diff --git a/application/config/database.php b/application/config/database.php
index b4b34bf..5a84a47 100644
--- a/application/config/database.php
+++ b/application/config/database.php
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 |	['password'] The password used to connect to the database
 |	['database'] The name of the database you want to connect to
 |	['dbdriver'] The database type. ie: mysql.  Currently supported:
-				 mysql, mysqli, postgre, odbc, mssql, sqlite, oci8
+				 mysql, mysqli, pdo, postgre, odbc, mssql, sqlite, oci8
 |	['dbprefix'] You can add an optional prefix, which will be added
 |				 to the table name when using the  Active Record class
 |	['pconnect'] TRUE/FALSE - Whether to use a persistent connection
diff --git a/system/database/DB_driver.php b/system/database/DB_driver.php
index 300ca29..f3c6e41 100644
--- a/system/database/DB_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/DB_driver.php
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@
 
 		// Some DBs have functions that return the version, and don't run special
 		// SQL queries per se. In these instances, just return the result.
-		$driver_version_exceptions = array('oci8', 'sqlite', 'cubrid');
+		$driver_version_exceptions = array('oci8', 'sqlite', 'cubrid', 'pdo');
 
 		if (in_array($this->dbdriver, $driver_version_exceptions))
 		{
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/pdo/index.html b/system/database/drivers/pdo/index.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c942a79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/database/drivers/pdo/index.html
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<html>
+<head>
+	<title>403 Forbidden</title>
+</head>
+<body>
+
+<p>Directory access is forbidden.</p>
+
+</body>
+</html>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/pdo/pdo_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/pdo/pdo_driver.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b0bd707
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/database/drivers/pdo/pdo_driver.php
@@ -0,0 +1,669 @@
+<?php  if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
+/**
+ * CodeIgniter
+ *
+ * An open source application development framework for PHP 5.1.6 or newer
+ *
+ * @package		CodeIgniter
+ * @author		ExpressionEngine Dev Team
+ * @copyright	Copyright (c) 2008 - 2011, EllisLab, Inc.
+ * @license		http://codeigniter.com/user_guide/license.html
+ * @link		http://codeigniter.com
+ * @since		Version 2.1.0
+ * @filesource
+ */
+
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/**
+ * PDO Database Adapter Class
+ *
+ * Note: _DB is an extender class that the app controller
+ * creates dynamically based on whether the active record
+ * class is being used or not.
+ *
+ * @package		CodeIgniter
+ * @subpackage	Drivers
+ * @category	Database
+ * @author		ExpressionEngine Dev Team
+ * @link		http://codeigniter.com/user_guide/database/
+ */
+class CI_DB_pdo_driver extends CI_DB {
+
+	var $dbdriver = 'pdo';
+
+	// the character used to excape - not necessary for PDO
+	var $_escape_char = '';
+	var $_like_escape_str;
+	var $_like_escape_chr;
+	
+
+	/**
+	 * The syntax to count rows is slightly different across different
+	 * database engines, so this string appears in each driver and is
+	 * used for the count_all() and count_all_results() functions.
