math/DTD/mathml1/mathml.dtd">',
+					'mathml2'			=> '<!DOCTYPE math PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD MathML 2.0//EN" "http://www.w3.org/Math/DTD/mathml2/mathml2.dtd">',
+					'svg10'				=> '<!DOCTYPE svg PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD SVG 1.0//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/2001/REC-SVG-20010904/DTD/svg10.dtd">',
+					'svg11'				=> '<!DOCTYPE svg PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD SVG 1.1//EN" "http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/1.1/DTD/svg11.dtd">',
+					'svg11-basic'		=> '<!DOCTYPE svg PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD SVG 1.1 Basic//EN" "http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/1.1/DTD/svg11-basic.dtd">',
+					'svg11-tiny'		=> '<!DOCTYPE svg PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD SVG 1.1 Tiny//EN" "http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/1.1/DTD/svg11-tiny.dtd">',
+					'xhtml-math-svg-xh'	=> '<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.1 plus MathML 2.0 plus SVG 1.1//EN" "http://www.w3.org/2002/04/xhtml-math-svg/xhtml-math-svg.dtd">',
+					'xhtml-math-svg-sh'	=> '<!DOCTYPE svg:svg PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.1 plus MathML 2.0 plus SVG 1.1//EN" "http://www.w3.org/2002/04/xhtml-math-svg/xhtml-math-svg.dtd">',
+					'xhtml-rdfa-1'		=> '<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML+RDFa 1.0//EN" "http://www.w3.org/MarkUp/DTD/xhtml-rdfa-1.dtd">',
+					'xhtml-rdfa-2'		=> '<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML+RDFa 1.1//EN" "http://www.w3.org/MarkUp/DTD/xhtml-rdfa-2.dtd">'
 					);
 
 /* End of file doctypes.php */
diff --git a/application/config/foreign_chars.php b/application/config/foreign_chars.php
index d3713fe..e2d3f23 100644
--- a/application/config/foreign_chars.php
+++ b/application/config/foreign_chars.php
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-<?php  if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
+<?php if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
 /**
  * CodeIgniter
  *
  * An open source application development framework for PHP 5.2.4 or newer
  *
  * NOTICE OF LICENSE
- * 
+ *
  * Licensed under the Academic Free License version 3.0
- * 
+ *
  * This source file is subject to the Academic Free License (AFL 3.0) that is
  * bundled with this package in the files license_afl.txt / license_afl.rst.
  * It is also available through the world wide web at this URL:
diff --git a/application/config/hooks.php b/application/config/hooks.php
index 1b10fc2..3500503 100644
--- a/application/config/hooks.php
+++ b/application/config/hooks.php
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-<?php  if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
+<?php if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
 /**
  * CodeIgniter
  *
  * An open source application development framework for PHP 5.2.4 or newer
  *
  * NOTICE OF LICENSE
- * 
+ *
  * Licensed under the Academic Free License version 3.0
- * 
+ *
  * This source file is subject to the Academic Free License (AFL 3.0) that is
  * bundled with this package in the files license_afl.txt / license_afl.rst.
  * It is also available through the world wide web at this URL:
@@ -37,6 +37,5 @@
 */
 
 
-
 /* End of file hooks.php */
 /* Location: ./application/config/hooks.php */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/application/config/migration.php b/application/config/migration.php
index e1ce1ae..88e3982 100644
--- a/application/config/migration.php
+++ b/application/config/migration.php
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?php  if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
+<?php if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
 /**
  * CodeIgniter
  *
@@ -89,5 +89,5 @@
 */
 $config['migration_path'] = APPPATH . 'migrations/';
 
-
-/* End of file migration.php */
\ No newline at end of file
+/* End of file migration.php */
+/* Location: ./application/config/migration.php */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/application/config/mimes.php b/application/config/mimes.php
index 7ec782b..02e12c0 100644
--- a/application/config/mimes.php
+++ b/application/config/mimes.php
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@
 |
 */
 
-$mimes = array('hqx'	=>	array('application/mac-binhex40', 'application/mac-binhex', 'application/x-binhex40', 'application/x-mac-binhex40'),
+$mimes = array(
+				'hqx'	=>	array('application/mac-binhex40', 'application/mac-binhex', 'application/x-binhex40', 'application/x-mac-binhex40'),
 				'cpt'	=>	'application/mac-compactpro',
 				'csv'	=>	array('text/x-comma-separated-values', 'text/comma-separated-values', 'application/octet-stream', 'application/vnd.ms-excel', 'application/x-csv', 'text/x-csv', 'text/csv', 'application/csv', 'application/excel', 'application/vnd.msexcel'),
 				'bin'	=>	array('application/macbinary', 'application/mac-binary', 'application/octet-stream', 'application/x-binary', 'application/x-macbinary'),
@@ -165,4 +166,4 @@
 			);
 
 /* End of file mimes.php */
-/* Location: ./application/config/mimes.php */
+/* Location: ./application/config/mimes.php */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/application/config/profiler.php b/application/config/profiler.php
index 5339189..c161a4d 100644
--- a/application/config/profiler.php
+++ b/application/config/profiler.php
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-<?php  if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
+<?php if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
 /**
  * CodeIgniter
  *
  * An open source application development framework for PHP 5.2.4 or newer
  *
  * NOTICE OF LICENSE
- * 
+ *
  * Licensed under the Academic Free License version 3.0
- * 
+ *
  * This source file is subject to the Academic Free License (AFL 3.0) that is
  * bundled with this package in the files license_afl.txt / license_afl.rst.
  * It is also available through the world wide web at this URL:
@@ -38,6 +38,5 @@
 */
 
 
-
 /* End of file profiler.php */
 /* Location: ./application/config/profiler.php */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/application/config/routes.php b/application/config/routes.php
index 686573d..474bda9 100644
--- a/application/config/routes.php
+++ b/application/config/routes.php
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-<?php  if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
+<?php if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
 /**
  * CodeIgniter
  *
  * An open source application development framework for PHP 5.2.4 or newer
  *
  * NOTICE OF LICENSE
- * 
+ *
  * Licensed under the Academic Free License version 3.0
- * 
+ *
  * This source file is subject to the Academic Free License (AFL 3.0) that is
  * bundled with this package in the files license_afl.txt / license_afl.rst.
  * It is also available through the world wide web at this URL:
@@ -67,6 +67,5 @@
 $route['default_controller'] = "welcome";
 $route['404_override'] = '';
 
-
 /* End of file routes.php */
 /* Location: ./application/config/routes.php */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/application/config/smileys.php b/application/config/smileys.php
index 8e3844a..baefe53 100644
--- a/application/config/smileys.php
+++ b/application/config/smileys.php
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-<?php  if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
+<?php if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
 /**
  * CodeIgniter
  *
  * An open source application development framework for PHP 5.2.4 or newer
  *
  * NOTICE OF LICENSE
- * 
+ *
  * Licensed under the Academic Free License version 3.0
- * 
+ *
  * This source file is subject to the Academic Free License (AFL 3.0) that is
  * bundled with this package in the files license_afl.txt / license_afl.rst.
  * It is also available through the world wide web at this URL:
diff --git a/application/config/user_agents.php b/application/config/user_agents.php
index 0baa252..60f256e 100644
--- a/application/config/user_agents.php
+++ b/application/config/user_agents.php
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?php  if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
+<?php if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
 /**
  * CodeIgniter
  *
@@ -211,4 +211,4 @@
 );
 
 /* End of file user_agents.php */
-/* Location: ./application/config/user_agents.php */
+/* Location: ./application/config/user_agents.php */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/application/controllers/welcome.php b/application/controllers/welcome.php
index 2451d97..1ed82d2 100644
--- a/application/controllers/welcome.php
+++ b/application/controllers/welcome.php
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-<?php  if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
+<?php if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
 /**
  * CodeIgniter
  *
  * An open source application development framework for PHP 5.2.4 or newer
  *
  * NOTICE OF LICENSE
- * 
+ *
  * Licensed under the Academic Free License version 3.0
- * 
+ *
  * This source file is subject to the Academic Free License (AFL 3.0) that is
  * bundled with this package in the files license_afl.txt / license_afl.rst.
  * It is also available through the world wide web at this URL:
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@
 	 *
 	 * Maps to the following URL
 	 * 		http://example.com/index.php/welcome
-	 *	- or -  
+	 *	- or -
 	 * 		http://example.com/index.php/welcome/index
 	 *	- or -
-	 * Since this controller is set as the default controller in 
+	 * Since this controller is set as the default controller in
 	 * config/routes.php, it's displayed at http://example.com/
 	 *
 	 * So any other public methods not prefixed with an underscore will
diff --git a/application/errors/error_404.php b/application/errors/error_404.php
index 9af9e39..7460329 100644
--- a/application/errors/error_404.php
+++ b/application/errors/error_404.php
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-<?php
+<?php if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
 /**
  * CodeIgniter
  *
  * An open source application development framework for PHP 5.2.4 or newer
  *
  * NOTICE OF LICENSE
- * 
+ *
  * Licensed under the Academic Free License version 3.0
- * 
+ *
  * This source file is subject to the Academic Free License (AFL 3.0) that is
  * bundled with this package in the files license_afl.txt / license_afl.rst.
  * It is also available through the world wide web at this URL:
@@ -24,9 +24,7 @@
  * @since		Version 1.0
  * @filesource
  */
-?>
-
-<!DOCTYPE html>
+?><!DOCTYPE html>
 <html lang="en">
 <head>
 <meta charset="utf-8">
diff --git a/application/errors/error_db.php b/application/errors/error_db.php
index 81ff02a..eb3a752 100644
--- a/application/errors/error_db.php
+++ b/application/errors/error_db.php
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-<?php
+<?php if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
 /**
  * CodeIgniter
  *
  * An open source application development framework for PHP 5.2.4 or newer
  *
  * NOTICE OF LICENSE
- * 
+ *
  * Licensed under the Academic Free License version 3.0
- * 
+ *
  * This source file is subject to the Academic Free License (AFL 3.0) that is
  * bundled with this package in the files license_afl.txt / license_afl.rst.
  * It is also available through the world wide web at this URL:
@@ -24,9 +24,7 @@
  * @since		Version 1.0
  * @filesource
  */
-?>
-
-<!DOCTYPE html>
+?><!DOCTYPE html>
 <html lang="en">
 <head>
 <meta charset="utf-8">
diff --git a/application/errors/error_general.php b/application/errors/error_general.php
index 8efcfd9..59896e1 100644
--- a/application/errors/error_general.php
+++ b/application/errors/error_general.php
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-<?php
+<?php if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
 /**
  * CodeIgniter
  *
  * An open source application development framework for PHP 5.2.4 or newer
  *
  * NOTICE OF LICENSE
- * 
+ *
  * Licensed under the Academic Free License version 3.0
- * 
+ *
  * This source file is subject to the Academic Free License (AFL 3.0) that is
  * bundled with this package in the files license_afl.txt / license_afl.rst.
  * It is also available through the world wide web at this URL:
@@ -24,9 +24,7 @@
  * @since		Version 1.0
  * @filesource
  */
-?>
-
-<!DOCTYPE html>
+?><!DOCTYPE html>
 <html lang="en">
 <head>
 <meta charset="utf-8">
diff --git a/application/errors/error_php.php b/application/errors/error_php.php
index 42e5f5a..3855720 100644
--- a/application/errors/error_php.php
+++ b/application/errors/error_php.php
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-<?php
+<?php if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
 /**
  * CodeIgniter
  *
  * An open source application development framework for PHP 5.2.4 or newer
  *
  * NOTICE OF LICENSE
- * 
+ *
  * Licensed under the Academic Free License version 3.0
- * 
+ *
  * This source file is subject to the Academic Free License (AFL 3.0) that is
  * bundled with this package in the files license_afl.txt / license_afl.rst.
  * It is also available through the world wide web at this URL:
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@
 <p>Filename: <?php echo $filepath; ?></p>
 <p>Line Number: <?php echo $line; ?></p>
 
-<?php if(defined('SHOW_DEBUG_BACKTRACE') && SHOW_DEBUG_BACKTRACE === TRUE): ?>
-	
+<?php if (defined('SHOW_DEBUG_BACKTRACE') && SHOW_DEBUG_BACKTRACE === TRUE): ?>
+
 	<p>Backtrace: </p>
 	<?php foreach(debug_backtrace() as $error): ?>
-	
+
 		<?php if(isset($error['file']) &&  ! stristr($error['file'], SYSDIR)): ?>
 			<p style="margin-left:10px">
 			File: <?php echo $error['file'] ?><br />
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 			Function: <?php echo $error['function'] ?>
 			</p>
 		<?php endif ?>
-	
+
 	<?php endforeach ?></p>
 
 <?php endif ?>
diff --git a/application/views/welcome_message.php b/application/views/welcome_message.php
index 0dd8924..45360da 100644
--- a/application/views/welcome_message.php
+++ b/application/views/welcome_message.php
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-<?php
+<?php if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
 /**
  * CodeIgniter
  *
  * An open source application development framework for PHP 5.2.4 or newer
  *
  * NOTICE OF LICENSE
- * 
+ *
  * Licensed under the Academic Free License version 3.0
- * 
+ *
  * This source file is subject to the Academic Free License (AFL 3.0) that is
  * bundled with this package in the files license_afl.txt / license_afl.rst.
  * It is also available through the world wide web at this URL:
@@ -24,9 +24,7 @@
  * @since		Version 1.0
  * @filesource
  */
-?>
-
-<!DOCTYPE html>
+?><!DOCTYPE html>
 <html lang="en">
 <head>
 	<meta charset="utf-8">
@@ -75,7 +73,7 @@
 	#body{
 		margin: 0 15px 0 15px;
 	}
-	
+
 	p.footer{
 		text-align: right;
 		font-size: 11px;
@@ -84,7 +82,7 @@
 		padding: 0 10px 0 10px;
 		margin: 20px 0 0 0;
 	}
-	
+
 	#container{
 		margin: 10px;
 		border: 1px solid #D0D0D0;
diff --git a/system/database/DB.php b/system/database/DB.php
index 116116b..96e4955 100755
--- a/system/database/DB.php
+++ b/system/database/DB.php
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@
 function &DB($params = '', $active_record_override = NULL)
 {
 	// Load the DB config file if a DSN string wasn't passed
-	if (is_string($params) AND strpos($params, '://') === FALSE)
+	if (is_string($params) && strpos($params, '://') === FALSE)
 	{
 		// Is the config file in the environment folder?
 		if (( ! defined('ENVIRONMENT') OR ! file_exists($file_path = APPPATH.'config/'.ENVIRONMENT.'/database.php'))
-			AND ! file_exists($file_path = APPPATH.'config/database.php'))
+			&& ! file_exists($file_path = APPPATH.'config/database.php'))
 		{
 			show_error('The configuration file database.php does not exist.');
 		}
@@ -74,24 +74,24 @@
 		 *  parameter. DSNs must have this prototype:
 		 *  $dsn = 'driver://username:password@hostname/database';
 		 */
-		if (($dns = @parse_url($params)) === FALSE)
+		if (($dsn = @parse_url($params)) === FALSE)
 		{
 			show_error('Invalid DB Connection String');
 		}
 
 		$params = array(
-				'dbdriver'	=> $dns['scheme'],
-				'hostname'	=> (isset($dns['host'])) ? rawurldecode($dns['host']) : '',
-				'port'		=> (isset($dns['port'])) ? rawurldecode($dns['port']) : '',
-				'username'	=> (isset($dns['user'])) ? rawurldecode($dns['user']) : '',
-				'password'	=> (isset($dns['pass'])) ? rawurldecode($dns['pass']) : '',
-				'database'	=> (isset($dns['path'])) ? rawurldecode(substr($dns['path'], 1)) : ''
+				'dbdriver'	=> $dsn['scheme'],
+				'hostname'	=> isset($dsn['host']) ? rawurldecode($dsn['host']) : '',
+				'port'		=> isset($dsn['port']) ? rawurldecode($dsn['port']) : '',
+				'username'	=> isset($dsn['user']) ? rawurldecode($dsn['user']) : '',
+				'password'	=> isset($dsn['pass']) ? rawurldecode($dsn['pass']) : '',
+				'database'	=> isset($dsn['path']) ? rawurldecode(substr($dsn['path'], 1)) : ''
 			);
 
 		// were additional config items set?
-		if (isset($dns['query']))
+		if (isset($dsn['query']))
 		{
-			parse_str($dns['query'], $extra);
+			parse_str($dsn['query'], $extra);
 			foreach ($extra as $key => $val)
 			{
 				// booleans please
@@ -158,4 +158,4 @@
 }
 
 /* End of file DB.php */
-/* Location: ./system/database/DB.php */
+/* Location: ./system/database/DB.php */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/system/database/DB_active_rec.php b/system/database/DB_active_rec.php
index 35164a7..fe591dd 100644
--- a/system/database/DB_active_rec.php
+++ b/system/database/DB_active_rec.php
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
  * @author		EllisLab Dev Team
  * @link		http://codeigniter.com/user_guide/database/
  */
-class CI_DB_active_record extends CI_DB_driver {
+abstract class CI_DB_active_record extends CI_DB_driver {
 
 	protected $return_delete_sql		= FALSE;
 	protected $reset_delete_data		= FALSE;
@@ -2197,19 +2197,19 @@
 	protected function _reset_write()
 	{
 		$this->_reset_run(array(
-					'ar_set'	=> array(),
-					'ar_from'	=> array(),
-					'ar_where'	=> array(),
-					'ar_like'	=> array(),
-					'ar_orderby'	=> array(),
-					'ar_keys'	=> array(),
-					'ar_limit'	=> FALSE,
-					'ar_order'	=> FALSE
-					)
-				);
+			'ar_set'	=> array(),
+			'ar_from'	=> array(),
+			'ar_where'	=> array(),
+			'ar_like'	=> array(),
+			'ar_orderby'	=> array(),
+			'ar_keys'	=> array(),
+			'ar_limit'	=> FALSE,
+			'ar_order'	=> FALSE
+			)
+		);
 	}
 
 }
 
 /* End of file DB_active_rec.php */
-/* Location: ./system/database/DB_active_rec.php */
+/* Location: ./system/database/DB_active_rec.php */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/system/database/DB_cache.php b/system/database/DB_cache.php
index fb0cfa8..58e6968 100644
--- a/system/database/DB_cache.php
+++ b/system/database/DB_cache.php
@@ -183,4 +183,4 @@
 }
 
 /* End of file DB_cache.php */
-/* Location: ./system/database/DB_cache.php */
+/* Location: ./system/database/DB_cache.php */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/system/database/DB_driver.php b/system/database/DB_driver.php
index bcff433..9f1a0b8 100644
--- a/system/database/DB_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/DB_driver.php
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
  * @author		EllisLab Dev Team
  * @link		http://codeigniter.com/user_guide/database/
  */
-class CI_DB_driver {
+abstract class CI_DB_driver {
 
 	public $dsn;
 	public $username;
@@ -171,6 +171,23 @@
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**
+	 * Reconnect
+	 *
+	 * Keep / reestablish the db connection if no queries have been
+	 * sent for a length of time exceeding the server's idle timeout.
+	 *
+	 * This is just a dummy method to allow drivers without such
+	 * functionality to not declare it, while others will override it.
+	 *
+	 * @return      void
+	 */
+	public function reconnect()
+	{
+	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
 	 * Set client character set
 	 *
 	 * @param	string
@@ -1357,11 +1374,9 @@
 	 *
 	 * @return	void
 	 */
-	protected function _reset_select()
-	{
-	}
+	abstract protected function _reset_select();
 
 }
 
 /* End of file DB_driver.php */
-/* Location: ./system/database/DB_driver.php */
+/* Location: ./system/database/DB_driver.php */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/system/database/DB_forge.php b/system/database/DB_forge.php
index fe2a677..34c502a 100644
--- a/system/database/DB_forge.php
+++ b/system/database/DB_forge.php
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
  * @author		EllisLab Dev Team
  * @link		http://codeigniter.com/user_guide/database/
  */
-class CI_DB_forge {
+abstract class CI_DB_forge {
 
 	public $fields		= array();
 	public $keys		= array();
@@ -346,4 +346,4 @@
 }
 
 /* End of file DB_forge.php */
-/* Location: ./system/database/DB_forge.php */
+/* Location: ./system/database/DB_forge.php */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/system/database/DB_result.php b/system/database/DB_result.php
index c3cdd24..04f964f 100644
--- a/system/database/DB_result.php
+++ b/system/database/DB_result.php
@@ -392,4 +392,4 @@
 }
 
 /* End of file DB_result.php */
-/* Location: ./system/database/DB_result.php */
+/* Location: ./system/database/DB_result.php */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/system/database/DB_utility.php b/system/database/DB_utility.php
index c94f93e..642a004 100644
--- a/system/database/DB_utility.php
+++ b/system/database/DB_utility.php
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
  * @author		EllisLab Dev Team
  * @link		http://codeigniter.com/user_guide/database/
  */
-class CI_DB_utility extends CI_DB_forge {
+abstract class CI_DB_utility extends CI_DB_forge {
 
 	public $db;
 	public $data_cache		= array();
@@ -384,4 +384,4 @@
 }
 
 /* End of file DB_utility.php */
-/* Location: ./system/database/DB_utility.php */
+/* Location: ./system/database/DB_utility.php */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/cubrid/cubrid_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/cubrid/cubrid_driver.php
index 7b468bc..bed3d86 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/cubrid/cubrid_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/cubrid/cubrid_driver.php
@@ -57,6 +57,27 @@
 	protected $_count_string = 'SELECT COUNT(*) AS ';
 	protected $_random_keyword = ' RAND()'; // database specific random keyword
 
