diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index a4968b2..e529bfe 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,16 +1,21 @@
 rvm:
-  - 1.8.7
-  - 1.9.2
   - 1.9.3
   - 2.0.0
 
 env:
-  - RAILS=4-0-stable
-  - RAILS=3-2-stable
-  - RAILS=3-1-stable
-  - RAILS=3-0-stable
+  - RAILS=4-0-stable DB=sqlite
+  - RAILS=4-0-stable DB=mysql
+  - RAILS=4-0-stable DB=postgres
+  - RAILS=3-2-stable DB=sqlite
+  - RAILS=3-2-stable DB=mysql
+  - RAILS=3-2-stable DB=postgres
+  - RAILS=3-1-stable DB=sqlite
+  - RAILS=3-1-stable DB=mysql
+  - RAILS=3-1-stable DB=postgres
+  - RAILS=3-0-stable DB=sqlite
+  - RAILS=3-0-stable DB=mysql
+  - RAILS=3-0-stable DB=postgres
 
-matrix:
-  exclude:
-    - rvm: 1.8.7
-      env: RAILS=4-0-stable
+before_script:
+  - mysql -e 'create database ransack;'
+  - psql -c 'create database ransack;' -U postgres
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 31ed939..3ee9e33 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Ransack
 
-[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/ernie/ransack.png?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/ernie/ransack)
+[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/activerecord-hackery/ransack)](https://travis-ci.org/ernie/ransack)
 
 Ransack is a rewrite of [MetaSearch](https://github.com/ernie/meta_search). While it
 supports many of the same features as MetaSearch, its underlying implementation differs
diff --git a/lib/ransack.rb b/lib/ransack.rb
index e418739..2ceeebf 100644
--- a/lib/ransack.rb
+++ b/lib/ransack.rb
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ end
 require 'ransack/translate'
 require 'ransack/search'
 require 'ransack/ransacker'
-require 'ransack/adapters/active_record'
+require 'ransack/adapters/active_record' if defined?(::ActiveRecord::Base)
 require 'ransack/helpers'
 require 'action_controller'
 
diff --git a/lib/ransack/adapters/active_record.rb b/lib/ransack/adapters/active_record.rb
index ca7c94e..5108a94 100644
--- a/lib/ransack/adapters/active_record.rb
+++ b/lib/ransack/adapters/active_record.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-require 'active_record'
 require 'ransack/adapters/active_record/base'
 ActiveRecord::Base.extend Ransack::Adapters::ActiveRecord::Base
 
diff --git a/lib/ransack/adapters/active_record/base.rb b/lib/ransack/adapters/active_record/base.rb
index 51d814b..a42d911 100644
--- a/lib/ransack/adapters/active_record/base.rb
+++ b/lib/ransack/adapters/active_record/base.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ module Ransack
       module Base
 
         def self.extended(base)
-          alias :search :ransack unless base.method_defined? :search
+          alias :search :ransack unless base.respond_to? :search
           base.class_eval do
             class_attribute :_ransackers
             self._ransackers ||= {}
diff --git a/lib/ransack/constants.rb b/lib/ransack/constants.rb
index 44cdd3d..1991ea3 100644
--- a/lib/ransack/constants.rb
+++ b/lib/ransack/constants.rb
@@ -23,10 +23,12 @@ module Ransack
     module_function
     # replace % \ to \% \\
     def escape_wildcards(unescaped)
-      if ActiveRecord::VERSION::MAJOR == 3
-        unescaped.to_s.gsub(/([\\|\%|.])/, '\\\\\\1')
-      else
-        unescaped.to_s.gsub(/\\/){ "\\\\" }.gsub(/%/, "\\%")
+      case ActiveRecord::Base.connection.adapter_name
+        when "SQLite"
+          unescaped
+        else
+          # Necessary for PostgreSQL and MySQL
+          unescaped.to_s.gsub(/([\\|\%|.])/, '\\\\\\1')
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/lib/ransack/version.rb b/lib/ransack/version.rb
index c472356..8e0f1a8 100644
--- a/lib/ransack/version.rb
+++ b/lib/ransack/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module Ransack
-  VERSION = "1.0.0"
+  VERSION = "1.1.0"
 end
diff --git a/ransack.gemspec b/ransack.gemspec
index 51b145b..1c1cc67 100644
--- a/ransack.gemspec
+++ b/ransack.gemspec
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.homepage    = "https://github.com/ernie/ransack"
   s.summary     = %q{Object-based searching for ActiveRecord (currently).}
   s.description = %q{Ransack is the successor to the MetaSearch gem. It improves and expands upon MetaSearch's functionality, but does not have a 100%-compatible API.}
+  s.license     = 'MIT'
 
   s.rubyforge_project = "ransack"
 