+	 */
+	var $_count_string = "SELECT COUNT(*) AS ";
+	var $_random_keyword;
+
+
+	function __construct($params)
+	{
+		parent::CI_DB($params);
+		
+		// clause and character used for LIKE escape sequences
+		if(strpos($this->hostname, 'mysql') !== FALSE)
+		{
+			$this->_like_escape_str = '';
+			$this->_like_escape_chr = '';
+		}
+		else if(strpos($this->hostname, 'odbc') !== FALSE)
+		{
+			$this->_like_escape_str = " {escape '%s'} ";
+			$this->_like_escape_chr = '!';
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			$this->_like_escape_str = " ESCAPE '%s' ";
+			$this->_like_escape_chr = '!';
+		}
+		
+		$this->hostname = $this->hostname . ";dbname=".$this->database;
+		$this->trans_enabled = FALSE;
+
+		$this->_random_keyword = ' RND('.time().')'; // database specific random keyword
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Non-persistent database connection
+	 *
+	 * @access	private called by the base class
+	 * @return	resource
+	 */
+	function db_connect()
+	{
+		return new PDO($this->hostname,$this->username,$this->password, array(
+			PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE => PDO::ERRMODE_SILENT
+		));
+	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * Persistent database connection
+	 *
+	 * @access	private called by the base class
+	 * @return	resource
+	 */
+	function db_pconnect()
+	{
+		return new PDO($this->hostname,$this->username,$this->password, array(
+			PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE => PDO::ERRMODE_SILENT,
+			PDO::ATTR_PERSISTENT => true
+		));
+	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * Reconnect
+	 *
+	 * Keep / reestablish the db connection if no queries have been
+	 * sent for a length of time exceeding the server's idle timeout
+	 *
+	 * @access	public
+	 * @return	void
+	 */
+	function reconnect()
+	{
+		if ($this->db->db_debug)
+		{
+			return $this->db->display_error('db_unsuported_feature');
+		}
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * Select the database
+	 *
+	 * @access	private called by the base class
+	 * @return	resource
+	 */
+	function db_select()
+	{
+		// Not needed for PDO
+		return TRUE;
+	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * Set client character set
+	 *
+	 * @access	public
+	 * @param	string
+	 * @param	string
+	 * @return	resource
+	 */
+	function db_set_charset($charset, $collation)
+	{
+		// @todo - add support if needed
+		return TRUE;
+	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * Version number query string
+	 *
+	 * @access	public
+	 * @return	string
+	 */
+	function _version()
+	{
+		return $this->conn_id->getAttribute(PDO::ATTR_CLIENT_VERSION);
+	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * Execute the query
+	 *
+	 * @access	private called by the base class
+	 * @param	string	an SQL query
+	 * @return	resource
+	 */
+	function _execute($sql)
+	{
+		$sql = $this->_prep_query($sql);
+		return $this->conn_id->query($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)
+	{
+		if ( ! $this->trans_enabled)
+		{
+			return TRUE;
+		}
+
+		// When transactions are nested we only begin/commit/rollback the outermost ones
+		if ($this->_trans_depth > 0)
+		{
+			return TRUE;
+		}
+
+		// 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;
+
+		return $this->conn_id->beginTransaction();
+	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * Commit Transaction
+	 *
+	 * @access	public
+	 * @return	bool
+	 */
+	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)
+		{
+			return TRUE;
+		}
+
+		$ret = $this->conn->commit();
+		return $ret;
+	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * Rollback Transaction
+	 *
+	 * @access	public
+	 * @return	bool
+	 */
+	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)
+		{
+			return TRUE;
+		}
+
+		$ret = $this->conn_id->rollBack();
+		return $ret;
+	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * Escape String
+	 *
+	 * @access	public
+	 * @param	string
+	 * @param	bool	whether or not the string will be used in a LIKE condition
+	 * @return	string
+	 */
+	function escape_str($str, $like = FALSE)
+	{
