diff --git a/admin_tickets.php b/admin_tickets.php
index 3dda9c88..c7077dee 100644
--- a/admin_tickets.php
+++ b/admin_tickets.php
@@ -179,8 +179,7 @@ if ($page == 'tickets'
 			if (isset($_POST['send'])
 				&& $_POST['send'] == 'send'
 			) {
-				// FIXME ticket -> settings
-				$newticket = ticket::getInstanceOf($userinfo, $settings, -1);
+				$newticket = ticket::getInstanceOf($userinfo, -1);
 				$newticket->Set('subject', validate($_POST['subject'], 'subject'), true, false);
 				$newticket->Set('priority', validate($_POST['priority'], 'priority'), true, false);
 				$newticket->Set('category', validate($_POST['category'], 'category'), true, false);
@@ -271,8 +270,7 @@ if ($page == 'tickets'
 		if (isset($_POST['send'])
 			&& $_POST['send'] == 'send'
 		) {
-			// FIXME ticket -> settings
-			$replyticket = ticket::getInstanceOf($userinfo, $settings, -1);
+			$replyticket = ticket::getInstanceOf($userinfo, -1);
 			$replyticket->Set('subject', validate($_POST['subject'], 'subject'), true, false);
 			$replyticket->Set('priority', validate($_POST['priority'], 'priority'), true, false);
 			$replyticket->Set('message', validate(htmlentities(str_replace("\r\n", "\n", $_POST['message'])), 'message', '/^[^\0]*$/'), true, false);
@@ -281,8 +279,7 @@ if ($page == 'tickets'
 				standard_error(array('stringisempty', 'mymessage'));
 			} else {
 				$now = time();
-				// FIXME ticket -> settings
-				$mainticket = ticket::getInstanceOf($userinfo, $settings, (int)$id);
+				$mainticket = ticket::getInstanceOf($userinfo, (int)$id);
 				$replyticket->Set('customer', $mainticket->Get('customer'), true, true);
 				$replyticket->Set('lastchange', $now, true, true);
 				$replyticket->Set('ip', $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'], true, true);
@@ -308,8 +305,7 @@ if ($page == 'tickets'
 		} else {
 
 			$ticket_replies = '';
-			// FIXME ticket -> settings
-			$mainticket = ticket::getInstanceOf($userinfo, $settings, (int)$id);
+			$mainticket = ticket::getInstanceOf($userinfo, (int)$id);
 			$dt = date("d.m.Y H:i\h", $mainticket->Get('dt'));
 			$status = ticket::getStatusText($lng, $mainticket->Get('status'));
 
@@ -352,8 +348,7 @@ if ($page == 'tickets'
 			$numrows_andere = Database::num_rows();
 
 			while ($row2 = $andere_stmt->fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC)) {
-				// FIXME ticket -> settings
-				$subticket = ticket::getInstanceOf($userinfo, $settings, (int)$row2['id']);
+				$subticket = ticket::getInstanceOf($userinfo, (int)$row2['id']);
 				$lastchange = date("d.m.Y H:i\h", $subticket->Get('lastchange'));
 
 				if ($subticket->Get('by') == '1') {
@@ -400,8 +395,7 @@ if ($page == 'tickets'
 			&& $_POST['send'] == 'send'
 		) {
 			$now = time();
-			// FIXME ticket -> settings
-			$mainticket = ticket::getInstanceOf($userinfo, $settings, (int)$id);
+			$mainticket = ticket::getInstanceOf($userinfo, (int)$id);
 			$mainticket->Set('lastchange', $now, true, true);
 			$mainticket->Set('lastreplier', '1', true, true);
 			$mainticket->Set('status', '3', true, true);
@@ -409,8 +403,7 @@ if ($page == 'tickets'
 			$log->logAction(ADM_ACTION, LOG_NOTICE, "closed ticket '" . $mainticket->Get('subject') . "'");
 			redirectTo($filename, array('page' => $page, 's' => $s));
 		} else {
-			// FIXME ticket -> settings
-			$mainticket = ticket::getInstanceOf($userinfo, $settings, (int)$id);
+			$mainticket = ticket::getInstanceOf($userinfo, (int)$id);
 			ask_yesno('ticket_reallyclose', $filename, array('id' => $id, 'page' => $page, 'action' => $action), $mainticket->Get('subject'));
 		}
 
@@ -418,8 +411,7 @@ if ($page == 'tickets'
 		&& $id != 0
 	) {
 		$now = time();
-		// FIXME ticket -> settings
-		$mainticket = ticket::getInstanceOf($userinfo, $settings, (int)$id);
+		$mainticket = ticket::getInstanceOf($userinfo, (int)$id);
 		$mainticket->Set('lastchange', $now, true, true);
 		$mainticket->Set('lastreplier', '1', true, true);
 		$mainticket->Set('status', '0', true, true);
@@ -434,8 +426,7 @@ if ($page == 'tickets'
 			&& $_POST['send'] == 'send'
 		) {
 			$now = time();
-			// FIXME ticket -> settings
-			$mainticket = ticket::getInstanceOf($userinfo, $settings, (int)$id);
+			$mainticket = ticket::getInstanceOf($userinfo, (int)$id);
 			$mainticket->Set('lastchange', $now, true, true);
 			$mainticket->Set('lastreplier', '1', true, true);
 			$mainticket->Set('status', '3', true, true);
@@ -444,8 +435,7 @@ if ($page == 'tickets'
 			$log->logAction(ADM_ACTION, LOG_NOTICE, "archived ticket '" . $mainticket->Get('subject') . "'");
 			redirectTo($filename, array('page' => $page, 's' => $s));
 		} else {
-			// FIXME ticket -> settings
-			$mainticket = ticket::getInstanceOf($userinfo, $settings, (int)$id);
+			$mainticket = ticket::getInstanceOf($userinfo, (int)$id);
 			ask_yesno('ticket_reallyarchive', $filename, array('id' => $id, 'page' => $page, 'action' => $action), $mainticket->Get('subject'));
 		}
 
@@ -455,14 +445,12 @@ if ($page == 'tickets'
 		if (isset($_POST['send'])
 			&& $_POST['send'] == 'send'
 		) {
-			// FIXME ticket -> settings
-			$mainticket = ticket::getInstanceOf($userinfo, $settings, (int)$id);
+			$mainticket = ticket::getInstanceOf($userinfo, (int)$id);
 			$log->logAction(ADM_ACTION, LOG_INFO, "deleted ticket '" . $mainticket->Get('subject') . "'");
 			$mainticket->Delete();
 			redirectTo($filename, array('page' => $page, 's' => $s));
 		} else {
-			// FIXME ticket -> settings
-			$mainticket = ticket::getInstanceOf($userinfo, $settings, (int)$id);
+			$mainticket = ticket::getInstanceOf($userinfo, (int)$id);
 			ask_yesno('ticket_reallydelete', $filename, array('id' => $id, 'page' => $page, 'action' => $action), $mainticket->Get('subject'));
 		}
 	}
@@ -804,8 +792,7 @@ if ($page == 'tickets'
 	) {
 		$log->logAction(ADM_ACTION, LOG_NOTICE, "viewed archived-ticket #" . $id);
 		$ticket_replies = '';
-		// FIXME ticket -> settings
-		$mainticket = ticket::getInstanceOf($userinfo, $settings, (int)$id);
+		$mainticket = ticket::getInstanceOf($userinfo, (int)$id);
 		$lastchange = date("d.m.Y H:i\h", $mainticket->Get('lastchange'));
 		$dt = date("d.m.Y H:i\h", $mainticket->Get('dt'));
 		$status = ticket::getStatusText($lng, $mainticket->Get('status'));
@@ -855,8 +842,7 @@ if ($page == 'tickets'
 		$numrows_andere = Database::num_rows();
 
 		while ($row2 = $andere_stmt->fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC)) {
-			// FIXME ticket -> settings
-			$subticket = ticket::getInstanceOf($userinfo, $settings, (int)$row2['id']);
+			$subticket = ticket::getInstanceOf($userinfo, (int)$row2['id']);
 			$lastchange = date("d.m.Y H:i\h", $subticket->Get('lastchange'));
 
 			if ($subticket->Get('by') == '1') {
@@ -907,14 +893,12 @@ if ($page == 'tickets'
 		if (isset($_POST['send'])
 			&& $_POST['send'] == 'send'
 		) {
-			// FIXME ticket -> settings
-			$mainticket = ticket::getInstanceOf($userinfo, $settings, (int)$id);
+			$mainticket = ticket::getInstanceOf($userinfo, (int)$id);
 			$log->logAction(ADM_ACTION, LOG_INFO, "deleted archived ticket '" . $mainticket->Get('subject') . "'");
 			$mainticket->Delete();
 			redirectTo($filename, array('page' => $page, 's' => $s));
 		} else {
-			// FIXME ticket -> settings
-			$mainticket = ticket::getInstanceOf($userinfo, $settings, (int)$id);
+			$mainticket = ticket::getInstanceOf($userinfo, (int)$id);
 			ask_yesno('ticket_reallydelete', $filename, array('id' => $id, 'page' => $page, 'action' => $action), $mainticket->Get('subject'));
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/lib/classes/database/class.Database.php b/lib/classes/database/class.Database.php
index 71cf51ce..f15ee212 100644
--- a/lib/classes/database/class.Database.php
+++ b/lib/classes/database/class.Database.php
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ class Database {
 	 * @param bool $showerror if set to false, the error will be logged but we go on
 	 */
 	private static function _showerror($error, $showerror = true) {
-		global $userinfo, $settings, $theme, $linker;
+		global $userinfo, $theme, $linker;
 
