BUILD : 1.7.17 (1210) BUGS : 645 646 647 NOTES : Fixed anoperc restart, nickchanges on TS6, typo in CHAN_REGISTER_NONE_CHANNEL; added error messages when RDB functions fail (thx heinz)

git-svn-id: svn://svn.anope.org/anope/trunk@1210 31f1291d-b8d6-0310-a050-a5561fc1590b


git-svn-id: http://anope.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/anope/trunk@929 5417fbe8-f217-4b02-8779-1006273d7864

Changes

@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ Anope Version  S V N
 12/09 F Langfiles had CHANAKILL instead of CHANKILL in syntax lines.      [#640]
 12/10 F NickServ ALIST not accepting Founder as level param.              [#629]
 12/10 F EVENT_TOPIC_UPDATES was not always sent when it should be.        [#641]
+12/24 F anoperc sends SIGTERM for restart and uses command line params    [#645]
+12/24 F Nickname changes were not recognised on TS6-based IRCd's          [#646]
+12/24 F Small typo in CHAN_REGISTER_NONE_CHANNEL                          [#647]
+12/24 F Display error messages when RDB functions fail                    [ #00]
 
 Anope Version 1.7.17
 --------------------

lang/cat.l

@@ -1055,7 +1055,7 @@ CHAN_REGISTERED
 CHAN_PASSWORD_IS
 	La teva clau pel canal es %s - Recorda-la per un us futur.
 CHAN_REGISTER_NONE_CHANNEL
-	You have attempted to register a none existant channel %s
+	You have attempted to register a nonexistent channel %s
 CHAN_SYMBOL_REQUIRED
 	Please use the symbol of # or & when attempting to register
 

lang/en_us.l

@@ -1038,7 +1038,7 @@ CHAN_REGISTERED
 CHAN_PASSWORD_IS
 	Your channel password is %s - remember it for later use.
 CHAN_REGISTER_NONE_CHANNEL
-	You have attempted to register a none existant channel %s
+	You have attempted to register a nonexistent channel %s
 CHAN_SYMBOL_REQUIRED
 	Please use the symbol of # or & when attempting to register
 

lang/gr.l

@@ -1053,7 +1053,7 @@ CHAN_REGISTERED
 CHAN_PASSWORD_IS
 	Ï êùäéêüò ôïõ êáíáëéïý åßíáé %s - èõìÞóïõ ôïí ãéáôß èá ôïí ÷ñåéáóôåßò ìåôÜ.
 CHAN_REGISTER_NONE_CHANNEL
-	You have attempted to register a none existant channel %s
+	You have attempted to register a nonexistent channel %s
 CHAN_SYMBOL_REQUIRED
 	Please use the symbol of # or & when attempting to register
 

lang/hun.l

@@ -1046,7 +1046,7 @@ CHAN_REGISTERED
 CHAN_PASSWORD_IS
 	Csatorna jelszava: %s - Jegyezd fel a késõbbi használathoz.
 CHAN_REGISTER_NONE_CHANNEL
-	You have attempted to register a none existant channel %s
+	You have attempted to register a nonexistent channel %s
 CHAN_SYMBOL_REQUIRED
 	Please use the symbol of # or & when attempting to register
 

lang/pl.l

@@ -1130,7 +1130,7 @@ CHAN_PASSWORD_IS
 	Has³o Twojego kana³u to %s 
 	Zapamiêtaj do przysz³ego u¿ytku.
 CHAN_REGISTER_NONE_CHANNEL
-	You have attempted to register a none existant channel %s
+	You have attempted to register a nonexistent channel %s
 CHAN_SYMBOL_REQUIRED
 	Please use the symbol of # or & when attempting to register
 

lang/ru.l

@@ -1049,7 +1049,7 @@ CHAN_REGISTERED
 CHAN_PASSWORD_IS
 	Ïàðîëü Âàøåãî êàíàëà -  %s - íå çàáûâàéòå åãî!
 CHAN_REGISTER_NONE_CHANNEL
-	You have attempted to register a none existant channel %s
+	You have attempted to register a nonexistent channel %s
 CHAN_SYMBOL_REQUIRED
 	Please use the symbol of # or & when attempting to register
 

