Systems and methods for providing a database driver management architecture

A method comprising:

• executing, on a client computer, a core configuration script file, wherein the core configuration script file receives an identification of a required database driver from a first user input and scans the client computer for a required database driver based on a connectivity requirement;
• determining, by the core configuration script file, that the required database driver is not present on the client computer;
• retrieving, by the core configuration script file, the required database driver;
• retrieving, by the core configuration script file, a database driver configuration file for the required database driver;
• populating, by the core configuration script file, the database driver configuration file with a plurality of entries, wherein the plurality of entries in the database driver configuration file comprise entries based on a second user input;
• and
• validating, by the core configuration script file, a connection defined by the database driver configuration file, wherein validating the connection includes connecting to a selected database using the required database driver and a database-specific standard query.