+	// CUBRID-specific properties
+	public $auto_commit = TRUE;
+
+	public function __construct($params)
+	{
+		parent::__construct($params);
+
+		if (preg_match('/^CUBRID:[^:]+(:[0-9][1-9]{0,4})?:[^:]+:[^:]*:[^:]*:(\?.+)?$/', $this->dsn, $matches))
+		{
+			if (stripos($matches[2], 'autocommit=off') !== FALSE)
+			{
+				$this->auto_commit = FALSE;
+			}
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			// If no port is defined by the user, use the default value
+			$this->port == '' OR $this->port = 33000;
+		}
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Non-persistent database connection
 	 *
@@ -64,31 +85,7 @@
 	 */
 	public function db_connect()
 	{
-		// If no port is defined by the user, use the default value
-		if ($this->port == '')
-		{
-			// Default CUBRID Broker port
-			$this->port = 33000;
-		}
-
-		$conn = cubrid_connect($this->hostname, $this->port, $this->database, $this->username, $this->password);
-
-		if ($conn)
-		{
-			// Check if a user wants to run queries in dry, i.e. run the
-			// queries but not commit them.
-			if (isset($this->auto_commit) && ! $this->auto_commit)
-			{
-				cubrid_set_autocommit($conn, CUBRID_AUTOCOMMIT_FALSE);
-			}
-			else
-			{
-				cubrid_set_autocommit($conn, CUBRID_AUTOCOMMIT_TRUE);
-				$this->auto_commit = TRUE;
-			}
-		}
-
-		return $conn;
+		return $this->_cubrid_connect();
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -100,15 +97,45 @@
 	 * engine which can be configured in the CUBRID Broker configuration
 	 * file by setting the CCI_PCONNECT parameter to ON. In that case, all
 	 * connections established between the client application and the
-	 * server will become persistent. This is calling the same
-	 * @cubrid_connect function will establish persisten connection
-	 * considering that the CCI_PCONNECT is ON.
+	 * server will become persistent.
 	 *
 	 * @return	resource
 	 */
 	public function db_pconnect()
 	{
-		return $this->db_connect();
+		return $this->_cubrid_connect(TRUE);
+	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * CUBRID connection
+	 *
+	 * A CUBRID-specific method to create a connection to the database.
+	 * Except for determining if a persistent connection should be used,
+	 * the rest of the logic is the same for db_connect() and db_pconnect().
+	 *
+	 * @param	bool
+	 * @return	resource
+	 */
+	protected function _cubrid_connect($persistent = FALSE)
+	{
+		if (preg_match('/^CUBRID:[^:]+(:[0-9][1-9]{0,4})?:[^:]+:([^:]*):([^:]*):(\?.+)?$/', $this->dsn, $matches))
+		{
+			$_temp = ($persistent !== TRUE) ? 'cubrid_connect_with_url' : 'cubrid_pconnect_with_url';
+			$conn_id = ($matches[2] === '' && $matches[3] === '' && $this->username !== '' && $this->password !== '')
+					? $_temp($this->dsn, $this->username, $this->password)
+					: $_temp($this->dsn);
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			$_temp = ($persistent !== TRUE) ? 'cubrid_connect' : 'cubrid_pconnect';
+			$conn_id = ($this->username !== '')
+					? $_temp($this->hostname, $this->port, $this->database, $this->username, $this->password)
+					: $_temp($this->hostname, $this->port, $this->database);
+		}
+
+		return $conn_id;
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -169,29 +196,12 @@
 	 */
 	protected function _execute($sql)
 	{
-		$sql = $this->_prep_query($sql);
 		return @cubrid_query($sql, $this->conn_id);
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**
-	 * Prep the query
-	 *
-	 * If needed, each database adapter can prep the query string
-	 *
-	 * @param	string	an SQL query
-	 * @return	string
-	 */
-	protected function _prep_query($sql)
-	{
-		// No need to prepare
-		return $sql;
-	}
-
-	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-	/**
 	 * Begin Transaction
 	 *
 	 * @return	bool
@@ -732,4 +742,4 @@
 }
 
 /* End of file cubrid_driver.php */
-/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/cubrid/cubrid_driver.php */
+/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/cubrid/cubrid_driver.php */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/interbase/interbase_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/interbase/interbase_driver.php
index a9a6472..d8b6ae5 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/interbase/interbase_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/interbase/interbase_driver.php
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@
  * @filesource
  */
 
-// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
 /**
  * Firebird/Interbase Database Adapter Class
  *
@@ -56,8 +54,8 @@
 	 * 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
+	protected $_count_string	= 'SELECT COUNT(*) AS ';
+	protected $_random_keyword	= ' Random()'; // database specific random keyword
 
 	// Keeps track of the resource for the current transaction
 	protected $trans;
@@ -87,21 +85,6 @@
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**
-	 * Reconnect
-	 *
-	 * Keep / reestablish the db connection if no queries have been
-	 * sent for a length of time exceeding the server's idle timeout
-	 *
-	 * @return	void
-	 */
-	public function reconnect()
-	{
-		// not implemented in Interbase/Firebird
-	}
-
-	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-	/**
 	 * Select the database
 	 *
 	 * @return	bool
@@ -148,41 +131,20 @@
 	 */
 	protected function _execute($sql)
 	{
-		$sql = $this->_prep_query($sql);
 		return @ibase_query($this->conn_id, $sql);
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**
-	 * Prep the query
-	 *
-	 * If needed, each database adapter can prep the query string
-	 *
-	 * @param	string	an SQL query
-	 * @return	string
-	 */
-	protected function _prep_query($sql)
-	{
-		return $sql;
-	}
-
-	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-	/**
 	 * Begin Transaction
 	 *
 	 * @return	bool
 	 */
 	public function trans_begin($test_mode = FALSE)
 	{
-		if ( ! $this->trans_enabled)
-		{
-			return TRUE;
-		}
-
 		// When transactions are nested we only begin/commit/rollback the outermost ones
-		if ($this->_trans_depth > 0)
+		if ( ! $this->trans_enabled OR $this->_trans_depth > 0)
 		{
 			return TRUE;
 		}
@@ -190,7 +152,7 @@
 		// Reset the transaction failure flag.
 		// If the $test_mode flag is set to TRUE transactions will be rolled back
 		// even if the queries produce a successful result.
-		$this->_trans_failure = ($test_mode === TRUE) ? TRUE : FALSE;
+		$this->_trans_failure = ($test_mode === TRUE);
 
 		$this->trans = @ibase_trans($this->conn_id);
 
@@ -206,13 +168,8 @@
 	 */
 	public function trans_commit()
 	{
-		if ( ! $this->trans_enabled)
-		{
-			return TRUE;
-		}
-
 		// When transactions are nested we only begin/commit/rollback the outermost ones
-		if ($this->_trans_depth > 0)
+		if ( ! $this->trans_enabled OR $this->_trans->depth > 0)
 		{
 			return TRUE;
 		}
@@ -229,13 +186,8 @@
 	 */
 	public function trans_rollback()
 	{
-		if ( ! $this->trans_enabled)
-		{
-			return TRUE;
-		}
-
 		// When transactions are nested we only begin/commit/rollback the outermost ones
-		if ($this->_trans_depth > 0)
+		if ( ! $this->trans_enabled OR $this->_trans_depth > 0)
 		{
 			return TRUE;
 		}
@@ -267,9 +219,9 @@
 		// escape LIKE condition wildcards
 		if ($like === TRUE)
 		{
-			$str = str_replace(	array('%', '_', $this->_like_escape_chr),
-								array($this->_like_escape_chr.'%', $this->_like_escape_chr.'_', $this->_like_escape_chr.$this->_like_escape_chr),
-								$str);
+			return str_replace(array($this->_like_escape_chr, '%', '_'),
+						array($this->_like_escape_chr.$this->_like_escape_chr, $this->_like_escape_chr.'%', $this->_like_escape_chr.'_'),
+						$str);
 		}
 
 		return $str;
@@ -280,7 +232,7 @@
 	/**
 	 * Affected Rows
 	 *
-	 * @return	integer
+	 * @return	int
 	 */
 	public function affected_rows()
 	{
@@ -292,9 +244,9 @@
 	/**
 	 * Insert ID
 	 *
-	 * @param	string $generator_name
-	 * @param	integer $inc_by
-	 * @return	integer
+	 * @param	string	$generator_name
+	 * @param	int	$inc_by
+	 * @return	int
 	 */
 	public function insert_id($generator_name, $inc_by=0)
 	{
@@ -326,9 +278,9 @@
 			return 0;
 		}
 
-		$row = $query->row();
+		$query = $query->row();
 		$this->_reset_select();
-		return (int) $row->numrows;
+		return (int) $query->numrows;
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -338,21 +290,18 @@
 	 *
 	 * Generates a platform-specific query string so that the table names can be fetched
 	 *
-	 * @param	boolean
+	 * @param	bool
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
 	protected function _list_tables($prefix_limit = FALSE)
 	{
-		$sql = <<<SQL
-			SELECT "RDB\$RELATION_NAME" FROM "RDB\$RELATIONS" 
-			WHERE "RDB\$RELATION_NAME" NOT LIKE 'RDB$%'
-			AND "RDB\$RELATION_NAME" NOT LIKE 'MON$%'
-SQL;
+		$sql = 'SELECT "RDB$RELATION_NAME" FROM "RDB$RELATIONS" WHERE "RDB$RELATION_NAME" NOT LIKE \'RDB$%\' AND "RDB$RELATION_NAME" NOT LIKE \'MON$%\'';
 
-		if ($prefix_limit !== FALSE AND $this->dbprefix != '')
+		if ($prefix_limit !== FALSE && $this->dbprefix != '')
 		{
-			$sql .= ' AND "RDB$RELATION_NAME" LIKE \''.$this->escape_like_str($this->dbprefix)."%' ".sprintf($this->_like_escape_str, $this->_like_escape_chr);
+			return $sql.' AND "RDB$RELATION_NAME" LIKE \''.$this->escape_like_str($this->dbprefix)."%' ".sprintf($this->_like_escape_str, $this->_like_escape_chr);
 		}
+
 		return $sql;
 	}
 
@@ -368,10 +317,7 @@
 	 */
 	protected function _list_columns($table = '')
 	{
-		return <<<SQL
-			SELECT "RDB\$FIELD_NAME" FROM "RDB\$RELATION_FIELDS" 
-			WHERE "RDB\$RELATION_NAME"='{$table}';
-SQL;
+		return 'SELECT "RDB$FIELD_NAME" FROM "RDB$RELATION_FIELDS" WHERE "RDB$RELATION_NAME" = \''.$this->escape_str($table)."'";
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -382,14 +328,14 @@
 	 * Generates a platform-specific query so that the column data can be retrieved
 	 *
 	 * @param	string	the table name
-	 * @return	object
+	 * @return	string
 	 */
 	protected function _field_data($table)
 	{
 		// Need to find a more efficient way to do this
 		// but Interbase/Firebird seems to lack the
 		// limit clause
-		return "SELECT * FROM {$table}";
+		return 'SELECT * FROM '.$table;
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -423,24 +369,20 @@
 		{
 			if (strpos($item, '.'.$id) !== FALSE)
 			{
-				$str = $this->_escape_char. str_replace('.', $this->_escape_char.'.', $item);
+				$item = str_replace('.', $this->_escape_char.'.', $item);
 
 				// remove duplicates if the user already included the escape
-				return preg_replace('/['.$this->_escape_char.']+/', $this->_escape_char, $str);
+				return preg_replace('/['.$this->_escape_char.']+/', $this->_escape_char, $this->_escape_char.$item);
 			}
 		}
 
 		if (strpos($item, '.') !== FALSE)
 		{
-			$str = $this->_escape_char.str_replace('.', $this->_escape_char.'.'.$this->_escape_char, $item).$this->_escape_char;
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			$str = $this->_escape_char.$item.$this->_escape_char;
+			$item = str_replace('.', $this->_escape_char.'.'.$this->_escape_char, $item);
 		}
 
 		// remove duplicates if the user already included the escape
-		return preg_replace('/['.$this->_escape_char.']+/', $this->_escape_char, $str);
+		return preg_replace('/['.$this->_escape_char.']+/', $this->_escape_char, $this->_escape_char.$item.$this->_escape_char);
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -451,8 +393,8 @@
 	 * This public function implicitly groups FROM tables so there is no confusion
 	 * about operator precedence in harmony with SQL standards
 	 *
-	 * @param	type
-	 * @return	type
+	 * @param	array
+	 * @return	string
 	 */
 	protected function _from_tables($tables)
 	{
@@ -479,7 +421,7 @@
 	 */
 	protected function _insert($table, $keys, $values)
 	{
-		return "INSERT INTO {$table} (".implode(', ', $keys).') VALUES ('.implode(', ', $values).')';
+		return 'INSERT INTO '.$table.' ('.implode(', ', $keys).') VALUES ('.implode(', ', $values).')';
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -500,20 +442,14 @@
 	{
 		foreach ($values as $key => $val)
 		{
-			$valstr[] = $key." = ".$val;
+			$valstr[] = $key.' = '.$val;
 		}
 
 		//$limit = ( ! $limit) ? '' : ' LIMIT '.$limit;
 
-		$orderby = (count($orderby) >= 1)?' ORDER BY '.implode(", ", $orderby):'';
-
-		$sql = "UPDATE {$table} SET ".implode(', ', $valstr);
-
-		$sql .= ($where != '' AND count($where) >=1) ? ' WHERE '.implode(' ', $where) : '';
-
-		$sql .= $orderby;
-
-		return $sql;
+		return 'UPDATE '.$table.' SET '.implode(', ', $valstr)
+			.(($where != '' && count($where) > 0) ? ' WHERE '.implode(' ', $where) : '')
+			.(count($orderby) > 0 ? ' ORDER BY '.implode(', ', $orderby) : '');
 	}
 
 
@@ -548,23 +484,20 @@
 	 */
 	protected function _delete($table, $where = array(), $like = array(), $limit = FALSE)
 	{
-		$conditions = '';
-
 		if (count($where) > 0 OR count($like) > 0)
 		{
-			$conditions = "\nWHERE ";
-			$conditions .= implode("\n", $this->ar_where);
-
-			if (count($where) > 0 && count($like) > 0)
-			{
-				$conditions .= ' AND ';
-			}
-			$conditions .= implode("\n", $like);
+			$conditions = "\nWHERE ".implode("\n", $where)
+					.((count($where) > 0 && count($like) > 0) ? ' AND ' : '')
+					.implode("\n", $like);
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			$conditions = '';
 		}
 
 		//$limit = ( ! $limit) ? '' : ' LIMIT '.$limit;
 
-		return "DELETE FROM {$table}{$conditions}";
+		return 'DELETE FROM '.$table.' '.$conditions;
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -575,36 +508,25 @@
 	 * Generates a platform-specific LIMIT clause
 	 *
 	 * @param	string	the sql query string
-	 * @param	integer	the number of rows to limit the query to
-	 * @param	integer	the offset value
+	 * @param	int	the number of rows to limit the query to
+	 * @param	int	the offset value
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
 	protected function _limit($sql, $limit, $offset)
 	{
-		// Keep the current sql string safe for a moment
-		$orig_sql = $sql;
-
 		// Limit clause depends on if Interbase or Firebird
 		if (stripos($this->version(), 'firebird') !== FALSE)
 		{
-			$sql = 'FIRST '. (int) $limit;
-
-			if ($offset > 0)
-			{
-				$sql .= ' SKIP '. (int) $offset;
-			}
+			$select = 'FIRST '. (int) $limit
+				.($offset > 0 ? ' SKIP '. (int) $offset : '');
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			$sql = 'ROWS ' . (int) $limit;
-
-			if ($offset > 0)
-			{
-				$sql = 'ROWS '. (int) $offset . ' TO ' . ($limit + $offset);
-			}
+			$select = 'ROWS '
+				.($offset > 0 ? (int) $offset.' TO '.($limit + $offset) : (int) $limit);
 		}
 
-		return preg_replace('`SELECT`i', "SELECT {$sql}", $orig_sql);
+		return preg_replace('`SELECT`i', 'SELECT '.$select, $sql);
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -623,4 +545,4 @@
 }
 
 /* End of file interbase_driver.php */
-/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/interbase/interbase_driver.php */
+/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/interbase/interbase_driver.php */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/interbase/interbase_result.php b/system/database/drivers/interbase/interbase_result.php
index 5bf0c90..fd4178d 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/interbase/interbase_result.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/interbase/interbase_result.php
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@
  * @filesource
  */
 
-// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
 /**
  * Interbase/Firebird Result Class
  *
@@ -43,18 +41,18 @@
 	/**
 	 * Number of rows in the result set
 	 *
-	 * @return	integer
+	 * @return	int
 	 */
 	public function num_rows()
 	{
-		if( ! is_null($this->num_rows))
+		if (is_int($this->num_rows))
 		{
 			return $this->num_rows;
 		}
-		
-		//Get the results so that you can get an accurate rowcount
+
+		// Get the results so that you can get an accurate rowcount
 		$this->result();
-		
+
 		return $this->num_rows;
 	}
 
@@ -63,7 +61,7 @@
 	/**
 	 * Number of fields in the result set
 	 *
-	 * @return	integer
+	 * @return	int
 	 */
 	public function num_fields()
 	{
@@ -102,20 +100,17 @@
 	 */
 	public function field_data()
 	{
-		
 		$retval = array();
-		for ($i = 0, $num_fields = $this->num_fields(); $i < $num_fields; $i++)
+		for ($i = 0, $c = $this->num_fields(); $i < $c; $i++)
 		{
 			$info = ibase_field_info($this->result_id, $i);
-		
-			$F				= new stdClass();
-			$F->name		= $info['name'];
-			$F->type		= $info['type'];
-			$F->max_length	= $info['length'];
-			$F->primary_key = 0;
-			$F->default		= '';
 
-			$retval[] = $F;
+			$retval[$i]			= new stdClass();
+			$retval[$i]->name		= $info['name'];
+			$retval[$i]->type		= $info['type'];
+			$retval[$i]->max_length		= $info['length'];
+			$retval[$i]->primary_key	= 0;
+			$retval[$i]->default		= '';
 		}
 
 		return $retval;
@@ -126,7 +121,7 @@
 	/**
 	 * Free the result
 	 *
-	 * @return	null
+	 * @return	void
 	 */
 	public function free_result()
 	{
@@ -138,7 +133,7 @@
 	/**
 	 * Data Seek
 	 *
-	 * Moves the internal pointer to the desired offset.  We call
+	 * Moves the internal pointer to the desired offset. We call
 	 * this internally before fetching results to make sure the
 	 * result set starts at zero
 	 *
@@ -146,11 +141,8 @@
 	 */
 	protected function _data_seek($n = 0)
 	{
-		//Set the row count to 0
-		$this->num_rows = 0;
-	
-		//Interbase driver doesn't implement a suitable function
-		return FALSE;	
+		// Interbase driver doesn't implement a suitable function
+		return FALSE;
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -169,7 +161,7 @@
 			//Increment row count
 			$this->num_rows++;
 		}
-	
+
 		return $row;
 	}
 
@@ -189,10 +181,10 @@
 			//Increment row count
 			$this->num_rows++;
 		}
-		
+
 		return $row;
 	}
-	
+
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**
@@ -202,29 +194,20 @@
 	 */
 	public function result_object()
 	{
-		if (count($this->result_object) > 0)
+		if (count($this->result_object) === $this->num_rows)
 		{
 			return $this->result_object;
 		}
-		
-		// Convert result array to object so that 
+
+		// Convert result array to object so that
 		// We don't have to get the result again
-		if (count($this->result_array) > 0)
+		if (($c = count($this->result_array)) > 0)
 		{
-			$i = 0;
-		
-			foreach ($this->result_array as $array)
+			for ($i = 0; $i < $c; $i++)
 			{
-				$this->result_object[$i] = new StdClass();
-			
-				foreach ($array as $key => $val)
-				{
-					$this->result_object[$i]->{$key} = $val;
-				}
-				
-				++$i;
+				$this->result_object[$i] = (object) $this->result_array[$i];
 			}
-			
+
 			return $this->result_object;
 		}
 
@@ -254,20 +237,20 @@
 	 */
 	public function result_array()
 	{
-		if (count($this->result_array) > 0)
+		if (count($this->result_array) === $this->num_rows)
 		{
 			return $this->result_array;
 		}
-		
+
 		// Since the object and array are really similar, just case
 		// the result object to an array  if need be
-		if (count($this->result_object) > 0)
+		if (($c = count($this->result_object)) > 0)
 		{
-			foreach ($this->result_object as $obj)
+			for ($i = 0; $i < $c; $i++)
 			{
-				$this->result_array[] = (array) $obj;
+				$this->result_array[$i] = (array) $this->result_object[$i];
 			}
-		
+
 			return $this->result_array;
 		}
 