 		/**
 		 * log to a file, so we can actually ask people for the error
@@ -336,8 +336,8 @@ class Database {
 
 				$err_report_html = '';
 				if (is_array($userinfo) && (
-					($userinfo['adminsession'] == '1' && $settings['system']['allow_error_report_admin'] == '1')
-					|| ($userinfo['adminsession'] == '0' && $settings['system']['allow_error_report_customer'] == '1'))
+					($userinfo['adminsession'] == '1' && Settings::Get('system.allow_error_report_admin') == '1')
+					|| ($userinfo['adminsession'] == '0' && Settings::Get('system.allow_error_report_customer') == '1'))
 				) {
 					$err_report_html = '<a href="<LINK>" title="Click here to report error">Report error</a>';
 					$err_report_html = str_replace("<LINK>", $linker->getLink(array('section' => 'index', 'page' => 'send_error_report', 'errorid' => $errid)), $err_report_html);
diff --git a/lib/classes/logger/abstract.AbstractLogger.php b/lib/classes/logger/abstract.AbstractLogger.php
index 01f178d2..c3a1eeca 100644
--- a/lib/classes/logger/abstract.AbstractLogger.php
+++ b/lib/classes/logger/abstract.AbstractLogger.php
@@ -33,68 +33,65 @@ LOG_DEBUG 	  debug-level message
 
 */
 
-abstract class AbstractLogger
-{
-	/**
-	 * Settings array
-	 * @var settings
-	 */
-
-	private $settings = array();
+abstract class AbstractLogger {
 
 	/** 
 	 * Enable/Disable Logging
 	 * @var logenabled
 	 */
-
 	private $logenabled = false;
 
 	/** 
 	 * Enable/Disable Cronjob-Logging
 	 * @var logcronjob
 	 */
-
 	private $logcronjob = false;
 
 	/** 
 	 * Loggin-Severity
 	 * @var severity
 	 */
-
 	private $severity = 1;
 
-	// normal
-
 	/**
 	 * setup the main logger
-	 *
-	 * @param array settings
 	 */
-
-	protected function setupLogger($settings)
-	{
-		$this->settings = $settings;
-		$this->logenabled = $this->settings['logger']['enabled'];
-		$this->logcronjob = $this->settings['logger']['log_cron'];
-		$this->severity = $this->settings['logger']['severity'];
+	protected function setupLogger() {
+		$this->logenabled = Settings::Get('logger.enabled');
+		$this->logcronjob = Settings::Get('logger.log_cron');
+		$this->severity = Settings::Get('logger.severity');
 	}
 
-	protected function isEnabled()
-	{
+	/**
+	 * return whether this logging is enabled
+	 *
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
+	protected function isEnabled() {
 		return $this->logenabled;
 	}
 
-	protected function getSeverity()
-	{
+	/**
+	 * return the log severity
+	 *
+	 * @return int
+	 */
+	protected function getSeverity() {
 		return $this->severity;
 	}
 
-	protected function logCron()
-	{
+	/**
+	 * whether to log cron-runs or not
+	 *
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
+	protected function logCron() {
 		return $this->logcronjob;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * logs a given text
+	 */
 	abstract public function logAction();
-}
 
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/lib/classes/logger/class.FileLogger.php b/lib/classes/logger/class.FileLogger.php
index 14898d34..e27dd46a 100644
--- a/lib/classes/logger/class.FileLogger.php
+++ b/lib/classes/logger/class.FileLogger.php
@@ -16,69 +16,65 @@
  * @package    Logger
  *
  * @link       http://www.nutime.de/
- * 
+ *
  * Logger - File-Logger-Class
  */
 
-class FileLogger extends AbstractLogger
-{
+class FileLogger extends AbstractLogger {
+
 	/**
 	 * Userinfo
 	 * @var array
 	 */
-
 	private $userinfo = array();
 
-	/** 
+	/**
 	 * Logfile
 	 * @var logfile
-	 */
-
+	*/
 	private $logfile = null;
 
 	/**
 	 * Syslogger Objects Array
 	 * @var loggers
 	 */
-
 	static private $loggers = array();
 
 	/**
 	 * Class constructor.
 	 *
 	 * @param array userinfo
-	 * @param array settings
-	 */
-
-	protected function __construct($userinfo, $settings)
-	{
-		parent::setupLogger($settings);
+	*/
+	protected function __construct($userinfo) {
+		parent::setupLogger();
 		$this->userinfo = $userinfo;
-		$this->setLogFile($settings['logger']['logfile']);
+		$this->setLogFile(Settings::Get('logger.logfile'));
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Singleton ftw ;-)
-	 *
 	 */
-
-	static public function getInstanceOf($_usernfo, $_settings)
-	{
-		if(!isset(self::$loggers[$_usernfo['loginname']]))
-		{
-			self::$loggers[$_usernfo['loginname']] = new FileLogger($_usernfo, $_settings);
+	static public function getInstanceOf($_usernfo) {
+		if (!isset(self::$loggers[$_usernfo['loginname']])) {
+			self::$loggers[$_usernfo['loginname']] = new FileLogger($_usernfo);
 		}
-
 		return self::$loggers[$_usernfo['loginname']];
 	}
 
-	public function logAction($action = USR_ACTION, $type = LOG_NOTICE, $text = null)
-	{
-		if(parent::isEnabled())
-		{
-			if(parent::getSeverity() <= 1
-			   && $type == LOG_NOTICE)
-			{
+	/**
+	 * logs a given text to all enabled logger-facilities
+	 *
+	 * @param int $action
+	 * @param int $type
+	 * @param string $text
+	 */
+	public function logAction($action = USR_ACTION, $type = LOG_NOTICE, $text = null) {
+
+		if (parent::isEnabled()) {
+
+			if (parent::getSeverity() <= 1
+					&& $type == LOG_NOTICE
+			) {
 				return;
 			}
 
@@ -87,22 +83,25 @@ class FileLogger extends AbstractLogger
 			switch($action)
 			{
 				case USR_ACTION:
-					$_action = 'customer';
+					$_action = $lng['admin']['customer'];
 					break;
 				case RES_ACTION:
-					$_action = 'reseller';
+					$_action = $lng['logger']['reseller'];
 					break;
 				case ADM_ACTION:
-					$_action = 'administrator';
+					$_action = $lng['logger']['admin'];
 					break;
 				case CRON_ACTION:
-					$_action = 'cronjob';
+					$_action = $lng['logger']['cron'];
+					break;
+				case LOGIN_ACTION:
+					$_action = $lng['logger']['login'];
 					break;
 				case LOG_ERROR:
-					$_action = 'internal';
+					$_action = $lng['logger']['intern'];
 					break;
 				default:
-					$_action = 'unknown';
+					$_action = $lng['logger']['unknown'];
 					break;
 			}
 