lang/tr.l

@@ -1060,7 +1060,7 @@ CHAN_REGISTERED
 CHAN_PASSWORD_IS
 	Kanal þifreniz %s - ilerde kullanacaðýnýz için unutmayýnýz ve kimseye söylemeyiniz.
 CHAN_REGISTER_NONE_CHANNEL
-	You have attempted to register a none existant channel %s
+	You have attempted to register a nonexistent channel %s
 CHAN_SYMBOL_REQUIRED
 	Please use the symbol of # or & when attempting to register
 

src/bin/anoperc.in

@@ -98,8 +98,9 @@ elif [ "$1" = "status" ] ; then
 elif [ "$1" = "restart" ] ; then
 	isAnopeRunning
 	echo "Restarting Anope"
-	kill -1 `cat $ANOPEPID`
+	kill -15 `cat $ANOPEPID`
 	sleep 1
+	shift
 	$ANOPROG $*
 
 elif [ "$1" = "rehash" ] ; then
@@ -119,10 +120,13 @@ elif [ "$1" = "help" ] ; then
 		echo "$0 start          Start Anope"
 		echo "	   	       	Additional parameters may be passed"
 		echo "	   	       	(e.g. $0 start -nofork)"
-		echo "	   	       	For a list of type $0 $1 paramlist"
+		echo "	   	       	For a list type $0 $1 paramlist"
 		echo "$0 stop           Shutdown Anope"
 		echo "$0 status         Show Anope's Status"
 		echo "$0 restart        Restart Anope (Databases will be saved)"
+		echo "			Additional parameters may be passed"
+		echo "			(e.g. $0 restart -logchan)"
+		echi "			For a list type $0 $1 paramlist"
 		echo "$0 rehash         Rehash Configuration and Save Databases"
 		echo "$0 version        Return Anope Version and Build Information"
 		echo "$0 help           Show this help menu"

src/botserv.c

@@ -540,15 +540,24 @@ void save_bs_rdb_dbase(void)
     if (!rdb_open())
         return;
 
-    rdb_tag_table("anope_bs_core");
+    if (rdb_tag_table("anope_bs_core") == 0) {
+        alog("Unable to tag table 'anope_bs_core' - BotServ RDB save failed.");
+        return;
+    }
 
     for (i = 0; i < 256; i++) {
         for (bi = botlists[i]; bi; bi = bi->next) {
-            rdb_save_bs_core(bi);
+            if (rdb_save_bs_core(bi) == 0) {
+                alog("Unable to save BotInfo for %s - BotServ RDB save failed.", bi->nick);
+                return;
+            }
         }
     }
 
-    rdb_clean_table("anope_bs_core");
+    if (rdb_clean_table("anope_bs_core") == 0) {
+        alog("Unable to clean table 'anope_bs_core' - BotServ RDB save failed.");
+        return;
+    }
 
     rdb_close();
 #endif

src/chanserv.c

@@ -998,27 +998,72 @@ void save_cs_rdb_dbase(void)
     if (!rdb_open())
         return;
 
-    rdb_tag_table("anope_cs_info");
-    rdb_tag_table("anope_cs_access");
-    rdb_tag_table("anope_cs_levels");
-    rdb_tag_table("anope_cs_akicks");
-    rdb_tag_table("anope_cs_badwords");
-    rdb_tag_table("anope_cs_ttb");
-    rdb_tag_table_where("anope_ms_info", "serv='CHAN'");
+    if (rdb_tag_table("anope_cs_info") == 0) {
+        alog("Unable to tag table 'anope_cs_info' - ChanServ RDB save failed.");
+        return;
+    }
+    if (rdb_tag_table("anope_cs_access") == 0) {
+        alog("Unable to tag table 'anope_cs_access' - ChanServ RDB save failed.");
+        return;
+    }
+    if (rdb_tag_table("anope_cs_levels") == 0) {
+        alog("Unable to tag table 'anope_cs_levels' - ChanServ RDB save failed.");
+        return;
+    }
+    if (rdb_tag_table("anope_cs_akicks") == 0) {
+        alog("Unable to tag table 'anope_cs_akicks' - ChanServ RDB save failed.");
+        return;
+    }
+    if (rdb_tag_table("anope_cs_badwords") == 0) {
+        alog("Unable to tag table 'anope_cs_badwords' - ChanServ RDB save failed.");
+        return;
+    }
+    if (rdb_tag_table("anope_cs_ttb") == 0) {
+        alog("Unable to tag table 'anope_cs_ttb' - ChanServ RDB save failed.");
+        return;
+    }
+    if (rdb_tag_table_where("anope_ms_info", "serv='CHAN'") == 0) {
+        alog("Unable to tag table 'anope_ms_info' - ChanServ RDB save failed.");
+        return;
+    }
 