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/mssql/mssql_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/mssql/mssql_driver.php
index b6b64cc..f2933fe 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/mssql/mssql_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/mssql/mssql_driver.php
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-<?php  if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
+<?php if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
 /**
  * CodeIgniter
  *
  * An open source application development framework for PHP 5.2.4 or newer
  *
  * NOTICE OF LICENSE
- * 
+ *
  * Licensed under the Open Software License version 3.0
- * 
+ *
  * This source file is subject to the Open Software License (OSL 3.0) that is
  * bundled with this package in the files license.txt / license.rst.  It is
  * also available through the world wide web at this URL:
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@
  * @filesource
  */
 
-// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
 /**
  * MS SQL Database Adapter Class
  *
@@ -42,30 +40,29 @@
  */
 class CI_DB_mssql_driver extends CI_DB {
 
-	var $dbdriver = 'mssql';
+	public $dbdriver = 'mssql';
 
 	// The character used for escaping
-	var $_escape_char = '';
+	protected $_escape_char = '';
 
 	// clause and character used for LIKE escape sequences
-	var $_like_escape_str = " ESCAPE '%s' ";
-	var $_like_escape_chr = '!';
+	protected $_like_escape_str = " ESCAPE '%s' ";
+	protected $_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.
 	 */
-	var $_count_string = "SELECT COUNT(*) AS ";
-	var $_random_keyword = ' ASC'; // not currently supported
+	protected $_count_string = 'SELECT COUNT(*) AS ';
+	protected $_random_keyword = ' ASC'; // not currently supported
 
 	/**
 	 * Non-persistent database connection
 	 *
-	 * @access	private called by the base class
 	 * @return	resource
 	 */
-	function db_connect()
+	public function db_connect()
 	{
 		if ($this->port != '')
 		{
@@ -80,10 +77,9 @@
 	/**
 	 * Persistent database connection
 	 *
-	 * @access	private called by the base class
 	 * @return	resource
 	 */
-	function db_pconnect()
+	public function db_pconnect()
 	{
 		if ($this->port != '')
 		{
@@ -96,22 +92,6 @@
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**
-	 * Reconnect
-	 *
-	 * 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
-	 */
-	function reconnect()
-	{
-		// not implemented in MSSQL
-	}
-
-	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-	/**
 	 * Select the database
 	 *
 	 * @param	string	database name
@@ -140,41 +120,22 @@
 	/**
 	 * Execute the query
 	 *
-	 * @access	private called by the base class
 	 * @param	string	an SQL query
 	 * @return	resource
 	 */
-	function _execute($sql)
+	protected function _execute($sql)
 	{
-		$sql = $this->_prep_query($sql);
 		return @mssql_query($sql, $this->conn_id);
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**
-	 * Prep the query
-	 *
-	 * If needed, each database adapter can prep the query string
-	 *
-	 * @access	private called by execute()
-	 * @param	string	an SQL query
-	 * @return	string
-	 */
-	function _prep_query($sql)
-	{
-		return $sql;
-	}
-
-	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-	/**
 	 * Begin Transaction
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
 	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	function trans_begin($test_mode = FALSE)
+	public function trans_begin($test_mode = FALSE)
 	{
 		if ( ! $this->trans_enabled)
 		{
@@ -201,10 +162,9 @@
 	/**
 	 * Commit Transaction
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
 	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	function trans_commit()
+	public function trans_commit()
 	{
 		if ( ! $this->trans_enabled)
 		{
@@ -226,10 +186,9 @@
 	/**
 	 * Rollback Transaction
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
 	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	function trans_rollback()
+	public function trans_rollback()
 	{
 		if ( ! $this->trans_enabled)
 		{
@@ -251,12 +210,11 @@
 	/**
 	 * Escape String
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
 	 * @param	string
 	 * @param	bool	whether or not the string will be used in a LIKE condition
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	function escape_str($str, $like = FALSE)
+	public function escape_str($str, $like = FALSE)
 	{
 		if (is_array($str))
 		{
@@ -289,10 +247,9 @@
 	/**
 	 * Affected Rows
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
-	 * @return	integer
+	 * @return	int
 	 */
-	function affected_rows()
+	public function affected_rows()
 	{
 		return @mssql_rows_affected($this->conn_id);
 	}
@@ -300,14 +257,13 @@
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**
-	* Insert ID
-	*
-	* Returns the last id created in the Identity column.
-	*
-	* @access public
-	* @return integer
-	*/
-	function insert_id()
+	 * Insert ID
+	 *
+	 * Returns the last id created in the Identity column.
+	 *
+	 * @return	string
+	 */
+	public function insert_id()
 	{
 		$ver = self::_parse_major_version($this->version());
 		$sql = ($ver >= 8 ? "SELECT SCOPE_IDENTITY() AS last_id" : "SELECT @@IDENTITY AS last_id");
@@ -319,16 +275,15 @@
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**
-	* Parse major version
-	*
-	* Grabs the major version number from the
-	* database server version string passed in.
-	*
-	* @access private
-	* @param string $version
-	* @return int16 major version number
-	*/
-	function _parse_major_version($version)
+	 * Parse major version
+	 *
+	 * Grabs the major version number from the
+	 * database server version string passed in.
+	 *
+	 * @param	string	$version
+	 * @return	int	major version number
+	 */
+	protected function _parse_major_version($version)
 	{
 		preg_match('/([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)/', $version, $ver_info);
 		return $ver_info[1]; // return the major version b/c that's all we're interested in.
@@ -337,10 +292,10 @@
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**
-	* Version number query string
-	*
-	* @return	string
-	*/
+	 * Version number query string
+	 *
+	 * @return	string
+	 */
 	protected function _version()
 	{
 		return 'SELECT @@VERSION AS ver';
@@ -354,11 +309,10 @@
 	 * Generates a platform-specific query string that counts all records in
 	 * the specified database
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
 	 * @param	string
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	function count_all($table = '')
+	public function count_all($table = '')
 	{
 		if ($table == '')
 		{
@@ -383,11 +337,10 @@
 	 *
 	 * Generates a platform-specific query string so that the table names can be fetched
 	 *
-	 * @access	private
-	 * @param	boolean
+	 * @param	bool
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	function _list_tables($prefix_limit = FALSE)
+	protected function _list_tables($prefix_limit = FALSE)
 	{
 		$sql = "SELECT name FROM sysobjects WHERE type = 'U' ORDER BY name";
 
@@ -408,11 +361,10 @@
 	 *
 	 * Generates a platform-specific query string so that the column names can be fetched
 	 *
-	 * @access	private
 	 * @param	string	the table name
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	function _list_columns($table = '')
+	protected function _list_columns($table = '')
 	{
 		return "SELECT * FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.Columns WHERE TABLE_NAME = '".$table."'";
 	}
@@ -424,11 +376,10 @@
 	 *
 	 * Generates a platform-specific query so that the column data can be retrieved
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
 	 * @param	string	the table name
-	 * @return	object
+	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	function _field_data($table)
+	protected function _field_data($table)
 	{
 		return "SELECT TOP 1 * FROM ".$table;
 	}
@@ -457,11 +408,10 @@
 	 *
 	 * This function escapes column and table names
 	 *
-	 * @access	private
 	 * @param	string
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	function _escape_identifiers($item)
+	public function _escape_identifiers($item)
 	{
 		if ($this->_escape_char == '')
 		{
@@ -500,11 +450,10 @@
 	 * This function implicitly groups FROM tables so there is no confusion
 	 * about operator precedence in harmony with SQL standards
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
-	 * @param	type
-	 * @return	type
+	 * @param	array
+	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	function _from_tables($tables)
+	protected function _from_tables($tables)
 	{
 		if ( ! is_array($tables))
 		{
@@ -521,13 +470,12 @@
 	 *
 	 * 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
 	 */
-	function _insert($table, $keys, $values)
+	protected function _insert($table, $keys, $values)
 	{
 		return "INSERT INTO ".$table." (".implode(', ', $keys).") VALUES (".implode(', ', $values).")";
 	}
@@ -539,7 +487,6 @@
 	 *
 	 * Generates a platform-specific update string from the supplied data
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
 	 * @param	string	the table name
 	 * @param	array	the update data
 	 * @param	array	the where clause
@@ -547,7 +494,7 @@
 	 * @param	array	the limit clause
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	function _update($table, $values, $where, $orderby = array(), $limit = FALSE)
+	protected function _update($table, $values, $where, $orderby = array(), $limit = FALSE)
 	{
 		foreach ($values as $key => $val)
 		{
@@ -577,11 +524,10 @@
 	 * If the database does not support the truncate() command
 	 * This function maps to "DELETE FROM table"
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
 	 * @param	string	the table name
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	function _truncate($table)
+	protected function _truncate($table)
 	{
 		return "TRUNCATE ".$table;
 	}
@@ -627,13 +573,12 @@
 	 *
 	 * 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
+	 * @param	int	the number of rows to limit the query to
+	 * @param	int	the offset value
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	function _limit($sql, $limit, $offset)
+	protected function _limit($sql, $limit, $offset)
 	{
 		$i = $limit + $offset;
 
@@ -645,18 +590,15 @@
 	/**
 	 * Close DB Connection
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
 	 * @param	resource
 	 * @return	void
 	 */
-	function _close($conn_id)
+	protected function _close($conn_id)
 	{
 		@mssql_close($conn_id);
 	}
 
 }
 
-
-
 /* End of file mssql_driver.php */
-/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/mssql/mssql_driver.php */
+/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/mssql/mssql_driver.php */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/mssql/mssql_forge.php b/system/database/drivers/mssql/mssql_forge.php
index 4a8089b..2e3e314 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/mssql/mssql_forge.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/mssql/mssql_forge.php
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-<?php  if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
+<?php if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
 /**
  * CodeIgniter
  *
  * An open source application development framework for PHP 5.2.4 or newer
  *
  * NOTICE OF LICENSE
- * 
+ *
  * Licensed under the Open Software License version 3.0
- * 
+ *
  * This source file is subject to the Open Software License (OSL 3.0) that is
  * bundled with this package in the files license.txt / license.rst.  It is
  * also available through the world wide web at this URL:
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@
  * @filesource
  */
 
-// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
 /**
  * MS SQL Forge Class
  *
@@ -39,11 +37,10 @@
 	/**
 	 * Create database
 	 *
-	 * @access	private
 	 * @param	string	the database name
-	 * @return	bool
+	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	function _create_database($name)
+	public function _create_database($name)
 	{
 		return "CREATE DATABASE ".$name;
 	}
@@ -53,11 +50,10 @@
 	/**
 	 * Drop database
 	 *
-	 * @access	private
 	 * @param	string	the database name
-	 * @return	bool
+	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	function _drop_database($name)
+	public function _drop_database($name)
 	{
 		return "DROP DATABASE ".$name;
 	}
@@ -67,10 +63,10 @@
 	/**
 	 * Drop Table
 	 *
-	 * @access	private
-	 * @return	bool
+	 * @param	string	table name
+	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	function _drop_table($table)
+	public function _drop_table($table)
 	{
 		return "DROP TABLE ".$this->db->_escape_identifiers($table);
 	}
@@ -80,15 +76,14 @@
 	/**
 	 * Create Table
 	 *
-	 * @access	private
 	 * @param	string	the table name
 	 * @param	array	the fields
 	 * @param	mixed	primary key(s)
 	 * @param	mixed	key(s)
-	 * @param	boolean	should 'IF NOT EXISTS' be added to the SQL
-	 * @return	bool
+	 * @param	bool	should 'IF NOT EXISTS' be added to the SQL
+	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	function _create_table($table, $fields, $primary_keys, $keys, $if_not_exists)
+	public function _create_table($table, $fields, $primary_keys, $keys, $if_not_exists)
 	{
 		$sql = 'CREATE TABLE ';
 
@@ -100,7 +95,7 @@
 		$sql .= $this->db->_escape_identifiers($table)." (";
 		$current_field_count = 0;
 
-		foreach ($fields as $field=>$attributes)
+		foreach ($fields as $field => $attributes)
 		{
 			// Numeric field names aren't allowed in databases, so if the key is
 			// numeric, we know it was assigned by PHP and the developer manually
@@ -190,17 +185,16 @@
 	 * Generates a platform-specific query so that a table can be altered
 	 * Called by add_column(), drop_column(), and column_alter(),
 	 *
-	 * @access	private
 	 * @param	string	the ALTER type (ADD, DROP, CHANGE)
 	 * @param	string	the column name
 	 * @param	string	the table name
 	 * @param	string	the column definition
 	 * @param	string	the default value
-	 * @param	boolean	should 'NOT NULL' be added
+	 * @param	bool	should 'NOT NULL' be added
 	 * @param	string	the field after which we should add the new field
-	 * @return	object
+	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	function _alter_table($alter_type, $table, $column_name, $column_definition = '', $default_value = '', $null = '', $after_field = '')
+	public function _alter_table($alter_type, $table, $column_name, $column_definition = '', $default_value = '', $null = '', $after_field = '')
 	{
 		$sql = 'ALTER TABLE '.$this->db->protect_identifiers($table).' '.$alter_type.' '.$this->db->protect_identifiers($column_name);
 
@@ -242,12 +236,11 @@
 	 *
 	 * 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
 	 */
-	function _rename_table($table_name, $new_table_name)
+	public function _rename_table($table_name, $new_table_name)
 	{
 		// I think this syntax will work, but can find little documentation on renaming tables in MSSQL
 		return 'ALTER TABLE '.$this->db->protect_identifiers($table_name).' RENAME TO '.$this->db->protect_identifiers($new_table_name);
@@ -256,4 +249,4 @@
 }
 
 /* End of file mssql_forge.php */
-/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/mssql/mssql_forge.php */
+/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/mssql/mssql_forge.php */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/mssql/mssql_result.php b/system/database/drivers/mssql/mssql_result.php
index b205ce2..2723f46 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/mssql/mssql_result.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/mssql/mssql_result.php
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-<?php  if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
+<?php if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
 /**
  * CodeIgniter
  *
  * An open source application development framework for PHP 5.2.4 or newer
  *
  * NOTICE OF LICENSE
- * 
+ *
  * Licensed under the Open Software License version 3.0
- * 
+ *
  * This source file is subject to the Open Software License (OSL 3.0) that is
  * bundled with this package in the files license.txt / license.rst.  It is
  * also available through the world wide web at this URL:
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@
  * @filesource
  */
 
-// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
 /**
  * MS SQL Result Class
  *
@@ -41,10 +39,9 @@
 	/**
 	 * Number of rows in the result set
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
-	 * @return	integer
+	 * @return	int
 	 */
-	function num_rows()
+	public function num_rows()
 	{
 		return @mssql_num_rows($this->result_id);
 	}
@@ -54,10 +51,9 @@
 	/**
 	 * Number of fields in the result set
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
-	 * @return	integer
+	 * @return	int
 	 */
-	function num_fields()
+	public function num_fields()
 	{
 		return @mssql_num_fields($this->result_id);
 	}
@@ -69,10 +65,9 @@
 	 *
 	 * Generates an array of column names
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
 	 * @return	array
 	 */
-	function list_fields()
+	public function list_fields()
 	{
 		$field_names = array();
 		while ($field = mssql_fetch_field($this->result_id))
@@ -90,10 +85,9 @@
 	 *
 	 * Generates an array of objects containing field meta-data
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
 	 * @return	array
 	 */
-	function field_data()
+	public function field_data()
 	{
 		$retval = array();
 		while ($field = mssql_fetch_field($this->result_id))
@@ -116,9 +110,9 @@
 	/**
 	 * Free the result
 	 *
-	 * @return	null
+	 * @return	void
 	 */
-	function free_result()
+	public function free_result()
 	{
 		if (is_resource($this->result_id))
 		{
@@ -136,10 +130,9 @@
 	 * this internally before fetching results to make sure the
 	 * result set starts at zero
 	 *
-	 * @access	private
 	 * @return	array
 	 */
-	function _data_seek($n = 0)
+	protected function _data_seek($n = 0)
 	{
 		return mssql_data_seek($this->result_id, $n);
 	}
@@ -151,10 +144,9 @@
 	 *
 	 * Returns the result set as an array
 	 *
-	 * @access	private
 	 * @return	array
 	 */
-	function _fetch_assoc()
+	protected function _fetch_assoc()
 	{
 		return mssql_fetch_assoc($this->result_id);
 	}
@@ -166,16 +158,14 @@
 	 *
 	 * Returns the result set as an object
 	 *
-	 * @access	private
 	 * @return	object
 	 */
-	function _fetch_object()
+	protected function _fetch_object()
 	{
 		return mssql_fetch_object($this->result_id);
 	}
 
 }
 
-
 /* End of file mssql_result.php */
 /* Location: ./system/database/drivers/mssql/mssql_result.php */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/mssql/mssql_utility.php b/system/database/drivers/mssql/mssql_utility.php
index 28f34b9..5c14433 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/mssql/mssql_utility.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/mssql/mssql_utility.php
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-<?php  if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
+<?php if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
 /**
  * CodeIgniter
  *
  * An open source application development framework for PHP 5.2.4 or newer
  *
  * NOTICE OF LICENSE
- * 
+ *
  * Licensed under the Open Software License version 3.0
- * 
+ *
  * This source file is subject to the Open Software License (OSL 3.0) that is
  * bundled with this package in the files license.txt / license.rst.  It is
  * also available through the world wide web at this URL:
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@
  * @filesource
  */
 
-// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
 /**
  * MS SQL Utility Class
  *
@@ -39,10 +37,9 @@
 	/**
 	 * List databases
 	 *
-	 * @access	private
-	 * @return	bool
+	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	function _list_databases()
+	public function _list_databases()
 	{
 		return "EXEC sp_helpdb"; // Can also be: EXEC sp_databases
 	}
@@ -54,11 +51,10 @@
 	 *
 	 * Generates a platform-specific query so that a table can be optimized
 	 *
-	 * @access	private
 	 * @param	string	the table name
-	 * @return	object
+	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	function _optimize_table($table)
+	public function _optimize_table($table)
 	{
 		return FALSE; // Is this supported in MS SQL?
 	}
@@ -70,11 +66,10 @@
 	 *
 	 * Generates a platform-specific query so that a table can be repaired
 	 *
-	 * @access	private
 	 * @param	string	the table name
-	 * @return	object
+	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	function _repair_table($table)
+	public function _repair_table($table)
 	{
 		return FALSE; // Is this supported in MS SQL?
 	}
@@ -84,11 +79,10 @@
 	/**
 	 * MSSQL Export
 	 *
-	 * @access	private
 	 * @param	array	Preferences
 	 * @return	mixed
 	 */
-	function _backup($params = array())
+	public function _backup($params = array())
 	{
 		// Currently unsupported
 		return $this->db->display_error('db_unsuported_feature');
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_driver.php
index ba646d2..bef4111 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_driver.php
@@ -701,4 +701,4 @@
 }
 
 /* End of file mysql_driver.php */
-/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_driver.php */
+/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_driver.php */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_forge.php b/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_forge.php
index d317ac3..11172b4 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_forge.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_forge.php
@@ -237,4 +237,4 @@
 }
 
 /* End of file mysql_forge.php */
-/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_forge.php */
+/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_forge.php */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_result.php b/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_result.php
index cec28dc..f76076f 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_result.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_result.php
@@ -166,4 +166,4 @@
 }
 
 /* End of file mysql_result.php */
-/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_result.php */
+/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_result.php */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_utility.php b/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_utility.php
index d716b00..2d89cb9 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_utility.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_utility.php
@@ -204,4 +204,4 @@
 }
 
 /* End of file mysql_utility.php */
-/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_utility.php */
+/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_utility.php */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_driver.php
index f38b94c..4c5d521 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_driver.php
@@ -697,4 +697,4 @@
 }
 
 /* End of file mysqli_driver.php */
-/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_driver.php */
+/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_driver.php */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_forge.php b/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_forge.php
index 9ec4bf7..8cf0ae1 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_forge.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_forge.php
@@ -237,4 +237,4 @@
 }
 
 /* End of file mysqli_forge.php */
-/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_forge.php */
+/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_forge.php */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_result.php b/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_result.php
index f135f4d..83d88aa 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_result.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_result.php
@@ -167,4 +167,4 @@
 }
 
 /* End of file mysqli_result.php */
-/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_result.php */
+/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_result.php */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_utility.php b/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_utility.php
index 650ddfd..4d7002e 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_utility.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_utility.php
@@ -90,4 +90,4 @@
 }
 
 /* End of file mysqli_utility.php */
-/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_utility.php */
+/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_utility.php */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/oci8/oci8_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/oci8/oci8_driver.php
index 070d58a..3bc8c11 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/oci8/oci8_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/oci8/oci8_driver.php
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-<?php  if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
+<?php if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
 /**
  * CodeIgniter
  *
  * An open source application development framework for PHP 5.2.4 or newer
  *
  * NOTICE OF LICENSE
- * 
+ *
  * Licensed under the Open Software License version 3.0
- * 
+ *
  * This source file is subject to the Open Software License (OSL 3.0) that is
  * bundled with this package in the files license.txt / license.rst.  It is
  * also available through the world wide web at this URL:
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@
  * @filesource
  */
 
-// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
 /**
  * oci8 Database Adapter Class
  *
@@ -50,46 +48,125 @@
  * @author	  Kelly McArdle
  *
  */
-
 class CI_DB_oci8_driver extends CI_DB {
 
-	var $dbdriver = 'oci8';
+	public $dbdriver = 'oci8';
 
 	// The character used for excaping
-	var $_escape_char = '"';
+	protected $_escape_char = '"';
 
 	// clause and character used for LIKE escape sequences
-	var $_like_escape_str = " escape '%s' ";
-	var $_like_escape_chr = '!';
+	protected $_like_escape_str = " ESCAPE '%s' ";
+	protected $_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.
 	 */
-	var $_count_string = "SELECT COUNT(1) AS ";
-	var $_random_keyword = ' ASC'; // not currently supported
+	protected $_count_string = 'SELECT COUNT(1) AS ';
+	protected $_random_keyword = ' ASC'; // not currently supported
 
 	// Set "auto commit" by default
-	var $_commit = OCI_COMMIT_ON_SUCCESS;
+	protected $_commit = OCI_COMMIT_ON_SUCCESS;
 
 	// need to track statement id and cursor id
-	var $stmt_id;
-	var $curs_id;
+	public $stmt_id;
+	public $curs_id;
 
 	// if we use a limit, we will add a field that will
 	// throw off num_fields later
-	var $limit_used;
+	public $limit_used;
+
+	public function __construct($params)
+	{
+		parent::__construct($params);
+
+		$valid_dsns = array(
+					'tns'	=> '/^\(DESCRIPTION=(\(.+\)){2,}\)$/', // TNS
+					// Easy Connect string (Oracle 10g+)
+					'ec'	=> '/^(\/\/)?[a-z0-9.:_-]+(:[1-9][0-9]{0,4})?(\/[a-z0-9$_]+)?(:[^\/])?(\/[a-z0-9$_]+)?$/i',
+					'in'	=> '/^[a-z0-9$_]+$/i' // Instance name (defined in tnsnames.ora)
+				);
+
+		/* Space characters don't have any effect when actually
+		 * connecting, but can be a hassle while validating the DSN.
+		 */
+		$this->dsn = str_replace(array("\n", "\r", "\t", ' '), '', $this->dsn);
+
+		if ($this->dsn !== '')
+		{
+			foreach ($valid_dsns as $regexp)
+			{
+				if (preg_match($regexp, $this->dsn))
+				{
+					return;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Legacy support for TNS in the hostname configuration field
+		$this->hostname = str_replace(array("\n", "\r", "\t", ' '), '', $this->hostname);
+		if (preg_match($valid_dsns['tns'], $this->hostname))
+		{
+			$this->dsn = $this->hostname;
+			return;
+		}
+		elseif ($this->hostname !== '' && strpos($this->hostname, '/') === FALSE && strpos($this->hostname, ':') === FALSE
+			&& (( ! empty($this->port) && ctype_digit($this->port)) OR $this->database !== ''))
+		{
+			/* If the hostname field isn't empty, doesn't contain
+			 * ':' and/or '/' and if port and/or database aren't
+			 * empty, then the hostname field is most likely indeed
+			 * just a hostname. Therefore we'll try and build an
+			 * Easy Connect string from these 3 settings, assuming
+			 * that the database field is a service name.
+			 */
+			$this->dsn = $this->hostname
+					.(( ! empty($this->port) && ctype_digit($this->port)) ? ':'.$this->port : '')
+					.($this->database !== '' ? '/'.ltrim($this->database, '/') : '');
+
+			if (preg_match($valid_dsns['ec'], $this->dsn))
+			{
+				return;
+			}
+		}
+
+		/* At this point, we can only try and validate the hostname and
+		 * database fields separately as DSNs.
+		 */
+		if (preg_match($valid_dsns['ec'], $this->hostname) OR preg_match($valid_dsns['in'], $this->hostname))
+		{
+			$this->dsn = $this->hostname;
+			return;
+		}
+
+		$this->database = str_replace(array("\n", "\r", "\t", ' '), '', $this->database);
+		foreach ($valid_dsns as $regexp)
+		{
+			if (preg_match($regexp, $this->database))
+			{
+				return;
+			}
+		}
+
+		/* Well - OK, an empty string should work as well.
+		 * PHP will try to use environment variables to
+		 * determine which Oracle instance to connect to.
+		 */
+		$this->dsn = '';
+	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Non-persistent database connection
 	 *
-	 * @access  private called by the base class
-	 * @return  resource
+	 * @return	resource
 	 */
 	public function db_connect()
 	{
-		return @oci_connect($this->username, $this->password, $this->hostname, $this->char_set);
+		return ( ! empty($this->char_set))
+			? @oci_connect($this->username, $this->password, $this->dsn, $this->char_set)
+			: @oci_connect($this->username, $this->password, $this->dsn);
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -97,29 +174,13 @@
 	/**
 	 * Persistent database connection
 	 *
-	 * @access  private called by the base class
-	 * @return  resource
+	 * @return	resource
 	 */
 	public function db_pconnect()
 	{
-		return @oci_pconnect($this->username, $this->password, $this->hostname, $this->char_set);
-	}
-
-	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-	/**
-	 * Reconnect
-	 *
-	 * Keep / reestablish the db connection if no queries have been
-	 * sent for a length of time exceeding the server's idle timeout
-	 *
-	 * @access	public
-	 * @return	void
-	 */
-	public function reconnect()
-	{
-		// not implemented in oracle
-		return;
+		return ( ! empty($this->char_set))
+			? @oci_pconnect($this->username, $this->password, $this->dsn, $this->char_set)
+			: @oci_pconnect($this->username, $this->password, $this->dsn);
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -127,8 +188,7 @@
 	/**
 	 * Select the database
 	 *
-	 * @access  private called by the base class
-	 * @return  resource
+	 * @return	resource
 	 */
 	public function db_select()
 	{
@@ -155,9 +215,8 @@
 	/**
 	 * Execute the query
 	 *
-	 * @access  protected  called by the base class
-	 * @param   string  an SQL query
-	 * @return  resource
+	 * @param	string	an SQL query
+	 * @return	resource
 	 */
 	protected function _execute($sql)
 	{
@@ -172,41 +231,23 @@
 	/**
 	 * Generate a statement ID
 	 *
-	 * @access  private
-	 * @param   string  an SQL query
-	 * @return  none
+	 * @param	string	an SQL query
+	 * @return	void
 	 */
-	private function _set_stmt_id($sql)
+	protected function _set_stmt_id($sql)
 	{
 		if ( ! is_resource($this->stmt_id))
 		{
-			$this->stmt_id = oci_parse($this->conn_id, $this->_prep_query($sql));
+			$this->stmt_id = oci_parse($this->conn_id, $sql);
 		}
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**
-	 * Prep the query
+	 * Get cursor. Returns a cursor from the database
 	 *
-	 * If needed, each database adapter can prep the query string
-	 *
-	 * @access  private called by execute()
-	 * @param   string  an SQL query
-	 * @return  string
-	 */
-	private function _prep_query($sql)
-	{
-		return $sql;
-	}
-
-	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-	/**
-	 * getCursor.  Returns a cursor from the datbase
-	 *
-	 * @access  public
-	 * @return  cursor id
+	 * @return	cursor id
 	 */
 	public function get_cursor()
 	{
@@ -219,11 +260,10 @@
 	/**
 	 * Stored Procedure.  Executes a stored procedure
 	 *
-	 * @access  public
-	 * @param   package	 package stored procedure is in
-	 * @param   procedure   stored procedure to execute
-	 * @param   params	  array of parameters
-	 * @return  array
+	 * @param	string	package stored procedure is in
+	 * @param	string	stored procedure to execute
+	 * @param	array	parameters
+	 * @return	object
 	 *
 	 * params array keys
 	 *
@@ -272,10 +312,9 @@
 	/**
 	 * Bind parameters
 	 *
-	 * @access  private
-	 * @return  none
+	 * @return	void
 	 */
-	private function _bind_params($params)
+	protected function _bind_params($params)
 	{
 		if ( ! is_array($params) OR ! is_resource($this->stmt_id))
 		{
@@ -301,7 +340,6 @@
 	/**
 	 * Begin Transaction
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
 	 * @return	bool
 	 */
 	public function trans_begin($test_mode = FALSE)
@@ -331,7 +369,6 @@
 	/**
 	 * Commit Transaction
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
 	 * @return	bool
 	 */
 	public function trans_commit()
@@ -357,7 +394,6 @@
 	/**
 	 * Rollback Transaction
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
 	 * @return	bool
 	 */
 	public function trans_rollback()
@@ -417,8 +453,7 @@
 	/**
 	 * Affected Rows
 	 *
-	 * @access  public
-	 * @return  integer
+	 * @return	int
 	 */
 	public function affected_rows()
 	{
@@ -430,8 +465,7 @@
 	/**
 	 * Insert ID
 	 *
-	 * @access  public
-	 * @return  integer
+	 * @return	int
 	 */
 	public function insert_id()
 	{
@@ -447,9 +481,8 @@
 	 * Generates a platform-specific query string that counts all records in
 	 * the specified database
 	 *
-	 * @access  public
-	 * @param   string
-	 * @return  string
+	 * @param	string
+	 * @return	string
 	 */
 	public function count_all($table = '')
 	{
@@ -476,8 +509,7 @@
 	 *
 	 * Generates a platform-specific query string so that the table names can be fetched
 	 *
-	 * @access	protected
-	 * @param	boolean
+	 * @param	bool
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
 	protected function _list_tables($prefix_limit = FALSE)
@@ -499,9 +531,8 @@
 	 *
 	 * Generates a platform-specific query string so that the column names can be fetched
 	 *
-	 * @access  protected
-	 * @param   string  the table name
-	 * @return  string
+	 * @param	string	the table name
+	 * @return	string
 	 */
 	protected function _list_columns($table = '')
 	{
@@ -515,9 +546,8 @@
 	 *
 	 * Generates a platform-specific query so that the column data can be retrieved
 	 *
-	 * @access  public
-	 * @param   string  the table name
-	 * @return  object
+	 * @param	string	the table name
+	 * @return	string
 	 */
 	protected function _field_data($table)
 	{
@@ -562,11 +592,10 @@
 	 *
 	 * This function escapes column and table names
 	 *
-	 * @access	protected
 	 * @param	string
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	protected function _escape_identifiers($item)
+	public function _escape_identifiers($item)
 	{
 		if ($this->_escape_char == '')
 		{
@@ -605,9 +634,8 @@
 	 * This function implicitly groups FROM tables so there is no confusion
 	 * about operator precedence in harmony with SQL standards
 	 *
-	 * @access	protected
-	 * @param	type
-	 * @return	type
+	 * @param	array
+	 * @return	string
 	 */
 	protected function _from_tables($tables)
 	{
@@ -626,11 +654,10 @@
 	 *
 	 * 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
+	 * @param	string	the table name
+	 * @param	array	the insert keys
+	 * @param	array	the insert values
+	 * @return	string
 	 */
 	protected function _insert($table, $keys, $values)
 	{
@@ -644,10 +671,10 @@
 	 *
 	 * Generates a platform-specific insert string from the supplied data
 	 *
-	 * @param	string  the table name
-	 * @param	array   the insert keys
-	 * @param 	array   the insert values
-	 * @return 	string
+	 * @param	string	the table name
+	 * @param	array	the insert keys
+	 * @param 	array	the insert values
+	 * @return	string
 	 */
 	protected function _insert_batch($table, $keys, $values)
 	{
@@ -671,7 +698,6 @@
 	 *
 	 * Generates a platform-specific update string from the supplied data
 	 *
-	 * @access	protected
 	 * @param	string	the table name
 	 * @param	array	the update data
 	 * @param	array	the where clause
@@ -708,7 +734,6 @@
 	 * If the database does not support the truncate() command
 	 * This function maps to "DELETE FROM table"
 	 *
-	 * @access	protected
 	 * @param	string	the table name
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
@@ -724,7 +749,6 @@
 	 *
 	 * Generates a platform-specific delete string from the supplied data
 	 *
-	 * @access	protected
 	 * @param	string	the table name
 	 * @param	array	the where clause
 	 * @param	string	the limit clause
@@ -758,11 +782,10 @@
 	 *
 	 * Generates a platform-specific LIMIT clause
 	 *
-	 * @access  protected
-	 * @param   string  the sql query string
-	 * @param   integer the number of rows to limit the query to
-	 * @param   integer the offset value
-	 * @return  string
+	 * @param	string	the sql query string
+	 * @param	int	the number of rows to limit the query to
+	 * @param	int	the offset value
+	 * @return	string
 	 */
 	protected function _limit($sql, $limit, $offset)
 	{
@@ -785,19 +808,15 @@
 	/**
 	 * Close DB Connection
 	 *
-	 * @access  protected
-	 * @param   resource
-	 * @return  void
+	 * @param	resource
+	 * @return	void
 	 */
 	protected function _close($conn_id)
 	{
 		@oci_close($conn_id);
 	}
 
-
 }
 
-
-
 /* End of file oci8_driver.php */
-/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/oci8/oci8_driver.php */
+/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/oci8/oci8_driver.php */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/oci8/oci8_forge.php b/system/database/drivers/oci8/oci8_forge.php
index 7fcc809..8285a29 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/oci8/oci8_forge.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/oci8/oci8_forge.php
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-<?php  if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
+<?php if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
 /**
  * CodeIgniter
  *
  * An open source application development framework for PHP 5.2.4 or newer
  *
  * NOTICE OF LICENSE
- * 
+ *
  * Licensed under the Open Software License version 3.0
- * 
+ *
  * This source file is subject to the Open Software License (OSL 3.0) that is
  * bundled with this package in the files license.txt / license.rst.  It is
  * also available through the world wide web at this URL:
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@
  * @filesource
  */
 
-// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
 /**
  * Oracle Forge Class
  *
@@ -39,11 +37,10 @@
 	/**
 	 * Create database
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
 	 * @param	string	the database name
 	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	function _create_database($name)
+	public function _create_database($name)
 	{
 		return FALSE;
 	}
@@ -53,11 +50,10 @@
 	/**
 	 * Drop database
 	 *
-	 * @access	private
 	 * @param	string	the database name
 	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	function _drop_database($name)
+	public function _drop_database($name)
 	{
 		return FALSE;
 	}
@@ -144,10 +140,9 @@
 	/**
 	 * Drop Table
 	 *
-	 * @access	private
 	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	function _drop_table($table)
+	public function _drop_table($table)
 	{
 		return FALSE;
 	}
@@ -160,17 +155,16 @@
 	 * 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
 	 * @param	string	the column definition
 	 * @param	string	the default value
-	 * @param	boolean	should 'NOT NULL' be added
+	 * @param	bool	should 'NOT NULL' be added
 	 * @param	string	the field after which we should add the new field
-	 * @return	object
+	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	function _alter_table($alter_type, $table, $column_name, $column_definition = '', $default_value = '', $null = '', $after_field = '')
+	public function _alter_table($alter_type, $table, $column_name, $column_definition = '', $default_value = '', $null = '', $after_field = '')
 	{
 		$sql = 'ALTER TABLE '.$this->db->protect_identifiers($table).' '.$alter_type.' '.$this->db->protect_identifiers($column_name);
 
@@ -212,12 +206,11 @@
 	 *
 	 * 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
 	 */
-	function _rename_table($table_name, $new_table_name)
+	public function _rename_table($table_name, $new_table_name)
 	{
 		return 'ALTER TABLE '.$this->db->protect_identifiers($table_name).' RENAME TO '.$this->db->protect_identifiers($new_table_name);
 	}
@@ -225,4 +218,4 @@
 }
 
 /* End of file oci8_forge.php */
-/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/oci8/oci8_forge.php */
+/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/oci8/oci8_forge.php */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/oci8/oci8_result.php b/system/database/drivers/oci8/oci8_result.php
index 6f1b8b4..c3f7757 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/oci8/oci8_result.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/oci8/oci8_result.php
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-<?php  if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
+<?php if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
 /**
  * CodeIgniter
  *
  * An open source application development framework for PHP 5.2.4 or newer
  *
  * NOTICE OF LICENSE
- * 
+ *
  * Licensed under the Open Software License version 3.0
- * 
+ *
  * This source file is subject to the Open Software License (OSL 3.0) that is
  * bundled with this package in the files license.txt / license.rst.  It is
  * also available through the world wide web at this URL:
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@
  * @filesource
  */
 
-// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
 /**
  * oci8 Result Class
  *
@@ -57,9 +55,7 @@
 	 * Oracle doesn't have a graceful way to retun the number of rows
 	 * so we have to use what amounts to a hack.
 	 *
-	 *
-	 * @access  public
-	 * @return  integer
+	 * @return	int
 	 */
 	public function num_rows()
 	{
@@ -82,8 +78,7 @@
 	/**
 	 * Number of fields in the result set
 	 *
-	 * @access  public
-	 * @return  integer
+	 * @return	int
 	 */
 	public function num_fields()
 	{
@@ -105,7 +100,6 @@
 	 *
 	 * Generates an array of column names
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
 	 * @return	array
 	 */
 	public function list_fields()
@@ -125,8 +119,7 @@
 	 *
 	 * Generates an array of objects containing field meta-data
 	 *
-	 * @access  public
-	 * @return  array
+	 * @return	array
 	 */
 	public function field_data()
 	{
@@ -149,7 +142,7 @@
 	/**
 	 * Free the result
 	 *
-	 * @return	null
+	 * @return	void
 	 */
 	public function free_result()
 	{
@@ -167,8 +160,7 @@
 	 *
 	 * Returns the result set as an array
 	 *
-	 * @access  protected
-	 * @return  array
+	 * @return	array
 	 */
 	protected function _fetch_assoc()
 	{
@@ -183,8 +175,7 @@
 	 *
 	 * Returns the result set as an object
 	 *
-	 * @access  protected
-	 * @return  object
+	 * @return	object
 	 */
 	protected function _fetch_object()
 	{
@@ -197,8 +188,7 @@
 	/**
 	 * Query result.  "array" version.
 	 *
-	 * @access  public
-	 * @return  array
+	 * @return	array
 	 */
 	public function result_array()
 	{
@@ -221,11 +211,10 @@
 	/**
 	 * Data Seek
 	 *
-	 * Moves the internal pointer to the desired offset.  We call
+	 * Moves the internal pointer to the desired offset. We call
 	 * this internally before fetching results to make sure the
 	 * result set starts at zero
 	 *
-	 * @access	protected
 	 * @return	array
 	 */
 	protected function _data_seek($n = 0)
@@ -235,6 +224,5 @@
 
 }
 
-
 /* End of file oci8_result.php */
-/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/oci8/oci8_result.php */
+/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/oci8/oci8_result.php */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/oci8/oci8_utility.php b/system/database/drivers/oci8/oci8_utility.php
index 62dfb2f..e303fb6 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/oci8/oci8_utility.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/oci8/oci8_utility.php
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-<?php  if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
+<?php if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
 /**
  * CodeIgniter
  *
  * An open source application development framework for PHP 5.2.4 or newer
  *
  * NOTICE OF LICENSE
- * 
+ *
  * Licensed under the Open Software License version 3.0
- * 
+ *
  * This source file is subject to the Open Software License (OSL 3.0) that is
  * bundled with this package in the files license.txt / license.rst.  It is
  * also available through the world wide web at this URL:
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@
  * @filesource
  */
 
-// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
 /**
  * Oracle Utility Class
  *
@@ -39,10 +37,9 @@
 	/**
 	 * List databases
 	 *
-	 * @access	private
 	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	function _list_databases()
+	public function _list_databases()
 	{
 		return FALSE;
 	}
@@ -54,11 +51,10 @@
 	 *
 	 * Generates a platform-specific query so that a table can be optimized
 	 *
-	 * @access	private
 	 * @param	string	the table name
-	 * @return	object
+	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	function _optimize_table($table)
+	public function _optimize_table($table)
 	{
 		return FALSE; // Is this supported in Oracle?
 	}
@@ -70,11 +66,10 @@
 	 *
 	 * Generates a platform-specific query so that a table can be repaired
 	 *
-	 * @access	private
 	 * @param	string	the table name
-	 * @return	object
+	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	function _repair_table($table)
+	public function _repair_table($table)
 	{
 		return FALSE; // Is this supported in Oracle?
 	}
@@ -84,15 +79,15 @@
 	/**
 	 * Oracle Export
 	 *
-	 * @access	private
 	 * @param	array	Preferences
 	 * @return	mixed
 	 */
-	function _backup($params = array())
+	public function _backup($params = array())
 	{
 		// Currently unsupported
 		return $this->db->display_error('db_unsuported_feature');
 	}
+
 }
 
 /* End of file oci8_utility.php */
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_driver.php
index cfa561c..ad77311 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_driver.php
@@ -57,12 +57,17 @@
 	protected $_count_string = 'SELECT COUNT(*) AS ';
 	protected $_random_keyword;
 
-
 	public function __construct($params)
 	{
 		parent::__construct($params);
 