+		if (is_array($str))
+		{
+			foreach ($str as $key => $val)
+			{
+				$str[$key] = $this->escape_str($val, $like);
+			}
+
+			return $str;
+		}
+
+		// PDO doesn't require escaping
+		$str = remove_invisible_characters($str);
+
+		// 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 $str;
+	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * Affected Rows
+	 *
+	 * @access	public
+	 * @return	integer
+	 */
+	function affected_rows()
+	{
+		if ($this->db_debug)
+		{
+			return $this->display_error('db_unsuported_feature');
+		}
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * Insert ID
+	 *
+	 * @access	public
+	 * @return	integer
+	 */
+	function insert_id()
+	{
+		return $this->conn_id->lastInsertId();
+	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * "Count All" query
+	 *
+	 * Generates a platform-specific query string that counts all records in
+	 * the specified database
+	 *
+	 * @access	public
+	 * @param	string
+	 * @return	string
+	 */
+	function count_all($table = '')
+	{
+		if ($table == '')
+		{
+			return 0;
+		}
+
+		$query = $this->query($this->_count_string . $this->_protect_identifiers('numrows') . " FROM " . $this->_protect_identifiers($table, TRUE, NULL, FALSE));
+
+		if ($query->num_rows() == 0)
+		{
+			return 0;
+		}
+
+		$row = $query->row();
+		$this->_reset_select();
+		return (int) $row->numrows;
+	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * Show table query
+	 *
+	 * Generates a platform-specific query string so that the table names can be fetched
+	 *
+	 * @access	private
+	 * @param	boolean
+	 * @return	string
+	 */
+	function _list_tables($prefix_limit = FALSE)
+	{
+		$sql = "SHOW TABLES FROM `".$this->database."`";
+
+		if ($prefix_limit !== FALSE AND $this->dbprefix != '')
+		{
+			//$sql .= " LIKE '".$this->escape_like_str($this->dbprefix)."%' ".sprintf($this->_like_escape_str, $this->_like_escape_chr);
+			return FALSE; // not currently supported
+		}
+
+		return $sql;
+	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * Show column query
+	 *
+	 * Generates a platform-specific query string so that the column names can be fetched
+	 *
+	 * @access	public
+	 * @param	string	the table name
+	 * @return	string
+	 */
+	function _list_columns($table = '')
+	{
+		return "SHOW COLUMNS FROM ".$table;
+	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * Field data query
+	 *
+	 * Generates a platform-specific query so that the column data can be retrieved
+	 *
+	 * @access	public
+	 * @param	string	the table name
+	 * @return	object
+	 */
+	function _field_data($table)
+	{
+		return "SELECT TOP 1 FROM ".$table;
+	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * The error message string
+	 *
+	 * @access	private
+	 * @return	string
+	 */
+	function _error_message()
+	{
+		$error_array = $this->conn_id->errorInfo();
+		return $error_array[2];
+	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * The error message number
+	 *
+	 * @access	private
+	 * @return	integer
+	 */
+	function _error_number()
+	{
+		return $this->conn_id->errorCode();
+	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * Escape the SQL Identifiers
+	 *
+	 * This function escapes column and table names
+	 *
+	 * @access	private
+	 * @param	string
+	 * @return	string
+	 */
+	function _escape_identifiers($item)
+	{
+		if ($this->_escape_char == '')
+		{
+			return $item;
+		}
+
+		foreach ($this->_reserved_identifiers as $id)
+		{
+			if (strpos($item, '.'.$id) !== FALSE)
+			{
+				$str = $this->_escape_char. str_replace('.', $this->_escape_char.'.', $item);
+
+				// remove duplicates if the user already included the escape
+				return preg_replace('/['.$this->_escape_char.']+/', $this->_escape_char, $str);
+			}
+		}
+
+		if (strpos($item, '.') !== FALSE)
+		{
+			$str = $this->_escape_char.str_replace('.', $this->_escape_char.'.'.$this->_escape_char, $item).$this->_escape_char;
+			
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			$str = $this->_escape_char.$item.$this->_escape_char;
+		}
+
+		// remove duplicates if the user already included the escape
