Um die Version  der verwendeten Datenbank im Zusammenhang mit einem Modul zu prüfen kann man in der my_module.install Datei entsprechend handeln. Hier ein Snipped der dies realisiert.

Im Statusbericht wird eine entsprechende Information angezeigt.

Snipped

<?php
// $Id: blogs_list.install, v 1.0 2009/11/25 16:21:17 quiptime Exp $
 
/**
 * Minimum supported version of MySQL, if it is used.
 */
define('BL_MINIMUM_MYSQL',  '4.1.1');
 
/**
 * Minimum supported version of PostgreSQL, if it is used.
 */
define('BL_MINIMUM_PGSQL',  '8.1.18');
 
/**
 * Implementation of hook_requirements().
 */
function blogs_list_requirements($phase) {
  $requirements = array();
  $t = get_t();
  $requirements = array();
 
  // Test DB version.
  global $db_type;
  if (function_exists('db_status_report')) {
    $db_type = db_status_report($phase);
  }
 
  if ($phase == 'runtime') {
    $value = $t('Blogs list requirements ok.');
    $severity = REQUIREMENT_OK;
 
    // Test MySQL version.
    if (array_key_exists('mysql', $db_type) && version_compare(db_version(), BL_MINIMUM_MYSQL) < 0) {
      $value = $t('@database version: @version', array('@database' => $db_type['mysql']['title'], '@version' => db_version()));
      $description = $t('Your MySQL installation is too old. The module Blogs list requires at least MySQL %version.', array('%version' => BL_MINIMUM_MYSQL));
      $severity = REQUIREMENT_ERROR;
    }
    // Test PGSQL version.
    elseif (array_key_exists('pgsql', $db_type) && version_compare(db_version(), BL_MINIMUM_PGSQL) < 0) {
      $value = $t('@database version: @version', array('@database' => $db_type['pgsql']['title'], '@version' => db_version()));
      $description = $t('Your PostgreSQL installation is too old. The module Blogs list requires at least PGSQL %version.', array('%version' => BL_MINIMUM_PGSQL));
      $severity = REQUIREMENT_ERROR;
    }
 
    $requirements['blogs_list'] = array(
      'title' => $t('Blogs list'),
      'value' => $value,
      'description' => $description,
      'severity' => $severity,
    );
 
  }
 
  return $requirements;
}