diff --git a/bureau/class/config.php b/bureau/class/config.php
index ec743f27..28956f34 100644
--- a/bureau/class/config.php
+++ b/bureau/class/config.php
@@ -114,34 +114,23 @@ if (isset($_SERVER["HTTPS"]) && $_SERVER["HTTPS"]=="on" && $host!=$L_FQDN) {
   header("Location: https://$L_FQDN/");
 }
 
+// Classe h�rit�e de la classe db de la phplib. 
+/** 
+ * Class for MySQL management in the bureau  
+ * 
+ * This class heriting from the db class of the phplib manages 
+ * the connection to the MySQL database. 
+ */ 
+  
+class DB_system extends DB_Sql { 
+  function __construct() { 
+      global $L_MYSQL_HOST,$L_MYSQL_DATABASE,$L_MYSQL_LOGIN,$L_MYSQL_PWD; 
+      parent::__construct($L_MYSQL_DATABASE, $L_MYSQL_HOST, $L_MYSQL_LOGIN, $L_MYSQL_PWD);
+   } 
+} 
 
-// Classe h�rit�e de la classe db de la phplib.
-/**
-* Class for MySQL management in the bureau 
-*
-* This class heriting from the db class of the phplib manages
-* the connection to the MySQL database.
-*/
-
-class DB_system extends DB_Sql {
-  var $Host = null;
-  var $Database = null;
-  var $User = null; 
-  var $Password = null;
-
-  /**
-  * Creator
-  */
-  function DB_system() {
-    global $L_MYSQL_HOST,$L_MYSQL_DATABASE,$L_MYSQL_LOGIN,$L_MYSQL_PWD;
-    $this->Host     = $L_MYSQL_HOST;
-    $this->Database = $L_MYSQL_DATABASE;
-    $this->User     = $L_MYSQL_LOGIN;
-    $this->Password = $L_MYSQL_PWD;
-  }
-}
-
-$db= new DB_system();
+$db = new DB_system();
+// $db = new Sql($L_MYSQL_DATABASE, $L_MYSQL_HOST, $L_MYSQL_LOGIN, $L_MYSQL_PWD);
 
 // Current User ID = the user whose commands are made on behalf of.
 $cuid=0;
diff --git a/bureau/class/db_mysql.php b/bureau/class/db_mysql.php
index 39f29fa5..c23d1d72 100644
--- a/bureau/class/db_mysql.php
+++ b/bureau/class/db_mysql.php
@@ -1,284 +1,242 @@
 query($query);
+   * Constructor 
+   */
+  function __construct($db, $host, $user, $passwd) {
+
+        $dsn = sprintf('mysql:dbname=%s;host=%s', $db, $host);
+
+        try {
+           $this->pdo_instance = new PDO($dsn, $user, $passwd);
+        } catch (PDOException $e) {
+	   echo "Mysql", "PDO instance", $e->getMessage();
+           return FALSE;
+        }
   }
 
   /**
-  * @return resource class variable Link_ID
-  */
-  function link_id() {
-    return $this->Link_ID;
-  }
-
-  /**
-  * @return integer class variable Query_ID
-  */
-  function query_id() {
-    return $this->Query_ID;
-  }
-
-  /**
-  * function for MySQL database connection management
-  *
-  * This function manages the connection to the MySQL database.
-  *
-  * @param $Database name of the database
-  * @param $Host DNS of the MySQL hosting server
-  * @param $User the user's name
-  * @param $Password the user's password
-  *
-  * @return the class variable $Link_ID
-  */
+   * function for MySQL database connection management
+   *
+   * This function manages the connection to the MySQL database.
+   *
+   * @param $Database name of the database
+   * @param $Host DNS of the MySQL hosting server
+   * @param $User the user's name
+   * @param $Password the user's password
+   *
+   * @return the class variable $Link_ID
+   */
   function connect($Database = "", $Host = "", $User = "", $Password = "") {
-    /* Handle defaults */
-    if ("" == $Database)
-      $Database = $this->Database;
-    if ("" == $Host)
-      $Host     = $this->Host;
-    if ("" == $User)
-      $User     = $this->User;
-    if ("" == $Password)
-      $Password = $this->Password;
-      
-    /* establish connection, select database */
-    if ( 0 == $this->Link_ID ) {
-    
-      $this->Link_ID=mysql_connect($Host, $User, $Password);
-      if (!$this->Link_ID) {
-        $this->halt("connect($Host, $User, \$Password) failed.");
-        return 0;
-      }
+     global $err;
+     $this->halt('Mysql::connect() : This function should no longer be used');
+     /* Handle defaults */
+     if ("" == $Database)
+        $Database = $this->Database;
+     if ("" == $Host)
+        $Host     = $this->Host;
+     if ("" == $User)
+        $User     = $this->User;
+     if ("" == $Password)
+        $Password = $this->Password;
+     
+     if (!$this->pdo_instance) {
+        $dsn = sprintf('mysql:dbname=%s;host=%s', $Database, $Host);
 