@@ -21,6 +22,9 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.add_development_dependency 'machinist', '~> 1.0.6'
   s.add_development_dependency 'faker', '~> 0.9.5'
   s.add_development_dependency 'sqlite3', '~> 1.3.3'
+  s.add_development_dependency 'pg', '0.17.0'
+  s.add_development_dependency 'mysql2', '0.3.13'
+  s.add_development_dependency 'pry', '0.9.12.2'
 
   s.files         = `git ls-files`.split("\n")
   s.test_files    = `git ls-files -- {test,spec,features}/*`.split("\n")
diff --git a/spec/blueprints/people.rb b/spec/blueprints/people.rb
index b7ba882..42b0292 100644
--- a/spec/blueprints/people.rb
+++ b/spec/blueprints/people.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 Person.blueprint do
   name
+  email { "test@example.com" }
   salary
 end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spec/helpers/ransack_helper.rb b/spec/helpers/ransack_helper.rb
index b7374aa..dfdaceb 100644
--- a/spec/helpers/ransack_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/helpers/ransack_helper.rb
@@ -1,2 +1,9 @@
 module RansackHelper
+  def quote_table_name(table)
+    ActiveRecord::Base.connection.quote_table_name(table)
+  end
+
+  def quote_column_name(column)
+    ActiveRecord::Base.connection.quote_column_name(column)
+  end
 end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spec/ransack/adapters/active_record/base_spec.rb b/spec/ransack/adapters/active_record/base_spec.rb
index 012f0ff..53bb710 100644
--- a/spec/ransack/adapters/active_record/base_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ransack/adapters/active_record/base_spec.rb
@@ -20,6 +20,15 @@ module Ransack
         end
 
         describe '#ransacker' do
+          # For infix tests
+          def self.sane_adapter?
+            case ::ActiveRecord::Base.connection.adapter_name
+              when "SQLite3", "PostgreSQL"
+                true
+              else
+                false
+            end
+          end
           # in schema.rb, class Person:
           # ransacker :reversed_name, :formatter => proc {|v| v.reverse} do |parent|
           #   parent.table[:name]
@@ -36,18 +45,36 @@ module Ransack
 
           it 'can be accessed through associations' do
             s = Person.search(:children_reversed_name_eq => 'htimS cirA')
-            s.result.to_sql.should match /"children_people"."name" = 'Aric Smith'/
+
+            s.result.to_sql.should match /#{quote_table_name("children_people")}.#{quote_column_name("name")} = 'Aric Smith'/
           end
 
           it 'allows an "attribute" to be an InfixOperation' do
             s = Person.search(:doubled_name_eq => 'Aric SmithAric Smith')
             s.result.first.should eq Person.find_by_name('Aric Smith')
-          end if defined?(Arel::Nodes::InfixOperation)
+          end if defined?(Arel::Nodes::InfixOperation) && sane_adapter?
 
           it "doesn't break #count if using InfixOperations" do
             s = Person.search(:doubled_name_eq => 'Aric SmithAric Smith')
             s.result.count.should eq 1
-          end if defined?(Arel::Nodes::InfixOperation)
+          end if defined?(Arel::Nodes::InfixOperation) && sane_adapter?
+
+          it "should function correctly when using fields with dots in them" do
+            s = Person.search(email_cont: "example.com")
+            s.result.exists?.should be_true
+          end
+
+          it "should function correctly when using fields with % in them" do
+            Person.create!(name: "110%-er")
+            s = Person.search(name_cont: "10%")
+            s.result.exists?.should be_true
+          end
+
+          it "should function correctly when using fields with backslashes in them" do
+            Person.create!(name: "\\WINNER\\")
+            s = Person.search(name_cont: "\\WINNER\\")
+            s.result.exists?.should be_true
+          end
 
           it 'allows sort by "only_sort" field' do
             s = Person.search("s"=>{"0"=>{"dir"=>"asc", "name"=>"only_sort"}})
diff --git a/spec/ransack/adapters/active_record/context_spec.rb b/spec/ransack/adapters/active_record/context_spec.rb
index fb171bd..fac20d8 100644
--- a/spec/ransack/adapters/active_record/context_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ransack/adapters/active_record/context_spec.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ module Ransack
             result = subject.evaluate(search)
 
             result.should be_an ::ActiveRecord::Relation
-            result.to_sql.should match /"name" = 'Joe Blow'/
+            result.to_sql.should match /#{quote_column_name("name")} = 'Joe Blow'/
           end
 
           it 'SELECTs DISTINCT when :distinct => true' do
diff --git a/spec/ransack/predicate_spec.rb b/spec/ransack/predicate_spec.rb
index 36f9e6e..0e9ec6e 100644
--- a/spec/ransack/predicate_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ransack/predicate_spec.rb
@@ -13,13 +13,7 @@ module Ransack
         expect { subject.result }.to_not raise_error
       end
 
