diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d910a93..fb35caa 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,4 +3,6 @@
 settings.json
 errors.txt
 */simpletest/*
-tests/test_dbs/*
\ No newline at end of file
+tests/test_dbs/*
+*.db
+*.FDB
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/common/db_pdo.php b/src/common/db_pdo.php
index f994c36..3417b33 100644
--- a/src/common/db_pdo.php
+++ b/src/common/db_pdo.php
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ abstract class DB_PDO extends PDO {
 		// Prepare the sql
 		$query = $this->prepare($sql);
 		
-		if( ! is_like_array($query))
+		if( ! (is_object($query) || is_resource($query)))
 		{
 			$this->get_last_error();
 			return FALSE;
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ abstract class DB_PDO extends PDO {
 		$this->statement =& $query;
 		
 		
-		if( ! is_like_array($data))
+		if( ! (is_array($data) || is_object($data)))
 		{
 			trigger_error("Invalid data argument");
 			return FALSE;
diff --git a/src/databases/firebird.php b/src/databases/firebird.php
index adba703..0a46cae 100644
--- a/src/databases/firebird.php
+++ b/src/databases/firebird.php
@@ -118,9 +118,10 @@ class firebird extends DB_PDO {
 	/**
 	 * Emulate PDO prepare
 	 *
+	 * @param string $query
 	 * @return resource
 	 */
-	public function prepare()
+	public function prepare($query)
 	{
 		$this->statement = ibase_prepare($this->conn, $query);
 		return $this->statement;
@@ -248,8 +249,43 @@ SQL;
 	 */
 	public function execute($args)
 	{
-		// Is there a better way to do this?
-		return eval('ibase_execute('.$this->statement.','.explode(',', $args).")");
-	} 
+		//Add the prepared statement as the first parameter
+		array_unshift($args, $this->statement);
+		
+		// Let php do all the hard stuff in converting 
+		// the array of arguments into a list of arguments
+		return call_user_func_array('ibase_execute', $args);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Prepare and execute a query
+	 *
+	 * @param string $sql
+	 * @param array $args
+	 * @return resource
+	 */
+	public function prepare_execute($sql, $args)
+	{
+		$query = $this->prepare($sql);
+		
+		// Set the statement in the class variable for easy later access
+		$this->statement =& $query;
+		
+		return $this->execute($args);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Bind a prepared query with arguments for executing
+	 *
+	 * @param string $sql
+	 * @param mixed $args
+	 * @return FALSE
+	 */
+	public function prepare_query($sql, $args)
+	{
+		// You can't bind query statements before execution with
+		// the firebird database
+		return FALSE;
+	}
 }
 // End of firebird.php
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diff --git a/src/databases/firebird_manip.php b/src/databases/firebird_manip.php
index e5a844f..5247305 100644
--- a/src/databases/firebird_manip.php
+++ b/src/databases/firebird_manip.php
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class firebird_manip extends db_manip {
 		$columns = array();
 		foreach($column_array as $n => $props)
 		{
-			$str = "{$n} ";
+			$str = '"'.$n.'" ';
 			$str .= (isset($props['type'])) ? "{$props['type']} " : "";
 			$str .= (isset($props['constraint'])) ? "{$props['constraint']} " : "";
 
@@ -70,9 +70,9 @@ class firebird_manip extends db_manip {
 		}
 
 		// Generate the sql for the creation of the table
-		$sql = "CREATE TABLE \"{$name}\" (";
-		$sql .= implode(",", $columns);
-		$sql .= ")";
+		$sql = 'CREATE TABLE "'.$name.'" (';
+		$sql .= implode(',', $columns);
+		$sql .= ')';
 
 		return $sql;
 	}
diff --git a/tests/databases/firebird.php b/tests/databases/firebird.php
index eb05935..3ba8de8 100644
--- a/tests/databases/firebird.php
+++ b/tests/databases/firebird.php
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class FirebirdTest extends UnitTestCase {
 	function TestCreateTable()
 	{
 		//Attempt to create the table
-		$sql = $this->db->manip->create_table('create_test', array('id' => 'SMALLINT'));
+		$sql = $this->db->manip->create_table('create_test', array('id' => 'SMALLINT', 'key' => 'VARCHAR(64)', 'val' => 'BLOB SUB_TYPE TEXT'));
 		$this->db->query($sql);
 		
 		//This test fails for an unknown reason, when clearly the table exists
@@ -87,6 +87,34 @@ class FirebirdTest extends UnitTestCase {
 		
 		$this->assertTrue($table_exists);*/
 	}
+	
+	function TestPreparedStatements()
+	{
+		$sql = <<<SQL
+			INSERT INTO "create_test" ("id", "key", "val") 
+			VALUES (?,?,?)
+SQL;
+		$this->db->prepare($sql);
+		$this->db->execute(array(1,"boogers", "Gross"));
+
+	}
+	
+	function TestPrepareExecute()
+	{
+		$sql = <<<SQL
+			INSERT INTO "create_test" ("id", "key", "val") 
+			VALUES (?,?,?)
+SQL;
+		$this->db->prepare_execute($sql, array(
+			2, "works", 'also?'
+		));
+	
+	}
+	
+	function TestPrepareQuery()
+	{
+		$this->assertFalse($this->db->prepare_query('', array()));	
+	}
 
 	function TestDeleteTable()
 	{
@@ -103,12 +131,5 @@ class FirebirdTest extends UnitTestCase {
 		$this->assertFalse($table_exists);
 	}
 
-	function TestPreparedStatements()
-	{
-		$sql = 'INSERT INTO "create_test" ("id") VALUES (?),(?),(?)';
-		$this->db->prepare($sql);
-
-		$this->db->execute(array(1,2,3));
-
-	}
+	
 }
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diff --git a/tests/test_dbs/FB_TEST_DB.FDB b/tests/test_dbs/FB_TEST_DB.FDB
index bf379a6..8687efd 100755
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diff --git a/tests/test_dbs/test_sqlite.db b/tests/test_dbs/test_sqlite.db
index 64b32b8..1b2cd50 100755
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