function db_driver

Retrieves the name of the currently active database driver.

Return value

The name of the currently active database driver.

Related topics

Database abstraction layer
Allow the use of different database servers using the same code base.

File

drupal/core/includes/database.inc, line 493
Core systems for the database layer.

Code

function db_driver() {
  return Database::getConnection()
    ->driver();
}