-      it (
-        if ActiveRecord::VERSION::MAJOR == 3
-          "escapes '%', '.' and '\\\\' in value"
-        else
-          "escapes % and \\ in value"
-        end
-      ) do
+      it "escapes '%', '.' and '\\\\' in value" do
         subject.send(:"#{method}=", '%._\\')
         subject.result.to_sql.should match(regexp)
       end
@@ -28,12 +22,14 @@ module Ransack
     describe 'eq' do
       it 'generates an equality condition for boolean true' do
         @s.awesome_eq = true
-        @s.result.to_sql.should match /"people"."awesome" = 't'/
+        field = "#{quote_table_name("people")}.#{quote_column_name("awesome")}"
+        @s.result.to_sql.should match /#{field} = #{ActiveRecord::Base.connection.quoted_true}/
       end
 
       it 'generates an equality condition for boolean false' do
         @s.awesome_eq = false
-        @s.result.to_sql.should match /"people"."awesome" = 'f'/
+        field = "#{quote_table_name("people")}.#{quote_column_name("awesome")}"
+        @s.result.to_sql.should match /#{field} = #{ActiveRecord::Base.connection.quoted_false}/
       end
 
       it 'does not generate a condition for nil' do
@@ -44,48 +40,56 @@ module Ransack
 
     describe 'cont' do
   
-      it_has_behavior 'wildcard escaping', :name_cont, (
-        if ActiveRecord::VERSION::MAJOR == 3
-          /"people"."name" LIKE '%\\%\\._\\\\%'/
+      it_has_behavior 'wildcard escaping', :name_cont,
+        (if ActiveRecord::Base.connection.adapter_name == "PostgreSQL"
+          /"people"."name" ILIKE '%\\%\\._\\\\%'/
+        elsif ActiveRecord::Base.connection.adapter_name == "Mysql2"
+          /`people`.`name` LIKE '%\\\\%\\\\._\\\\\\\\%'/
         else
-          /"people"."name" LIKE '%\\%._\\\\%'/ 
+         /"people"."name" LIKE '%%._\\%'/
         end) do
         subject { @s }
       end
 
       it 'generates a LIKE query with value surrounded by %' do
         @s.name_cont = 'ric'
-        @s.result.to_sql.should match /"people"."name" LIKE '%ric%'/
+        field = "#{quote_table_name("people")}.#{quote_column_name("name")}"
+        @s.result.to_sql.should match /#{field} I?LIKE '%ric%'/
       end
     end
 
     describe 'not_cont' do
-      it_has_behavior 'wildcard escaping', :name_not_cont, (
-        if ActiveRecord::VERSION::MAJOR == 3
-          /"people"."name" NOT LIKE '%\\%\\._\\\\%'/
+      it_has_behavior 'wildcard escaping', :name_not_cont,
+        (if ActiveRecord::Base.connection.adapter_name == "PostgreSQL"
+          /"people"."name" NOT ILIKE '%\\%\\._\\\\%'/
+        elsif ActiveRecord::Base.connection.adapter_name == "Mysql2"
+          /`people`.`name` NOT LIKE '%\\\\%\\\\._\\\\\\\\%'/
         else
-          /"people"."name" NOT LIKE '%\\%._\\\\%'/
+         /"people"."name" NOT LIKE '%%._\\%'/
         end) do
         subject { @s }
       end
 
       it 'generates a NOT LIKE query with value surrounded by %' do
         @s.name_not_cont = 'ric'
-        @s.result.to_sql.should match /"people"."name" NOT LIKE '%ric%'/
+        field = "#{quote_table_name("people")}.#{quote_column_name("name")}"
+        @s.result.to_sql.should match /#{field} NOT I?LIKE '%ric%'/
       end
     end
 
     describe 'null' do
       it 'generates a value IS NULL query' do
         @s.name_null = true
-        @s.result.to_sql.should match /"people"."name" IS NULL/
+        field = "#{quote_table_name("people")}.#{quote_column_name("name")}"
+        @s.result.to_sql.should match /#{field} IS NULL/
       end
     end
 
     describe 'not_null' do
       it 'generates a value IS NOT NULL query' do
         @s.name_not_null = true
-        @s.result.to_sql.should match /"people"."name" IS NOT NULL/
+        field = "#{quote_table_name("people")}.#{quote_column_name("name")}"
+        @s.result.to_sql.should match /#{field} IS NOT NULL/
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/ransack/search_spec.rb b/spec/ransack/search_spec.rb
index 4894515..7dacdf9 100644
--- a/spec/ransack/search_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ransack/search_spec.rb
@@ -113,25 +113,27 @@ module Ransack
     end
 