@@ -131,7 +130,7 @@ class FileLogger extends AbstractLogger
 			}
 
 			if(!isset($this->userinfo['loginname'])
-			   || $this->userinfo['loginname'] == '')
+					|| $this->userinfo['loginname'] == '')
 			{
 				$name = 'unknown';
 			}
@@ -147,7 +146,7 @@ class FileLogger extends AbstractLogger
 				$now = time();
 
 				if($text != null
-				   && $text != '')
+						&& $text != '')
 				{
 					fwrite($fp, date("d.m.Y H:i:s", $now) . " [" . $_type . "] [" . $_action . "-action" . $name . "] " . $text . "\n");
 				}
@@ -161,7 +160,7 @@ class FileLogger extends AbstractLogger
 			else
 			{
 				if($this->logfile != null
-				   || $this->logfile != '')
+						|| $this->logfile != '')
 				{
 					throw new Exception("Cannot open logfile '" . $this->logfile . "' for writing!");
 				}
@@ -172,10 +171,10 @@ class FileLogger extends AbstractLogger
 	public function setLogFile($filename = null)
 	{
 		if($filename != null
-		   && $filename != ''
-		   && $filename != "."
-		   && $filename != ".."
-		   && !is_dir($filename))
+				&& $filename != ''
+				&& $filename != "."
+				&& $filename != ".."
+				&& !is_dir($filename))
 		{
 			$this->logfile = $filename;
 			return true;
diff --git a/lib/classes/logger/class.FroxlorLogger.php b/lib/classes/logger/class.FroxlorLogger.php
index 3b4ac62f..6b4a87a0 100644
--- a/lib/classes/logger/class.FroxlorLogger.php
+++ b/lib/classes/logger/class.FroxlorLogger.php
@@ -16,24 +16,18 @@
  * @package    Logger
  *
  * @link       http://www.nutime.de/
- * 
+ *
  * Logger - Froxlor-Base-Logger-Class
  */
 
-class FroxlorLogger
-{
+class FroxlorLogger {
+
 	/**
 	 * Userinfo
 	 * @var array
 	 */
 	private $userinfo = array();
 
-	/**
-	 * Settings array
-	 * @var settings
-	 */
-	private $settings = array();
-
 	/**
 	 * LogTypes Array
 	 * @var logtypes
@@ -50,25 +44,21 @@ class FroxlorLogger
 	 * Class constructor.
 	 *
 	 * @param array userinfo
-	 * @param array settings
 	 */
-	protected function __construct($userinfo, $settings) {
+	protected function __construct($userinfo) {
 		$this->userinfo = $userinfo;
-		$this->settings = $settings;
 		self::$logtypes = array();
 
-		if (!isset($this->settings['logger']['logtypes'])
-		   && (!isset($this->settings['logger']['logtypes']) || $this->settings['logger']['logtypes'] == '')
-		   && isset($this->settings['logger']['enabled'])
-		   && $this->settings['logger']['enabled']
+		if ((Settings::Get('logger.logtypes') == null || Settings::Get('logger.logtypes') == '')
+		   && (Settings::Get('logger.enabled') !== null && Settings::Get('logger.enabled'))
 		) {
 			self::$logtypes[0] = 'syslog';
 			self::$logtypes[1] = 'mysql';
 		}  else {
-			if (isset($this->settings['logger']['logtypes'])
-			   && $this->settings['logger']['logtypes'] != ''
+			if (Settings::Get('logger.logtypes') !== null
+			   && Settings::Get('logger.logtypes') != ''
 			) {
-				self::$logtypes = explode(',', $this->settings['logger']['logtypes']);
+				self::$logtypes = explode(',', Settings::Get('logger.logtypes'));
 			} else {
 				self::$logtypes = null;
 			}
@@ -79,8 +69,8 @@ class FroxlorLogger
 	 * Singleton ftw ;-)
 	 *
 	 */
-	static public function getInstanceOf($_usernfo, $_settings)
-	{
+	static public function getInstanceOf($_usernfo) {
+
 		if (!isset($_usernfo)
 		   || $_usernfo == null
 		) {
@@ -89,19 +79,26 @@ class FroxlorLogger
 		}
 
 		if (!isset(self::$loggers[$_usernfo['loginname']])) {
-			self::$loggers[$_usernfo['loginname']] = new FroxlorLogger($_usernfo, $_settings);
+			self::$loggers[$_usernfo['loginname']] = new FroxlorLogger($_usernfo);
 		}
 
 		return self::$loggers[$_usernfo['loginname']];
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * logs a given text to all enabled logger-facilities
+	 *
+	 * @param int $action
+	 * @param int $type
+	 * @param string $text
+	 */
 	public function logAction ($action = USR_ACTION, $type = LOG_NOTICE, $text = null) {
 
 		if (self::$logtypes == null) {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		if ($this->settings['logger']['log_cron'] == '0'
+		if (Settings::Get('logger.log_cron') == '0'
 		   && $action == CRON_ACTION
 		) {
 			return;
@@ -112,12 +109,12 @@ class FroxlorLogger
 			switch ($logger)
 			{
 				case 'syslog':
-					$_log = SysLogger::getInstanceOf($this->userinfo, $this->settings);
+					$_log = SysLogger::getInstanceOf($this->userinfo);
 					break;
 				case 'file':
 					try
 					{
-						$_log = FileLogger::getInstanceOf($this->userinfo, $this->settings);
+						$_log = FileLogger::getInstanceOf($this->userinfo);
 					}
 					catch(Exception $e)
 					{
@@ -129,7 +126,7 @@ class FroxlorLogger
 					}
 					break;
 				case 'mysql':
-					$_log = MysqlLogger::getInstanceOf($this->userinfo, $this->settings);
+					$_log = MysqlLogger::getInstanceOf($this->userinfo);
 					break;
 				default:
 					$_log = null;
@@ -150,6 +147,13 @@ class FroxlorLogger
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Set whether to log cron-runs
+	 *
+	 * @param bool $_cronlog
+	 *
+	 * @return boolean
+	 */
 	public function setCronLog($_cronlog = 0) {
 
 		$_cronlog = (int)$_cronlog;
@@ -159,13 +163,7 @@ class FroxlorLogger
 		) {
 			$_cronlog = 0;
 		}
-
-		$stmt = Database::prepare("
-			UPDATE `" . TABLE_PANEL_SETTINGS . "` SET
-			`value` = :value
-			WHERE `settinggroup`='logger' AND `varname`='log_cron'"
-		);
-		Database::pexecute($stmt, array('value' => $_cronlog));
+		Settings::Set('logger.log_cron', $_cronlog);
 		return true;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/lib/classes/logger/class.MysqlLogger.php b/lib/classes/logger/class.MysqlLogger.php
index 360db6f7..b21ed392 100644
--- a/lib/classes/logger/class.MysqlLogger.php
+++ b/lib/classes/logger/class.MysqlLogger.php
@@ -38,25 +38,29 @@ class MysqlLogger extends AbstractLogger {
 	 * Class constructor.
 	 *
 	 * @param array userinfo
-	 * @param array settings
 	 */
-	protected function __construct($userinfo, $settings) {
-		parent::setupLogger($settings);
+	protected function __construct($userinfo) {
+		parent::setupLogger();
 		$this->userinfo = $userinfo;
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Singleton ftw ;-)
-	 *
 	 */
-	static public function getInstanceOf($_usernfo, $_settings) {
-
+	static public function getInstanceOf($_usernfo) {
 		if (!isset(self::$loggers[$_usernfo['loginname']])) {
-			self::$loggers[$_usernfo['loginname']] = new MysqlLogger($_usernfo, $_settings);
+			self::$loggers[$_usernfo['loginname']] = new MysqlLogger($_usernfo);
 		}
 		return self::$loggers[$_usernfo['loginname']];
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * logs a given text to all enabled logger-facilities
+	 *
+	 * @param int $action
+	 * @param int $type
+	 * @param string $text
+	 */
 	public function logAction($action = USR_ACTION, $type = LOG_NOTICE, $text = null) {
 
 		if (parent::isEnabled()) {
diff --git a/lib/classes/logger/class.SysLogger.php b/lib/classes/logger/class.SysLogger.php
index c6aeba28..0bfc5747 100644
--- a/lib/classes/logger/class.SysLogger.php
+++ b/lib/classes/logger/class.SysLogger.php
@@ -16,61 +16,58 @@
  * @package    Logger
  *
  * @link       http://www.nutime.de/
- * 
+ *
  * Logger - SysLog-Logger-Class
  */
 
-class SysLogger extends AbstractLogger
-{
+class SysLogger extends AbstractLogger {
+
 	/**
 	 * Userinfo
 	 * @var array
 	 */
-
 	private $userinfo = array();
 
 	/**
 	 * Syslogger Objects Array
 	 * @var loggers
-	 */
-
+	*/
 	static private $loggers = array();
 