-      if (!@mysql_select_db($Database,$this->Link_ID)) {
-        $this->halt("cannot use database ".$this->Database);
-        return 0;
-      }
+        try {
+           $this->pdo_instance = new PDO($dsn, $User, $Password);
+        } catch (PDOException $e) {
+           $this->halt("Mysql::PDO_instance" . $e->getMessage());
+           return FALSE;
+        }
     }
-
-    //persistent connection don't conserve database selection
-    //if needed do a correct database selection
-    $db_connected = @mysql_fetch_array(@mysql_query("SELECT DATABASE();",$this->Link_ID));
-    if ($db_connected[0] != $this->Database)
-      mysql_select_db($Database,$this->Link_ID);
     
-    return $this->Link_ID;
+    return True;
   }
 
   /**
-  * Discard the query result 
-  *
-  * This function discards the last query result.
-  */
+   * Discard the query result 
+   *
+   * This function discards the last query result.
+   */
   function free() {
-      @mysql_free_result($this->Query_ID);
-      $this->Query_ID = 0;
+     $this->pdo_query->closeCursor();
   }
 
+  function is_connected() {
+     return $this->pdo_instance != FALSE;
+  }
+
+  function last_error() {
+    return $this->Error;
+  }
   /** 
-  * Perform a query 
-  * 
-  * This function performs the MySQL query described in the string parameter
-  *
-  * @param a string describing the MySQL query   
-  * @return the $Query_ID class variable (null if fails)
-  */
-  function query($Query_String) {
-    global $debug_alternc;
+   * Perform a query 
+   * 
+   * This function performs the MySQL query described in the string parameter
+   *
+   * @param a string describing the MySQL query   
+   * @param arguments is an optionnal array for future use with PDO parametrized requests
+   * @return the $Query_ID class variable (null if fails)
+   */
+  function query($Query_String, $arguments = False) {
+     global $debug_alternc;
 
-    /* No empty queries, please, since PHP4 chokes on them. */
-    if ($Query_String == "")
-      /* The empty query string is passed on from the constructor,
-       * when calling the class without a query, e.g. in situations
-       * like these: '$db = new DB_Sql_Subclass;'
-       */
-      return 0;
+     if (empty($Query_String) || !$this->is_connected())
+        return FALSE;
 
-    if (!$this->connect()) {
-      return 0; /* we already complained in connect() about that. */
-    };
+     $this->Query_String = $Query_String;
+     if ($this->Debug)
+        printf("Debug: query = %s
\n", $Query_String);
 
-    # New query, discard previous result.
-    if ($this->Query_ID) {
-      $this->free();
-      $this->Query_String = $Query_String;
-    }
+     $debug_chrono_start = microtime(true);
 
-    if ($this->Debug)
-      printf("Debug: query = %s
\n", $Query_String);
+     $this->pdo_query = $this->pdo_instance->prepare($this->Query_String);
+     $exec_state = ($arguments) ? $this->pdo_query->execute($arguments) 
+                                : $this->pdo_query->execute();
+
+     $debug_chrono_start = (microtime(true) - $debug_chrono_start)*1000;
+     $this->Row = 0;
+
+     if ($exec_state == FALSE) {
+        $this->Errno = $this->pdo_query->errorCode();
+        $this->Error = $this->pdo_query->errorInfo();
 
-    $debug_chrono_start = microtime(true);
-    $this->Query_ID = @mysql_query($Query_String,$this->Link_ID);
-    $debug_chrono_start = (microtime(true) - $debug_chrono_start)*1000;
-    $this->Row   = 0;
-    $this->Errno = mysql_errno();
-    $this->Error = mysql_error();
-    if( 0 != $this->Errno ){
         if( defined("THROW_EXCEPTIONS") && THROW_EXCEPTIONS ){
-            throw new \Exception("Mysql query failed : $this->Error");
+           throw new \Exception("Mysql query failed : $this->Error");
         }
         $this->halt("SQL Error: ".$Query_String);
         return FALSE;
-    }
-    if (!$this->Query_ID) {
-      $this->halt("Invalid SQL: ".$Query_String);
-    }
+     }
+     
+     if (isset($debug_alternc)) {
+        $debug_alternc->add("SQL Query : (".substr($debug_chrono_start,0,5)." ms)\t $Query_String");
+        $debug_alternc->nb_sql_query++;
+        $debug_alternc->tps_sql_query += $debug_chrono_start;
+     }
 
