diff --git a/phpBB/db/mssql.php b/phpBB/db/mssql.php
index 96a0f925c0..96bb0a3aff 100644
--- a/phpBB/db/mssql.php
+++ b/phpBB/db/mssql.php
@@ -70,20 +70,10 @@ class sql_db
 		}
 		return $this->db_connect_id;
 	}
+
 	//
 	// Other base methods
 	//
-	function sql_setdb($database)
-	{
-		$this->dbname = $database;
-		$dbselect = @mssql_select_db($this->dbname);
-		if(!$dbselect)
-		{
-			sql_close();
-			$this->db_connect_id = $dbselect;
-		}
-		return $this->db_connect_id;
-	}
 	function sql_close()
 	{
 		if($this->db_connect_id)
@@ -170,6 +160,9 @@ class sql_db
 			{
 				$this->query_result = @mssql_query($query, $this->db_connect_id);
 
+				$next_id_query = @mssql_query("SELECT @@ROWCOUNT AS this_count");
+				$this->affected_rows[$this->query_result] = $this->sql_fetchfield("this_count", -1, $next_id_query);
+
 				$this->query_limit_offset[$this->query_result] = -1;
 				$this->query_limit_numrows[$this->query_result] = -1;
 			}
@@ -208,6 +201,21 @@ class sql_db
 			return false;
 		}
 	}
+	function sql_affectedrows($query_id = 0)
+	{
+		if(!$query_id)
+		{
+			$query_id = $this->query_result;
+		}
+		if($query_id)
+		{
+			return $affected_rows[$query_id];
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
 	function sql_numfields($query_id = 0)
 	{
 		if(!$query_id)
diff --git a/phpBB/db/mysql.php b/phpBB/db/mysql.php
index ec64731a68..8aa055640c 100644
--- a/phpBB/db/mysql.php
+++ b/phpBB/db/mysql.php
@@ -74,24 +74,6 @@ class sql_db
 	//
 	// Other base methods
 	//
-	function sql_setdb($database)
-	{
-		if($database != "")
-		{
-			$this->dbname = $database;
-			$dbselect = @mysql_select_db($this->dbname);
-			if(!$dbselect)
-			{
-				sql_close();
-				$this->db_connect_id = $dbselect;
-			}
-			return $this->db_connect_id;
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			return false;
-		}
-	}
 	function sql_close()
 	{
 		if($this->db_connect_id)
@@ -151,6 +133,22 @@ class sql_db
 			return false;
 		}
 	}
+	function sql_affectedrows($query_id = 0)
+	{
+		if(!$query_id)
+		{
+			$query_id = $this->query_result;
+		}
+		if($query_id)
+		{
+			$result = @mysql_affected_rows($query_id);
+			return $result;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
 	function sql_numfields($query_id = 0)
 	{
 		if(!$query_id)
diff --git a/phpBB/db/odbc.php b/phpBB/db/odbc.php
index f55fa178e7..063608ab33 100644
--- a/phpBB/db/odbc.php
+++ b/phpBB/db/odbc.php
@@ -96,10 +96,6 @@ class sql_db
 	//
 	// Other base methods
 	//
-	function sql_setdb($database)
-	{
-		return false;
-	}
 	function sql_close()
 	{
 		if($this->db_connect_id)
@@ -257,6 +253,21 @@ class sql_db
 			return false;
 		}
 	}
+	function sql_affectedrows($query_id = 0)
+	{
+		if(!$query_id)
+		{
+			$query_id = $this->query_result;
+		}
+		if($query_id)
+		{
+			return $this->@odbc_num_rows[$query_id];
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
 	function sql_numfields($query_id = 0)
 	{
 		if(!$query_id)
diff --git a/phpBB/db/oracle.php b/phpBB/db/oracle.php
index 0c9f63d5f2..edfe3749c9 100644
--- a/phpBB/db/oracle.php
+++ b/phpBB/db/oracle.php
@@ -64,11 +64,6 @@ class sql_db
 	//
 	// Other base methods
 	//
-	function sql_setdb($database)
-	{
-		// This method does not exist in Oracle.
-		return true;
-	}
 	function sql_close()
 	{
 		if($this->db_connect_id)
@@ -149,6 +144,22 @@ class sql_db
 			return false;
 		}
 	}
+	function sql_affectedrows($query_id = 0)
+	{
+		if(!$query_id)
+		{
+			$query_id = $this->query_result;
+		}
+		if($query_id)
+		{
+			$result = @OCIRowCount($query_id);
+			return $result;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
 	function sql_numfields($query_id = 0)
 	{
 		if(!$query_id)
diff --git a/phpBB/db/postgres7.php b/phpBB/db/postgres7.php
index 2e1bff674d..3b0eac607f 100644
--- a/phpBB/db/postgres7.php
+++ b/phpBB/db/postgres7.php
@@ -92,40 +92,6 @@ class sql_db
 	//
 	// Other base methods
 	//
-	function sql_setdb($database)
-	{
-		if($this->db_connect_id)
-		{
-			if($this->query_result)
-			{
-				@pg_freeresult($this->query_result);
-				unset($this->query_result);
-				unset($this->row);
-			}
-			$result = @pg_close($this->db_connect_id);
-			if($result)
-			{
-				$this->dbname = $database;
-				$make_connect = $this->connect_string . "dbname=$database";
-				if($this->persistency)
-				{
-					$this->db_connect_id = @pg_pconnect($make_connect);
-				}
-				else
-				{
-					$this->db_connect_id = @pg_connect($make_connect);
-				}
-			}
-		}
-		if($this->db_connect_id)
-		{
-			return $this->db_connect_id;
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			return false;
-		}
-	}
 	function sql_close()
 	{
 		if($this->db_connect_id)
@@ -192,6 +158,22 @@ class sql_db
 			return false;
 		}
 	}
+	function sql_affectedrows($query_id = 0)
+	{
+		if(!$query_id)
+		{
+			$query_id = $this->query_result;
+		}
+		if($query_id)
+		{
+			$result = @pg_cmdtuples($query_id);
+			return $result;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
 	function sql_numfields($query_id = 0)
 	{
 		if(!$query_id)