 	/**
 	 * Class constructor.
 	 *
 	 * @param array userinfo
-	 * @param array settings
-	 */
-
-	protected function __construct($userinfo, $settings)
-	{
-		parent::setupLogger($settings);
+	*/
+	protected function __construct($userinfo) {
+		parent::setupLogger();
 		$this->userinfo = $userinfo;
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Singleton ftw ;-)
-	 *
 	 */
-
-	static public function getInstanceOf($_usernfo, $_settings)
-	{
-		if(!isset(self::$loggers[$_usernfo['loginname']]))
-		{
-			self::$loggers[$_usernfo['loginname']] = new SysLogger($_usernfo, $_settings);
+	static public function getInstanceOf($_usernfo) {
+		if (!isset(self::$loggers[$_usernfo['loginname']])) {
+			self::$loggers[$_usernfo['loginname']] = new SysLogger($_usernfo);
 		}
-
 		return self::$loggers[$_usernfo['loginname']];
 	}
 
-	public function logAction($action = USR_ACTION, $type = LOG_NOTICE, $text = null)
-	{
-		if(parent::isEnabled())
-		{
-			if(parent::getSeverity() <= 1
-			   && $type == LOG_NOTICE)
-			{
+	/**
+	 * logs a given text to all enabled logger-facilities
+	 *
+	 * @param int $action
+	 * @param int $type
+	 * @param string $text
+	 */
+	public function logAction($action = USR_ACTION, $type = LOG_NOTICE, $text = null) {
+
+		if (parent::isEnabled()) {
+
+			if (parent::getSeverity() <= 1
+					&& $type == LOG_NOTICE
+			) {
 				return;
 			}
 
@@ -79,28 +76,31 @@ class SysLogger extends AbstractLogger
 			switch($action)
 			{
 				case USR_ACTION:
-					$_action = 'customer';
+					$_action = $lng['admin']['customer'];
 					break;
 				case RES_ACTION:
-					$_action = 'reseller';
+					$_action = $lng['logger']['reseller'];
 					break;
 				case ADM_ACTION:
-					$_action = 'administrator';
+					$_action = $lng['logger']['admin'];
 					break;
 				case CRON_ACTION:
-					$_action = 'cronjob';
+					$_action = $lng['logger']['cron'];
+					break;
+				case LOGIN_ACTION:
+					$_action = $lng['logger']['login'];
 					break;
 				case LOG_ERROR:
-					$_action = 'internal';
+					$_action = $lng['logger']['intern'];
 					break;
 				default:
-					$_action = 'unknown';
+					$_action = $lng['logger']['unknown'];
 					break;
 			}
 
-			if(!isset($this->userinfo['loginname'])
-			   || $this->userinfo['loginname'] == '')
-			{
+			if (!isset($this->userinfo['loginname'])
+					|| $this->userinfo['loginname'] == ''
+			) {
 				$name = 'unknown';
 			}
 			else
@@ -110,13 +110,11 @@ class SysLogger extends AbstractLogger
 
 			openlog("Froxlor", LOG_NDELAY, LOG_USER);
 
-			if($text != null
-			   && $text != '')
-			{
+			if ($text != null
+					&& $text != ''
+			) {
 				syslog((int)$type, "[" . ucfirst($_action) . " Action" . $name . "] " . $text);
-			}
-			else
-			{
+			} else {
 				syslog((int)$type, "[" . ucfirst($_action) . " Action" . $name . "] No text given!!! Check scripts!");
 			}
 
diff --git a/lib/classes/phpinterface/class.phpinterface.php b/lib/classes/phpinterface/class.phpinterface.php
index 579bdc80..9bf6bf41 100644
--- a/lib/classes/phpinterface/class.phpinterface.php
+++ b/lib/classes/phpinterface/class.phpinterface.php
@@ -21,12 +21,6 @@
 
 class phpinterface {
 
-	/**
-	 * Settings array
-	 * @var array
-	 */
-	private $_settings = array();
-
 	/**
 	 * Domain-Data array
 	 * @var array
@@ -48,8 +42,7 @@ class phpinterface {
 	/**
 	 * main constructor
 	 */
-	public function __construct($settings, $domain) {
-		$this->_settings = $settings;
+	public function __construct($domain) {
 		$this->_domain = $domain;
 		$this->_setInterface();
 	}
@@ -69,11 +62,11 @@ class phpinterface {
 	 */
 	private function _setInterface() {
 		// php-fpm
-		if ((int)$this->_settings['phpfpm']['enabled'] == 1) {
-			$this->_interface = new phpinterface_fpm($this->_settings, $this->_domain);
+		if ((int)Settings::Get('phpfpm.enabled') == 1) {
+			$this->_interface = new phpinterface_fpm($this->_domain);
 
-		} elseif ((int)$this->_settings['system']['mod_fcgid'] == 1) {
-			$this->_interface = new phpinterface_fcgid($this->_settings, $this->_domain);
+		} elseif ((int)Settings::Get('system.mod_fcgid') == 1) {
+			$this->_interface = new phpinterface_fcgid($this->_domain);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/lib/classes/phpinterface/class.phpinterface_fcgid.php b/lib/classes/phpinterface/class.phpinterface_fcgid.php
index 8b998561..b20ebbe5 100644
--- a/lib/classes/phpinterface/class.phpinterface_fcgid.php
+++ b/lib/classes/phpinterface/class.phpinterface_fcgid.php
@@ -21,12 +21,6 @@
 
 class phpinterface_fcgid {
 
-	/**
-	 * Settings array
-	 * @var array
-	 */
-	private $_settings = array();
-
 	/**
 	 * Domain-Data array
 	 * @var array
@@ -42,11 +36,14 @@ class phpinterface_fcgid {
 	/**
 	 * main constructor
 	*/
-	public function __construct($settings, $domain) {
-		$this->_settings = $settings;
+	public function __construct($domain) {
 		$this->_domain = $domain;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * create fcgid-starter-file
+	 * @param array $phpconfig
+	 */
 	public function createConfig($phpconfig) {
 
 		// create starter
@@ -67,7 +64,7 @@ class phpinterface_fcgid {
 			if ((int)$phpconfig['mod_fcgid_starter'] != - 1) {
 				$starter_file.= "PHP_FCGI_CHILDREN=" . (int)$phpconfig['mod_fcgid_starter'] . "\n";
 			} else {
-				$starter_file.= "PHP_FCGI_CHILDREN=" . (int)$this->_settings['system']['mod_fcgid_starter'] . "\n";
+				$starter_file.= "PHP_FCGI_CHILDREN=" . (int)Settings::Get('system.mod_fcgid_starter') . "\n";
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -80,7 +77,7 @@ class phpinterface_fcgid {
 			if ((int)$phpconfig['mod_fcgid_maxrequests'] != - 1) {
 				$starter_file.= "PHP_FCGI_MAX_REQUESTS=" . (int)$phpconfig['mod_fcgid_maxrequests'] . "\n";
 			} else {
-				$starter_file.= "PHP_FCGI_MAX_REQUESTS=" . (int)$this->_settings['system']['mod_fcgid_maxrequests'] . "\n";
+				$starter_file.= "PHP_FCGI_MAX_REQUESTS=" . (int)Settings::Get('system.mod_fcgid_maxrequests') . "\n";
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -117,12 +114,12 @@ class phpinterface_fcgid {
 			$openbasedirc = '';
 			$_phpappendopenbasedir = '';
 
-			$_custom_openbasedir = explode(':', $this->_settings['system']['mod_fcgid_peardir']);
+			$_custom_openbasedir = explode(':', Settings::Get('system.mod_fcgid_peardir'));
 			foreach ($_custom_openbasedir as $cobd) {
 				$_phpappendopenbasedir .= appendOpenBasedirPath($cobd);
 			}
 
-			$_custom_openbasedir = explode(':', $this->_settings['system']['phpappendopenbasedir']);
+			$_custom_openbasedir = explode(':', Settings::Get('system.phpappendopenbasedir'));
 			foreach ($_custom_openbasedir as $cobd) {
 				$_phpappendopenbasedir .= appendOpenBasedirPath($cobd);
 			}
@@ -155,10 +152,10 @@ class phpinterface_fcgid {
 		$admin = $this->_getAdminData($this->_domain['adminid']);
 		$php_ini_variables = array(
 				'SAFE_MODE' => 'Off', // keep this for compatibility, just in case
-				'PEAR_DIR' => $this->_settings['system']['mod_fcgid_peardir'],
+				'PEAR_DIR' => Settings::Get('system.mod_fcgid_peardir'),
 				'OPEN_BASEDIR' => $openbasedir,
 				'OPEN_BASEDIR_C' => $openbasedirc,
-				'OPEN_BASEDIR_GLOBAL' => $this->_settings['system']['phpappendopenbasedir'],
+				'OPEN_BASEDIR_GLOBAL' => Settings::Get('system.hpappendopenbasedir'),
 				'TMP_DIR' => $this->getTempDir(),
 				'CUSTOMER_EMAIL' => $this->_domain['email'],
 				'ADMIN_EMAIL' => $admin['email'],
@@ -192,7 +189,7 @@ class phpinterface_fcgid {
 	 */
 	public function getConfigDir($createifnotexists = true) {
 