-    if (isset($debug_alternc)) {
-      $debug_alternc->add("SQL Query : (".substr($debug_chrono_start,0,5)." ms)\t $Query_String");
-      $debug_alternc->nb_sql_query++;
-      $debug_alternc->tps_sql_query += $debug_chrono_start;
-    }
-
-    # Will return nada if it fails. That's fine.
-    return $this->Query_ID;
+     return TRUE;
   }
-
+   
   /**
-  * walk result set 
-  *
-  * This function tests if a new record is available in the current
-  * query result.
-  *
-  * @return TRUE if a new record is available
-  */
+   * walk result set 
+   *
+   * This function tests if a new record is available in the current
+   * query result.
+   *
+   * @return TRUE if a new record is available
+   */
   function next_record() {
-    if (!$this->Query_ID) {
-      $this->halt("next_record called with no query pending.");
-      return 0;
+     if (!$this->pdo_query) {
+        $this->halt("next_record called with no query pending.");
+        return FALSE;
+     }
+
+    $this->Record = $this->pdo_query->fetch(PDO::FETCH_BOTH);
+    $this->Row++;
+    $this->Errno = $this->pdo_query->errorCode();
+    $this->Error = $this->pdo_query->errorInfo();
+
+    if ($this->Record == FALSE) {
+      if ($this->Auto_Free) 
+	$this->free();
+      return FALSE;
     }
 
-    $this->Record = @mysql_fetch_array($this->Query_ID);
-    $this->Row   += 1;
-    $this->Errno  = mysql_errno();
-    $this->Error  = mysql_error();
-
-    $stat = is_array($this->Record);
-    if (!$stat && $this->Auto_Free) {
-      $this->free();
-    }
-    return $stat;
-  }
-
-  /**
-  *
-  * public: position in result set 
-  */
-
-  function seek($pos = 0) {
-    $status = @mysql_data_seek($this->Query_ID, $pos);
-    if ($status)
-      $this->Row = $pos;
-    else {
-      $this->halt("seek($pos) failed: result has ".$this->num_rows()." rows");
-
-      /* half assed attempt to save the day, 
-       * but do not consider this documented or even
-       * desireable behaviour.
-       */
-      @mysql_data_seek($this->Query_ID, $this->num_rows());
-      $this->Row = $this->num_rows;
-      return 0;
-    }
-
-    return 1;
+    return TRUE;
   }
 
   /* public: table locking */
   function lock($table, $mode="write") {
-    $this->connect();
+     if (!$this->is_connected())
+        return FALSE;
     
-    $query="lock tables ";
-    if (is_array($table)) {
-      while (list($key,$value)=each($table)) {
-        if ($key=="read" && $key!=0) {
-          $query.="$value read, ";
-        } else {
-          $query.="$value $mode, ";
+     $query="lock tables ";
+     if (is_array($table)) {
+        while (list($key,$value)=each($table)) {
+           if ($key=="read" && $key!=0) {
+              $query.="$value read, ";
+           } else {
+              $query.="$value $mode, ";
+           }
         }
-      }
-      $query=substr($query,0,-2);
-    } else {
-      $query.="$table $mode";
-    }
-    $res = @mysql_query($query, $this->Link_ID);
-    if (!$res) {
+        $query=substr($query,0,-2);
+     } else {
+        $query.="$table $mode";
+     }
+     
+
+     if (!$this->query($query)) {
       $this->halt("lock($table, $mode) failed.");
-      return 0;
-    }
-    return $res;
+      return FALSE;
+     }
+
+     return TRUE;
+
   }
   
   function unlock() {
-    $this->connect();
+     if (!$this->is_connected())
+        return FALSE;
 
-    $res = @mysql_query("unlock tables", $this->Link_ID);
-    if (!$res) {
-      $this->halt("unlock() failed.");
-      return 0;
-    }
-    return $res;
+     if (!$this->query('unlock tables')) {
+        $this->halt("unlock() failed.");
+        return FALSE;
+     }
   }
 