 		$this->_random_keyword = ' RND('.time().')'; // database specific random keyword
+
+		// Legacy support for DSN in the hostname field
+		if ($this->dsn == '')
+		{
+			$this->dsn = $this->hostname;
+		}
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -72,7 +77,7 @@
 	 */
 	public function db_connect()
 	{
-		return @odbc_connect($this->hostname, $this->username, $this->password);
+		return @odbc_connect($this->dsn, $this->username, $this->password);
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -84,22 +89,7 @@
 	 */
 	public function db_pconnect()
 	{
-		return @odbc_pconnect($this->hostname, $this->username, $this->password);
-	}
-
-	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-	/**
-	 * Reconnect
-	 *
-	 * Keep / reestablish the db connection if no queries have been
-	 * sent for a length of time exceeding the server's idle timeout
-	 *
-	 * @return	void
-	 */
-	public function reconnect()
-	{
-		// not implemented in odbc
+		return @odbc_pconnect($this->dsn, $this->username, $this->password);
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -125,28 +115,12 @@
 	 */
 	protected function _execute($sql)
 	{
-		$sql = $this->_prep_query($sql);
 		return @odbc_exec($this->conn_id, $sql);
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**
-	 * Prep the query
-	 *
-	 * If needed, each database adapter can prep the query string
-	 *
-	 * @param	string	an SQL query
-	 * @return	string
-	 */
-	protected function _prep_query($sql)
-	{
-		return $sql;
-	}
-
-	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-	/**
 	 * Begin Transaction
 	 *
 	 * @return	bool
@@ -577,4 +551,4 @@
 }
 
 /* End of file odbc_driver.php */
-/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_driver.php */
+/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_driver.php */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_forge.php b/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_forge.php
index 26a524a..486a8dd 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_forge.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_forge.php
@@ -265,4 +265,4 @@
 }
 
 /* End of file odbc_forge.php */
-/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_forge.php */
+/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_forge.php */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_result.php b/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_result.php
index f6aee35..30cc979 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_result.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_result.php
@@ -319,4 +319,4 @@
 }
 
 /* End of file odbc_result.php */
-/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_result.php */
+/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_result.php */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_utility.php b/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_utility.php
index 5244f08..65445e9 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_utility.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_utility.php
@@ -106,4 +106,4 @@
 }
 
 /* End of file odbc_utility.php */
-/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_utility.php */
+/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_utility.php */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/pdo/pdo_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/pdo/pdo_driver.php
index 658a3d5..19338e3 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/pdo/pdo_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/pdo/pdo_driver.php
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-<?php  if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
+<?php if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
 /**
  * CodeIgniter
  *
  * An open source application development framework for PHP 5.2.4 or newer
  *
  * NOTICE OF LICENSE
- * 
+ *
  * Licensed under the Open Software License version 3.0
- * 
+ *
  * This source file is subject to the Open Software License (OSL 3.0) that is
  * bundled with this package in the files license.txt / license.rst.  It is
  * also available through the world wide web at this URL:
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@
  * @filesource
  */
 
-// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
 /**
  * PDO Database Adapter Class
  *
@@ -42,28 +40,28 @@
  */
 class CI_DB_pdo_driver extends CI_DB {
 
-	var $dbdriver = 'pdo';
+	public $dbdriver = 'pdo';
 
 	// the character used to excape - not necessary for PDO
-	var $_escape_char = '';
+	protected $_escape_char = '';
 
 	// clause and character used for LIKE escape sequences
-	var $_like_escape_str;
-	var $_like_escape_chr;
+	protected $_like_escape_str;
+	protected $_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.
 	 */
-	var $_count_string = "SELECT COUNT(*) AS ";
-	var $_random_keyword;
+	protected $_count_string = 'SELECT COUNT(*) AS ';
+	protected $_random_keyword;
 
 	// need to track the pdo driver and options
-	var $pdodriver;
-	var $options = array();
+	public $pdodriver;
+	public $options = array();
 
-	function __construct($params)
+	public function __construct($params)
 	{
 		parent::__construct($params);
 
@@ -96,19 +94,18 @@
 			$this->_like_escape_str = " ESCAPE '%s' ";
 			$this->_like_escape_chr = '!';
 		}
-		
-		$this->trans_enabled   = FALSE;
+
+		$this->trans_enabled = FALSE;
 		$this->_random_keyword = ' RND('.time().')'; // database specific random keyword
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Connection String
 	 *
-	 * @access	private
 	 * @param	array
 	 * @return	void
 	 */
-	function _connect_string($params)
+	protected function _connect_string($params)
 	{
 		if (strpos($this->hostname, ':'))
 		{
@@ -138,7 +135,7 @@
 			$this->dsn = $this->pdodriver.':';
 
 			// Add hostname to the DSN for databases that need it
-			if ( ! empty($this->hostname) 
+			if ( ! empty($this->hostname)
 				&& strpos($this->hostname, ':') === FALSE
 				&& in_array($this->pdodriver, array('informix', 'mysql', 'pgsql', 'sybase', 'mssql', 'dblib', 'cubrid')))
 			{
@@ -153,7 +150,7 @@
 		}
 
 		// Add the database name to the DSN, if needed
-	    if (stripos($this->dsn, 'dbname') === FALSE 
+	    if (stripos($this->dsn, 'dbname') === FALSE
 	       && in_array($this->pdodriver, array('4D', 'pgsql', 'mysql', 'firebird', 'sybase', 'mssql', 'dblib', 'cubrid')))
 	    {
 	        $this->dsn .= 'dbname='.$this->database.';';
@@ -190,10 +187,9 @@
 	/**
 	 * Non-persistent database connection
 	 *
-	 * @access	private called by the base class
-	 * @return	resource
+	 * @return	object
 	 */
-	function db_connect()
+	public function db_connect()
 	{
 		$this->options[PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE] = PDO::ERRMODE_SILENT;
 
@@ -205,14 +201,13 @@
 	/**
 	 * Persistent database connection
 	 *
-	 * @access	private called by the base class
-	 * @return	resource
+	 * @return	object
 	 */
-	function db_pconnect()
+	public function db_pconnect()
 	{
-		$this->options[PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE]    = PDO::ERRMODE_SILENT;
+		$this->options[PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE] = PDO::ERRMODE_SILENT;
 		$this->options[PDO::ATTR_PERSISTENT] = TRUE;
-	
+
 		return $this->pdo_connect();
 	}
 
@@ -221,23 +216,22 @@
 	/**
 	 * PDO connection
 	 *
-	 * @access	private called by the PDO driver class
-	 * @return	resource
+	 * @return	object
 	 */
-	function pdo_connect()
+	public function pdo_connect()
 	{
 		// Refer : http://php.net/manual/en/ref.pdo-mysql.connection.php
-		if ($this->pdodriver == 'mysql' && is_php('5.3.6'))
+		if ($this->pdodriver === 'mysql' && ! is_php('5.3.6'))
 		{
 			$this->options[PDO::MYSQL_ATTR_INIT_COMMAND] = "SET NAMES $this->char_set COLLATE '$this->dbcollat'";
 		}
 
 		// Connecting...
-		try 
+		try
 		{
 			$db = new PDO($this->dsn, $this->username, $this->password, $this->options);
-		} 
-		catch (PDOException $e) 
+		}
+		catch (PDOException $e)
 		{
 			if ($this->db_debug && empty($this->failover))
 			{
@@ -253,33 +247,11 @@
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**
-	 * Reconnect
-	 *
-	 * 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
-	 */
-	function reconnect()
-	{
-		if ($this->db->db_debug)
-		{
-			return $this->db->display_error('db_unsuported_feature');
-		}
-
-		return FALSE;
-	}
-
-	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-	/**
 	 * Select the database
 	 *
-	 * @access	private called by the base class
 	 * @return	resource
 	 */
-	function db_select()
+	public function db_select()
 	{
 		// Not needed for PDO
 		return TRUE;
@@ -304,16 +276,15 @@
 	/**
 	 * Execute the query
 	 *
-	 * @access	private called by the base class
 	 * @param	string	an SQL query
-	 * @return	object
+	 * @return	mixed
 	 */
-	function _execute($sql)
+	protected function _execute($sql)
 	{
 		$sql = $this->_prep_query($sql);
 
 		$result_id = $this->conn_id->query($sql);
-		
+
 		if (is_object($result_id))
 		{
 			$this->affect_rows = $result_id->rowCount();
@@ -322,7 +293,7 @@
 		{
 			$this->affect_rows = 0;
 		}
-		
+
 		return $result_id;
 	}
 
@@ -333,11 +304,10 @@
 	 *
 	 * If needed, each database adapter can prep the query string
 	 *
-	 * @access	private called by execute()
 	 * @param	string	an SQL query
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	function _prep_query($sql)
+	protected function _prep_query($sql)
 	{
 		if ($this->pdodriver === 'pgsql')
 		{
@@ -358,10 +328,9 @@
 	/**
 	 * Begin Transaction
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
 	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	function trans_begin($test_mode = FALSE)
+	public function trans_begin($test_mode = FALSE)
 	{
 		if ( ! $this->trans_enabled)
 		{
@@ -387,10 +356,9 @@
 	/**
 	 * Commit Transaction
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
 	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	function trans_commit()
+	public function trans_commit()
 	{
 		if ( ! $this->trans_enabled)
 		{
@@ -404,7 +372,7 @@
 		}
 
 		$ret = $this->conn->commit();
-		
+
 		return $ret;
 	}
 
@@ -413,10 +381,9 @@
 	/**
 	 * Rollback Transaction
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
 	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	function trans_rollback()
+	public function trans_rollback()
 	{
 		if ( ! $this->trans_enabled)
 		{
@@ -439,12 +406,11 @@
 	/**
 	 * Escape String
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
 	 * @param	string
 	 * @param	bool	whether or not the string will be used in a LIKE condition
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	function escape_str($str, $like = FALSE)
+	public function escape_str($str, $like = FALSE)
 	{
 		if (is_array($str))
 		{
@@ -455,24 +421,22 @@
 
 			return $str;
 		}
-		
+
 		//Escape the string
 		$str = $this->conn_id->quote($str);
-		
+
 		//If there are duplicated quotes, trim them away
 		if (strpos($str, "'") === 0)
 		{
 			$str = substr($str, 1, -1);
 		}
-		
+
 		// escape LIKE condition wildcards
 		if ($like === TRUE)
 		{
-			$str = str_replace(	array('%', '_', $this->_like_escape_chr),
-								array($this->_like_escape_chr.'%', 
-								      $this->_like_escape_chr.'_', 
-								      $this->_like_escape_chr.$this->_like_escape_chr),
-								$str);
+			return str_replace(array($this->_like_escape_chr, '%', '_'),
+						array($this->_like_escape_chr.$this->_like_escape_chr, $this->_like_escape_chr.'%', $this->_like_escape_chr.'_'),
+						$str);
 		}
 
 		return $str;
@@ -483,10 +447,9 @@
 	/**
 	 * Affected Rows
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
-	 * @return	integer
+	 * @return	int
 	 */
-	function affected_rows()
+	public function affected_rows()
 	{
 		return $this->affect_rows;
 	}
@@ -518,7 +481,6 @@
 	 * Generates a platform-specific query string that counts all records in
 	 * the specified database
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
 	 * @param	string
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
@@ -550,11 +512,10 @@
 	 *
 	 * Generates a platform-specific query string so that the table names can be fetched
 	 *
-	 * @access	private
-	 * @param	boolean
+	 * @param	bool
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	function _list_tables($prefix_limit = FALSE)
+	protected function _list_tables($prefix_limit = FALSE)
 	{
 		if ($this->pdodriver == 'pgsql')
 		{
@@ -573,7 +534,7 @@
 
 		if ($prefix_limit !== FALSE AND $this->dbprefix != '')
 		{
-			return FALSE; 
+			return FALSE;
 		}
 
 		return $sql;
@@ -586,11 +547,10 @@
 	 *
 	 * Generates a platform-specific query string so that the column names can be fetched
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
 	 * @param	string	the table name
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	function _list_columns($table = '')
+	protected function _list_columns($table = '')
 	{
 		return 'SHOW COLUMNS FROM '.$this->_from_tables($table);
 	}
@@ -602,11 +562,10 @@
 	 *
 	 * Generates a platform-specific query so that the column data can be retrieved
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
 	 * @param	string	the table name
-	 * @return	object
+	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	function _field_data($table)
+	protected function _field_data($table)
 	{
 		if ($this->pdodriver == 'mysql' or $this->pdodriver == 'pgsql')
 		{
@@ -623,7 +582,7 @@
 			// Analog function for sqlite
 			return 'PRAGMA table_info('.$this->_from_tables($table).')';
 		}
-		
+
 		return 'SELECT TOP 1 FROM '.$this->_from_tables($table);
 	}
 
@@ -663,11 +622,10 @@
 	 *
 	 * This function escapes column and table names
 	 *
-	 * @access	private
 	 * @param	string
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	function _escape_identifiers($item)
+	public function _escape_identifiers($item)
 	{
 		if ($this->_escape_char == '')
 		{
@@ -707,11 +665,10 @@
 	 * This function implicitly groups FROM tables so there is no confusion
 	 * about operator precedence in harmony with SQL standards
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
-	 * @param	type
-	 * @return	type
+	 * @param	array
+	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	function _from_tables($tables)
+	protected function _from_tables($tables)
 	{
 		if ( ! is_array($tables))
 		{
@@ -728,17 +685,16 @@
 	 *
 	 * 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
 	 */
-	function _insert($table, $keys, $values)
+	protected function _insert($table, $keys, $values)
 	{
 		return 'INSERT INTO '.$this->_from_tables($table).' ('.implode(', ', $keys).') VALUES ('.implode(', ', $values).')';
 	}
-	
+
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**
@@ -746,13 +702,12 @@
 	 *
 	 * 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
+	 * @param	string	the table name
+	 * @param	array	the insert keys
+	 * @param	array	the insert values
+	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	function _insert_batch($table, $keys, $values)
+	protected function _insert_batch($table, $keys, $values)
 	{
 		return 'INSERT INTO '.$this->_from_tables($table).' ('.implode(', ', $keys).') VALUES '.implode(', ', $values);
 	}
@@ -764,7 +719,6 @@
 	 *
 	 * Generates a platform-specific update string from the supplied data
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
 	 * @param	string	the table name
 	 * @param	array	the update data
 	 * @param	array	the where clause
@@ -772,7 +726,7 @@
 	 * @param	array	the limit clause
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	function _update($table, $values, $where, $orderby = array(), $limit = FALSE)
+	protected function _update($table, $values, $where, $orderby = array(), $limit = FALSE)
 	{
 		foreach ($values as $key => $val)
 		{
@@ -788,7 +742,7 @@
 
 		return $sql;
 	}
-	
+
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**
@@ -796,13 +750,12 @@
 	 *
 	 * Generates a platform-specific batch update string from the supplied data
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
 	 * @param	string	the table name
 	 * @param	array	the update data
 	 * @param	array	the where clause
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	function _update_batch($table, $values, $index, $where = NULL)
+	protected function _update_batch($table, $values, $index, $where = NULL)
 	{
 		$ids   = array();
 		$where = ($where != '' && count($where) >=1) ? implode(" ", $where).' AND ' : '';
@@ -841,7 +794,6 @@
 		return $sql;
 	}
 
-
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**
@@ -851,11 +803,10 @@
 	 * 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
 	 */
-	function _truncate($table)
+	protected function _truncate($table)
 	{
 		return $this->_delete($table);
 	}
@@ -867,13 +818,12 @@
 	 *
 	 * 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
 	 */
-	function _delete($table, $where = array(), $like = array(), $limit = FALSE)
+	protected function _delete($table, $where = array(), $like = array(), $limit = FALSE)
 	{
 		$conditions = '';
 
@@ -902,13 +852,12 @@
 	 *
 	 * 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
+	 * @param	int	the number of rows to limit the query to
+	 * @param	int	the offset value
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	function _limit($sql, $limit, $offset)
+	protected function _limit($sql, $limit, $offset)
 	{
 		if ($this->pdodriver == 'cubrid' OR $this->pdodriver == 'sqlite')
 		{
@@ -920,7 +869,7 @@
 		{
 			$sql .= 'LIMIT '.$limit;
 			$sql .= ($offset > 0) ? ' OFFSET '.$offset : '';
-			
+
 			return $sql;
 		}
 	}
@@ -930,11 +879,10 @@
 	/**
 	 * Close DB Connection
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
 	 * @param	resource
 	 * @return	void
 	 */
-	function _close($conn_id)
+	protected function _close($conn_id)
 	{
 		$this->conn_id = null;
 	}
@@ -942,4 +890,4 @@
 }
 
 /* End of file pdo_driver.php */
-/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/pdo/pdo_driver.php */
+/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/pdo/pdo_driver.php */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/pdo/pdo_forge.php b/system/database/drivers/pdo/pdo_forge.php
index 87b6385..6bff354 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/pdo/pdo_forge.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/pdo/pdo_forge.php
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-<?php  if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
+<?php if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
 /**
  * CodeIgniter
  *
  * An open source application development framework for PHP 5.2.4 or newer
  *
  * NOTICE OF LICENSE
- * 
+ *
  * Licensed under the Open Software License version 3.0
- * 
+ *
  * This source file is subject to the Open Software License (OSL 3.0) that is
  * bundled with this package in the files license.txt / license.rst.  It is
  * also available through the world wide web at this URL:
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@
  * @filesource
  */
 
-// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
 /**
  * PDO Forge Class
  *
@@ -39,11 +37,10 @@
 	/**
 	 * Create database
 	 *
-	 * @access	private
 	 * @param	string	the database name
 	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	function _create_database()
+	public function _create_database()
 	{
 		// PDO has no "create database" command since it's
 		// designed to connect to an existing database
@@ -59,11 +56,10 @@
 	/**
 	 * Drop database
 	 *
-	 * @access	private
 	 * @param	string	the database name
 	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	function _drop_database($name)
+	public function _drop_database($name)
 	{
 		// PDO has no "drop database" command since it's
 		// designed to connect to an existing database
@@ -79,15 +75,14 @@
 	/**
 	 * Create Table
 	 *
-	 * @access	private
 	 * @param	string	the table name
 	 * @param	array	the fields
 	 * @param	mixed	primary key(s)
 	 * @param	mixed	key(s)
-	 * @param	boolean	should 'IF NOT EXISTS' be added to the SQL
+	 * @param	bool	should 'IF NOT EXISTS' be added to the SQL
 	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	function _create_table($table, $fields, $primary_keys, $keys, $if_not_exists)
+	public function _create_table($table, $fields, $primary_keys, $keys, $if_not_exists)
 	{
 		$sql = 'CREATE TABLE ';
 
@@ -191,10 +186,9 @@
 	/**
 	 * Drop Table
 	 *
-	 * @access	private
 	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	function _drop_table($table)
+	public function _drop_table($table)
 	{
 		// Not a supported PDO feature
 		if ($this->db->db_debug)
@@ -212,17 +206,16 @@
 	 * Generates a platform-specific query so that a table can be altered
 	 * Called by add_column(), drop_column(), and column_alter(),
 	 *
-	 * @access	private
 	 * @param	string	the ALTER type (ADD, DROP, CHANGE)
 	 * @param	string	the column name
 	 * @param	string	the table name
 	 * @param	string	the column definition
 	 * @param	string	the default value
-	 * @param	boolean	should 'NOT NULL' be added
+	 * @param	bool	should 'NOT NULL' be added
 	 * @param	string	the field after which we should add the new field
-	 * @return	object
+	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	function _alter_table($alter_type, $table, $column_name, $column_definition = '', $default_value = '', $null = '', $after_field = '')
+	public function _alter_table($alter_type, $table, $column_name, $column_definition = '', $default_value = '', $null = '', $after_field = '')
 	{
 		$sql = 'ALTER TABLE `'.$this->db->protect_identifiers($table).'` '.$alter_type.' '.$this->db->protect_identifiers($column_name);
 
@@ -265,12 +258,11 @@
 	 *
 	 * 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
 	 */
-	function _rename_table($table_name, $new_table_name)
+	public function _rename_table($table_name, $new_table_name)
 	{
 		return 'ALTER TABLE '.$this->db->protect_identifiers($table_name).' RENAME TO '.$this->db->protect_identifiers($new_table_name);
 	}
@@ -278,4 +270,4 @@
 }
 
 /* End of file pdo_forge.php */
-/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/pdo/pdo_forge.php */
+/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/pdo/pdo_forge.php */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/pdo/pdo_result.php b/system/database/drivers/pdo/pdo_result.php
index 384b753..5bbd85d 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/pdo/pdo_result.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/pdo/pdo_result.php
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-<?php  if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
+<?php if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
 /**
  * CodeIgniter
  *
  * An open source application development framework for PHP 5.2.4 or newer
  *
  * NOTICE OF LICENSE
- * 
+ *
  * Licensed under the Open Software License version 3.0
- * 
+ *
  * This source file is subject to the Open Software License (OSL 3.0) that is
  * bundled with this package in the files license.txt / license.rst.  It is
  * also available through the world wide web at this URL:
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@
  * @filesource
  */
 
-// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
 /**
  * PDO Result Class
  *
@@ -51,10 +49,9 @@
 	/**
 	 * Number of rows in the result set
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
-	 * @return	integer
+	 * @return	int
 	 */
-	function num_rows()
+	public function num_rows()
 	{
 		if (empty($this->result_id) OR ! is_object($this->result_id))
 		{
@@ -74,10 +71,9 @@
 	/**
 	 * Fetch the result handler
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
 	 * @return	mixed
 	 */
-	function result_assoc()
+	public function result_assoc()
 	{
 		// If the result already fetched before, use that one
 		if (count($this->result_array) > 0 OR $this->is_fetched)
@@ -94,7 +90,7 @@
 			// Define the method and handler
 			$res_method  = '_fetch_'.$type;
 			$res_handler = 'result_'.$type;
-			
+
 			$this->$res_handler = array();
 			$this->_data_seek(0);
 
@@ -116,10 +112,9 @@
 	/**
 	 * Number of fields in the result set
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
-	 * @return	integer
+	 * @return	int
 	 */
-	function num_fields()
+	public function num_fields()
 	{
 		return $this->result_id->columnCount();
 	}
@@ -131,16 +126,15 @@
 	 *
 	 * Generates an array of column names
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
-	 * @return	array
+	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	function list_fields()
+	public function list_fields()
 	{
 		if ($this->db->db_debug)
 		{
 			return $this->db->display_error('db_unsuported_feature');
 		}
-		
+
 		return FALSE;
 	}
 
@@ -151,13 +145,12 @@
 	 *
 	 * Generates an array of objects containing field meta-data
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
 	 * @return	array
 	 */
-	function field_data()
+	public function field_data()
 	{
 		$data = array();
-	
+
 		try
 		{
 			if (strpos($this->result_id->queryString, 'PRAGMA') !== FALSE)
@@ -173,7 +166,7 @@
 					$F->max_length	= ( ! empty($matches[2])) ? preg_replace('/[^\d]/', '', $matches[2]) : NULL;
 					$F->primary_key = (int) $field['pk'];
 					$F->pdo_type	= NULL;
-					
+
 					$data[] = $F;
 				}
 			}
@@ -188,7 +181,7 @@
 					$F->type	= $field['native_type'];
 					$F->default	= NULL;
 					$F->pdo_type	= $field['pdo_type'];
-					
+
 					if ($field['precision'] < 0)
 					{
 						$F->max_length	= NULL;
@@ -203,7 +196,7 @@
 					$data[] = $F;
 				}
 			}
-			
+
 			return $data;
 		}
 		catch (Exception $e)
@@ -222,9 +215,9 @@
 	/**
 	 * Free the result
 	 *
-	 * @return	null
+	 * @return	void
 	 */
-	function free_result()
+	public function free_result()
 	{
 		if (is_object($this->result_id))
 		{
@@ -237,14 +230,13 @@
 	/**
 	 * Data Seek
 	 *
-	 * Moves the internal pointer to the desired offset.  We call
+	 * Moves the internal pointer to the desired offset. We call
 	 * this internally before fetching results to make sure the
 	 * result set starts at zero
 	 *
-	 * @access	private
-	 * @return	array
+	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	function _data_seek($n = 0)
+	protected function _data_seek($n = 0)
 	{
 		return FALSE;
 	}
@@ -256,10 +248,9 @@
 	 *
 	 * Returns the result set as an array
 	 *
-	 * @access	private
 	 * @return	array
 	 */
-	function _fetch_assoc()
+	protected function _fetch_assoc()
 	{
 		return $this->result_id->fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);
 	}
@@ -271,11 +262,10 @@
 	 *
 	 * Returns the result set as an object
 	 *
-	 * @access	private
 	 * @return	object
 	 */
-	function _fetch_object()
-	{	
+	protected function _fetch_object()
+	{
 		return $this->result_id->fetchObject();
 	}
 
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/pdo/pdo_utility.php b/system/database/drivers/pdo/pdo_utility.php
index c278c51..86c7983 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/pdo/pdo_utility.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/pdo/pdo_utility.php
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-<?php  if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
+<?php if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
 /**
  * CodeIgniter
  *
  * An open source application development framework for PHP 5.2.4 or newer
  *
  * NOTICE OF LICENSE
- * 
+ *
  * Licensed under the Open Software License version 3.0
- * 
+ *
  * This source file is subject to the Open Software License (OSL 3.0) that is
  * bundled with this package in the files license.txt / license.rst.  It is
  * also available through the world wide web at this URL:
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@
  * @filesource
  */
 
-// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
 /**
  * PDO Utility Class
  *
@@ -39,10 +37,9 @@
 	/**
 	 * List databases
 	 *
-	 * @access	private
 	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	function _list_databases()
+	public function _list_databases()
 	{
 		// Not sure if PDO lets you list all databases...
 		if ($this->db->db_debug)
@@ -59,11 +56,10 @@
 	 *
 	 * Generates a platform-specific query so that a table can be optimized
 	 *
-	 * @access	private
 	 * @param	string	the table name
-	 * @return	object
+	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	function _optimize_table($table)
+	public function _optimize_table($table)
 	{
 		// Not a supported PDO feature
 		if ($this->db->db_debug)
@@ -80,11 +76,10 @@
 	 *
 	 * Generates a platform-specific query so that a table can be repaired
 	 *
-	 * @access	private
 	 * @param	string	the table name
-	 * @return	object
+	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	function _repair_table($table)
+	public function _repair_table($table)
 	{
 		// Not a supported PDO feature
 		if ($this->db->db_debug)
@@ -99,11 +94,10 @@
 	/**
 	 * PDO Export
 	 *
-	 * @access	private
 	 * @param	array	Preferences
 	 * @return	mixed
 	 */
-	function _backup($params = array())
+	public function _backup($params = array())
 	{
 		// Currently unsupported
 		return $this->db->display_error('db_unsuported_feature');
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_driver.php
index 8112cf9..3e2d05c 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_driver.php
@@ -57,29 +57,64 @@
 	protected $_random_keyword = ' RANDOM()'; // database specific random keyword
 
 	/**
-	 * Connection String
+	 * Constructor
 	 *
-	 * @return	string
+	 * Creates a DSN string to be used for db_connect() and db_pconnect()
+	 *
+	 * @return	void
 	 */
-	protected function _connect_string()
+	public function __construct($params)
 	{
-		$components = array(
-								'hostname'	=> 'host',
-								'port'		=> 'port',
-								'database'	=> 'dbname',
-								'username'	=> 'user',
-								'password'	=> 'password'
-							);
+		parent::__construct($params);
 
-		$connect_string = "";
-		foreach ($components as $key => $val)
+		if ( ! empty($this->dsn))
 		{
-			if (isset($this->$key) && $this->$key != '')
+			return;
+		}
+
+		$this->dsn === '' OR $this->dsn = '';
+
+		if (strpos($this->hostname, '/') !== FALSE)
+		{
+			// If UNIX sockets are used, we shouldn't set a port
+			$this->port = '';
+		}
+
+		$this->hostname === '' OR $this->dsn = 'host='.$this->hostname;
+
+		if ( ! empty($this->port) && ctype_digit($this->port))
+		{
+			$this->dsn .= 'host='.$this->port.' ';
+		}
+
+		if ($this->username !== '')
+		{
+			$this->dsn .= 'username='.$this->username.' ';
+
+			/* An empty password is valid!
+			 *
+			 * $db['password'] = NULL must be done in order to ignore it.
+			 */
+			$this->password === NULL OR $this->dsn .= "password='".$this->password."' ";
+		}
+
+		$this->database === '' OR $this->dsn .= 'dbname='.$this->database.' ';
+
+		/* We don't have these options as elements in our standard configuration
+		 * array, but they might be set by parse_url() if the configuration was
+		 * provided via string. Example:
+		 *
+		 * postgre://username:password@localhost:5432/database?connect_timeout=5&sslmode=1
+		 */
+		foreach (array('connect_timeout', 'options', 'sslmode', 'service') as $key)
+		{
+			if (isset($this->$key) && is_string($this->key) && $this->key !== '')
 			{
-				$connect_string .= " $val=".$this->$key;
+				$this->dsn .= $key."='".$this->key."' ";
 			}
 		}
-		return trim($connect_string);
+
+		$this->dsn = rtrim($this->dsn);
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -91,7 +126,7 @@
 	 */
 	public function db_connect()
 	{
-		return @pg_connect($this->_connect_string());
+		return @pg_connect($this->dsn);
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -103,7 +138,7 @@
 	 */
 	public function db_pconnect()
 	{
-		return @pg_pconnect($this->_connect_string());
+		return @pg_pconnect($this->dsn);
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -189,28 +224,12 @@
 	 */
 	protected function _execute($sql)
 	{
-		$sql = $this->_prep_query($sql);
 		return @pg_query($this->conn_id, $sql);
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**
-	 * Prep the query
-	 *
-	 * If needed, each database adapter can prep the query string
-	 *
-	 * @param	string	an SQL query
-	 * @return	string
-	 */
-	protected function _prep_query($sql)
-	{
-		return $sql;
-	}
-
-	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-	/**
 	 * Begin Transaction
 	 *
 	 * @return	bool
@@ -659,4 +678,4 @@
 }
 
 /* End of file postgre_driver.php */
-/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_driver.php */
+/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_driver.php */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_forge.php b/system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_forge.php
index 2a8fdd6..a724498 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_forge.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_forge.php
@@ -299,4 +299,4 @@
 }
 
 /* End of file postgre_forge.php */
-/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_forge.php */
+/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_forge.php */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_result.php b/system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_result.php
index b3eafb8..8b22564 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_result.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_result.php
@@ -168,4 +168,4 @@
 }
 
 /* End of file postgre_result.php */
-/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/postgre/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 e31a6db..cf29201 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
 	 */
-	function _backup($params = array())
+	public function _backup($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 */
+/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_utility.php */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/sqlite/sqlite_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/sqlite/sqlite_driver.php
index 55d9bfd..102c79b 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/sqlite/sqlite_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/sqlite/sqlite_driver.php
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-<?php  if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
+<?php if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
 /**
  * CodeIgniter
  *
  * An open source application development framework for PHP 5.2.4 or newer
  *
  * NOTICE OF LICENSE
- * 
+ *
  * Licensed under the Open Software License version 3.0
- * 
+ *
  * This source file is subject to the Open Software License (OSL 3.0) that is
  * bundled with this package in the files license.txt / license.rst.  It is
  * also available through the world wide web at this URL:
@@ -25,10 +25,6 @@
  * @filesource
  */
 
-// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-
-
 /**
  * SQLite Database Adapter Class
  *
@@ -44,30 +40,29 @@
  */
 class CI_DB_sqlite_driver extends CI_DB {
 
-	var $dbdriver = 'sqlite';
+	public $dbdriver = 'sqlite';
 
 	// The character used to escape with - not needed for SQLite
-	var $_escape_char = '';
+	protected $_escape_char = '';
 
 	// clause and character used for LIKE escape sequences
-	var $_like_escape_str = " ESCAPE '%s' ";
-	var $_like_escape_chr = '!';
+	protected $_like_escape_str = " ESCAPE '%s' ";
+	protected $_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.
 	 */
-	var $_count_string = "SELECT COUNT(*) AS ";
-	var $_random_keyword = ' Random()'; // database specific random keyword
+	protected $_count_string = 'SELECT COUNT(*) AS ';
+	protected $_random_keyword = ' Random()'; // database specific random keyword
 
 	/**
 	 * Non-persistent database connection
 	 *
-	 * @access	private called by the base class
 	 * @return	resource
 	 */
-	function db_connect()
+	public function db_connect()
 	{
 		if ( ! $conn_id = @sqlite_open($this->database, FILE_WRITE_MODE, $error))
 		{
@@ -89,10 +84,9 @@
 	/**
 	 * Persistent database connection
 	 *
-	 * @access	private called by the base class
 	 * @return	resource
 	 */
-	function db_pconnect()
+	public function db_pconnect()
 	{
 		if ( ! $conn_id = @sqlite_popen($this->database, FILE_WRITE_MODE, $error))
 		{
@@ -112,28 +106,11 @@
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**
-	 * Reconnect
-	 *
-	 * 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
-	 */
-	function reconnect()
-	{
-		// not implemented in SQLite
-	}
-
-	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-	/**
 	 * Select the database
 	 *
-	 * @access	private called by the base class
 	 * @return	resource
 	 */
-	function db_select()
+	public function db_select()
 	{
 		return TRUE;
 	}
@@ -157,41 +134,22 @@
 	/**
 	 * Execute the query
 	 *
-	 * @access	private called by the base class
 	 * @param	string	an SQL query
 	 * @return	resource
 	 */
-	function _execute($sql)
+	protected function _execute($sql)
 	{
-		$sql = $this->_prep_query($sql);
 		return @sqlite_query($this->conn_id, $sql);
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**
-	 * Prep the query
-	 *
-	 * If needed, each database adapter can prep the query string
-	 *
-	 * @access	private called by execute()
-	 * @param	string	an SQL query
-	 * @return	string
-	 */
-	function _prep_query($sql)
-	{
-		return $sql;
-	}
-
-	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-	/**
 	 * Begin Transaction
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
 	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	function trans_begin($test_mode = FALSE)
+	public function trans_begin($test_mode = FALSE)
 	{
 		if ( ! $this->trans_enabled)
 		{
@@ -218,10 +176,9 @@
 	/**
 	 * Commit Transaction
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
 	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	function trans_commit()
+	public function trans_commit()
 	{
 		if ( ! $this->trans_enabled)
 		{
@@ -243,10 +200,9 @@
 	/**
 	 * Rollback Transaction
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
 	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	function trans_rollback()
+	public function trans_rollback()
 	{
 		if ( ! $this->trans_enabled)
 		{
@@ -268,12 +224,11 @@
 	/**
 	 * Escape String
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
 	 * @param	string
 	 * @param	bool	whether or not the string will be used in a LIKE condition
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	function escape_str($str, $like = FALSE)
+	public function escape_str($str, $like = FALSE)
 	{
 		if (is_array($str))
 		{
@@ -290,9 +245,9 @@
 		// escape LIKE condition wildcards
 		if ($like === TRUE)
 		{
-			$str = str_replace(	array('%', '_', $this->_like_escape_chr),
-								array($this->_like_escape_chr.'%', $this->_like_escape_chr.'_', $this->_like_escape_chr.$this->_like_escape_chr),
-								$str);
+			return str_replace(array($this->_like_escape_chr, '%', '_'),
+						array($this->_like_escape_chr.$this->_like_escape_chr, $this->_like_escape_chr.'%', $this->_like_escape_chr.'_'),
+						$str);
 		}
 
 		return $str;
@@ -303,10 +258,9 @@
 	/**
 	 * Affected Rows
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
-	 * @return	integer
+	 * @return	int
 	 */
-	function affected_rows()
+	public function affected_rows()
 	{
 		return sqlite_changes($this->conn_id);
 	}
@@ -316,10 +270,9 @@
 	/**
 	 * Insert ID
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
-	 * @return	integer
+	 * @return	int
 	 */
-	function insert_id()
+	public function insert_id()
 	{
 		return @sqlite_last_insert_rowid($this->conn_id);
 	}
@@ -332,11 +285,10 @@
 	 * Generates a platform-specific query string that counts all records in
 	 * the specified database
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
 	 * @param	string
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	function count_all($table = '')
+	public function count_all($table = '')
 	{
 		if ($table == '')
 		{
@@ -361,11 +313,10 @@
 	 *
 	 * Generates a platform-specific query string so that the table names can be fetched
 	 *
-	 * @access	private
-	 * @param	boolean
+	 * @param	bool
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	function _list_tables($prefix_limit = FALSE)
+	protected function _list_tables($prefix_limit = FALSE)
 	{
 		$sql = "SELECT name from sqlite_master WHERE type='table'";
 
@@ -383,11 +334,10 @@
 	 *
 	 * Generates a platform-specific query string so that the column names can be fetched
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
 	 * @param	string	the table name
-	 * @return	string
+	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	function _list_columns($table = '')
+	protected function _list_columns($table = '')
 	{
 		// Not supported
 		return FALSE;
@@ -400,11 +350,10 @@
 	 *
 	 * Generates a platform-specific query so that the column data can be retrieved
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
 	 * @param	string	the table name
-	 * @return	object
+	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	function _field_data($table)
+	protected function _field_data($table)
 	{
 		return "SELECT * FROM ".$table." LIMIT 1";
 	}
@@ -433,11 +382,10 @@
 	 *
 	 * This function escapes column and table names
 	 *
-	 * @access	private
 	 * @param	string
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	function _escape_identifiers($item)
+	public function _escape_identifiers($item)
 	{
 		if ($this->_escape_char == '')
 		{
@@ -476,11 +424,10 @@
 	 * 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
+	 * @param	array
+	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	function _from_tables($tables)
+	protected function _from_tables($tables)
 	{
 		if ( ! is_array($tables))
 		{
@@ -497,13 +444,12 @@
 	 *
 	 * Generates a platform-specific insert string from the supplied data
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
 	 * @param	string	the table name
 	 * @param	array	the insert keys
 	 * @param	array	the insert values
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	function _insert($table, $keys, $values)
+	protected function _insert($table, $keys, $values)
 	{
 		return "INSERT INTO ".$table." (".implode(', ', $keys).") VALUES (".implode(', ', $values).")";
 	}
@@ -515,7 +461,6 @@
 	 *
 	 * Generates a platform-specific update string from the supplied data
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
 	 * @param	string	the table name
 	 * @param	array	the update data
 	 * @param	array	the where clause
@@ -523,7 +468,7 @@
 	 * @param	array	the limit clause
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	function _update($table, $values, $where, $orderby = array(), $limit = FALSE)
+	protected function _update($table, $values, $where, $orderby = array(), $limit = FALSE)
 	{
 		foreach ($values as $key => $val)
 		{
@@ -553,11 +498,10 @@
 	 * If the database does not support the truncate() command
 	 * This function maps to "DELETE FROM table"
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
 	 * @param	string	the table name
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	function _truncate($table)
+	protected function _truncate($table)
 	{
 		return $this->_delete($table);
 	}
@@ -569,13 +513,12 @@
 	 *
 	 * 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
 	 */
-	function _delete($table, $where = array(), $like = array(), $limit = FALSE)
+	protected function _delete($table, $where = array(), $like = array(), $limit = FALSE)
 	{
 		$conditions = '';
 
@@ -603,13 +546,12 @@
 	 *
 	 * 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
+	 * @param	int	the number of rows to limit the query to
+	 * @param	int	the offset value
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	function _limit($sql, $limit, $offset)
+	protected function _limit($sql, $limit, $offset)
 	{
 		if ($offset == 0)
 		{
@@ -628,18 +570,15 @@
 	/**
 	 * Close DB Connection
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
 	 * @param	resource
 	 * @return	void
 	 */
-	function _close($conn_id)
+	protected function _close($conn_id)
 	{
 		@sqlite_close($conn_id);
 	}
 
-
 }
 
-
 /* End of file sqlite_driver.php */
-/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/sqlite/sqlite_driver.php */
+/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/sqlite/sqlite_driver.php */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/sqlite/sqlite_forge.php b/system/database/drivers/sqlite/sqlite_forge.php
index 7fc5314..068a556 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/sqlite/sqlite_forge.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/sqlite/sqlite_forge.php
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-<?php  if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
+<?php if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
 /**
  * CodeIgniter
  *
  * An open source application development framework for PHP 5.2.4 or newer
  *
  * NOTICE OF LICENSE
- * 
+ *
  * Licensed under the Open Software License version 3.0
- * 
+ *
  * This source file is subject to the Open Software License (OSL 3.0) that is
  * bundled with this package in the files license.txt / license.rst.  It is
  * also available through the world wide web at this URL:
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@
  * @filesource
  */
 
-// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
 /**
  * SQLite Forge Class
  *
@@ -39,11 +37,10 @@
 	/**
 	 * Create database
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
 	 * @param	string	the database name
 	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	function _create_database()
+	public function _create_database()
 	{
 		// In SQLite, a database is created when you connect to the database.
 		// We'll return TRUE so that an error isn't generated
@@ -55,11 +52,10 @@
 	/**
 	 * Drop database
 	 *
-	 * @access	private
 	 * @param	string	the database name
 	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	function _drop_database($name)
+	public function _drop_database($name)
 	{
 		if ( ! @file_exists($this->db->database) OR ! @unlink($this->db->database))
 		{
@@ -71,20 +67,20 @@
 		}
 		return TRUE;
 	}
+
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**
 	 * Create Table
 	 *
-	 * @access	private
 	 * @param	string	the table name
 	 * @param	array	the fields
 	 * @param	mixed	primary key(s)
 	 * @param	mixed	key(s)
-	 * @param	boolean	should 'IF NOT EXISTS' be added to the SQL
+	 * @param	bool	should 'IF NOT EXISTS' be added to the SQL
 	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	function _create_table($table, $fields, $primary_keys, $keys, $if_not_exists)
+	public function _create_table($table, $fields, $primary_keys, $keys, $if_not_exists)
 	{
 		$sql = 'CREATE TABLE ';
 
