diff --git a/phpBB/install/install_install.php b/phpBB/install/install_install.php
index adf38e4d86..c91bd63e0e 100755
--- a/phpBB/install/install_install.php
+++ b/phpBB/install/install_install.php
@@ -1671,6 +1671,26 @@ class install_install extends module
 			}
 			$db->sql_freeresult($result);
 
+			// Make sure that the user has selected a sensible DBAL for the DBMS actually installed
+			switch ($dbms)
+			{
+				case 'mysql4':
+					if (version_compare(mysql_get_server_info(), '4.0.0', '<'))
+					{
+						$error[] = $lang['INST_ERR_DB_NO_MYSQL4'];
+					}
+
+				break;
+
+				case 'mysqli':
+					if (version_compare(mysqli_get_server_info(), '4.1.3', '<'))
+					{
+						$error[] = $lang['INST_ERR_DB_NO_MYSQLI'];
+					}
+				
+				break;
+			}
+
 			$db->sql_close();
 		}
 
diff --git a/phpBB/language/en/install.php b/phpBB/language/en/install.php
index 2844e7be79..4f168637df 100755
--- a/phpBB/language/en/install.php
+++ b/phpBB/language/en/install.php
@@ -149,6 +149,8 @@ $lang = array_merge($lang, array(
 	'INSTALL_TEST'				=> 'Test Again',
 	'INST_ERR_DB_CONNECT'		=> 'Could not connect to the database, see error message below',
 	'INST_ERR_DB_NO_ERROR'		=> 'No error message given',
+	'INST_ERR_DB_NO_MYSQL4'		=> 'The version of MySQL installed on this machine is incompatible with the "MySQL 4.x/5.x" option you have selected. Please try the "MySQL 3.23.x/4.x" option instead.',
+	'INST_ERR_DB_NO_MYSQLI'		=> 'The version of MySQL installed on this machine is incompatible with the "MySQL 4.1.x/5.x with MySQLi Extension" option you have selected. Please try the "MySQL 4.x/5.x" or "MySQL 3.23.x/4.x" option instead.',
 	'INST_ERR_DB_NO_NAME'		=> 'No database name specified',
 	'INST_ERR_EMAIL_INVALID'	=> 'The email address you entered is invalid',
 	'INST_ERR_EMAIL_MISMATCH'	=> 'The emails you entered did not match.',