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.
2 calls to db_driver()
system_update_7016 in drupal/modules/system/system.install
Remove custom datatype *_unsigned in PostgreSQL.
update_prepare_d7_bootstrap in drupal/includes/update.inc
Performs extra steps required to bootstrap when using a Drupal 6 database.

File

drupal/includes/database/database.inc, line 2679
Core systems for the database layer.

Code

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