@@ -184,12 +180,9 @@
 	/**
 	 * Drop Table
 	 *
-	 *  Unsupported feature in SQLite
-	 *
-	 * @access	private
 	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	function _drop_table($table)
+	public function _drop_table($table)
 	{
 		if ($this->db->db_debug)
 		{
@@ -206,17 +199,16 @@
 	 * Generates a platform-specific query so that a table can be altered
 	 * Called by add_column(), drop_column(), and column_alter(),
 	 *
-	 * @access	private
 	 * @param	string	the ALTER type (ADD, DROP, CHANGE)
 	 * @param	string	the column name
 	 * @param	string	the table name
 	 * @param	string	the column definition
 	 * @param	string	the default value
-	 * @param	boolean	should 'NOT NULL' be added
+	 * @param	bool	should 'NOT NULL' be added
 	 * @param	string	the field after which we should add the new field
-	 * @return	object
+	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	function _alter_table($alter_type, $table, $column_name, $column_definition = '', $default_value = '', $null = '', $after_field = '')
+	public function _alter_table($alter_type, $table, $column_name, $column_definition = '', $default_value = '', $null = '', $after_field = '')
 	{
 		$sql = 'ALTER TABLE '.$this->db->protect_identifiers($table).' '.$alter_type.' '.$this->db->protect_identifiers($column_name);
 
@@ -261,12 +253,11 @@
 	 *
 	 * 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
 	 */
-	function _rename_table($table_name, $new_table_name)
+	public function _rename_table($table_name, $new_table_name)
 	{
 		return 'ALTER TABLE '.$this->db->protect_identifiers($table_name).' RENAME TO '.$this->db->protect_identifiers($new_table_name);
 	}
@@ -274,4 +265,4 @@
 }
 
 /* End of file sqlite_forge.php */
-/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/sqlite/sqlite_forge.php */
+/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/sqlite/sqlite_forge.php */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/sqlite/sqlite_result.php b/system/database/drivers/sqlite/sqlite_result.php
index ac2235c..b002aef 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/sqlite/sqlite_result.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/sqlite/sqlite_result.php
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-<?php  if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
+<?php if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
 /**
  * CodeIgniter
  *
  * An open source application development framework for PHP 5.2.4 or newer
  *
  * NOTICE OF LICENSE
- * 
+ *
  * Licensed under the Open Software License version 3.0
- * 
+ *
  * This source file is subject to the Open Software License (OSL 3.0) that is
  * bundled with this package in the files license.txt / license.rst.  It is
  * also available through the world wide web at this URL:
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@
  * @filesource
  */
 
-// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
 /**
  * SQLite Result Class
  *
@@ -41,10 +39,9 @@
 	/**
 	 * Number of rows in the result set
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
-	 * @return	integer
+	 * @return	int
 	 */
-	function num_rows()
+	public function num_rows()
 	{
 		return @sqlite_num_rows($this->result_id);
 	}
@@ -54,10 +51,9 @@
 	/**
 	 * Number of fields in the result set
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
-	 * @return	integer
+	 * @return	int
 	 */
-	function num_fields()
+	public function num_fields()
 	{
 		return @sqlite_num_fields($this->result_id);
 	}
@@ -69,10 +65,9 @@
 	 *
 	 * Generates an array of column names
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
 	 * @return	array
 	 */
-	function list_fields()
+	public function list_fields()
 	{
 		$field_names = array();
 		for ($i = 0; $i < $this->num_fields(); $i++)
@@ -90,10 +85,9 @@
 	 *
 	 * Generates an array of objects containing field meta-data
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
 	 * @return	array
 	 */
-	function field_data()
+	public function field_data()
 	{
 		$retval = array();
 		for ($i = 0; $i < $this->num_fields(); $i++)
@@ -116,9 +110,9 @@
 	/**
 	 * Free the result
 	 *
-	 * @return	null
+	 * @return	void
 	 */
-	function free_result()
+	public function free_result()
 	{
 		// Not implemented in SQLite
 	}
@@ -128,14 +122,13 @@
 	/**
 	 * Data Seek
 	 *
-	 * Moves the internal pointer to the desired offset.  We call
+	 * Moves the internal pointer to the desired offset. We call
 	 * this internally before fetching results to make sure the
 	 * result set starts at zero
 	 *
-	 * @access	private
 	 * @return	array
 	 */
-	function _data_seek($n = 0)
+	protected function _data_seek($n = 0)
 	{
 		return sqlite_seek($this->result_id, $n);
 	}
@@ -147,10 +140,9 @@
 	 *
 	 * Returns the result set as an array
 	 *
-	 * @access	private
 	 * @return	array
 	 */
-	function _fetch_assoc()
+	protected function _fetch_assoc()
 	{
 		return sqlite_fetch_array($this->result_id);
 	}
@@ -162,10 +154,9 @@
 	 *
 	 * Returns the result set as an object
 	 *
-	 * @access	private
 	 * @return	object
 	 */
-	function _fetch_object()
+	protected function _fetch_object()
 	{
 		if (function_exists('sqlite_fetch_object'))
 		{
@@ -186,6 +177,5 @@
 
 }
 
-
 /* End of file sqlite_result.php */
 /* Location: ./system/database/drivers/sqlite/sqlite_result.php */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/sqlite/sqlite_utility.php b/system/database/drivers/sqlite/sqlite_utility.php
index 9f9ddca..c07004c 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/sqlite/sqlite_utility.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/sqlite/sqlite_utility.php
@@ -94,4 +94,4 @@
 }
 
 /* End of file sqlite_utility.php */
-/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/sqlite/sqlite_utility.php */
+/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/sqlite/sqlite_utility.php */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/sqlsrv/sqlsrv_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/sqlsrv/sqlsrv_driver.php
index 5e920cb..9f2f886 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/sqlsrv/sqlsrv_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/sqlsrv/sqlsrv_driver.php
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-<?php  if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
+<?php if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
 /**
  * CodeIgniter
  *
  * An open source application development framework for PHP 5.2.4 or newer
  *
  * NOTICE OF LICENSE
- * 
+ *
  * Licensed under the Open Software License version 3.0
- * 
+ *
  * This source file is subject to the Open Software License (OSL 3.0) that is
  * bundled with this package in the files license.txt / license.rst.  It is
  * also available through the world wide web at this URL:
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@
  * @filesource
  */
 
-// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
 /**
  * SQLSRV Database Adapter Class
  *
@@ -42,30 +40,29 @@
  */
 class CI_DB_sqlsrv_driver extends CI_DB {
 
-	var $dbdriver = 'sqlsrv';
+	public $dbdriver = 'sqlsrv';
 
 	// The character used for escaping
-	var $_escape_char = '';
+	protected $_escape_char = '';
 
 	// clause and character used for LIKE escape sequences
-	var $_like_escape_str = " ESCAPE '%s' ";
-	var $_like_escape_chr = '!';
+	protected $_like_escape_str = " ESCAPE '%s' ";
+	protected $_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.
 	 */
-	var $_count_string = "SELECT COUNT(*) AS ";
-	var $_random_keyword = ' ASC'; // not currently supported
+	protected $_count_string = 'SELECT COUNT(*) AS ';
+	protected $_random_keyword = ' ASC'; // not currently supported
 
 	/**
 	 * Non-persistent database connection
 	 *
-	 * @access	private called by the base class
 	 * @return	resource
 	 */
-	function db_connect($pooling = false)
+	public function db_connect($pooling = FALSE)
 	{
 		// Check for a UTF-8 charset being passed as CI's default 'utf8'.
 		$character_set = (0 === strcasecmp('utf8', $this->char_set)) ? 'UTF-8' : $this->char_set;
@@ -78,10 +75,11 @@
 			'CharacterSet'		=> $character_set,
 			'ReturnDatesAsStrings' => 1
 		);
-		
-		// If the username and password are both empty, assume this is a 
+
+		// If the username and password are both empty, assume this is a
 		// 'Windows Authentication Mode' connection.
-		if(empty($connection['UID']) && empty($connection['PWD'])) {
+		if (empty($connection['UID']) && empty($connection['PWD']))
+		{
 			unset($connection['UID'], $connection['PWD']);
 		}
 
@@ -93,10 +91,9 @@
 	/**
 	 * Persistent database connection
 	 *
-	 * @access	private called by the base class
 	 * @return	resource
 	 */
-	function db_pconnect()
+	public function db_pconnect()
 	{
 		return $this->db_connect(TRUE);
 	}
@@ -104,22 +101,6 @@
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**
-	 * Reconnect
-	 *
-	 * 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
-	 */
-	function reconnect()
-	{
-		// not implemented in MSSQL
-	}
-
-	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-	/**
 	 * Select the database
 	 *
 	 * @param	string	database name
@@ -146,33 +127,16 @@
 	/**
 	 * Execute the query
 	 *
-	 * @access	private called by the base class
 	 * @param	string	an SQL query
 	 * @return	resource
 	 */
-	function _execute($sql)
+	protected function _execute($sql)
 	{
-		$sql = $this->_prep_query($sql);
-		return sqlsrv_query($this->conn_id, $sql, null, array(
-			'Scrollable'				=> SQLSRV_CURSOR_STATIC,
-			'SendStreamParamsAtExec'	=> true
-		));
-	}
-
-	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-	/**
-	 * Prep the query
-	 *
-	 * If needed, each database adapter can prep the query string
-	 *
-	 * @access	private called by execute()
-	 * @param	string	an SQL query
-	 * @return	string
-	 */
-	function _prep_query($sql)
-	{
-		return $sql;
+		return sqlsrv_query($this->conn_id,
+					$sql,
+					NULL,
+					array('Scrollable'=> SQLSRV_CURSOR_STATIC, 'SendStreamParamsAtExec' => TRUE)
+			);
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -180,10 +144,9 @@
 	/**
 	 * Begin Transaction
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
 	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	function trans_begin($test_mode = FALSE)
+	public function trans_begin($test_mode = FALSE)
 	{
 		if ( ! $this->trans_enabled)
 		{
@@ -209,10 +172,9 @@
 	/**
 	 * Commit Transaction
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
 	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	function trans_commit()
+	public function trans_commit()
 	{
 		if ( ! $this->trans_enabled)
 		{
@@ -233,10 +195,9 @@
 	/**
 	 * Rollback Transaction
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
 	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	function trans_rollback()
+	public function trans_rollback()
 	{
 		if ( ! $this->trans_enabled)
 		{
@@ -257,12 +218,11 @@
 	/**
 	 * Escape String
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
 	 * @param	string
 	 * @param	bool	whether or not the string will be used in a LIKE condition
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	function escape_str($str, $like = FALSE)
+	public function escape_str($str, $like = FALSE)
 	{
 		// Escape single quotes
 		return str_replace("'", "''", $str);
@@ -273,10 +233,9 @@
 	/**
 	 * Affected Rows
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
-	 * @return	integer
+	 * @return	int
 	 */
-	function affected_rows()
+	public function affected_rows()
 	{
 		return @sqlrv_rows_affected($this->conn_id);
 	}
@@ -284,31 +243,31 @@
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**
-	* Insert ID
-	*
-	* Returns the last id created in the Identity column.
-	*
-	* @access public
-	* @return integer
-	*/
-	function insert_id()
+	 * Insert ID
+	 *
+	 * Returns the last id created in the Identity column.
+	 *
+	 * @return	string
+	 */
+	public function insert_id()
 	{
-		return $this->query('select @@IDENTITY as insert_id')->row('insert_id');
+		$query = $this->query('SELECT @@IDENTITY AS insert_id');
+		$query = $query->row();
+		return $query->insert_id;
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**
-	* Parse major version
-	*
-	* Grabs the major version number from the
-	* database server version string passed in.
-	*
-	* @access private
-	* @param string $version
-	* @return int16 major version number
-	*/
-	function _parse_major_version($version)
+	 * Parse major version
+	 *
+	 * Grabs the major version number from the
+	 * database server version string passed in.
+	 *
+	 * @param	string	$version
+	 * @return	int	major version number
+	 */
+	protected function _parse_major_version($version)
 	{
 		preg_match('/([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)/', $version, $ver_info);
 		return $ver_info[1]; // return the major version b/c that's all we're interested in.
@@ -344,23 +303,25 @@
 	 * Generates a platform-specific query string that counts all records in
 	 * the specified database
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
 	 * @param	string
-	 * @return	string
+	 * @return	int
 	 */
-	function count_all($table = '')
+	public function count_all($table = '')
 	{
 		if ($table == '')
-			return '0';
-	
+		{
+			return 0;
+		}
+
 		$query = $this->query("SELECT COUNT(*) AS numrows FROM " . $this->dbprefix . $table);
-		
 		if ($query->num_rows() == 0)
-			return '0';
+		{
+			return 0;
+		}
 
 		$row = $query->row();
 		$this->_reset_select();
-		return $row->numrows;
+		return (int) $row->numrows;
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -370,11 +331,10 @@
 	 *
 	 * Generates a platform-specific query string so that the table names can be fetched
 	 *
-	 * @access	private
-	 * @param	boolean
+	 * @param	bool
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	function _list_tables($prefix_limit = FALSE)
+	protected function _list_tables($prefix_limit = FALSE)
 	{
 		return "SELECT name FROM sysobjects WHERE type = 'U' ORDER BY name";
 	}
@@ -386,13 +346,12 @@
 	 *
 	 * Generates a platform-specific query string so that the column names can be fetched
 	 *
-	 * @access	private
 	 * @param	string	the table name
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	function _list_columns($table = '')
+	protected function _list_columns($table = '')
 	{
-		return "SELECT * FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.Columns WHERE TABLE_NAME = '".$this->_escape_table($table)."'";
+		return "SELECT * FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.Columns WHERE TABLE_NAME = '".$table."'";
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -402,13 +361,12 @@
 	 *
 	 * Generates a platform-specific query so that the column data can be retrieved
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
 	 * @param	string	the table name
-	 * @return	object
+	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	function _field_data($table)
+	protected function _field_data($table)
 	{
-		return "SELECT TOP 1 * FROM " . $this->_escape_table($table);	
+		return 'SELECT TOP 1 * FROM '.$table;
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -452,31 +410,14 @@
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**
-	 * Escape Table Name
-	 *
-	 * This function adds backticks if the table name has a period
-	 * in it. Some DBs will get cranky unless periods are escaped
-	 *
-	 * @access	private
-	 * @param	string	the table name
-	 * @return	string
-	 */
-	function _escape_table($table)
-	{
-		return $table;
-	}	
-
-
-	/**
 	 * Escape the SQL Identifiers
 	 *
 	 * This function escapes column and table names
 	 *
-	 * @access	private
 	 * @param	string
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	function _escape_identifiers($item)
+	public function _escape_identifiers($item)
 	{
 		return $item;
 	}
@@ -489,11 +430,10 @@
 	 * This function implicitly groups FROM tables so there is no confusion
 	 * about operator precedence in harmony with SQL standards
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
-	 * @param	type
-	 * @return	type
+	 * @param	array
+	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	function _from_tables($tables)
+	protected function _from_tables($tables)
 	{
 		if ( ! is_array($tables))
 		{
@@ -510,15 +450,14 @@
 	 *
 	 * 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
 	 */
-	function _insert($table, $keys, $values)
-	{	
-		return "INSERT INTO ".$this->_escape_table($table)." (".implode(', ', $keys).") VALUES (".implode(', ', $values).")";
+	protected function _insert($table, $keys, $values)
+	{
+		return 'INSERT INTO '.$table.' ('.implode(', ', $keys).') VALUES ('.implode(', ', $values).')';
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -528,7 +467,6 @@
 	 *
 	 * 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
@@ -536,16 +474,16 @@
 	 * @param	array	the limit clause
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	function _update($table, $values, $where)
+	protected function _update($table, $values, $where)
 	{
 		foreach($values as $key => $val)
 		{
 			$valstr[] = $key." = ".$val;
 		}
-	
-		return "UPDATE ".$this->_escape_table($table)." SET ".implode(', ', $valstr)." WHERE ".implode(" ", $where);
+
+		return 'UPDATE '.$table.' SET '.implode(', ', $valstr).' WHERE '.implode(' ', $where);
 	}
-	
+
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**
@@ -555,11 +493,10 @@
 	 * 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
 	 */
-	function _truncate($table)
+	protected function _truncate($table)
 	{
 		return "TRUNCATE ".$table;
 	}
@@ -571,15 +508,14 @@
 	 *
 	 * Generates a platform-specific delete string from the supplied data
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
 	 * @param	string	the table name
 	 * @param	array	the where clause
 	 * @param	string	the limit clause
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	function _delete($table, $where)
+	protected function _delete($table, $where)
 	{
-		return "DELETE FROM ".$this->_escape_table($table)." WHERE ".implode(" ", $where);
+		return 'DELETE FROM '.$table.' WHERE '.implode(' ', $where);
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -589,17 +525,14 @@
 	 *
 	 * 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
+	 * @param	int	the number of rows to limit the query to
+	 * @param	int	the offset value
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	function _limit($sql, $limit, $offset)
+	protected function _limit($sql, $limit, $offset)
 	{
-		$i = $limit + $offset;
-	
-		return preg_replace('/(^\SELECT (DISTINCT)?)/i','\\1 TOP '.$i.' ', $sql);		
+		return preg_replace('/(^\SELECT (DISTINCT)?)/i','\\1 TOP '.($limit + $offset).' ', $sql);
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -607,18 +540,15 @@
 	/**
 	 * Close DB Connection
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
 	 * @param	resource
 	 * @return	void
 	 */
-	function _close($conn_id)
+	protected function _close($conn_id)
 	{
 		@sqlsrv_close($conn_id);
 	}
 
 }
 
-
-
-/* End of file mssql_driver.php */
-/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/mssql/mssql_driver.php */
+/* End of file sqlsrv_driver.php */
+/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/sqlsrv/sqlsrv_driver.php */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/sqlsrv/sqlsrv_forge.php b/system/database/drivers/sqlsrv/sqlsrv_forge.php
index cd061dd..0dc7b52 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/sqlsrv/sqlsrv_forge.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/sqlsrv/sqlsrv_forge.php
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-<?php  if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
+<?php if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
 /**
  * CodeIgniter
  *
  * An open source application development framework for PHP 5.2.4 or newer
  *
  * NOTICE OF LICENSE
- * 
+ *
  * Licensed under the Open Software License version 3.0
- * 
+ *
  * This source file is subject to the Open Software License (OSL 3.0) that is
  * bundled with this package in the files license.txt / license.rst.  It is
  * also available through the world wide web at this URL:
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@
  * @filesource
  */
 
-// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
 /**
  * SQLSRV Forge Class
  *
@@ -39,11 +37,10 @@
 	/**
 	 * Create database
 	 *
-	 * @access	private
 	 * @param	string	the database name
-	 * @return	bool
+	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	function _create_database($name)
+	public function _create_database($name)
 	{
 		return "CREATE DATABASE ".$name;
 	}
@@ -53,11 +50,10 @@
 	/**
 	 * Drop database
 	 *
-	 * @access	private
 	 * @param	string	the database name
 	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	function _drop_database($name)
+	public function _drop_database($name)
 	{
 		return "DROP DATABASE ".$name;
 	}
@@ -67,10 +63,9 @@
 	/**
 	 * Drop Table
 	 *
-	 * @access	private
 	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	function _drop_table($table)
+	public function _drop_table($table)
 	{
 		return "DROP TABLE ".$this->db->_escape_identifiers($table);
 	}
@@ -80,15 +75,14 @@
 	/**
 	 * Create Table
 	 *
-	 * @access	private
 	 * @param	string	the table name
 	 * @param	array	the fields
 	 * @param	mixed	primary key(s)
 	 * @param	mixed	key(s)
-	 * @param	boolean	should 'IF NOT EXISTS' be added to the SQL
+	 * @param	bool	should 'IF NOT EXISTS' be added to the SQL
 	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	function _create_table($table, $fields, $primary_keys, $keys, $if_not_exists)
+	public function _create_table($table, $fields, $primary_keys, $keys, $if_not_exists)
 	{
 		$sql = 'CREATE TABLE ';
 
@@ -100,7 +94,7 @@
 		$sql .= $this->db->_escape_identifiers($table)." (";
 		$current_field_count = 0;
 
-		foreach ($fields as $field=>$attributes)
+		foreach ($fields as $field => $attributes)
 		{
 			// Numeric field names aren't allowed in databases, so if the key is
 			// numeric, we know it was assigned by PHP and the developer manually
@@ -190,17 +184,16 @@
 	 * Generates a platform-specific query so that a table can be altered
 	 * Called by add_column(), drop_column(), and column_alter(),
 	 *
-	 * @access	private
 	 * @param	string	the ALTER type (ADD, DROP, CHANGE)
 	 * @param	string	the column name
 	 * @param	string	the table name
 	 * @param	string	the column definition
 	 * @param	string	the default value
-	 * @param	boolean	should 'NOT NULL' be added
+	 * @param	bool	should 'NOT NULL' be added
 	 * @param	string	the field after which we should add the new field
-	 * @return	object
+	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	function _alter_table($alter_type, $table, $column_name, $column_definition = '', $default_value = '', $null = '', $after_field = '')
+	public function _alter_table($alter_type, $table, $column_name, $column_definition = '', $default_value = '', $null = '', $after_field = '')
 	{
 		$sql = 'ALTER TABLE '.$this->db->protect_identifiers($table).' '.$alter_type.' '.$this->db->protect_identifiers($column_name);
 
@@ -242,12 +235,11 @@
 	 *
 	 * 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
 	 */
-	function _rename_table($table_name, $new_table_name)
+	public function _rename_table($table_name, $new_table_name)
 	{
 		// I think this syntax will work, but can find little documentation on renaming tables in MSSQL
 		return 'ALTER TABLE '.$this->db->protect_identifiers($table_name).' RENAME TO '.$this->db->protect_identifiers($new_table_name);
@@ -256,4 +248,4 @@
 }
 
