New function to fetch the database driver

src/Database/DBA.php

@@ -72,6 +72,16 @@ class DBA
 		return DI::dba()->getConnection();
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Return the database driver string
+	 *
+	 * @return string with either "pdo" or "mysqli"
+	 */
+	public static function getDriver()
+	{
+		return DI::dba()->getDriver();
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Returns the MySQL server version string
 	 *