diff --git a/framework/yii/db/pgsql/PDO.php b/framework/yii/db/pgsql/PDO.php
index 3ff9d01..75c20a3 100644
--- a/framework/yii/db/pgsql/PDO.php
+++ b/framework/yii/db/pgsql/PDO.php
@@ -18,16 +18,33 @@ namespace yii\db\pgsql;
  */
 class PDO extends \PDO {
 
+	const OPT_SEARCH_PATH = 'search_path';
+	const OPT_DEFAULT_SCHEMA = 'default_schema';
+	const DEFAULT_SCHEMA = 'public';
+
+	private $_currentDatabase = null;
+
 	/**
 	 * Here we override the default PDO constructor in order to 
 	 * find and set the default schema search path.
 	 */
 	public function __construct($dsn, $username, $passwd, $options) {
 		$searchPath = null;
-		if (is_array($options) && isset($options['search_path'])) {
-			$matches = null;
-			if (preg_match("/(\s?)+(\w)+((\s+)?,(\s+)?\w+)*/", $options['search_path'], $matches) === 1) {
-				$searchPath = $matches[0];
+		if (is_array($options)) {
+			if (isset($options[self::OPT_SEARCH_PATH])) {
+				$matches = null;
+				if (preg_match("/(\s?)+(\w)+((\s+)?,(\s+)?\w+)*/", $options[self::OPT_SEARCH_PATH], $matches) === 1) {
+					$searchPath = $matches[0];
+				}
+			}
+			if (isset($options[self::OPT_DEFAULT_SCHEMA])) {
+				$schema = trim($options[self::OPT_DEFAULT_SCHEMA]);
+				if ($schema !== '') {
+					Schema::$DEFAULT_SCHEMA = $schema;
+				}
+			}
+			if (Schema::$DEFAULT_SCHEMA === null || Schema::$DEFAULT_SCHEMA === '') {
+				Schema::$DEFAULT_SCHEMA = self::DEFAULT_SCHEMA;
 			}
 		}
 		parent::__construct($dsn, $username, $passwd, $options);
@@ -37,6 +54,16 @@ class PDO extends \PDO {
 	}
 
 	/**
+	 * Returns the name of the current (connected) database 
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	public function getCurrentDatabase() {
+		if (is_null($this->_currentDatabase)) {
+			return $this->query('select current_database()')->fetchColumn();
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
 	 * Sets the schema search path of the current users session.
 	 * The syntax of the path is a comma separated string with 
 	 * your custom search path at the beginning and the "public"
diff --git a/framework/yii/db/pgsql/Schema.php b/framework/yii/db/pgsql/Schema.php
index 32044ee..f7329bd 100644
--- a/framework/yii/db/pgsql/Schema.php
+++ b/framework/yii/db/pgsql/Schema.php
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ use yii\db\TableSchema;
 use yii\db\ColumnSchema;
 
 /**
- * Schema is the class for retrieving metadata from a PostgreSQL database (version 9.x and above).
+ * Schema is the class for retrieving metadata from a PostgreSQL database 
+ * (version 9.x and above).
  *
  * @author Gevik Babakhani <gevikb@gmail.com>
  * @since 2.0
@@ -20,6 +21,85 @@ use yii\db\ColumnSchema;
 class Schema extends \yii\db\Schema {
 
