diff --git a/lib/Cake/Model/Datasource/Database/Connection.php b/lib/Cake/Model/Datasource/Database/Connection.php
index 1e6f994ff42..387520d8bac 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Model/Datasource/Database/Connection.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Model/Datasource/Database/Connection.php
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 namespace Cake\Model\Datasource\Database;
 
 use PDOException,
-	Exception;
+	Cake\Model\Datasource\Database\Exception\MissingDriverException,
+	Cake\Model\Datasource\Database\Exception\MissingExtensionException;
 
 /**
  * Represents a conection with a database server
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ class Connection {
 	protected $_driver;
 
 /**
- * Whether connection was stablished or not
+ * Whether connection was established or not
  *
  * @var boolean
  **/
@@ -37,10 +38,20 @@ class Connection {
  * Constructor
  *
  * @param array $config configuration for conencting to database
+ * @throws \Cake\Model\Datasource\Database\Exception\MissingDriverException if driver class can not be found
+ * @throws  \Cake\Model\Datasource\Database\Exception\MissingExtensionException if driver cannot be used
  * @return void
  **/
 	public function __construct($config) {
+		$this->_config = $config;
+		if (!class_exists($config['datasource'])) {
+			throw new MissingDriverException(array('driver' => $config['datasource']));
+		}
+		$this->_driver = new $config['datasource'];
 
+		if (!$this->_driver->enabled()) {
+			throw new MissingExtensionException(array('driver' => get_class($this->_driver)));
+		}
 	}
 
 /**
@@ -49,7 +60,10 @@ public function __construct($config) {
  * @return boolean true on success or false if already connected
  **/
 	public function connect() {
-
+		if ($this->_connected) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		return $this->_connected = $this->_driver->connect($this->_config);
 	}
 
 /**
@@ -58,7 +72,8 @@ public function connect() {
  * @return void
  **/
 	public function disconnect() {
-
+		$this->_driver->disconnect();
+		$this->_connected = false;
 	}
 
 /**
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Model/Datasource/Database/Driver.php b/lib/Cake/Model/Datasource/Database/Driver.php
index 0815cbd84e3..6bd3fc66a7d 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Model/Datasource/Database/Driver.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Model/Datasource/Database/Driver.php
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@ abstract class Driver {
  **/
 	public abstract function connect(array $config);
 
+/**
+ * Disconnects from database server
+ *
+ * @return void
+ **/
+	public abstract function disconnect();
+
 /**
  * Returns wheter php is able to use this driver for connecting to database
  *
@@ -24,4 +31,12 @@ public abstract function connect(array $config);
  **/
 	public abstract function enabled();
 
+/**
+ * Prepares a sql statement to be executed
+ *
+ * @param string $sql
+ * @return Cake\Model\Datasource\Database\Statement
+ **/
+	public abstract function prepare($sql);
+
 }
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Model/Datasource/Database/Driver/Mysql.php b/lib/Cake/Model/Datasource/Database/Driver/Mysql.php
index 00d8be8c03c..2c8f373154a 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Model/Datasource/Database/Driver/Mysql.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Model/Datasource/Database/Driver/Mysql.php
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
 
 namespace Cake\Model\Datasource\Database\Driver;
 
-use PDO;
+use PDO,
+	Cake\Model\Datasource\Database\Statement;
 
-class Mysql extends Cake\Model\Datasource\Database\Driver {
+class Mysql extends \Cake\Model\Datasource\Database\Driver {
 
 /**
  * Base configuration settings for MySQL driver
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ class Mysql extends Cake\Model\Datasource\Database\Driver {
 		'host' => 'localhost',
 		'login' => 'root',
 		'password' => '',
-		'database' => '',
+		'database' => 'cake',
 		'port' => '3306',
 		'flags' => array(),
 		'encoding' => 'utf8'
@@ -60,6 +61,15 @@ public function connect(array $config) {
 		return true;
 	}
 
+/**
+ * Disconnects from database server
+ *
+ * @return void
+ **/
+	public function disconnect() {
+		$this->_connection = null;
+	}
+
 /**
  * Returns wheter php is able to use this driver for connecting to database
  *
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Model/Datasource/Database/Exception/MissingDriverException.php b/lib/Cake/Model/Datasource/Database/Exception/MissingDriverException.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b2cfb69bdf8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/Cake/Model/Datasource/Database/Exception/MissingDriverException.php
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * 
+ * PHP Version 5.x
+ *
+ * CakePHP(tm) Tests <http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/development/testing.html>
+ * Copyright 2005-2012, Cake Software Foundation, Inc. (http://cakefoundation.org)
+ *
+ * Licensed under The Open Group Test Suite License
+ * Redistributions of files must retain the above copyright notice.
+ *
+ * @copyright     Copyright 2005-2012, Cake Software Foundation, Inc. (http://cakefoundation.org)
+ * @link          http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/development/testing.html CakePHP(tm) Tests
+ * @package       Cake.Model.Datasource.Database.Exception
+ * @since         CakePHP(tm) v 3.0
+ * @license       MIT License (http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php)
+ */
+namespace Cake\Model\Datasource\Database\Exception;
+
+
+class MissingDriverException extends \Cake\Error\Exception {
+
+	protected $_messageTemplate = 'Database driver %s could not be found.';
+
+}
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Model/Datasource/Database/Exception/MissingExtensionException.php b/lib/Cake/Model/Datasource/Database/Exception/MissingExtensionException.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ac799c8cdcc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/Cake/Model/Datasource/Database/Exception/MissingExtensionException.php
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * 
+ * PHP Version 5.x
+ *
+ * CakePHP(tm) Tests <http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/development/testing.html>
+ * Copyright 2005-2012, Cake Software Foundation, Inc. (http://cakefoundation.org)
+ *
+ * Licensed under The Open Group Test Suite License
+ * Redistributions of files must retain the above copyright notice.
+ *
+ * @copyright     Copyright 2005-2012, Cake Software Foundation, Inc. (http://cakefoundation.org)
+ * @link          http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/development/testing.html CakePHP(tm) Tests
+ * @package       Cake.Model.Datasource.Database.Exception
+ * @since         CakePHP(tm) v 3.0
+ * @license       MIT License (http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php)
+ */
+namespace Cake\Model\Datasource\Database\Exception;
+
+
+class MissingExtensionException extends \Cake\Error\Exception {
+
+	protected $_messageTemplate = 'Database driver %s cannot be used due to a missing PHP extension or unmet dependency';
+
+}
+