public function sessdb_table_exists() {
		try {
			$this->db->run_query("SELECT * FROM ". self::tableName .
					" ORDER BY ". self::tablePKey ." LIMIT 1");
			$exists = true;
		}
		catch(exception $e) {
			$this->exception_handler(__METHOD__ .": exception while trying to detect table::: ". $e->getMessage());
			$exists = false;
		}
		
		return($exists);
	}