     for (i = 0; i < 256; i++) {
         for (ci = chanlists[i]; ci; ci = ci->next) {
-            rdb_save_cs_info(ci);
+            if (rdb_save_cs_info(ci) == 0) {
+                alog("Unable to save ChanInfo for %s - ChanServ RDB save failed.", ci->name);
+                return;
+            }
         }                       /* for (chanlists[i]) */
     }                           /* for (i) */
 
-    rdb_clean_table("anope_cs_info");
-    rdb_clean_table("anope_cs_access");
-    rdb_clean_table("anope_cs_levels");
-    rdb_clean_table("anope_cs_akicks");
-    rdb_clean_table("anope_cs_badwords");
-    rdb_clean_table("anope_cs_ttb");
-    rdb_clean_table_where("anope_ms_info", "serv='CHAN'");
+    if (rdb_clean_table("anope_cs_info") == 0) {
+        alog("Unable to clean table 'anope_cs_info' - ChanServ RDB save failed.");
+        return;
+    }
+    if (rdb_clean_table("anope_cs_access") == 0) {
+        alog("Unable to clean table 'anope_cs_access' - ChanServ RDB save failed.");
+        return;
+    }
+    if (rdb_clean_table("anope_cs_levels") == 0) {
+        alog("Unable to clean table 'anope_cs_levels' - ChanServ RDB save failed.");
+        return;
+    }
+    if (rdb_clean_table("anope_cs_akicks") == 0) {
+        alog("Unable to clean table 'anope_cs_akicks' - ChanServ RDB save failed.");
+        return;
+    }
+    if (rdb_clean_table("anope_cs_badwords") == 0) {
+        alog("Unable to clean table 'anope_cs_badwords' - ChanServ RDB save failed.");
+        return;
+    }
+    if (rdb_clean_table("anope_cs_ttb") == 0) {
+        alog("Unable to clean table 'anope_cs_ttb' - ChanServ RDB save failed.");
+        return;
+    }
+    if (rdb_clean_table_where("anope_ms_info", "serv='CHAN'") == 0) {
+        alog("Unable to clean table 'anope_ms_info' - ChanServ RDB save failed.");
+        return;
+    }
 
     rdb_close();
 #endif

src/hostserv.c

@@ -331,7 +331,8 @@ void delHostCore(char *nick)
         if (rdb_open()) {
             q_nick = rdb_quote(nick);
             snprintf(clause, sizeof(clause), "nick='%s'", q_nick);
-            rdb_scrub_table("anope_hs_core", clause);
+            if (rdb_scrub_table("anope_hs_core", clause) == 0)
+                alog("Unable to scrub table 'anope_hs_core' - HostServ RDB update failed.");
             rdb_close();
             free(q_nick);
         }
@@ -506,15 +507,24 @@ void save_hs_rdb_dbase(void)
     if (!rdb_open())
         return;
 
-    rdb_tag_table("anope_hs_core");
+    if (rdb_tag_table("anope_hs_core") == 0) {
+        alog("Unable to tag table 'anope_hs_core' - HostServ RDB save failed.");
+        return;
+    }
 
     current = head;
     while (current != NULL) {
-        rdb_save_hs_core(current);
+        if (rdb_save_hs_core(current) == 0) {
+            alog("Unable to save HostCore for %s - HostServ RDB save failed.", current->nick);
+            return;
+        }
         current = current->next;
     }
 
-    rdb_clean_table("anope_hs_core");
+    if (rdb_clean_table("anope_hs_core") == 0) {
+        alog("Unable to clean table 'anope_hs_core' - HostServ RDB save failed.");
+        return;
+    }
 
     rdb_close();
 #endif

src/mysql.c

@@ -1406,7 +1406,10 @@ int db_mysql_load_cs_dbase(void)
         /* Name, founder, successor, password */
         snprintf(ci->name, CHANMAX, "%s", mysql_row[0]);
         ci->founder = findcore(mysql_row[1]);
-        ci->successor = findcore(mysql_row[2]);
+        if (mysql_row[2] && *(mysql_row[2]))
+            ci->successor = findcore(mysql_row[2]);
+        else
+            ci->successor = NULL;
         snprintf(ci->founderpass, PASSMAX, "%s", mysql_row[3]);
 