-		$configdir = makeCorrectDir($this->_settings['system']['mod_fcgid_configdir'] . '/' . $this->_domain['loginname'] . '/' . $this->_domain['domain'] . '/');
+		$configdir = makeCorrectDir(Settings::Get('system.mod_fcgid_configdir') . '/' . $this->_domain['loginname'] . '/' . $this->_domain['domain'] . '/');
 
 		if (!is_dir($configdir) && $createifnotexists) {
 			safe_exec('mkdir -p ' . escapeshellarg($configdir));
@@ -211,7 +208,7 @@ class phpinterface_fcgid {
 	 */
 	public function getTempDir($createifnotexists = true) {
 
-		$tmpdir = makeCorrectDir($this->_settings['system']['mod_fcgid_tmpdir'] . '/' . $this->_domain['loginname'] . '/');
+		$tmpdir = makeCorrectDir(Settings::Get('system.mod_fcgid_tmpdir') . '/' . $this->_domain['loginname'] . '/');
 
 		if (!is_dir($tmpdir) && $createifnotexists) {
 			safe_exec('mkdir -p ' . escapeshellarg($tmpdir));
diff --git a/lib/classes/phpinterface/class.phpinterface_fpm.php b/lib/classes/phpinterface/class.phpinterface_fpm.php
index be273494..42093a44 100644
--- a/lib/classes/phpinterface/class.phpinterface_fpm.php
+++ b/lib/classes/phpinterface/class.phpinterface_fpm.php
@@ -21,12 +21,6 @@
 
 class phpinterface_fpm {
 
-	/**
-	 * Settings array
-	 * @var array
-	 */
-	private $_settings = array();
-
 	/**
 	 * Domain-Data array
 	 * @var array
@@ -96,8 +90,7 @@ class phpinterface_fpm {
 	/**
 	 * main constructor
 	*/
-	public function __construct($settings, $domain) {
-		$this->_settings = $settings;
+	public function __construct($domain) {
 		$this->_domain = $domain;
 	}
 
@@ -111,13 +104,13 @@ class phpinterface_fpm {
 		$fh = @fopen($this->getConfigFile(), 'w');
 
 		if ($fh) {
-			$fpm_pm = $this->_settings['phpfpm']['pm'];
-			$fpm_children = (int)$this->_settings['phpfpm']['max_children'];
-			$fpm_start_servers = (int)$this->_settings['phpfpm']['start_servers'];
-			$fpm_min_spare_servers = (int)$this->_settings['phpfpm']['min_spare_servers'];
-			$fpm_max_spare_servers = (int)$this->_settings['phpfpm']['max_spare_servers'];
-			$fpm_requests = (int)$this->_settings['phpfpm']['max_requests'];
-			$fpm_process_idle_timeout = (int)$this->_settings['phpfpm']['idle_timeout'];
+			$fpm_pm = Settings::Get('phpfpm.pm');
+			$fpm_children = (int)Settings::Get('phpfpm.max_children');
+			$fpm_start_servers = (int)Settings::Get('phpfpm.start_servers');
+			$fpm_min_spare_servers = (int)Settings::Get('phpfpm.min_spare_servers');
+			$fpm_max_spare_servers = (int)Settings::Get('phpfpm.max_spare_servers');
+			$fpm_requests = (int)Settings::Get('phpfpm.max_requests');
+			$fpm_process_idle_timeout = (int)Settings::Get('phpfpm.idle_timeout');
 
 			if ($fpm_children == 0) {
 				$fpm_children = 1;
@@ -168,14 +161,14 @@ class phpinterface_fpm {
 			if ($phpconfig['fpm_slowlog'] == '1') {
 				$fpm_config.= 'request_terminate_timeout = ' . $phpconfig['fpm_reqterm'] . "\n";
 				$fpm_config.= 'request_slowlog_timeout = ' . $phpconfig['fpm_reqslow'] . "\n";
-				$slowlog = makeCorrectFile($this->_settings['system']['logfiles_directory'] . '/' . $this->_domain['loginname'] . '-php-slow.log');
+				$slowlog = makeCorrectFile(Settings::Get('system.logfiles_directory') . '/' . $this->_domain['loginname'] . '-php-slow.log');
 				$fpm_config.= 'slowlog = ' . $slowlog . "\n";
 				$fpm_config.= 'catch_workers_output = yes' . "\n";
 			}
 
 			$fpm_config.= ';chroot = '.makeCorrectDir($this->_domain['documentroot'])."\n";
 
-			$tmpdir = makeCorrectDir($this->_settings['phpfpm']['tmpdir'] . '/' . $this->_domain['loginname'] . '/');
+			$tmpdir = makeCorrectDir(Settings::Get('phpfpm.tmpdir') . '/' . $this->_domain['loginname'] . '/');
 			if (!is_dir($tmpdir)) {
 				$this->getTempDir();
 			}
@@ -188,12 +181,12 @@ class phpinterface_fpm {
 			if ($this->_domain['loginname'] != 'froxlor.panel') {
 				if ($this->_domain['openbasedir'] == '1') {
 					$_phpappendopenbasedir = '';
-					$_custom_openbasedir = explode(':', $this->_settings['phpfpm']['peardir']);
+					$_custom_openbasedir = explode(':', Settings::Get('phpfpm.peardir'));
 					foreach ($_custom_openbasedir as $cobd) {
 						$_phpappendopenbasedir .= appendOpenBasedirPath($cobd);
 					}
 
-					$_custom_openbasedir = explode(':', $this->_settings['system']['phpappendopenbasedir']);
+					$_custom_openbasedir = explode(':', Settings::Get('system.phpappendopenbasedir'));
 					foreach ($_custom_openbasedir as $cobd) {
 						$_phpappendopenbasedir .= appendOpenBasedirPath($cobd);
 					}
@@ -219,14 +212,14 @@ class phpinterface_fpm {
 					$openbasedir = implode(':', $clean_openbasedir);
 				}
 			}
-			$fpm_config.= 'php_admin_value[session.save_path] = ' . makeCorrectDir($this->_settings['phpfpm']['tmpdir'] . '/' . $this->_domain['loginname'] . '/') . "\n";
-			$fpm_config.= 'php_admin_value[upload_tmp_dir] = ' . makeCorrectDir($this->_settings['phpfpm']['tmpdir'] . '/' . $this->_domain['loginname'] . '/') . "\n";
+			$fpm_config.= 'php_admin_value[session.save_path] = ' . makeCorrectDir(Settings::Get('phpfpm.tmpdir') . '/' . $this->_domain['loginname'] . '/') . "\n";
+			$fpm_config.= 'php_admin_value[upload_tmp_dir] = ' . makeCorrectDir(Settings::Get('phpfpm.tmpdir') . '/' . $this->_domain['loginname'] . '/') . "\n";
 
 			$admin = $this->_getAdminData($this->_domain['adminid']);
 
 			$php_ini_variables = array(
 					'SAFE_MODE' => 'Off', // keep this for compatibility, just in case
-					'PEAR_DIR' => $this->_settings['system']['mod_fcgid_peardir'],
+					'PEAR_DIR' => Settings::Get('system.mod_fcgid_peardir'),
 					'TMP_DIR' => $this->getTempDir(),
 					'CUSTOMER_EMAIL' => $this->_domain['email'],
 					'ADMIN_EMAIL' => $admin['email'],
@@ -284,7 +277,7 @@ class phpinterface_fpm {
 	 */
 	public function getConfigFile($createifnotexists = true) {
 
-		$configdir = makeCorrectDir($this->_settings['phpfpm']['configdir']);
+		$configdir = makeCorrectDir(Settings::Get('phpfpm.configdir'));
 		$config = makeCorrectFile($configdir.'/'.$this->_domain['domain'].'.conf');
 
 		if (!is_dir($configdir) && $createifnotexists) {
@@ -303,14 +296,12 @@ class phpinterface_fpm {
 	 */
 	public function getSocketFile($createifnotexists = true) {
 
