diff --git a/boot.php b/boot.php
index e1bcc078a..f4f44a644 100644
--- a/boot.php
+++ b/boot.php
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ require_once('include/cache.php');
 define ( 'FRIENDICA_PLATFORM',     'Friendica');
 define ( 'FRIENDICA_VERSION',      '2.3.1303' );
 define ( 'DFRN_PROTOCOL_VERSION',  '2.23'    );
-define ( 'DB_UPDATE_VERSION',      1135      );
+define ( 'DB_UPDATE_VERSION',      1136      );
 
 define ( 'EOL',                    "<br />\r\n"     );
 define ( 'ATOM_TIME',              'Y-m-d\TH:i:s\Z' );
diff --git a/include/config.php b/include/config.php
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index c999b76f2..4cff38090
--- a/include/config.php
+++ b/include/config.php
@@ -1,87 +1,80 @@
 <?php
+
 /**
  *
  * Arbitrary configuration storage
  * Note:
  * Please do not store booleans - convert to 0/1 integer values
  * The get_?config() functions return boolean false for keys that are unset,
- * and this could lead to subtle bugs.
+ * and this could lead to subtle bugs.  
  *
  * There are a few places in the code (such as the admin panel) where boolean
  * configurations need to be fixed as of 10/08/2011.
- *
- * @package config;
  */
 
 
-/**
- * retrieve a "family" of config variables
- * from database to cached storage
- */
+// retrieve a "family" of config variables from database to cached storage
+
 if(! function_exists('load_config')) {
-	function load_config($family) {
-		global $a;
-		$r = q("SELECT * FROM `config` WHERE `cat` = '%s'",
-				dbesc($family)
-		);
-		if(count($r)) {
-			foreach($r as $rr) {
-				$k = $rr['k'];
-				if ($rr['cat'] === 'config') {
-					$a->config[$k] = $rr['v'];
-				} else {
-					$a->config[$family][$k] = $rr['v'];
-				}
+function load_config($family) {
+	global $a;
+	$r = q("SELECT * FROM `config` WHERE `cat` = '%s'",
+		dbesc($family)
+	);
+	if(count($r)) {
+		foreach($r as $rr) {
+			$k = $rr['k'];
+			if ($rr['cat'] === 'config') {
+				$a->config[$k] = $rr['v'];
+			} else {
+				$a->config[$family][$k] = $rr['v'];
 			}
 		}
 	}
-}
+}}
+
+// get a particular config variable given the family name
+// and key. Returns false if not set.
+// $instore is only used by the set_config function
+// to determine if the key already exists in the DB
+// If a key is found in the DB but doesn't exist in
+// local config cache, pull it into the cache so we don't have
+// to hit the DB again for this item.
 
-/**
- * get a particular config variable given the family name
- * and key. Returns false if not set.
- *
- * If a key is found in the DB but doesn't exist in
- * local config cache, pull it into the cache so we don't have
- *to hit the DB again for this item.
- */
 if(! function_exists('get_config')) {
-	function get_config($family, $key) {
-
-		global $a;
+function get_config($family, $key, $instore = false) {
 
+	global $a;
 
+	if(! $instore) {
 		if(isset($a->config[$family][$key])) {
 			if($a->config[$family][$key] === '!<unset>!') {
 				return false;
 			}
 			return $a->config[$family][$key];
 		}
-		$ret = q("SELECT `v` FROM `config` WHERE `cat` = '%s' AND `k` = '%s' LIMIT 1",
-				dbesc($family),
-				dbesc($key)
-		);
-		if(count($ret)) {
-			// manage array value
-			$val = (preg_match("|^a:[0-9]+:{.*}$|", $ret[0]['v'])?unserialize( $ret[0]['v']):$ret[0]['v']);
-			$a->config[$family][$key] = $val;
-			return $val;
-		}
-		else {
-			$a->config[$family][$key] = '!<unset>!';
-		}
-		return false;
 	}
-}
+	$ret = q("SELECT `v` FROM `config` WHERE `cat` = '%s' AND `k` = '%s' LIMIT 1",
+		dbesc($family),
+		dbesc($key)
+	);
+	if(count($ret)) {
+		// manage array value
+		$val = (preg_match("|^a:[0-9]+:{.*}$|", $ret[0]['v'])?unserialize( $ret[0]['v']):$ret[0]['v']);
+		$a->config[$family][$key] = $val;
+		return $val;
+	}
+	else {
+		$a->config[$family][$key] = '!<unset>!';
+	}
+	return false;
+}}
+
+// Store a config value ($value) in the category ($family)
+// under the key ($key)
+// Return the value, or false if the database update failed
 
-/**
- * Store a config value ($value) in the category ($family)
- * under the key ($key)
- * 
- * Return the value, or false if the database update failed
- */
 if(! function_exists('set_config')) {
-
 function set_config($family,$key,$value) {
 	global $a;
 	