         /* Description, URL, email -- scalloc() initializes to 0/NULL */

src/news.c

@@ -241,14 +241,23 @@ void save_rdb_news()
     if (!rdb_open())
         return;
 
-    rdb_tag_table("anope_os_news");
+    if (rdb_tag_table("anope_os_news") == 0) {
+        alog("Unable to tag table 'anope_os_news' - News RDB save failed.");
+        return;
+    }
 	
     for (i = 0; i < nnews; i++) {
         ni = &news[i];
-        rdb_save_news(ni);
+        if (rdb_save_news(ni) == 0) {
+            alog("Unable to save NewsItem %d - News RDB save failed.", ni->num);
+            return;
+        }
     }
 	
-	rdb_clean_table("anope_os_news");
+    if (rdb_clean_table("anope_os_news") == 0) {
+        alog("Unable to clean table 'anope_os_news' - News RDB save failed.");
+        return;
+    }
 	
     rdb_close();
 #endif

src/nickserv.c

@@ -844,29 +844,57 @@ void save_ns_rdb_dbase(void)
     if (!rdb_open())
         return;
 
-    rdb_tag_table("anope_ns_core");
-    rdb_tag_table("anope_ns_alias");
-    rdb_tag_table("anope_ns_access");
-    rdb_tag_table_where("anope_ms_info", "serv='NICK'");
+    if (rdb_tag_table("anope_ns_core") == 0) {
+        alog("Unable to tag 'anope_ns_core' - NickServ RDB save failed.");
+        return;
+    }
+    if (rdb_tag_table("anope_ns_alias") == 0) {
+        alog("Unable to tag 'anope_ns_alias' - NickServ RDB save failed.");
+        return;
+    }
+    if (rdb_tag_table("anope_ns_access") == 0) {
+        alog("Unable to tag 'anope_ns_access' - NickServ RDB save failed.");
+        return;
+    }
+    if (rdb_tag_table_where("anope_ms_info", "serv='NICK'") == 0) {
+        alog("Unable to tag 'anope_ms_info' - NickServ RDB save failed.");
+        return;
+    }
 
     for (i = 0; i < 1024; i++) {
         for (nc = nclists[i]; nc; nc = nc->next) {
-            rdb_save_ns_core(nc);
-
+            if (rdb_save_ns_core(nc) == 0) {
+                alog("Unable to save NickCore for '%s' - NickServ RDB save failed.", nc->display);
+                return;
+            }
         }                       /* for (nc) */
     }                           /* for (i) */
 
     for (i = 0; i < 1024; i++) {
         for (na = nalists[i]; na; na = na->next) {
-            rdb_save_ns_alias(na);
-
+            if (rdb_save_ns_alias(na) == 0) {
+                alog("Unable to save NickAlias for '%s' - NickServ RDB save failed.", na->nick);
+                return;
+            }
         }                       /* for (na) */
     }                           /* for (i) */
 
-    rdb_clean_table("anope_ns_core");
-    rdb_clean_table("anope_ns_alias");
-    rdb_clean_table("anope_ns_access");
-    rdb_clean_table_where("anope_ms_info", "serv='NICK'");
+    if (rdb_clean_table("anope_ns_core") == 0) {
+        alog("Unable to clean table 'anope_ns_core' - NickServ RDB save failed.");
+        return;
+    }
+    if (rdb_clean_table("anope_ns_alias") == 0) {
+        alog("Unable to clean table 'anope_ns_alias' - NickServ RDB save failed.");
+        return;
+    }
+    if (rdb_clean_table("anope_ns_access") == 0) {
+        alog("Unable to clean table 'anope_ns_access' - NickServ RDB save failed.");
+        return;
+    }
+    if (rdb_clean_table_where("anope_ms_info", "serv='NICK'") == 0) {
+        alog("Unable to clean table 'anope_ms_info' - NickServ RDB save failed.");
+        return;
+    }
 
     rdb_close();
 #endif
@@ -881,19 +909,25 @@ void save_ns_req_rdb_dbase(void)
     if (!rdb_open())
         return;
 