-		// see #1300 why this has changed
-		//$socketdir = makeCorrectDir('/var/run/'.$this->_settings['system']['webserver'].'/');
-		$socketdir = makeCorrectDir($this->_settings['phpfpm']['fastcgi_ipcdir']);
+		$socketdir = makeCorrectDir(Settings::Get('phpfpm.fastcgi_ipcdir'));
 		$socket = makeCorrectFile($socketdir.'/'.$this->_domain['loginname'].'-'.$this->_domain['domain'].'-php-fpm.socket');
 
 		if (!is_dir($socketdir) && $createifnotexists) {
 			safe_exec('mkdir -p '.escapeshellarg($socketdir));
-			safe_exec('chown -R '.$this->_settings['system']['httpuser'].':'.$this->_settings['system']['httpgroup'].' '.escapeshellarg($socketdir));
+			safe_exec('chown -R '.Settings::Get('system.httpuser').':'.Settings::Get('system.httpgroup').' '.escapeshellarg($socketdir));
 		}
 
 		return $socket;
@@ -325,7 +316,7 @@ class phpinterface_fpm {
 	 */
 	public function getTempDir($createifnotexists = true) {
 
-		$tmpdir = makeCorrectDir($this->_settings['phpfpm']['tmpdir'] . '/' . $this->_domain['loginname'] . '/');
+		$tmpdir = makeCorrectDir(Settings::Get('phpfpm.tmpdir') . '/' . $this->_domain['loginname'] . '/');
 
 		if (!is_dir($tmpdir) && $createifnotexists) {
 			safe_exec('mkdir -p ' . escapeshellarg($tmpdir));
@@ -346,11 +337,11 @@ class phpinterface_fpm {
 	public function getAliasConfigDir($createifnotexists = true) {
 
 		// ensure default...
-		if (!isset($this->_settings['phpfpm']['aliasconfigdir'])) {
-			$this->_settings['phpfpm']['aliasconfigdir'] = '/var/www/php-fpm';
+		if (Settings::Get('phpfpm.aliasconfigdir') == null) {
+			Settings::Set('phpfpm.aliasconfigdir', '/var/www/php-fpm');
 		}
 
-		$configdir = makeCorrectDir($this->_settings['phpfpm']['aliasconfigdir'] . '/' . $this->_domain['loginname'] . '/' . $this->_domain['domain'] . '/');
+		$configdir = makeCorrectDir(Settings::Get('phpfpm.aliasconfigdir') . '/' . $this->_domain['loginname'] . '/' . $this->_domain['domain'] . '/');
 		if (!is_dir($configdir) && $createifnotexists) {
 			safe_exec('mkdir -p ' . escapeshellarg($configdir));
 			safe_exec('chown ' . $this->_domain['guid'] . ':' . $this->_domain['guid'] . ' ' . escapeshellarg($configdir));
diff --git a/lib/classes/ticket/class.ticket.php b/lib/classes/ticket/class.ticket.php
index 5f742cae..1ff0916e 100644
--- a/lib/classes/ticket/class.ticket.php
+++ b/lib/classes/ticket/class.ticket.php
@@ -28,12 +28,6 @@ class ticket {
 	 */
 	private $userinfo = array();
 
-	/**
-	 * Settings array
-	 * @var settings
-	 */
-	private $settings = array();
-
 	/**
 	 * Ticket ID
 	 * @var tid
@@ -62,12 +56,10 @@ class ticket {
 	 * Class constructor.
 	 *
 	 * @param array userinfo
-	 * @param array settings
 	 * @param int ticket id
 	 */
-	private function __construct($userinfo, $settings, $tid = - 1) {
+	private function __construct($userinfo, $tid = - 1) {
 		$this->userinfo = $userinfo;
-		$this->settings = $settings;
 		$this->tid = $tid;
 
 		// initialize purifier
@@ -88,12 +80,11 @@ class ticket {
 	 * Singleton ftw ;-)
 	 *
 	 * @param array userinfo
-	 * @param array settings
 	 * @param int ticket id
 	 */
-	static public function getInstanceOf($_usernfo, $_settings, $_tid) {
+	static public function getInstanceOf($_usernfo, $_tid) {
 		if (!isset(self::$tickets[$_tid])) {
-			self::$tickets[$_tid] = new ticket($_usernfo, $_settings, $_tid);
+			self::$tickets[$_tid] = new ticket($_usernfo, $_tid);
 		}
 		return self::$tickets[$_tid];
 	}
@@ -310,7 +301,7 @@ class ticket {
 		if ($customerid != - 1) {
 			$_mailerror = false;
 			try {
-				$mail->SetFrom($this->settings['ticket']['noreply_email'], $this->settings['ticket']['noreply_name']);
+				$mail->SetFrom(Settings::Get('ticket.noreply_email'), Settings::Get('ticket.noreply_name'));
 				$mail->Subject = $mail_subject;
 				$mail->AltBody = $mail_body;
 				$mail->MsgHTML(str_replace("\n", "<br />", $mail_body));
@@ -325,7 +316,7 @@ class ticket {
 			}
 
 			if ($_mailerror) {
-				$rstlog = FroxlorLogger::getInstanceOf(array('loginname' => 'ticket_class'), $this->settings);
+				$rstlog = FroxlorLogger::getInstanceOf(array('loginname' => 'ticket_class'));
 				$rstlog->logAction(ADM_ACTION, LOG_ERR, "Error sending mail: " . $mailerr_msg);
 				standard_error('errorsendingmail', $usr['email']);
 			}
@@ -340,7 +331,7 @@ class ticket {
 			$admin = Database::pexecute_first($admin_stmt, array('adminid' => $this->userinfo['adminid']));
 			$_mailerror = false;
 			try {
-				$mail->SetFrom($this->settings['ticket']['noreply_email'], $this->settings['ticket']['noreply_name']);
+				$mail->SetFrom(Settings::Get('ticket.noreply_email'), Settings::Get('ticket.noreply_name'));
 				$mail->Subject = $mail_subject;
 				$mail->AltBody = $mail_body;
 				$mail->MsgHTML(str_replace("\n", "<br />", $mail_body));
@@ -355,7 +346,7 @@ class ticket {
 			}
 
 			if ($_mailerror) {
-				$rstlog = FroxlorLogger::getInstanceOf(array('loginname' => 'ticket_class'), $this->settings);
+				$rstlog = FroxlorLogger::getInstanceOf(array('loginname' => 'ticket_class'));
 				$rstlog->logAction(ADM_ACTION, LOG_ERR, "Error sending mail: " . $mailerr_msg);
 				standard_error('errorsendingmail', $admin['email']);
 			}
diff --git a/lib/classes/webserver/class.ConfigIO.php b/lib/classes/webserver/class.ConfigIO.php
index 3d13b9f6..1a7f4ecd 100644
--- a/lib/classes/webserver/class.ConfigIO.php
+++ b/lib/classes/webserver/class.ConfigIO.php
@@ -21,19 +21,9 @@
 class ConfigIO {
 
 	/**
-	 * internal settings array
-	 *
-	 * @var array
+	 * constructor
 	 */
-	private $_settings = null;
-
-	/**
-	 * constructor gets the froxlor settings
-	 * as array
-	 */
-	public function __construct(array $settings = null) {
-		$this->_settings = $settings;
-	}
+	public function __construct() {}
 
 	/**
 	 * clean up former created configs, including (if enabled)
@@ -73,7 +63,7 @@ class ConfigIO {
 		/*
 		 * only clean up if we're actually using SSL
 		 */
-		if ($this->_settings['system']['use_ssl'] == '1') {
+		if (Settings::Get('system.use_ssl') == '1') {
 			// get correct directory
 			$configdir = $this->_getFile('system', 'customer_ssl_path');
 			if ($configdir !== false) {
@@ -158,7 +148,7 @@ class ConfigIO {
 	 */
 	private function _cleanAwstatsFiles() {
 
-		if ($this->_settings['system']['awstats_enabled'] == '0') {
+		if (Settings::Get('system.awstats_enabled') == '0') {
 			return;
 		}
 
@@ -204,7 +194,7 @@ class ConfigIO {
 	 */
 	private function _cleanFcgidFiles() {
 
-		if ($this->_settings['system']['mod_fcgid'] == '0') {
+		if (Settings::Get('system.mod_fcgid') == '0') {
 			return;
 		}
 
@@ -246,7 +236,7 @@ class ConfigIO {
 	 */
 	private function _cleanFpmFiles() {
 
-		if ($this->_settings['phpfpm']['enabled'] == '0') {
+		if (Settings::Get('phpfpm.enabled') == '0') {
 			return;
 		}
 