+		return preg_replace('/['.$this->_escape_char.']+/', $this->_escape_char, $str);
+	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * From Tables
+	 *
+	 * This function implicitly groups FROM tables so there is no confusion
+	 * about operator precedence in harmony with SQL standards
+	 *
+	 * @access	public
+	 * @param	type
+	 * @return	type
+	 */
+	function _from_tables($tables)
+	{
+		if ( ! is_array($tables))
+		{
+			$tables = array($tables);
+		}
+
+		return (count($tables) == 1) ? $tables[0] : '('.implode(', ', $tables).')';
+	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * Insert statement
+	 *
+	 * Generates a platform-specific insert string from the supplied data
+	 *
+	 * @access	public
+	 * @param	string	the table name
+	 * @param	array	the insert keys
+	 * @param	array	the insert values
+	 * @return	string
+	 */
+	function _insert($table, $keys, $values)
+	{
+		return "INSERT INTO ".$table." (".implode(', ', $keys).") VALUES (".implode(', ', $values).")";
+	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * Update statement
+	 *
+	 * Generates a platform-specific update string from the supplied data
+	 *
+	 * @access	public
+	 * @param	string	the table name
+	 * @param	array	the update data
+	 * @param	array	the where clause
+	 * @param	array	the orderby clause
+	 * @param	array	the limit clause
+	 * @return	string
+	 */
+	function _update($table, $values, $where, $orderby = array(), $limit = FALSE)
+	{
+		foreach ($values as $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 .= $orderby.$limit;
+
+		return $sql;
+	}
+
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * Truncate statement
+	 *
+	 * Generates a platform-specific truncate string from the supplied data
+	 * If the database does not support the truncate() command
+	 * This function maps to "DELETE FROM table"
+	 *
+	 * @access	public
+	 * @param	string	the table name
+	 * @return	string
+	 */
+	function _truncate($table)
+	{
+		return $this->_delete($table);
+	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * Delete statement
+	 *
+	 * 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)
+	{
+		$conditions = '';
+
+		if (count($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);
+		}
+
+		$limit = ( ! $limit) ? '' : ' LIMIT '.$limit;
+
+		return "DELETE FROM ".$table.$conditions.$limit;
+	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * Limit string
+	 *
+	 * Generates a platform-specific LIMIT clause
+	 *
+	 * @access	public
+	 * @param	string	the sql query string
+	 * @param	integer	the number of rows to limit the query to
+	 * @param	integer	the offset value
+	 * @return	string
+	 */
+	function _limit($sql, $limit, $offset)
+	{
+		// Does PDO doesn't use the LIMIT clause?
+		return $sql;
+	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * Close DB Connection
+	 *
+	 * @access	public
+	 * @param	resource
+	 * @return	void
+	 */
+	function _close($conn_id)
+	{
+		$this->conn_id = null;
+	}
+
+
+}
+
+
+
+/* End of file pdo_driver.php */
+/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/pdo/pdo_driver.php */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/pdo/pdo_forge.php b/system/database/drivers/pdo/pdo_forge.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5516873
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/database/drivers/pdo/pdo_forge.php
@@ -0,0 +1,266 @@
+<?php  if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
+/**
+ * CodeIgniter
+ *
+ * An open source application development framework for PHP 5.1.6 or newer
+ *
+ * @package		CodeIgniter
+ * @author		ExpressionEngine Dev Team
+ * @copyright	Copyright (c) 2008 - 2011, EllisLab, Inc.
+ * @license		http://codeigniter.com/user_guide/license.html
+ * @link		http://codeigniter.com
+ * @since		Version 2.1.0
+ * @filesource
+ */
+
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/**
+ * PDO Forge Class
+ *
+ * @category	Database
+ * @author		ExpressionEngine Dev Team
+ * @link		http://codeigniter.com/database/
+ */
+class CI_DB_pdo_forge extends CI_DB_forge {
+
+	/**
+	 * Create database
+	 *
+	 * @access	private
+	 * @param	string	the database name