 
   /* public: evaluate the result (size, width) */
   function affected_rows() {
-    return @mysql_affected_rows($this->Link_ID);
+     return $this->pdo_query->rowCount();
   }
 
   function num_rows() {
-    return @mysql_num_rows($this->Query_ID);
+     return $this->pdo_query->rowCount();
   }
 
   function num_fields() {
-    return @mysql_num_fields($this->Query_ID);
+     return $this->pdo_query->columnCount();
   }
 
   /* public: shorthand notation */
@@ -295,201 +253,98 @@ class DB_Sql {
    * @return integer
    */
   function f($Name) {
-    if (isset($this->Record[$Name]))
-      return $this->Record[$Name];
-    else
-      return false;
+     if (isset($this->Record[$Name]))
+        return $this->Record[$Name];
+     else
+        return false;
+  }
+
+  function current_record() {
+     return $this->Record;
   }
 
   function p($Name) {
-    print $this->Record[$Name];
+     print $this->Record[$Name];
   }
 
   function lastid() {
-  	return @mysql_insert_id($this->Link_ID);
+     return $this->pdo_instance->lastInsertId();
   }
 
   /* public: sequence numbers */
   function nextid($seq_name) {
-    $this->connect();
+     if (!$this->is_connected())
+        return FALSE;
 
-    if ($this->lock($this->Seq_Table)) {
-      /* get sequence number (locked) and increment */
-      $q  = sprintf("select nextid from %s where seq_name = '%s'",
-                $this->Seq_Table,
-                $seq_name);
-      $id  = @mysql_query($q, $this->Link_ID);
-      $res = @mysql_fetch_array($id);
+     if ($this->lock($this->Seq_Table)) {
+        /* get sequence number (locked) and increment */
+        $q  = sprintf("select nextid from %s where seq_name = '%s'",
+                      $this->Seq_Table,
+                      $seq_name);
+        $this->query($q);
+        $this->next_record();
+        
+        $id = $this->f('nextid');
       
-      /* No current value, make one */
-      if (!is_array($res)) {
-        $currentid = 0;
-        $q = sprintf("insert into %s values('%s', %s)",
-                 $this->Seq_Table,
-                 $seq_name,
-                 $currentid);
-        @mysql_query($q, $this->Link_ID);
-      } else {
-        $currentid = $res["nextid"];
-      }
-      $nextid = $currentid + 1;
-      $q = sprintf("update %s set nextid = '%s' where seq_name = '%s'",
-               $this->Seq_Table,
-               $nextid,
-               $seq_name);
-      @mysql_query($q, $this->Link_ID);
-      $this->unlock();
-    } else {
-      $this->halt("cannot lock ".$this->Seq_Table." - has it been created?");
-      return 0;
-    }
-    return $nextid;
+        /* No current value, make one */
+        if (!$id) {
+           $currentid = 0;
+           $q = sprintf("insert into %s values('%s', %s)",
+                        $this->Seq_Table,
+                        $seq_name,
+                        $currentid);
+           $this->query($q);
+        } else {
+           $currentid = $id;
+        }
+        
+        $nextid = $currentid + 1;
+        $q = sprintf("update %s set nextid = '%s' where seq_name = '%s'",
+                     $this->Seq_Table,
+                     $nextid,
+                     $seq_name);
+        $this->query($q);
+        $this->unlock();
+     } else {
+        $this->halt("cannot lock ".$this->Seq_Table." - has it been created?");
+        return FALSE;
+     }
+     
+     return $nextid;
   }
 
