Index: typo3/sysext/dbal/class.ux_t3lib_db.php
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--- typo3/sysext/dbal/class.ux_t3lib_db.php	(revision 5429)
+++ typo3/sysext/dbal/class.ux_t3lib_db.php	(working copy)
@@ -2156,6 +2156,21 @@
 					$GLOBALS['ADODB_FETCH_MODE'] = ADODB_FETCH_BOTH;
 
 					$this->handlerInstance[$handlerKey] = &ADONewConnection($cfgArray['config']['driver']);
+
+						// Set driver-specific options
+					if (isset($cfgArray['config']['driverOptions'])) {
+						foreach ($cfgArray['config']['driverOptions'] as $optionName => $optionValue) {
+							$optionSetterName = 'set' . ucfirst($optionName);
+							if (method_exists($this->handlerInstance[$handlerKey], $optionSetterName)) {
+								$this->handlerInstance[$handlerKey]->$optionSetterName($optionValue);
+							} else {
+								$this->handlerInstance[$handlerKey]->$optionName = $optionValue;
+								t3lib_div::debug($optionName);
+								t3lib_div::debug((int) $this->handlerInstance[$handlerKey]->$optionName);
+							}
+						}
+					}
+
 					if ($GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['SYS']['no_pconnect'])	{
 						$this->handlerInstance[$handlerKey]->Connect($cfgArray['config']['host'].(isset($cfgArray['config']['port']) ? ':'.$cfgArray['config']['port'] : ''),$cfgArray['config']['username'],$cfgArray['config']['password'],$cfgArray['config']['database']);
 					} else {