     describe '#result' do
+      let(:people_name_field) { "#{quote_table_name("people")}.#{quote_column_name("name")}" }
+      let(:children_people_name_field) { "#{quote_table_name("children_people")}.#{quote_column_name("name")}" }
       it 'evaluates conditions contextually' do
         search = Search.new(Person, :children_name_eq => 'Ernie')
         search.result.should be_an ActiveRecord::Relation
         where = search.result.where_values.first
-        where.to_sql.should match /"children_people"\."name" = 'Ernie'/
+        where.to_sql.should match /#{children_people_name_field} = 'Ernie'/
       end
 
       it 'evaluates compound conditions contextually' do
         search = Search.new(Person, :children_name_or_name_eq => 'Ernie')
         search.result.should be_an ActiveRecord::Relation
         where = search.result.where_values.first
-        where.to_sql.should match /"children_people"\."name" = 'Ernie' OR "people"\."name" = 'Ernie'/
+        where.to_sql.should match /#{children_people_name_field} = 'Ernie' OR #{people_name_field} = 'Ernie'/
       end
 
       it 'evaluates polymorphic belongs_to association conditions contextually' do
         search = Search.new(Note, :notable_of_Person_type_name_eq => 'Ernie')
         search.result.should be_an ActiveRecord::Relation
         where = search.result.where_values.first
-        where.to_sql.should match /"people"."name" = 'Ernie'/
+        where.to_sql.should match /#{people_name_field} = 'Ernie'/
       end
 
       it 'evaluates nested conditions' do
@@ -145,9 +147,9 @@ module Ransack
         )
         search.result.should be_an ActiveRecord::Relation
         where = search.result.where_values.first
-        where.to_sql.should match /"children_people"."name" = 'Ernie'/
-        where.to_sql.should match /"people"."name" = 'Ernie'/
-        where.to_sql.should match /"children_people_2"."name" = 'Ernie'/
+        where.to_sql.should match /#{children_people_name_field} = 'Ernie'/
+        where.to_sql.should match /#{people_name_field} = 'Ernie'/
+        where.to_sql.should match /#{quote_table_name("children_people_2")}.#{quote_column_name("name")} = 'Ernie'/
       end
 
       it 'evaluates arrays of groupings' do
@@ -161,10 +163,10 @@ module Ransack
         where = search.result.where_values.first
         sql = where.to_sql
         first, second = sql.split(/ AND /)
-        first.should match /"people"."name" = 'Ernie'/
-        first.should match /"children_people"."name" = 'Ernie'/
-        second.should match /"people"."name" = 'Bert'/
-        second.should match /"children_people"."name" = 'Bert'/
+        first.should match /#{people_name_field} = 'Ernie'/
+        first.should match /#{children_people_name_field} = 'Ernie'/
+        second.should match /#{people_name_field} = 'Bert'/
+        second.should match /#{children_people_name_field} = 'Bert'/
       end
 
       it 'returns distinct records when passed :distinct => true' do
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 203a3ec..a25d698 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ RSpec.configure do |config|
 
   config.before(:suite) do
     puts '=' * 80
-    puts "Running specs against ActiveRecord #{ActiveRecord::VERSION::STRING} and ARel #{Arel::VERSION}..."
+    connection_name = ActiveRecord::Base.connection.adapter_name
+    puts "Running specs against #{connection_name}, ActiveRecord #{ActiveRecord::VERSION::STRING} and ARel #{Arel::VERSION}..."
     puts '=' * 80
     Schema.create
   end
diff --git a/spec/support/schema.rb b/spec/support/schema.rb
index 3782c09..5ecc8a5 100644
--- a/spec/support/schema.rb
+++ b/spec/support/schema.rb
@@ -1,9 +1,26 @@
 require 'active_record'
 
-ActiveRecord::Base.establish_connection(
-  :adapter  => 'sqlite3',
-  :database => ':memory:'
-)
+case ENV['DB']
+when "mysql"
+  ActiveRecord::Base.establish_connection(
+    adapter:  'mysql2',
+    database: 'ransack',
+    encoding: 'utf8'
+  )
+when "postgres"
+  ActiveRecord::Base.establish_connection(
+    adapter: 'postgresql',
+    database: 'ransack',
+    username: 'postgres',
+    min_messages: 'warning'
+  )
+else
+  # Assume SQLite3
+  ActiveRecord::Base.establish_connection(
+    adapter: 'sqlite3',
+    database: ':memory:'
+  )
+end
 
 class Person < ActiveRecord::Base
   if ActiveRecord::VERSION::MAJOR == 3
@@ -86,6 +103,7 @@ module Schema
       create_table :people, :force => true do |t|
         t.integer  :parent_id
         t.string   :name
+        t.string   :email
         t.integer  :salary
         t.boolean  :awesome, :default => false
         t.timestamps