diff --git a/conf/database.php b/conf/database.php
index 511797d..f09c285 100644
--- a/conf/database.php
+++ b/conf/database.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ $db['default']['hostname'] = 'localhost';
 $db['default']['username'] = '__DB_USER__';
 $db['default']['password'] = '__DB_PWD__';
 $db['default']['database'] = '__DB_NAME__';
-$db['default']['dbdriver'] = 'mysql';
+$db['default']['dbdriver'] = 'mysqli';
 $db['default']['dbprefix'] = '';
 $db['default']['pconnect'] = TRUE;
 $db['default']['db_debug'] = TRUE;