-    rdb_tag_table("anope_ns_request");
+    if (rdb_tag_table("anope_ns_request") == 0) {
+        alog("Unable to tag table 'anope_ns_request' - NickServ Request RDB save failed.");
+        return;
+    }
 
     for (i = 0; i < 1024; i++) {
         for (nr = nrlists[i]; nr; nr = nr->next) {
-            if (!rdb_save_ns_req(nr)) {
+            if (rdb_save_ns_req(nr) == 0) {
                 /* Something went wrong - abort saving */
-                alog("Unable to save NickRequest (nick '%s')", nr->nick);
+                alog("Unable to save NickRequest (nick '%s') - NickServ Request RDB save failed.", nr->nick);
                 return;
             }
         }
     }
 
-    rdb_clean_table("anope_ns_request");
+    if (rdb_clean_table("anope_ns_request") == 0) {
+        alog("Unable to clean table 'anope_ns_request' - NickServ Request RDB save failed.");
+        return;
+    }
 
     rdb_close();
 #endif
@@ -1346,7 +1380,9 @@ void change_core_display(NickCore * nc, char *newdisplay)
      * on the next /OS UPDATE might need it on /NS DROP too...
      */
     if (rdb_open()) {
-        rdb_ns_set_display(newdisplay, nc->display);
+        if (rdb_ns_set_display(newdisplay, nc->display) == 0) {
+            alog("Unable to update display for %s - Nick Display RDB update failed.", nc->display);
+        }
         rdb_close();
     }
 #endif
@@ -1399,14 +1435,20 @@ static int delcore(NickCore * nc)
     if (rdb_open()) {
         q_display = rdb_quote(nc->display);
         snprintf(clause, sizeof(clause), "display='%s'", q_display);
-        rdb_scrub_table("anope_ns_access", clause);
-        rdb_scrub_table("anope_ns_core", clause);
-        rdb_scrub_table("anope_cs_access", clause);
-        /* I'm unsure how to clean up the OS ADMIN/OPER list on the db */
-        /* I wish the "display" primary key would be the same on all tables */
-        snprintf(clause, sizeof(clause), "receiver='%s' AND serv='NICK'",
-                 q_display);
-        rdb_scrub_table("anope_ms_info", clause);
+        if (rdb_scrub_table("anope_ns_access", clause) == 0)
+            alog("Unable to scrub table 'anope_ns_access' - RDB update failed.");
+        else if (rdb_scrub_table("anope_ns_core", clause) == 0)
+            alog("Unable to scrub table 'anope_ns_core' - RDB update failed.");
+        else if (rdb_scrub_table("anope_cs_access", clause) == 0)
+            alog("Unable to scrub table 'anope_cs_access' - RDB update failed.");
+        else {
+            /* I'm unsure how to clean up the OS ADMIN/OPER list on the db */
+            /* I wish the "display" primary key would be the same on all tables */
+            snprintf(clause, sizeof(clause),
+                     "receiver='%s' AND serv='NICK'", q_display);
+            if (rdb_scrub_table("anope_ms_info", clause) == 0)
+                alog("Unable to scrub table 'anope_ms_info' - RDB update failed.");
+        }
         rdb_close();
         free(q_display);
     }
@@ -1528,7 +1570,8 @@ int delnick(NickAlias * na)
     if (rdb_open()) {
         q_nick = rdb_quote(na->nick);
         snprintf(clause, sizeof(clause), "nick='%s'", q_nick);
-        rdb_scrub_table("anope_ns_alias", clause);
+        if (rdb_scrub_table("anope_ns_alias", clause) == 0)
+            alog("Unable to scrub table 'anope_ns_alias' - RDB update failed");
         rdb_close();
         free(q_nick);
     }

src/operserv.c

@@ -505,20 +505,51 @@ void save_os_rdb_dbase(void)
     if (!rdb_open())
         return;
 