 	/**
+	 * The default schema used for the current session. This value is 
+	 * automatically set to "public" by the PDO driver. 
+	 * @var string 
+	 */
+	public static $DEFAULT_SCHEMA;
+
+	/**
+	 * @var array mapping from physical column types (keys) to abstract 
+	 * column types (values)
+	 */
+	public $typeMap = array(
+	    'abstime' => self::TYPE_TIMESTAMP,
+	    //'aclitem' => self::TYPE_STRING,
+	    'bit' => self::TYPE_STRING,
+	    'boolean' => self::TYPE_BOOLEAN,
+	    'box' => self::TYPE_STRING,
+	    'character' => self::TYPE_STRING,
+	    'bytea' => self::TYPE_BINARY,
+	    'char' => self::TYPE_STRING,
+	    //'cid' => self::TYPE_STRING,
+	    'cidr' => self::TYPE_STRING,
+	    'circle' => self::TYPE_STRING,
+	    'date' => self::TYPE_DATE,
+	    //'daterange' => self::TYPE_STRING,	    
+	    'real' => self::TYPE_FLOAT,
+	    'double precision' => self::TYPE_DECIMAL,
+	    //'gtsvector' => self::TYPE_STRING,	    
+	    'inet' => self::TYPE_STRING,
+	    'smallint' => self::TYPE_SMALLINT,
+	    'integer' => self::TYPE_INTEGER,
+	    //'int4range' => self::TYPE_STRING, //unknown	    
+	    'bigint' => self::TYPE_BIGINT,
+	    //'int8range' => self::TYPE_STRING, // unknown	    
+	    'interval' => self::TYPE_STRING,
+	    'json' => self::TYPE_STRING,
+	    'line' => self::TYPE_STRING,
+	    //'lseg' => self::TYPE_STRING,
+	    'macaddr' => self::TYPE_STRING,
+	    'money' => self::TYPE_MONEY,
+	    'name' => self::TYPE_STRING,
+	    'numeric' => self::TYPE_STRING,
+	    'numrange' => self::TYPE_DECIMAL,
+	    'oid' => self::TYPE_BIGINT, // should not be used. it's pg internal!
+	    'path' => self::TYPE_STRING,
+	    //'pg_node_tree' => self::TYPE_STRING, 	    
+	    'point' => self::TYPE_STRING,
+	    'polygon' => self::TYPE_STRING,
+	    //'refcursor' => self::TYPE_STRING,
+	    //'regclass' => self::TYPE_STRING,
+	    //'regconfig' => self::TYPE_STRING,
+	    //'regdictionary' => self::TYPE_STRING,
+	    //'regoper' => self::TYPE_STRING,
+	    //'regoperator' => self::TYPE_STRING,
+	    //'regproc' => self::TYPE_STRING,
+	    //'regprocedure' => self::TYPE_STRING,
+	    //'regtype' => self::TYPE_STRING,
+	    //'reltime' => self::TYPE_STRING,
+	    //'smgr' => self::TYPE_STRING,
+	    'text' => self::TYPE_TEXT,
+	    //'tid' => self::TYPE_STRING,
+	    'time without time zone' => self::TYPE_TIME,
+	    'timestamp without time zone' => self::TYPE_TIMESTAMP,
+	    'timestamp with time zone' => self::TYPE_TIMESTAMP,
+	    'time with time zone' => self::TYPE_TIMESTAMP,
+	    //'tinterval' => self::TYPE_STRING,
+	    //'tsquery' => self::TYPE_STRING,
+	    //'tsrange' => self::TYPE_STRING,
+	    //'tstzrange' => self::TYPE_STRING,
+	    //'tsvector' => self::TYPE_STRING,
+	    //'txid_snapshot' => self::TYPE_STRING,
+	    'unknown' => self::TYPE_STRING,
+	    'uuid' => self::TYPE_STRING,
+	    'bit varying' => self::TYPE_STRING,
+	    'character varying' => self::TYPE_STRING,
+	    //'xid' => self::TYPE_STRING,
+	    'xml' => self::TYPE_STRING
+	);
+
+	/**
 	 * Resolves the table name and schema name (if any).
 	 * @param TableSchema $table the table metadata object
 	 * @param string $name the table name
@@ -32,6 +112,9 @@ class Schema extends \yii\db\Schema {
 		} else {
 			$table->name = $parts[0];
 		}
+		if ($table->schemaName === null) {
+			$table->schemaName = self::$DEFAULT_SCHEMA;
+		}
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -52,11 +135,85 @@ class Schema extends \yii\db\Schema {
 	public function loadTableSchema($name) {
 		$table = new TableSchema();
 		$this->resolveTableNames($table, $name);
-		$this->findPrimaryKeys($table);
 		if ($this->findColumns($table)) {
 			$this->findForeignKeys($table);