@@ -89,139 +82,142 @@ function set_config($family,$key,$value) {
 	$dbvalue = (is_array($value)?serialize($value):$value);
 	$dbvalue = (is_bool($value) ? intval($value) : $value);
 
+	if(get_config($family,$key,true) === false) {
 		$a->config[$family][$key] = $value;
-		$ret = q("REPLACE INTO `config` ( `cat`, `k`, `v` ) VALUES ( '%s', '%s', '%s' ) ",
-				dbesc($family),
-				dbesc($key),
-				dbesc($dbvalue)
+		$ret = q("INSERT INTO `config` ( `cat`, `k`, `v` ) VALUES ( '%s', '%s', '%s' ) ",
+			dbesc($family),
+			dbesc($key),
+			dbesc($dbvalue)
 		);
-		if($ret) {
+		if($ret) 
 			return $value;
-		}
 		return $ret;
-
 	}
-}
+	
+	$ret = q("UPDATE `config` SET `v` = '%s' WHERE `cat` = '%s' AND `k` = '%s' LIMIT 1",
+		dbesc($dbvalue),
+		dbesc($family),
+		dbesc($key)
+	);
+
+	$a->config[$family][$key] = $value;
+
+	if($ret)
+		return $value;
+	return $ret;
+}}
 
 
 if(! function_exists('load_pconfig')) {
-	function load_pconfig($uid,$family) {
-		global $a;
-		$r = q("SELECT * FROM `pconfig` WHERE `cat` = '%s' AND `uid` = %d",
-				dbesc($family),
-				intval($uid)
-		);
-		if(count($r)) {
-			foreach($r as $rr) {
-				$k = $rr['k'];
-				$a->config[$uid][$family][$k] = $rr['v'];
-			}
+function load_pconfig($uid,$family) {
+	global $a;
+	$r = q("SELECT * FROM `pconfig` WHERE `cat` = '%s' AND `uid` = %d",
+		dbesc($family),
+		intval($uid)
+	);
+	if(count($r)) {
+		foreach($r as $rr) {
+			$k = $rr['k'];
+			$a->config[$uid][$family][$k] = $rr['v'];
 		}
 	}
-}
+}}
+
 
 
-/**
- * get a particular user-specific config variable given the family name, 
- * the user id and key. Returns false if not set.
- *
- * If a key is found in the DB but doesn't exist in
- * local config cache, pull it into the cache so we don't have
- * to hit the DB again for this item.
- */
 if(! function_exists('get_pconfig')) {
-	function get_pconfig($uid,$family, $key) {
-
-		global $a;
+function get_pconfig($uid,$family, $key, $instore = false) {
 
+	global $a;
 
+	if(! $instore) {
 		if(isset($a->config[$uid][$family][$key])) {
 			if($a->config[$uid][$family][$key] === '!<unset>!') {
 				return false;
 			}
 			return $a->config[$uid][$family][$key];
 		}
-
-
-		$ret = q("SELECT `v` FROM `pconfig` WHERE `uid` = %d AND `cat` = '%s' AND `k` = '%s' LIMIT 1",
-				intval($uid),
-				dbesc($family),
-				dbesc($key)
-		);
-
-		if(count($ret)) {
-			$val = (preg_match("|^a:[0-9]+:{.*}$|", $ret[0]['v'])?unserialize( $ret[0]['v']):$ret[0]['v']);
-			$a->config[$uid][$family][$key] = $val;
-			return $val;
-		}
-		else {
-			$a->config[$uid][$family][$key] = '!<unset>!';
-		}
-		return false;
 	}
-}
 
-/**
- * Delete a value from config. This function 
- * deletes both: db value and cache entry. 
- */
+	$ret = q("SELECT `v` FROM `pconfig` WHERE `uid` = %d AND `cat` = '%s' AND `k` = '%s' LIMIT 1",
+		intval($uid),
+		dbesc($family),
+		dbesc($key)
+	);
+
+	if(count($ret)) {
+		$val = (preg_match("|^a:[0-9]+:{.*}$|", $ret[0]['v'])?unserialize( $ret[0]['v']):$ret[0]['v']);
+		$a->config[$uid][$family][$key] = $val;
+		return $val;
+	}
+	else {
+		$a->config[$uid][$family][$key] = '!<unset>!';
+	}
+	return false;
+}}
+
 if(! function_exists('del_config')) {
-	function del_config($family,$key) {
+function del_config($family,$key) {
 
-		global $a;
-		if(x($a->config[$family],$key))
-			unset($a->config[$family][$key]);
-		$ret = q("DELETE FROM `config` WHERE `cat` = '%s' AND `k` = '%s' LIMIT 1",
-				dbesc($family),
-				dbesc($key)
-		);
-		return $ret;
-	}
-}
+	global $a;
+	if(x($a->config[$family],$key))
+		unset($a->config[$family][$key]);
+	$ret = q("DELETE FROM `config` WHERE `cat` = '%s' AND `k` = '%s' LIMIT 1",
+		dbesc($family),
+		dbesc($key)
+	);
+	return $ret;
+}}
 