+	 * @return	bool
+	 */
+	function _create_database()
+	{
+		// PDO has no "create database" command since it's
+		// designed to connect to an existing database
+		if ($this->db->db_debug)
+		{
+			return $this->db->display_error('db_unsuported_feature');
+		}
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * Drop database
+	 *
+	 * @access	private
+	 * @param	string	the database name
+	 * @return	bool
+	 */
+	function _drop_database($name)
+	{
+		// PDO has no "drop database" command since it's
+		// designed to connect to an existing database
+		if ($this->db->db_debug)
+		{
+			return $this->db->display_error('db_unsuported_feature');
+		}
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * Create Table
+	 *
+	 * @access	private
+	 * @param	string	the table name
+	 * @param	array	the fields
+	 * @param	mixed	primary key(s)
+	 * @param	mixed	key(s)
+	 * @param	boolean	should 'IF NOT EXISTS' be added to the SQL
+	 * @return	bool
+	 */
+	function _create_table($table, $fields, $primary_keys, $keys, $if_not_exists)
+	{
+		$sql = 'CREATE TABLE ';
+
+		if ($if_not_exists === TRUE)
+		{
+			$sql .= 'IF NOT EXISTS ';
+		}
+
+		$sql .= $this->db->_escape_identifiers($table)." (";
+		$current_field_count = 0;
+
+		foreach ($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
+			// entered the field information, so we'll simply add it to the list
+			if (is_numeric($field))
+			{
+				$sql .= "\n\t$attributes";
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				$attributes = array_change_key_case($attributes, CASE_UPPER);
+
+				$sql .= "\n\t".$this->db->_protect_identifiers($field);
+
+				$sql .=  ' '.$attributes['TYPE'];
+
+				if (array_key_exists('CONSTRAINT', $attributes))
+				{
+					$sql .= '('.$attributes['CONSTRAINT'].')';
+				}
+
+				if (array_key_exists('UNSIGNED', $attributes) && $attributes['UNSIGNED'] === TRUE)
+				{
+					$sql .= ' UNSIGNED';
+				}
+
+				if (array_key_exists('DEFAULT', $attributes))
+				{
+					$sql .= ' DEFAULT \''.$attributes['DEFAULT'].'\'';
+				}
+
+				if (array_key_exists('NULL', $attributes) && $attributes['NULL'] === TRUE)
+				{
+					$sql .= ' NULL';
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					$sql .= ' NOT NULL';
+				}
+
+				if (array_key_exists('AUTO_INCREMENT', $attributes) && $attributes['AUTO_INCREMENT'] === TRUE)
+				{
+					$sql .= ' AUTO_INCREMENT';
+				}
+			}
+
+			// don't add a comma on the end of the last field
+			if (++$current_field_count < count($fields))
+			{
+				$sql .= ',';
+			}
+		}
+
+		if (count($primary_keys) > 0)
+		{
+			$primary_keys = $this->db->_protect_identifiers($primary_keys);
+			$sql .= ",\n\tPRIMARY KEY (" . implode(', ', $primary_keys) . ")";
+		}
+
+		if (is_array($keys) && count($keys) > 0)
+		{
+			foreach ($keys as $key)
+			{
+				if (is_array($key))
+				{
+					$key = $this->db->_protect_identifiers($key);
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					$key = array($this->db->_protect_identifiers($key));
+				}
+
+				$sql .= ",\n\tFOREIGN KEY (" . implode(', ', $key) . ")";
+			}
+		}
+
+		$sql .= "\n)";
+
+		return $sql;
+	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * Drop Table
+	 *
+	 * @access	private
+	 * @return	bool
+	 */
+	function _drop_table($table)
+	{
+		// Not a supported PDO feature
+		if ($this->db->db_debug)
+		{
+			return $this->db->display_error('db_unsuported_feature');
+		}
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * Alter table query
+	 *
+	 * Generates a platform-specific query so that a table can be altered
+	 * Called by add_column(), drop_column(), and column_alter(),
+	 *
+	 * @access	private
+	 * @param	string	the ALTER type (ADD, DROP, CHANGE)
+	 * @param	string	the column name
+	 * @param	string	the table name
+	 * @param	string	the column definition
+	 * @param	string	the default value
+	 * @param	boolean	should 'NOT NULL' be added
+	 * @param	string	the field after which we should add the new field
+	 * @return	object
+	 */
+	function _alter_table($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($column_name);
+
+		// DROP has everything it needs now.