 			return $table;
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Collects the metadata of table columns.
+	 * @param TableSchema $table the table metadata
+	 * @return boolean whether the table exists in the database
+	 */
+	protected function findColumns($table) {
+		$dbname = $this->db->quoteValue($this->db->pdo->getCurrentDatabase());
+		$tableName = $this->db->quoteValue($table->name);
+		$schemaName = $this->db->quoteValue($table->schemaName);
+		$sql = <<<SQL
+SELECT 
+	current_database() as table_catalog,
+	d.nspname AS table_schema,        
+        c.relname AS table_name,
+        a.attname AS column_name,
+        t.typname AS data_type,
+        a.attlen AS character_maximum_length,
+        pg_catalog.col_description(c.oid, a.attnum) AS column_comment,
+        a.atttypmod AS modifier,
+        a.attnotnull = false AS is_nullable,	
+        CAST(pg_get_expr(ad.adbin, ad.adrelid) AS varchar) AS column_default,
+        coalesce(pg_get_expr(ad.adbin, ad.adrelid) ~ 'nextval',false) AS is_autoinc,
+        array_to_string((select array_agg(enumlabel) from pg_enum where enumtypid=a.atttypid)::varchar[],',') as enum_values
+FROM
+	pg_class c
+	LEFT JOIN pg_attribute a ON a.attrelid = c.oid
+	LEFT JOIN pg_attrdef ad ON a.attrelid = ad.adrelid AND a.attnum = ad.adnum
+	LEFT JOIN pg_type t ON a.atttypid = t.oid
+	LEFT JOIN pg_namespace d ON d.oid = c.relnamespace         
+WHERE
+	a.attnum > 0
+	and c.relname = {$tableName}
+	and d.nspname = {$schemaName}
+	and current_database() = {$dbname}
+ORDER BY
+	a.attnum;
+SQL;
+
+		try {
+			$columns = $this->db->createCommand($sql)->queryAll();
+		} catch (\Exception $e) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		foreach ($columns as $column) {
+			$column = $this->loadColumnSchema($column);
+			if ($column->name == 'numbers')
+				print_r($column);
+		}
+		die();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Loads the column information into a [[ColumnSchema]] object.
+	 * @param array $info column information
+	 * @return ColumnSchema the column schema object
+	 */
+	protected function loadColumnSchema($info) {
+		$column = new ColumnSchema();
+		$column->allowNull = $info['is_nullable'];
+		$column->autoIncrement = $info['is_autoinc'];
+		$column->comment = $info['column_comment'];
+		$column->dbType = $info['data_type'];
+		$column->defaultValue = $info['column_default'];
+		$column->enumValues = explode(',', str_replace(array("''"), array("'"), $info['enum_values']));
+//$column->isPrimaryKey
+		$column->name = $info['column_name'];
+		//$column->phpType
+//$column->precision
+//$column->scale
+//$column->size;
+//$column->type
+//$column->unsigned
+		return $column;
+	}
+
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/unit/data/postgres.sql b/tests/unit/data/postgres.sql
index ce75206..f158e58 100644
--- a/tests/unit/data/postgres.sql
+++ b/tests/unit/data/postgres.sql
@@ -11,14 +11,26 @@ DROP TABLE IF EXISTS tbl_category CASCADE;
 DROP TABLE IF EXISTS tbl_customer CASCADE;
 DROP TABLE IF EXISTS tbl_type CASCADE;
 
+drop type if exists fullname cascade;
+create type fullname as (firstname varchar,lastname varchar);
+
+drop type if exists mood cascade;
+create type mood as enum ('sad','ok','happy',E'own\'s',E'\"quoted\"');
+
+
 CREATE TABLE tbl_customer (
   id serial not null primary key,
   email varchar(128) NOT NULL,
   name varchar(128) NOT NULL,
   address text,
-  status integer DEFAULT 0 
+  status integer DEFAULT 0,
+  fullname fullname,
+  mood mood,
+  numbers integer[]
 );
 
+comment on column public.tbl_customer.email is 'someone@example.com';
+
 CREATE TABLE tbl_category (
   id serial not null primary key,
   name varchar(128) NOT NULL