 
-/**
- * Store a user-specific config value ($value) for user $uid in the category ($family)
- * under the key ($key). 
- * 
- * Return the value, or false if the database update failed
- */
+
+// Same as above functions except these are for personal config storage and take an
+// additional $uid argument.
+
 if(! function_exists('set_pconfig')) {
-	function set_pconfig($uid,$family,$key,$value) {
+function set_pconfig($uid,$family,$key,$value) {
 
-		global $a;
-
-		// manage array value
-		$dbvalue = (is_array($value)?serialize($value):$value);
-		$dbvalue = (is_bool($value)?serialize($value):$value);
+	global $a;
 
+	// manage array value
+	$dbvalue = (is_array($value)?serialize($value):$value);
 
+	if(get_pconfig($uid,$family,$key,true) === false) {
 		$a->config[$uid][$family][$key] = $value;
-		$ret = q("REPLACE INTO `pconfig` ( `uid`, `cat`, `k`, `v` ) VALUES ( %d, '%s', '%s', '%s' ) ",
-				intval($uid),
-				dbesc($family),
-				dbesc($key),
-				dbesc($dbvalue)
+		$ret = q("INSERT INTO `pconfig` ( `uid`, `cat`, `k`, `v` ) VALUES ( %d, '%s', '%s', '%s' ) ",
+			intval($uid),
+			dbesc($family),
+			dbesc($key),
+			dbesc($dbvalue)
 		);
-		if($ret) {
+		if($ret) 
 			return $value;
-		}
 		return $ret;
-
 	}
-}
+	$ret = q("UPDATE `pconfig` SET `v` = '%s' WHERE `uid` = %d AND `cat` = '%s' AND `k` = '%s' LIMIT 1",
+		dbesc($dbvalue),
+		intval($uid),
+		dbesc($family),
+		dbesc($key)
+	);
+
+	$a->config[$uid][$family][$key] = $value;
+
+	if($ret)
+		return $value;
+	return $ret;
+}}
 
 if(! function_exists('del_pconfig')) {
-	function del_pconfig($uid,$family,$key) {
+function del_pconfig($uid,$family,$key) {
 
-		global $a;
-		if(x($a->config[$uid][$family],$key))
-			unset($a->config[$uid][$family][$key]);
-		$ret = q("DELETE FROM `pconfig` WHERE `uid` = %d AND `cat` = '%s' AND `k` = '%s' LIMIT 1",
-				intval($uid),
-				dbesc($family),
-				dbesc($key)
-		);
-		return $ret;
-	}
-}
+	global $a;
+	if(x($a->config[$uid][$family],$key))
+		unset($a->config[$uid][$family][$key]);
+	$ret = q("DELETE FROM `pconfig` WHERE `uid` = %d AND `cat` = '%s' AND `k` = '%s' LIMIT 1",
+		intval($uid),
+		dbesc($family),
+		dbesc($key)
+	);
+	return $ret;
+}}
diff --git a/update.php b/update.php
index ae35d2d50..0c8486c31 100644
--- a/update.php
+++ b/update.php
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 
-define( 'UPDATE_VERSION' , 1135 );
+define( 'UPDATE_VERSION' , 1136 );
 
 /**
  *
@@ -1143,16 +1143,21 @@ q("ALTER TABLE `mail` ADD `unknown` TINYINT( 1 ) NOT NULL DEFAULT '0' AFTER `rep
 }
 
 function update_1134() {
+	// faulty update merged forward
+	// had a hardwired tablename of 'friendica' which isn't the right name on most systems
+}
+
+function update_1135() {
 	//there can't be indexes with more than 1000 bytes in mysql, 
 	//so change charset to be smaller
 	q("ALTER TABLE `config` CHANGE `cat` `cat` CHAR( 255 ) CHARACTER SET ascii COLLATE ascii_general_ci NOT NULL ,
 CHANGE `k` `k` CHAR( 255 ) CHARACTER SET ascii COLLATE ascii_general_ci NOT NULL"); 
 	//and add the index
-	q("ALTER TABLE `friendica`.`config` ADD UNIQUE `access` ( `cat` , `k` ) "); 
+	q("ALTER TABLE `config` ADD UNIQUE `access` ( `cat` , `k` ) "); 
 	
 	//same thing for pconfig
 	q("ALTER TABLE `pconfig` CHANGE `cat` `cat` CHAR( 255 ) CHARACTER SET ascii COLLATE ascii_general_ci NOT NULL ,
 	CHANGE `k` `k` CHAR( 255 ) CHARACTER SET ascii COLLATE ascii_general_ci NOT NULL"); 
 	
-	q("ALTER TABLE `friendica`.`pconfig` ADD UNIQUE `access` ( `uid` , `cat` , `k` )"); 
-}
+	q("ALTER TABLE `pconfig` ADD UNIQUE `access` ( `uid` , `cat` , `k` )"); 
+}
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