/**
 * Initialize a query builder to perform a SUM query on the database
 *
 * @param string $table The table name
 * @param string $field The field name to find sum
 * @param string $alias The optional field alias; defaults to "sum"
 *
 * @return object QueryBuilder
 */
function db_sum($table, $field, $alias = null)
{
    $qb = new QueryBuilder($table);
    return $qb->sum($field, $alias ? $alias : 'sum');
}