+		if ($alter_type == 'DROP')
+		{
+			return $sql;
+		}
+
+		$sql .= " $column_definition";
+
+		if ($default_value != '')
+		{
+			$sql .= " DEFAULT \"$default_value\"";
+		}
+
+		if ($null === NULL)
+		{
+			$sql .= ' NULL';
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			$sql .= ' NOT NULL';
+		}
+
+		if ($after_field != '')
+		{
+			$sql .= ' AFTER ' . $this->db->_protect_identifiers($after_field);
+		}
+
+		return $sql;
+
+	}
+
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * Rename a table
+	 *
+	 * Generates a platform-specific query so that a table can be renamed
+	 *
+	 * @access	private
+	 * @param	string	the old table name
+	 * @param	string	the new table name
+	 * @return	string
+	 */
+	function _rename_table($table_name, $new_table_name)
+	{
+		$sql = 'ALTER TABLE '.$this->db->_protect_identifiers($table_name)." RENAME TO ".$this->db->_protect_identifiers($new_table_name);
+		return $sql;
+	}
+
+
+}
+
+/* End of file 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
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e3ae0da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/database/drivers/pdo/pdo_result.php
@@ -0,0 +1,171 @@
+<?php  if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
+/**
+ * CodeIgniter
+ *
+ * An open source application development framework for PHP 5.1.6 or newer
+ *
+ * @package		CodeIgniter
+ * @author		ExpressionEngine Dev Team
+ * @copyright	Copyright (c) 2008 - 2011, EllisLab, Inc.
+ * @license		http://codeigniter.com/user_guide/license.html
+ * @link		http://codeigniter.com
+ * @since		Version 2.1.0
+ * @filesource
+ */
+
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/**
+ * PDO Result Class
+ *
+ * This class extends the parent result class: CI_DB_result
+ *
+ * @category	Database
+ * @author		ExpressionEngine Dev Team
+ * @link		http://codeigniter.com/user_guide/database/
+ */
+class CI_DB_pdo_result extends CI_DB_result {
+
+	/**
+	 * Number of rows in the result set
+	 *
+	 * @access	public
+	 * @return	integer
+	 */
+	function num_rows()
+	{
+		return $this->result_id->rowCount();
+	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * Number of fields in the result set
+	 *
+	 * @access	public
+	 * @return	integer
+	 */
+	function num_fields()
+	{
+		return $this->result_id->columnCount();
+	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * Fetch Field Names
+	 *
+	 * Generates an array of column names
+	 *
+	 * @access	public
+	 * @return	array
+	 */
+	function list_fields()
+	{
+		if ($this->db->db_debug)
+		{
+			return $this->db->display_error('db_unsuported_feature');
+		}
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * Field data
+	 *
+	 * Generates an array of objects containing field meta-data
+	 *
+	 * @access	public
+	 * @return	array
+	 */
+	function field_data()
+	{
+		$data = array();
+	
+		try
+		{
+			for($i = 0; $i < $this->num_fields(); $i++)
+			{
+				$data[] = $this->result_id->getColumnMeta($i);
+			}
+			
+			return $data;
+		}
+		catch (Exception $e)
+		{
+			if ($this->db->db_debug)
+			{
+				return $this->db->display_error('db_unsuported_feature');
+			}
+			return FALSE;
+		}
+	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * Free the result
+	 *
+	 * @return	null
+	 */
+	function free_result()
+	{
+		if (is_object($this->result_id))
+		{
+			$this->result_id = FALSE;
+		}
+	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * Data Seek
+	 *
+	 * Moves the internal pointer to the desired offset.  We call
+	 * this internally before fetching results to make sure the
+	 * result set starts at zero
+	 *
+	 * @access	private
+	 * @return	array
+	 */
+	function _data_seek($n = 0)
+	{
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * Result - associative array
+	 *
+	 * Returns the result set as an array
+	 *
+	 * @access	private
+	 * @return	array
+	 */
+	function _fetch_assoc()
+	{
+		return $this->result_id->fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);
+	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * Result - object
+	 *
+	 * Returns the result set as an object
+	 *
+	 * @access	private
+	 * @return	object
+	 */
+	function _fetch_object()
+	{	
+		return $this->result_id->fetchObject();
+	}
+
+}
+
+
+/* End of file pdo_result.php */
+/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/pdo/pdo_result.php */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/pdo/pdo_utility.php b/system/database/drivers/pdo/pdo_utility.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..50b9746
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/database/drivers/pdo/pdo_utility.php
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+<?php  if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
+/**
+ * CodeIgniter
+ *
+ * An open source application development framework for PHP 5.1.6 or newer
+ *
+ * @package		CodeIgniter
+ * @author		ExpressionEngine Dev Team
+ * @copyright	Copyright (c) 2008 - 2011, EllisLab, Inc.