 /* End of file sqlsrv_forge.php */
-/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/sqlsrv/sqlsrv_forge.php */
+/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/sqlsrv/sqlsrv_forge.php */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/sqlsrv/sqlsrv_result.php b/system/database/drivers/sqlsrv/sqlsrv_result.php
index 52d338a..10d790e 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/sqlsrv/sqlsrv_result.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/sqlsrv/sqlsrv_result.php
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-<?php  if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
+<?php if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
 /**
  * CodeIgniter
  *
  * An open source application development framework for PHP 5.2.4 or newer
  *
  * NOTICE OF LICENSE
- * 
+ *
  * Licensed under the Open Software License version 3.0
- * 
+ *
  * This source file is subject to the Open Software License (OSL 3.0) that is
  * bundled with this package in the files license.txt / license.rst.  It is
  * also available through the world wide web at this URL:
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@
  * @filesource
  */
 
-// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
 /**
  * SQLSRV Result Class
  *
@@ -41,10 +39,9 @@
 	/**
 	 * Number of rows in the result set
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
-	 * @return	integer
+	 * @return	int
 	 */
-	function num_rows()
+	public function num_rows()
 	{
 		return @sqlsrv_num_rows($this->result_id);
 	}
@@ -54,10 +51,9 @@
 	/**
 	 * Number of fields in the result set
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
-	 * @return	integer
+	 * @return	int
 	 */
-	function num_fields()
+	public function num_fields()
 	{
 		return @sqlsrv_num_fields($this->result_id);
 	}
@@ -69,17 +65,16 @@
 	 *
 	 * Generates an array of column names
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
 	 * @return	array
 	 */
-	function list_fields()
+	public function list_fields()
 	{
 		$field_names = array();
-		foreach(sqlsrv_field_metadata($this->result_id) as $offset => $field)
+		foreach (sqlsrv_field_metadata($this->result_id) as $offset => $field)
 		{
 			$field_names[] = $field['Name'];
 		}
-		
+
 		return $field_names;
 	}
 
@@ -90,13 +85,12 @@
 	 *
 	 * Generates an array of objects containing field meta-data
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
 	 * @return	array
 	 */
-	function field_data()
+	public function field_data()
 	{
 		$retval = array();
-		foreach(sqlsrv_field_metadata($this->result_id) as $offset => $field)
+		foreach (sqlsrv_field_metadata($this->result_id) as $offset => $field)
 		{
 			$F 				= new stdClass();
 			$F->name 		= $field['Name'];
@@ -104,10 +98,10 @@
 			$F->max_length	= $field['Size'];
 			$F->primary_key = 0;
 			$F->default		= '';
-			
+
 			$retval[] = $F;
 		}
-		
+
 		return $retval;
 	}
 
@@ -116,9 +110,9 @@
 	/**
 	 * Free the result
 	 *
-	 * @return	null
+	 * @return	void
 	 */
-	function free_result()
+	public function free_result()
 	{
 		if (is_resource($this->result_id))
 		{
@@ -132,14 +126,13 @@
 	/**
 	 * Data Seek
 	 *
-	 * Moves the internal pointer to the desired offset.  We call
+	 * Moves the internal pointer to the desired offset. We call
 	 * this internally before fetching results to make sure the
 	 * result set starts at zero
 	 *
-	 * @access	private
-	 * @return	array
+	 * @return	void
 	 */
-	function _data_seek($n = 0)
+	protected function _data_seek($n = 0)
 	{
 		// Not implemented
 	}
@@ -151,10 +144,9 @@
 	 *
 	 * Returns the result set as an array
 	 *
-	 * @access	private
 	 * @return	array
 	 */
-	function _fetch_assoc()
+	protected function _fetch_assoc()
 	{
 		return sqlsrv_fetch_array($this->result_id, SQLSRV_FETCH_ASSOC);
 	}
@@ -166,16 +158,14 @@
 	 *
 	 * Returns the result set as an object
 	 *
-	 * @access	private
 	 * @return	object
 	 */
-	function _fetch_object()
+	protected function _fetch_object()
 	{
 		return sqlsrv_fetch_object($this->result_id);
 	}
 
 }
 
-
-/* End of file mssql_result.php */
-/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/mssql/mssql_result.php */
\ No newline at end of file
+/* End of file sqlsrv_result.php */
+/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/sqlsrv/sqlsrv_result.php */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/sqlsrv/sqlsrv_utility.php b/system/database/drivers/sqlsrv/sqlsrv_utility.php
index 44e6faf..5830c62 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/sqlsrv/sqlsrv_utility.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/sqlsrv/sqlsrv_utility.php
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-<?php  if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
+<?php if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
 /**
  * CodeIgniter
  *
  * An open source application development framework for PHP 5.2.4 or newer
  *
  * NOTICE OF LICENSE
- * 
+ *
  * Licensed under the Open Software License version 3.0
- * 
+ *
  * This source file is subject to the Open Software License (OSL 3.0) that is
  * bundled with this package in the files license.txt / license.rst.  It is
  * also available through the world wide web at this URL:
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@
  * @filesource
  */
 
-// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
 /**
  * SQLSRV Utility Class
  *
@@ -39,10 +37,9 @@
 	/**
 	 * List databases
 	 *
-	 * @access	private
-	 * @return	bool
+	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	function _list_databases()
+	public function _list_databases()
 	{
 		return "EXEC sp_helpdb"; // Can also be: EXEC sp_databases
 	}
@@ -54,11 +51,10 @@
 	 *
 	 * Generates a platform-specific query so that a table can be optimized
 	 *
-	 * @access	private
 	 * @param	string	the table name
-	 * @return	object
+	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	function _optimize_table($table)
+	public function _optimize_table($table)
 	{
 		return FALSE; // Is this supported in MS SQL?
 	}
@@ -70,11 +66,10 @@
 	 *
 	 * Generates a platform-specific query so that a table can be repaired
 	 *
-	 * @access	private
 	 * @param	string	the table name
-	 * @return	object
+	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	function _repair_table($table)
+	public function _repair_table($table)
 	{
 		return FALSE; // Is this supported in MS SQL?
 	}
@@ -84,11 +79,10 @@
 	/**
 	 * MSSQL Export
 	 *
-	 * @access	private
 	 * @param	array	Preferences
 	 * @return	mixed
 	 */
-	function _backup($params = array())
+	public function _backup($params = array())
 	{
 		// Currently unsupported
 		return $this->db->display_error('db_unsuported_feature');
@@ -96,5 +90,5 @@
 
 }
 
-/* End of file mssql_utility.php */
-/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/mssql/mssql_utility.php */
\ No newline at end of file
+/* End of file sqlsrv_utility.php */
+/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/sqlsrv/sqlsrv_utility.php */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/system/helpers/captcha_helper.php b/system/helpers/captcha_helper.php
index 5787965..5955e05 100644
--- a/system/helpers/captcha_helper.php
+++ b/system/helpers/captcha_helper.php
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?php  if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
+<?php if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
 /**
  * CodeIgniter
  *
@@ -251,7 +251,5 @@
 	}
 }
 
-// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
 /* End of file captcha_helper.php */
 /* Location: ./system/helpers/captcha_helper.php */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/system/helpers/date_helper.php b/system/helpers/date_helper.php
index d545532..66f21c1 100644
--- a/system/helpers/date_helper.php
+++ b/system/helpers/date_helper.php
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?php  if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
+<?php if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
 /**
  * CodeIgniter
  *
diff --git a/system/helpers/smiley_helper.php b/system/helpers/smiley_helper.php
index cc903bc..790a152 100644
--- a/system/helpers/smiley_helper.php
+++ b/system/helpers/smiley_helper.php
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-<?php  if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
+<?php if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
 /**
  * CodeIgniter
  *
  * An open source application development framework for PHP 5.2.4 or newer
  *
  * NOTICE OF LICENSE
- * 
+ *
  * Licensed under the Open Software License version 3.0
- * 
+ *
  * This source file is subject to the Open Software License (OSL 3.0) that is
  * bundled with this package in the files license.txt / license.rst.  It is
  * also available through the world wide web at this URL:
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@
 {
 	function _get_smiley_array()
 	{
-		if (defined('ENVIRONMENT') AND file_exists(APPPATH.'config/'.ENVIRONMENT.'/smileys.php'))
+		if (defined('ENVIRONMENT') && file_exists(APPPATH.'config/'.ENVIRONMENT.'/smileys.php'))
 		{
 			include(APPPATH.'config/'.ENVIRONMENT.'/smileys.php');
 		}
@@ -249,8 +249,8 @@
 		{
 			include(APPPATH.'config/smileys.php');
 		}
-		
-		if (isset($smileys) AND is_array($smileys))
+
+		if (isset($smileys) && is_array($smileys))
 		{
 			return $smileys;
 		}
@@ -288,6 +288,5 @@
 	}
 }
 
-
 /* End of file smiley_helper.php */
 /* Location: ./system/helpers/smiley_helper.php */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/system/helpers/string_helper.php b/system/helpers/string_helper.php
index 607a12b..c61b265 100644
--- a/system/helpers/string_helper.php
+++ b/system/helpers/string_helper.php
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-<?php  if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
+<?php if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
 /**
  * CodeIgniter
  *
  * An open source application development framework for PHP 5.2.4 or newer
  *
  * NOTICE OF LICENSE
- * 
+ *
  * Licensed under the Open Software License version 3.0
- * 
+ *
  * This source file is subject to the Open Software License (OSL 3.0) that is
  * bundled with this package in the files license.txt / license.rst.  It is
  * also available through the world wide web at this URL:
@@ -227,9 +227,9 @@
 						case 'nozero'	:	$pool = '123456789';
 							break;
 					}
-					
+
 					$str = substr(str_shuffle(str_repeat($pool, ceil($len/strlen($pool)))),0,$len);
-					
+
 					return $str;
 				break;
 			case 'unique'	:
diff --git a/system/helpers/text_helper.php b/system/helpers/text_helper.php
index 7591bac..2d0f78d 100644
--- a/system/helpers/text_helper.php
+++ b/system/helpers/text_helper.php
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-<?php  if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
+<?php if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
 /**
  * CodeIgniter
  *
  * An open source application development framework for PHP 5.2.4 or newer
  *
  * NOTICE OF LICENSE
- * 
+ *
  * Licensed under the Open Software License version 3.0
- * 
+ *
  * This source file is subject to the Open Software License (OSL 3.0) that is
  * bundled with this package in the files license.txt / license.rst.  It is
  * also available through the world wide web at this URL:
@@ -534,4 +534,4 @@
 }
 
 /* End of file text_helper.php */
-/* Location: ./system/helpers/text_helper.php */
+/* Location: ./system/helpers/text_helper.php */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/system/libraries/Email.php b/system/libraries/Email.php
index f30fe40..8f383c9 100644
--- a/system/libraries/Email.php
+++ b/system/libraries/Email.php
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
 	public $crlf		= "\n";			// The RFC 2045 compliant CRLF for quoted-printable is "\r\n".  Apparently some servers,
 									// even on the receiving end think they need to muck with CRLFs, so using "\n", while
 									// distasteful, is the only thing that seems to work for all environments.
+	public $dsn		= FALSE;		// Delivery Status Notification
 	public $send_multipart	= TRUE;		// TRUE/FALSE - Yahoo does not like multipart alternative, so this is an override.  Set to FALSE for Yahoo.
 	public $bcc_batch_mode	= FALSE;	// TRUE/FALSE - Turns on/off Bcc batch feature
 	public $bcc_batch_size	= 200;		// If bcc_batch_mode = TRUE, sets max number of Bccs in each batch
@@ -1567,9 +1568,15 @@
 						$resp = 250;
 			break;
 			case 'to'	:
-
-						$this->_send_data('RCPT TO:<'.$data.'>');
-
+						
+						if ($this->dsn)
+						{
+							$this->_send_data('RCPT TO:<'.$data.'> NOTIFY=SUCCESS,DELAY,FAILURE ORCPT=rfc822;'.$data);
+						}
+						else
+						{
+							$this->_send_data('RCPT TO:<'.$data.'>');
+						}
 						$resp = 250;
 			break;
 			case 'data'	:
diff --git a/system/libraries/Zip.php b/system/libraries/Zip.php
index c9810fa..e91e2a2 100644
--- a/system/libraries/Zip.php
+++ b/system/libraries/Zip.php
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@
 
 	public function __construct()
 	{
-		log_message('debug', 'Zip Compression Class Initialized');
 		$this->now = time();
+		log_message('debug', 'Zip Compression Class Initialized');
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst b/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst
index ed0b710..34d6a0b 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
    -  Removed previously deprecated SHA1 Library.
    -  Removed previously deprecated use of ``$autoload['core']`` in application/config/autoload.php.
       Only entries in ``$autoload['libraries']`` are auto-loaded now.
+   -  Added some more doctypes.
 
 -  Helpers
 
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@
    -  Adding $escape parameter to the order_by function, this enables ordering by custom fields.
    -  MySQLi driver now uses mysqli_get_server_info() for server version checking.
    -  MySQLi driver now supports persistent connections when running on PHP >= 5.3.
-   -  Added dsn if the group connections in the config use PDO or any driver which need DSN.
+   -  Added 'dsn' configuration setting for drivers that support DSN strings (PDO, PostgreSQL, Oracle, ODBC, CUBRID).
    -  Improved PDO database support.
    -  Added Interbase/Firebird database support via the "interbase" driver
    -  Added an optional database name parameter to db_select().
@@ -73,6 +74,9 @@
    -  Removed protect_identifiers() and renamed _protect_identifiers() to it instead - it was just an alias.
    -  MySQL and MySQLi drivers now require at least MySQL version 5.1.
    -  db_set_charset() now only requires one parameter (collation was only needed due to legacy support for MySQL versions prior to 5.1).
+   -  Added DSN string support for CUBRID.
+   -  Added persistent connections support for CUBRID.
+   -  Added DSN string support (Easy Connect and TNS) for Oracle.
 
 -  Libraries
 
@@ -100,6 +104,7 @@
    -  Added function reset_validation() to form validation library, which resets internal validation variables in case of multiple validation routines.
    -  Changed the Session library to select only one row when using database sessions.
    -  Added a Wincache driver to the `Caching Library <libraries/caching>`.
+   -  Added dsn (delivery status notification) option to the :doc:`Email Library <libraries/email>`.
 
 -  Core
 
@@ -248,11 +253,9 @@
       override them.
    -  Removed CI_CORE boolean constant from CodeIgniter.php (no longer Reactor and Core versions).
 
-
 Bug fixes for 2.1.0
 -------------------
 
-
 -  Fixed #378 Robots identified as regular browsers by the User Agent
    class.
 -  If a config class was loaded first then a library with the same name
@@ -1251,7 +1254,7 @@
 
 -  Added a language key for valid_emails in validation_lang.php.
 -  Amended fixes for bug (#3419) with parsing DSN database connections.
--  Moved the _has_operators() function (#4535) into DB_driver from
+-  Moved the _has_operator() function (#4535) into DB_driver from
    DB_active_rec.
 -  Fixed a syntax error in upload_lang.php.
 -  Fixed a bug (#4542) with a regular expression in the Image library.
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/html_helper.rst b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/html_helper.rst
index 2e21789..17c28cd 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/html_helper.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/html_helper.rst
@@ -325,24 +325,44 @@
 The following is a list of doctype choices. These are configurable, and
 pulled from application/config/doctypes.php
 
-+------------------------+--------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| Doctype                | Option                   | Result                                                                                                                    |
-+========================+==========================+===========================================================================================================================+
-| XHTML 1.1              | doctype('xhtml11')       | <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.1//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml11/DTD/xhtml11.dtd">                         |
-+------------------------+--------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| XHTML 1.0 Strict       | doctype('xhtml1-strict') | <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd">             |
-+------------------------+--------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| XHTML 1.0 Transitional | doctype('xhtml1-trans')  | <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> |
-+------------------------+--------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| XHTML 1.0 Frameset     | doctype('xhtml1-frame')  | <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Frameset//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-frameset.dtd">         |
-+------------------------+--------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| XHTML Basic 1.1        | doctype('xhtml-basic11') | <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML Basic 1.1//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml-basic/xhtml-basic11.dtd">             |
-+------------------------+--------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| HTML 5                 | doctype('html5')         | <!DOCTYPE html>                                                                                                           |
-+------------------------+--------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| HTML 4 Strict          | doctype('html4-strict')  | <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd">                                |
-+------------------------+--------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| HTML 4 Transitional    | doctype('html4-trans')   | <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">                    |
-+------------------------+--------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| HTML 4 Frameset        | doctype('html4-frame')   | <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Frameset//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/frameset.dtd">                     |
-+------------------------+--------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
++-------------------------------+------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| Doctype                       | Option                       | Result                                                                                                                                           |
++===============================+==============================+==================================================================================================================================================+
+| XHTML 1.1                     | doctype('xhtml11')           | <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.1//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml11/DTD/xhtml11.dtd">                                                |
++-------------------------------+------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| XHTML 1.0 Strict              | doctype('xhtml1-strict')     | <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd">                                    |
++-------------------------------+------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| XHTML 1.0 Transitional        | doctype('xhtml1-trans')      | <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">                        |
++-------------------------------+------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| XHTML 1.0 Frameset            | doctype('xhtml1-frame')      | <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Frameset//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-frameset.dtd">                                |
++-------------------------------+------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| XHTML Basic 1.1               | doctype('xhtml-basic11')     | <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML Basic 1.1//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml-basic/xhtml-basic11.dtd">                                    |
++-------------------------------+------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| HTML 5                        | doctype('html5')             | <!DOCTYPE html>                                                                                                                                  |
++-------------------------------+------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| HTML 4 Strict                 | doctype('html4-strict')      | <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd">                                                       |
++-------------------------------+------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| HTML 4 Transitional           | doctype('html4-trans')       | <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">                                           |
++-------------------------------+------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| HTML 4 Frameset               | doctype('html4-frame')       | <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Frameset//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/frameset.dtd">                                            |
++-------------------------------+------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| MathML 1.01                   | doctype('mathml1')	       | <!DOCTYPE math SYSTEM "http://www.w3.org/Math/DTD/mathml1/mathml.dtd">                                                                           |
++-------------------------------+------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| MathML 2.0                    | doctype('mathml2')           | <!DOCTYPE math PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD MathML 2.0//EN" "http://www.w3.org/Math/DTD/mathml2/mathml2.dtd">                                             |
++-------------------------------+------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| SVG 1.0                       | doctype('svg10')             | <!DOCTYPE svg PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD SVG 1.0//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/2001/REC-SVG-20010904/DTD/svg10.dtd">                                       |
++-------------------------------+------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| SVG 1.1 Full                  | doctype('svg11')             | <!DOCTYPE svg PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD SVG 1.1//EN" "http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/1.1/DTD/svg11.dtd">                                               |
++-------------------------------+------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| SVG 1.1 Basic                 | doctype('svg11-basic')       | <!DOCTYPE svg PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD SVG 1.1 Basic//EN" "http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/1.1/DTD/svg11-basic.dtd">                                   |
++-------------------------------+------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| SVG 1.1 Tiny                  | doctype('svg11-tiny')        | <!DOCTYPE svg PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD SVG 1.1 Tiny//EN" "http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/1.1/DTD/svg11-tiny.dtd">                                     |
++-------------------------------+------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| XHTML+MathML+SVG (XHTML host) | doctype('xhtml-math-svg-xh') | <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.1 plus MathML 2.0 plus SVG 1.1//EN" "http://www.w3.org/2002/04/xhtml-math-svg/xhtml-math-svg.dtd">    |
++-------------------------------+------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| XHTML+MathML+SVG (SVG host)   | doctype('xhtml-math-svg-sh') | <!DOCTYPE svg:svg PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.1 plus MathML 2.0 plus SVG 1.1//EN" "http://www.w3.org/2002/04/xhtml-math-svg/xhtml-math-svg.dtd"> |
++-------------------------------+------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| XHTML+RDFa 1.0                | doctype('xhtml-rdfa-1')      | <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML+RDFa 1.0//EN" "http://www.w3.org/MarkUp/DTD/xhtml-rdfa-1.dtd">                                          |
++-------------------------------+------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| XHTML+RDFa 1.1                | doctype('xhtml-rdfa-2')      | <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML+RDFa 1.1//EN" "http://www.w3.org/MarkUp/DTD/xhtml-rdfa-2.dtd">                                          |
++-------------------------------+------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/libraries/email.rst b/user_guide_src/source/libraries/email.rst
index 27b704d..d7e40f5 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/libraries/email.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/libraries/email.rst
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@
 **newline**         \\n                    "\\r\\n" or "\\n" or "\\r"   Newline character. (Use "\\r\\n" to comply with RFC 822).
 **bcc_batch_mode**  FALSE                  TRUE or FALSE (boolean)      Enable BCC Batch Mode.
 **bcc_batch_size**  200                    None                         Number of emails in each BCC batch.
+**dsn**             FALSE                  TRUE or FALSE (boolean)      Enable notify message from server
 =================== ====================== ============================ =======================================================================
 
 Email Function Reference