protected function registryTableExists()
    {
        $sql = sprintf(
            'SHOW CREATE TABLE `%s`;',
            $this->mysql->quote($this->section)
        );

        if (false === $this->mysql->query($sql)) {

            $this->throwException(
                'The registry table does not exists: ',
                $this->mysql->errorInfo()
            );
        }
    }