@@ -276,7 +266,7 @@ class ConfigIO {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * returns a file/direcotry from the settings array and checks whether it exists
+	 * returns a file/direcotry from the settings and checks whether it exists
 	 *
 	 * @param string $group         settings-group
 	 * @param string $varname       var-name
@@ -287,7 +277,7 @@ class ConfigIO {
 	private function _getFile($group, $varname, $check_exists = true) {
 
 		// read from settings
-		$file = $this->_settings[$group][$varname];
+		$file = Settings::Get($group.'.'.$varname);
 
 		// check whether it exists
 		if ($check_exists && @file_exists($file) == false) {
diff --git a/lib/classes/webserver/class.DomainSSL.php b/lib/classes/webserver/class.DomainSSL.php
index ce1c272f..dbf0d487 100644
--- a/lib/classes/webserver/class.DomainSSL.php
+++ b/lib/classes/webserver/class.DomainSSL.php
@@ -21,18 +21,9 @@
 class DomainSSL {
 
 	/**
-	 * internal settings array
-	 *
-	 * @var array
+	 * constructor
 	 */
-	private $_settings = null;
-
-	/**
-	 * constructor gets the froxlor settings as array
-	 */
-	public function __construct(array $settings = null) {
-		$this->_settings = $settings;
-	}
+	public function __construct() {}
 
 	/**
 	 * read domain-related (or if empty, parentdomain-related) ssl-certificates from the database
@@ -66,7 +57,7 @@ class DomainSSL {
 				&& $dom_certs['ssl_cert_file'] != ''
 		) {
 			// get destination path
-			$sslcertpath = makeCorrectDir($this->_settings['system']['customer_ssl_path']);
+			$sslcertpath = makeCorrectDir(Settings::Get('system.customer_ssl_path'));
 			// create path if it does not exist
 			if (!file_exists($sslcertpath)) {
 				safe_exec('mkdir -p '.escapeshellarg($sslcertpath));
@@ -77,7 +68,7 @@ class DomainSSL {
 					'ssl_key_file' => makeCorrectFile($sslcertpath.'/'.$domain['domain'].'.key')
 			);
 
-			if ($this->_settings['system']['webserver'] == 'lighttpd') {
+			if (Settings::Get('system.webserver') == 'lighttpd') {
 				// put my.crt and my.key together for lighty.
 				$dom_certs['ssl_cert_file'] = trim($dom_certs['ssl_cert_file'])."\n".trim($dom_certs['ssl_key_file'])."\n";
 				$ssl_files['ssl_key_file'] = '';
@@ -91,7 +82,7 @@ class DomainSSL {
 				$ssl_files['ssl_ca_file'] = makeCorrectFile($sslcertpath.'/'.$domain['domain'].'_CA.pem');
 			}
 			if ($dom_certs['ssl_cert_chainfile'] != '') {
-				if ($this->_settings['system']['webserver'] == 'nginx') {
+				if (Settings::Get('system.webserver') == 'nginx') {
 					// put ca.crt in my.crt, as nginx does not support a separate chain file.
 					$dom_certs['ssl_cert_file'] = trim($dom_certs['ssl_cert_file'])."\n".trim($dom_certs['ssl_cert_chainfile'])."\n";
 				} else {
@@ -117,4 +108,4 @@ class DomainSSL {
 
 		return;
 	}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/lib/functions/filedir/function.makeChownWithNewStats.php b/lib/functions/filedir/function.makeChownWithNewStats.php
index b0b1b5dc..6ead2c50 100644
--- a/lib/functions/filedir/function.makeChownWithNewStats.php
+++ b/lib/functions/filedir/function.makeChownWithNewStats.php
@@ -24,34 +24,30 @@
  *
  * @return void
  */
-function makeChownWithNewStats($row)
-{
-	global $settings;
+function makeChownWithNewStats($row) {
 
 	// get correct user
-	if($settings['system']['mod_fcgid'] == '1' && isset($row['deactivated']) && $row['deactivated'] == '0')
-	{
+	if ((Settings::Get('system.mod_fcgid') == '1' || Settings::Get('phpfpm.enabled') == '1')
+		&& isset($row['deactivated'])
+		&& $row['deactivated'] == '0'
+	) {
 		$user = $row['loginname'];
 		$group = $row['loginname'];
-	}
-	else
-	{
+	} else {
 		$user = $row['guid'];
 		$group = $row['guid'];
 	}
 
 	// get correct directory
 	$dir = $row['documentroot'];
-	if($settings['system']['awstats_enabled'] == '1')
-	{
+	if (Settings::Get('system.awstats_enabled') == '1') {
 		$dir .= '/awstats/';
 	} else {
 		$dir .= '/webalizer/';
 	}
 
 	// only run chown if directory exists
-	if (file_exists($dir))
-	{
+	if (file_exists($dir)) {
 		// run chown
 		safe_exec('chown -R '.escapeshellarg($user).':'.escapeshellarg($group).' '.escapeshellarg(makeCorrectDir($dir)));
 	}
diff --git a/lib/functions/filedir/function.storeDefaultIndex.php b/lib/functions/filedir/function.storeDefaultIndex.php
index 98c3af5f..93acffb7 100644
--- a/lib/functions/filedir/function.storeDefaultIndex.php
+++ b/lib/functions/filedir/function.storeDefaultIndex.php
@@ -27,10 +27,8 @@
  */
 function storeDefaultIndex($loginname = null, $destination = null, $logger = null, $force = false) {
 
-	global $settings;
-
 	if ($force
-		|| (int)$settings['system']['store_index_file_subs'] == 1
+		|| (int)Settings::Get('system.store_index_file_subs') == 1
 	) {
 		$result_stmt = Database::prepare("
 			SELECT `t`.`value`, `c`.`email` AS `customer_email`, `a`.`email` AS `admin_email`, `c`.`loginname` AS `customer_login`, `a`.`loginname` AS `admin_login`
@@ -46,7 +44,7 @@ function storeDefaultIndex($loginname = null, $destination = null, $logger = nul
 			$template = $result_stmt->fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);
 
 			$replace_arr = array(
-				'SERVERNAME' => $settings['system']['hostname'],
+				'SERVERNAME' => Settings::Get('system.hostname'),
 				'CUSTOMER' => $template['customer_login'],
 				'ADMIN' => $template['admin_login'],
 				'CUSTOMER_EMAIL' => $template['customer_email'],
@@ -54,12 +52,12 @@ function storeDefaultIndex($loginname = null, $destination = null, $logger = nul
 			);
 
 			$htmlcontent = replace_variables($template['value'], $replace_arr);
-			$indexhtmlpath = makeCorrectFile($destination . '/index.' . $settings['system']['index_file_extension']);
+			$indexhtmlpath = makeCorrectFile($destination . '/index.' . Settings::Get('system.index_file_extension'));
 			$index_html_handler = fopen($indexhtmlpath, 'w');
 			fwrite($index_html_handler, $htmlcontent);
 			fclose($index_html_handler);
 			if ($logger !== null) {
-				$logger->logAction(CRON_ACTION, LOG_NOTICE, 'Creating \'index.' . $settings['system']['index_file_extension'] . '\' for Customer \'' . $template['customer_login'] . '\' based on template in directory ' . escapeshellarg($indexhtmlpath));
+				$logger->logAction(CRON_ACTION, LOG_NOTICE, 'Creating \'index.' . Settings::Get('system.index_file_extension') . '\' for Customer \'' . $template['customer_login'] . '\' based on template in directory ' . escapeshellarg($indexhtmlpath));
 			}
 
 		} else {
diff --git a/lib/functions/froxlor/function.CorrectErrorDocument.php b/lib/functions/froxlor/function.CorrectErrorDocument.php
index 71835639..bb25bb4d 100644
--- a/lib/functions/froxlor/function.CorrectErrorDocument.php
+++ b/lib/functions/froxlor/function.CorrectErrorDocument.php
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
  */
 function correctErrorDocument($errdoc = null) {
 
-	global $settings, $idna_convert;
+	global $idna_convert;
 
 	if ($errdoc !== null && $errdoc != '') {
 		// not a URL
@@ -45,15 +45,14 @@ function correctErrorDocument($errdoc = null) {
 			// a string (check for ending ")
 			else {
 				// string won't work for lighty
-				if ($settings['system']['webserver'] == 'lighttpd') {
+				if (Settings::Get('system.webserver') == 'lighttpd') {
 					standard_error('stringerrordocumentnotvalidforlighty');
-
 				} elseif(substr($errdoc, -1) != '"') {
 					$errdoc .= '"';
 				}
 			}
 		} else {
-			if ($settings['system']['webserver'] == 'lighttpd') {
+			if (Settings::Get('system.webserver') == 'lighttpd') {
 				standard_error('urlerrordocumentnotvalidforlighty');
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/lib/functions/froxlor/function.createAWStatsConf.php b/lib/functions/froxlor/function.createAWStatsConf.php
index 2338ebe9..cc848f8b 100644
--- a/lib/functions/froxlor/function.createAWStatsConf.php
+++ b/lib/functions/froxlor/function.createAWStatsConf.php
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@
  */
 function createAWStatsConf($logFile, $siteDomain, $hostAliases, $customerDocroot, $awstats_params = array()) {
 