-    rdb_tag_table("anope_os_akills");
-    rdb_tag_table("anope_os_sglines");
-    rdb_tag_table("anope_os_sqlines");
-    rdb_tag_table("anope_os_szlines");
+    if (rdb_tag_table("anope_os_akills") == 0) {
+        alog("Unable to tag table 'anope_os_akills' - OperServ RDB save failed.");
+        return;
+    }
+    if (rdb_tag_table("anope_os_sglines") == 0) {
+        alog("Unable to tag table 'anope_os_sglines' - OperServ RDB save failed.");
+        return;
+    }
+    if (rdb_tag_table("anope_os_sqlines") == 0) {
+        alog("Unable to tag table 'anope_os_sqlines' - OperServ RDB save failed.");
+        return;
+    }
+    if (rdb_tag_table("anope_os_szlines") == 0) {
+        alog("Unable to tag table 'anope_os_szlines' - OperServ RDB save failed.");
+        return;
+    }
     /* We empty anope_os_core as required */
-    rdb_empty_table("anope_os_core");
+    if (rdb_empty_table("anope_os_core") == 0) {
+        alog("Unable to empty table 'anope_os_core' - OperServ RDB save failed");
+        return;
+    }
 
-    rdb_save_os_db(maxusercnt, maxusertime, &akills, &sglines, &sqlines,
-                   &szlines);
+    if (rdb_save_os_db
+        (maxusercnt, maxusertime, &akills, &sglines, &sqlines,
+         &szlines) == 0) {
+        alog("Unable to save OperServ data - OperServ RDB save failed");
+        return;
+    }
 
-    rdb_clean_table("anope_os_akills");
-    rdb_clean_table("anope_os_sglines");
-    rdb_clean_table("anope_os_sqlines");
-    rdb_clean_table("anope_os_szlines");
+    if (rdb_clean_table("anope_os_akills") == 0) {
+        alog("Unable to clean table 'anope_os_akills' - OperServ RDB save failed.");
+        return;
+    }
+    if (rdb_clean_table("anope_os_sglines") == 0) {
+        alog("Unable to clean table 'anope_os_sglines' - OperServ RDB save failed.");
+        return;
+    }
+    if (rdb_clean_table("anope_os_sqlines") == 0) {
+        alog("Unable to clean table 'anope_os_sqlines' - OperServ RDB save failed.");
+        return;
+    }
+    if (rdb_clean_table("anope_os_szlines") == 0) {
+        alog("Unable to clean table 'anope_os_szlines' - OperServ RDB save failed.");
+        return;
+    }
 
     rdb_close();
 #endif

src/sessions.c

@@ -467,12 +467,21 @@ void save_rdb_exceptions()
 
     if (!rdb_open())
         return;
-    rdb_tag_table("anope_os_exceptions");
+    if (rdb_tag_table("anope_os_exceptions") == 0) {
+        alog("Unable to tag table 'anope_os_exceptions' - Exception RDB save failed.");
+        return;
+    }
     for (i = 0; i < nexceptions; i++) {
         e = &exceptions[i];
-        rdb_save_exceptions(e);
+        if (rdb_save_exceptions(e) == 0) {
+            alog("Unable to save Exception '%s' - Exception RDB save failed.", e->mask);
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+    if (rdb_clean_table("anope_os_exceptions") == 0) {
+        alog("Unable to clean table 'anope_os_exceptions' - Exception RDB save failed.");
+        return;
     }
-    rdb_clean_table("anope_os_exceptions");
     rdb_close();
 #endif
 }

src/users.c

@@ -651,9 +651,8 @@ User *do_nick(const char *source, char *nick, char *username, char *host,
         /* An old user changing nicks. */
         if (UseTS6)
             user = find_byuid(source);
-        if (!user) {
-            user = finduser(source);
-        } else
+
+        if (!user)
             user = finduser(source);
 
         if (!user) {

version.log

@@ -9,10 +9,14 @@ VERSION_MAJOR="1"
 VERSION_MINOR="7"
 VERSION_PATCH="17"
 VERSION_EXTRA="-svn"
-VERSION_BUILD="1209"
+VERSION_BUILD="1210"
 
 # $Log$
 #
+# BUILD : 1.7.17 (1210)
+# BUGS  : 645 646 647
+# NOTES : Fixed anoperc restart, nickchanges on TS6, typo in CHAN_REGISTER_NONE_CHANNEL; added error messages when RDB functions fail (thx heinz)
+#
 # BUILD : 1.7.17 (1209)
 # BUGS  : 
 # NOTES : Another batch of changes regarding RDB/MySQL; all functions are now doing proper error reporting; errors are not yet handled properly