   /* public: return table metadata */
   function metadata($table='',$full=false) {
-    $res   = array();
-
-    /*
-     * Due to compatibility problems with Table we changed the behavior
-     * of metadata();
-     * depending on $full, metadata returns the following values:
-     *
-     * - full is false (default):
-     * $result[]:
-     *   [0]["table"]  table name
-     *   [0]["name"]   field name
-     *   [0]["type"]   field type
-     *   [0]["len"]    field length
-     *   [0]["flags"]  field flags
-     *
-     * - full is true
-     * $result[]:
-     *   ["num_fields"] number of metadata records
-     *   [0]["table"]  table name
-     *   [0]["name"]   field name
-     *   [0]["type"]   field type
-     *   [0]["len"]    field length
-     *   [0]["flags"]  field flags
-     *   ["meta"][field name]  index of field named "field name"
-     *   The last one is used, if you have a field name, but no index.
-     *   Test:  if (isset($result['meta']['myfield'])) { ...
-     */
-
-    // if no $table specified, assume that we are working with a query
-    // result
-    if ($table) {
-      $this->connect();
-      $id = @mysql_list_fields($this->Database, $table);
-      if (!$id)
-        $this->halt("Metadata query failed.");
-    } else {
-      $id = $this->Query_ID; 
-      if (!$id)
-        $this->halt("No query specified.");
-    }
- 
-    $count = @mysql_num_fields($id);
-
-    // made this IF due to performance (one if is faster than $count if's)
-    if (!$full) {
-      for ($i=0; $i<$count; $i++) {
-        $res[$i]["table"] = @mysql_field_table ($id, $i);
-        $res[$i]["name"]  = @mysql_field_name  ($id, $i);
-        $res[$i]["type"]  = @mysql_field_type  ($id, $i);
-        $res[$i]["len"]   = @mysql_field_len   ($id, $i);
-        $res[$i]["flags"] = @mysql_field_flags ($id, $i);
-      }
-    } else { // full
-      $res["num_fields"]= $count;
-    
-      for ($i=0; $i<$count; $i++) {
-        $res[$i]["table"] = @mysql_field_table ($id, $i);
-        $res[$i]["name"]  = @mysql_field_name  ($id, $i);
-        $res[$i]["type"]  = @mysql_field_type  ($id, $i);
-        $res[$i]["len"]   = @mysql_field_len   ($id, $i);
-        $res[$i]["flags"] = @mysql_field_flags ($id, $i);
-        $res["meta"][$res[$i]["name"]] = $i;
-      }
-    }
-
-    // free the result only if we were called on a table
-    if ($table) @mysql_free_result($id);
-    return $res;
+     global $err;
+     $err->raise('Mysql', 'function is no longer implemented (metadata())');
+     return FALSE;
   }
 
-/********************************************************************************************************/
-// AJOUT PERSO : TEST
-
-/* public: return table metadata 
-  function retourneNameField($this->Query_ID,$full=false) {
-    $count = 0;
-    $id    = 0;
-    $res   = array();
-
-    
-    $count = @mysql_num_fields($this->Query_ID);
-
-    // made this IF due to performance (one if is faster than $count if's)
-    if (!$full) {
-      for ($i=0; $i<$count; $i++) {
-        $res[$i]["table"] = @mysql_field_table ($id, $i);
-        $res[$i]["name"]  = @mysql_field_name  ($id, $i);
-        $res[$i]["type"]  = @mysql_field_type  ($id, $i);
-        $res[$i]["len"]   = @mysql_field_len   ($id, $i);
-        $res[$i]["flags"] = @mysql_field_flags ($id, $i);
-      }
-    } else { // full
-      $res["num_fields"]= $count;
-    
-      for ($i=0; $i<$count; $i++) {
-        $res[$i]["table"] = @mysql_field_table ($id, $i);
-        $res[$i]["name"]  = @mysql_field_name  ($id, $i);
-        $res[$i]["type"]  = @mysql_field_type  ($id, $i);
-        $res[$i]["len"]   = @mysql_field_len   ($id, $i);
-        $res[$i]["flags"] = @mysql_field_flags ($id, $i);
-        $res["meta"][$res[$i]["name"]] = $i;
-      }
-    }
-    
-    // free the result only if we were called on a table
-    if ($table) @mysql_free_result($id);
-    return $res;
-  }*/
-
-/********************************************************************************************************/
   /* private: error handling */
   function halt($msg) {
-    $this->Error = @mysql_error($this->Link_ID);
-    $this->Errno = @mysql_errno($this->Link_ID);
-    if ($this->Halt_On_Error == "no")
-      return;
+     if ($this->Halt_On_Error == "no")
+        return;
 
-    $this->haltmsg($msg);
+     $this->haltmsg($msg);
 
-    if ($this->Halt_On_Error != "report")
-      die("Session halted.");
+     if ($this->Halt_On_Error != "report")
+        die("Session halted.");
   }
 
   function haltmsg($msg) {
-    printf("Database error: %s
\n", $msg);
-    printf("MySQL Error: %s (%s)
\n",
-      $this->Errno,
-      $this->Error);
+     printf("Database error: %s
\n", $msg);
+     printf("MySQL Error: %s (%s)
\n",
+            $this->Errno,
+            implode("\n", $this->Error));
   }
 
