diff --git a/phpBB/includes/db/firebird.php b/phpBB/includes/db/firebird.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..33f4e2ea48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/phpBB/includes/db/firebird.php
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<?php
+/**
+*
+* @package dbal
+* @copyright (c) 2012 phpBB Group
+* @license http://opensource.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.php GNU General Public License v2
+*
+*/
+
+/**
+* @ignore
+*/
+if (!defined('IN_PHPBB'))
+{
+	exit;
+}
+
+class dbal_firebird extends phpbb_db_driver_firebird {
+}
diff --git a/phpBB/includes/db/mssql.php b/phpBB/includes/db/mssql.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a0c3917fcb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/phpBB/includes/db/mssql.php
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<?php
+/**
+*
+* @package dbal
+* @copyright (c) 2012 phpBB Group
+* @license http://opensource.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.php GNU General Public License v2
+*
+*/
+
+/**
+* @ignore
+*/
+if (!defined('IN_PHPBB'))
+{
+	exit;
+}
+
+class dbal_mssql extends phpbb_db_driver_mssql {
+}
diff --git a/phpBB/includes/db/mssql_odbc.php b/phpBB/includes/db/mssql_odbc.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2a642b30f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/phpBB/includes/db/mssql_odbc.php
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<?php
+/**
+*
+* @package dbal
+* @copyright (c) 2012 phpBB Group
+* @license http://opensource.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.php GNU General Public License v2
+*
+*/
+
+/**
+* @ignore
+*/
+if (!defined('IN_PHPBB'))
+{
+    exit;
+}
+
+class dbal_mssql_odbc extends phpbb_db_driver_mssql_odbc {
+}
diff --git a/phpBB/includes/db/mssqlnative.php b/phpBB/includes/db/mssqlnative.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cfbdba66fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/phpBB/includes/db/mssqlnative.php
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<?php
+/**
+*
+* @package dbal
+* @copyright (c) 2012 phpBB Group
+* @license http://opensource.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.php GNU General Public License v2
+*
+*/
+
+/**
+* @ignore
+*/
+if (!defined('IN_PHPBB'))
+{
+    exit;
+}
+
+class dbal_mssqlnative extends phpbb_db_driver_mssqlnative {
+}
diff --git a/phpBB/includes/db/mysql.php b/phpBB/includes/db/mysql.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dcd69cf51a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/phpBB/includes/db/mysql.php
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<?php
+/**
+*
+* @package dbal
+* @copyright (c) 2012 phpBB Group
+* @license http://opensource.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.php GNU General Public License v2
+*
+*/
+
+/**
+* @ignore
+*/
+if (!defined('IN_PHPBB'))
+{
+	exit;
+}
+
+class dbal_mysql extends phpbb_db_driver_mysql {
+}
diff --git a/phpBB/includes/db/mysqli.php b/phpBB/includes/db/mysqli.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..040f5adf43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/phpBB/includes/db/mysqli.php
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<?php
+/**
+*
+* @package dbal
+* @copyright (c) 2012 phpBB Group
+* @license http://opensource.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.php GNU General Public License v2
+*
+*/
+
+/**
+* @ignore
+*/
+if (!defined('IN_PHPBB'))
+{
+    exit;
+}
+
+class dbal_mysqli extends phpbb_db_driver_mysqli {
+}
diff --git a/phpBB/includes/db/oracle.php b/phpBB/includes/db/oracle.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fb1484aeb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/phpBB/includes/db/oracle.php
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<?php
+/**
+*
+* @package dbal
+* @copyright (c) 2012 phpBB Group
+* @license http://opensource.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.php GNU General Public License v2
+*
+*/
+
+/**
+* @ignore
+*/
+if (!defined('IN_PHPBB'))
+{
+    exit;
+}
+
+class dbal_oracle extends phpbb_db_driver_oracle {
+}
diff --git a/phpBB/includes/db/postgres.php b/phpBB/includes/db/postgres.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dc5e95ac57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/phpBB/includes/db/postgres.php
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<?php
+/**
+*
+* @package dbal
+* @copyright (c) 2012 phpBB Group
+* @license http://opensource.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.php GNU General Public License v2
+*
+*/
+
+/**
+* @ignore
+*/
+if (!defined('IN_PHPBB'))
+{
+    exit;
+}
+
+class dbal_postgres extends phpbb_db_driver_postgres {
+}
diff --git a/phpBB/includes/db/sqlite.php b/phpBB/includes/db/sqlite.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e4396bc97f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/phpBB/includes/db/sqlite.php
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<?php
+/**
+*
+* @package dbal
+* @copyright (c) 2012 phpBB Group
+* @license http://opensource.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.php GNU General Public License v2
+*
+*/
+
+/**
+* @ignore
+*/
+if (!defined('IN_PHPBB'))
+{
+    exit;
+}
+
+class dbal_sqlite extends phpbb_db_driver_sqlite {
+}