/**
  * Gets the (one and only) database wrapper. 
  */
 public static function getDbFunctionsInstance()
 {
     if (self::$dbFunctions) {
         return self::$dbFunctions;
     }
     self::$dbFunctions = new InstructionControl_DbFunctions_NonPdo(self::getOption('PDO_DATABASE_CONNECTION_STRING'), self::getOption('PDO_DATABASE_USERNAME'), self::getOption('PDO_DATABASE_PASSWORD'), array(PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE => PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION));
     return self::$dbFunctions;
 }