   function table_names() {
     $this->query("SHOW TABLES");
-    $i=0;
-    $return=array();
-    while ($info=mysql_fetch_row($this->Query_ID))
-     {
-      $return[$i]["table_name"]= $info[0];
-      $return[$i]["tablespace_name"]=$this->Database;
-      $return[$i]["database"]=$this->Database;
-      $i++;
-     }
-   return $return;
+    $return = array();
+    while ($this->next_record())
+       $return[] = array('table_name' => $this->p(0), 'tablespace_name' => $this->Database, 'database' => $this->Database);
+
+    return $return;
   }
 }
 ?>
diff --git a/bureau/class/m_action.php b/bureau/class/m_action.php
index 809387a7..6010b8e4 100644
--- a/bureau/class/m_action.php
+++ b/bureau/class/m_action.php
@@ -197,35 +197,19 @@ class m_action {
         $err->log("action", "set", $type);
         $serialized = serialize($parameters);
 
-        switch ($type) {
-            case 'chmod':
-                $query = "insert into actions values ('','CHMOD','$serialized',now(),'','','$user','');";
-                break;
-            case 'create_file':
-                $query = "insert into actions values ('','CREATE_FILE','$serialized',now(),'','','$user','');";
-                break;
-            case 'create_dir':
-                $query = "insert into actions values ('','CREATE_DIR','$serialized',now(),'','','$user','');";
-                break;
-            case 'move':
-                $query = "insert into actions values ('','MOVE','$serialized',now(),'','','$user','');";
-                break;
-            case 'fix_user':
-                $query = "insert into actions values ('','FIX_USER','$serialized',now(),'','','$user','');";
-                break;
-            case 'fix_file':
-                $query = "insert into actions values ('','FIX_FILE','$serialized',now(),'','','$user','');";
-                break;
-            case 'fix_dir':
-                $query = "insert into actions values ('','FIX_DIR','$serialized',now(),'','','$user','');";
-                break;
-            case 'delete':
-                $query = "insert into actions values ('','DELETE','$serialized',now(),'','','$user','');";
-                break;
-            default:
-                return false;
-        }
-
+	$type = strtoupper($type);
+	if (in_array($type, array('CREATE_FILE', 
+				  'CREATE_DIR', 
+				  'MOVE', 
+				  'CHMOD',
+				  'FIX_USER', 
+				  'FIX_FILE', 
+				  'FIX_DIR', 
+				  'DELETE'))) {
+	  $query = "INSERT INTO `actions` (type, parameters, creation, user) VALUES('$type', '$serialized', now(), '$user');";
+	} else {
+	  return False;
+	}
         if (!$db->query($query)) {
             $err->raise("action", _("Error setting actions"));
             return false;
diff --git a/phpunit/bootstrap.php b/phpunit/bootstrap.php
index 4f9a0e9c..686368ad 100644
--- a/phpunit/bootstrap.php
+++ b/phpunit/bootstrap.php
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 Host                     = "127.0.0.1";
-        $this->Database                 = $database;
-        $this->User                     = $user;
-        $this->Password                 = $password;
-    }
-}
-
+class DB_system extends DB_Sql { 
+  function __construct($database, $user, $password) { 
+    parent::__construct($database, '127.0.0.1', $user, $password);
+  } 
+} 
 
 // Creates database from schema 
 // *********************************************
@@ -175,8 +165,10 @@ global $mysql;
 global $ftp;
 global $quota;
 global $db;
-$db                                     = new \DB_system($user,$database,$password);
-$db->connect();
+
+// this class is defined above ^^^
+$db                                     = new \DB_system($database, $user, $password);
+
 $cuid                                   = 0;
 $variables                              = new \m_variables();
 $mem                                    = new \m_mem();
diff --git a/phpunit/phpunit.xml b/phpunit/phpunit.xml
index c743aacf..cab92584 100644
--- a/phpunit/phpunit.xml
+++ b/phpunit/phpunit.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-
 
diff --git a/phpunit/tests/bureau/class/m_actionTest.php b/phpunit/tests/bureau/class/m_actionTest.php
index 6aebe7d1..72767e14 100644
--- a/phpunit/tests/bureau/class/m_actionTest.php
+++ b/phpunit/tests/bureau/class/m_actionTest.php
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ class m_actionTest extends AlterncTest {
      */
     public function testDo_action() {
         global $L_INOTIFY_DO_ACTION;
+	file_put_contents("/tmp/log_fser", "hello world from fser");
         $result = $this->object->do_action();
         $this->assertTrue($result);
         $this->assertFileExists($L_INOTIFY_DO_ACTION);