+ * @license		http://codeigniter.com/user_guide/license.html
+ * @link		http://codeigniter.com
+ * @since		Version 2.1.0
+ * @filesource
+ */
+
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/**
+ * PDO Utility Class
+ *
+ * @category	Database
+ * @author		ExpressionEngine Dev Team
+ * @link		http://codeigniter.com/database/
+ */
+class CI_DB_pdo_utility extends CI_DB_utility {
+
+	/**
+	 * List databases
+	 *
+	 * @access	private
+	 * @return	bool
+	 */
+	function _list_databases()
+	{
+		// Not sure if PDO lets you list all databases...
+		if ($this->db->db_debug)
+		{
+			return $this->db->display_error('db_unsuported_feature');
+		}
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * Optimize table query
+	 *
+	 * Generates a platform-specific query so that a table can be optimized
+	 *
+	 * @access	private
+	 * @param	string	the table name
+	 * @return	object
+	 */
+	function _optimize_table($table)
+	{
+		// Not a supported PDO feature
+		if ($this->db->db_debug)
+		{
+			return $this->db->display_error('db_unsuported_feature');
+		}
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * Repair table query
+	 *
+	 * Generates a platform-specific query so that a table can be repaired
+	 *
+	 * @access	private
+	 * @param	string	the table name
+	 * @return	object
+	 */
+	function _repair_table($table)
+	{
+		// Not a supported PDO feature
+		if ($this->db->db_debug)
+		{
+			return $this->db->display_error('db_unsuported_feature');
+		}
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * PDO Export
+	 *
+	 * @access	private
+	 * @param	array	Preferences
+	 * @return	mixed
+	 */
+	function _backup($params = array())
+	{
+		// Currently unsupported
+		return $this->db->display_error('db_unsuported_feature');
+	}
+
+}
+
+/* End of file pdo_utility.php */
+/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/pdo/pdo_utility.php */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/user_guide/changelog.html b/user_guide/changelog.html
index ba13808..17f89a3 100644
--- a/user_guide/changelog.html
+++ b/user_guide/changelog.html
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@
 	<li>Database
 		<ul>
 			<li>Added a <a href="http://www.cubrid.org/" target="_blank">CUBRID</a> driver to the <a href="database/index.html">Database Driver</a>. Thanks to the CUBRID team for supplying this patch.</li>
+			<li>Added a PDO driver to the <a href="database/index.html">Database Driver</a>.</li>
 			<li>Typecast limit and offset in the <a href="database/queries.html">Database Driver</a> to integers to avoid possible injection.</li>
 			<li>
 				Added additional option 'none' for the optional third argument for  <kbd>$this->db->like()</kbd> in the <a href="database/active_record.html">Database Driver</a>.
diff --git a/user_guide/database/connecting.html b/user_guide/database/connecting.html
index 309f2bc..b180881 100644
--- a/user_guide/database/connecting.html
+++ b/user_guide/database/connecting.html
@@ -121,6 +121,8 @@
 
 <p>For information on each of these values please see the <a href="configuration.html">configuration page</a>.</p>
 
+<p class="important"><strong>Note:</strong> For the PDO driver, $config['hostname'] should look like this: 'mysql:host=localhost'</p>
+
 <p>Or you can submit your database values as a Data Source Name. DSNs must have this prototype:</p>
 
 <code>$dsn = 'dbdriver://username:password@hostname/database';<br />