-	global $settings;
-
 	// Generation header
 	$header = "## GENERATED BY FROXLOR\n";
 	$header2 = "## Do not remove the line above! This tells Froxlor to update this configuration\n## If you wish to manually change this configuration file, remove the first line to make sure Froxlor won't rebuild this file\n## Generated for domain {SITE_DOMAIN} on " . date('l dS \of F Y h:i:s A') . "\n";
@@ -42,8 +40,8 @@ function createAWStatsConf($logFile, $siteDomain, $hostAliases, $customerDocroot
 	makeChownWithNewStats($awstats_params);
 	
 	// weird but could happen...
-	if (!is_dir($settings['system']['awstats_conf'])) {
-		safe_exec('mkdir -p '.escapeshellarg($settings['system']['awstats_conf']));
+	if (!is_dir(Settings::Get('system.awstats_conf'))) {
+		safe_exec('mkdir -p '.escapeshellarg(Settings::Get('system.awstats_conf')));
 	}
 
 	// These are the variables we will replace
@@ -59,11 +57,11 @@ function createAWStatsConf($logFile, $siteDomain, $hostAliases, $customerDocroot
 		$siteDomain,
 		$hostAliases,
 		$awstats_dir,
-		makeCorrectDir($settings['system']['awstats_conf'])
+		makeCorrectDir(Settings::Get('system.awstats_conf'))
 	);
 
 	// File names
-	$domain_file = makeCorrectFile($settings['system']['awstats_conf'].'/awstats.' . $siteDomain . '.conf');
+	$domain_file = makeCorrectFile(Settings::Get('system.awstats_conf').'/awstats.' . $siteDomain . '.conf');
 	$model_file = FROXLOR_INSTALL_DIR.'/templates/misc/awstatsmodel/awstats.froxlor.model.conf';
 	$model_file = makeCorrectFile($model_file);
 	
diff --git a/lib/functions/froxlor/function.createAWStatsVhost.php b/lib/functions/froxlor/function.createAWStatsVhost.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 55713bb9..00000000
--- a/lib/functions/froxlor/function.createAWStatsVhost.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-/**
- * This file is part of the Froxlor project.
- * Copyright (c) 2003-2009 the SysCP Team (see authors).
- * Copyright (c) 2010 the Froxlor Team (see authors).
- *
- * For the full copyright and license information, please view the COPYING
- * file that was distributed with this source code. You can also view the
- * COPYING file online at http://files.froxlor.org/misc/COPYING.txt
- *
- * @copyright  (c) the authors
- * @author     Florian Lippert <flo@syscp.org> (2003-2009)
- * @author     Froxlor team <team@froxlor.org> (2010-)
- * @license    GPLv2 http://files.froxlor.org/misc/COPYING.txt
- * @package    Functions
- *
- */
-
-/**
- * This function generates the VHost configuration for AWStats
- * This will enable the /awstats url and enable security on these folders
- * @author Berend Dekens
- *
- * @param siteDomain Name of the domain we want stats for
- *
- * @return String with configuration for use in vhost file
- */
-function createAWStatsVhost($siteDomain, $settings = null) {
-
-	if ($settings['system']['mod_fcgid'] != '1') {
-
-		$vhosts_file = '  # AWStats statistics' . "\n";
-		$vhosts_file.= '  RewriteEngine On' . "\n";
-		$vhosts_file.= '  RewriteRule ^/awstats(/.*)?$ /awstats/awstats.pl?config=' . $siteDomain . ' [L,PT]' . "\n";
-		$vhosts_file.= '  RewriteRule ^/awstats.pl(.*)$ /awstats/awstats.pl$1 [QSA,L,PT]' . "\n";
-
-	} else {
-
-		$vhosts_file = '  <IfModule mod_proxy.c>' . "\n";
-		$vhosts_file.= '    RewriteEngine On' . "\n";
-		$vhosts_file.= '    RewriteRule awstats.pl(.*)$	http://' . $settings['system']['hostname'] . '/cgi-bin/awstats.pl$1 [R,P]' . "\n";
-		$vhosts_file.= '    RewriteRule awstats$	http://' . $settings['system']['hostname'] . '/cgi-bin/awstats.pl?config=' . $siteDomain . ' [R,P]' . "\n";
-		$vhosts_file.= '  </IfModule>' . "\n";
-
-	}
-
-	return $vhosts_file;
-}
diff --git a/lib/functions/froxlor/function.generatePassword.php b/lib/functions/froxlor/function.generatePassword.php
index 3653cffb..47241993 100644
--- a/lib/functions/froxlor/function.generatePassword.php
+++ b/lib/functions/froxlor/function.generatePassword.php
@@ -19,9 +19,8 @@
  * Generates a random password
  */
 function generatePassword() {
-	global $settings;
 	return substr(
 		base64_encode(sha1(md5(uniqid(microtime(), 1))).md5(uniqid(microtime(), 1)).sha1(md5(uniqid(microtime(), 1)))),
-		rand(5, 50), ($settings['panel']['password_min_length'] > 0 ? $settings['panel']['password_min_length'] : 10)
+		rand(5, 50), (Settings::Get('panel.password_min_length') > 0 ? Settings::Get('panel.password_min_length') : 10)
 	);
 }
diff --git a/lib/functions/froxlor/function.getFilesystemQuota.php b/lib/functions/froxlor/function.getFilesystemQuota.php
index d7063172..6738967a 100644
--- a/lib/functions/froxlor/function.getFilesystemQuota.php
+++ b/lib/functions/froxlor/function.getFilesystemQuota.php
@@ -15,38 +15,34 @@
  *
  */
 
-function getFilesystemQuota()
-{
-	global $settings, $theme;
-	if ($settings['system']['diskquota_enabled'])
-	{
-		# Fetch all quota in the desired partition
-		exec($settings['system']['diskquota_repquota_path'] . " -np " . escapeshellarg($settings['system']['diskquota_customer_partition']), $repquota);
+function getFilesystemQuota() {
+
+	if (Settings::Get('system.diskquota_enabled')) {
+
+		// Fetch all quota in the desired partition
+		exec(Settings::Get('system.diskquota_repquota_path') . " -np " . escapeshellarg(Settings::Get('system.diskquota_customer_partition')), $repquota);
 
 		$usedquota = array();
-		foreach ($repquota as $tmpquota)
-		{
-			# Let's see if the line matches a quota - line
-			if (preg_match('/^#([0-9]+)\s*[+-]{2}\s*(\d+)\s*(\d+)\s*(\d+)\s*(\d+)\s*(\d+)\s*(\d+)\s*(\d+)\s*(\d+)/i', $tmpquota, $matches))
-			{
-				# It matches - put it into an array with userid as key (for easy lookup later)
+		foreach ($repquota as $tmpquota) {
+			// Let's see if the line matches a quota - line
+			if (preg_match('/^#([0-9]+)\s*[+-]{2}\s*(\d+)\s*(\d+)\s*(\d+)\s*(\d+)\s*(\d+)\s*(\d+)\s*(\d+)\s*(\d+)/i', $tmpquota, $matches)) {
+				// It matches - put it into an array with userid as key (for easy lookup later)
 				$usedquota[$matches[1]] = array(
 						'block' => array(
-						'used' => $matches[2],
-						'soft' => $matches[3],
-						'hard' => $matches[4],
-						'grace' => $matches[5]
-					),
+								'used' => $matches[2],
+								'soft' => $matches[3],
+								'hard' => $matches[4],
+								'grace' => $matches[5]
+						),
 						'file' => array(
-						'used' => $matches[6],
-						'soft' => $matches[7],
-						'hard' => $matches[8],
-						'grace' => $matches[9]
-					),
+								'used' => $matches[6],
+								'soft' => $matches[7],
+								'hard' => $matches[8],
+								'grace' => $matches[9]
+						),
 				);
 			}
 		}
-
 		return $usedquota;
 	}
 	return false;
diff --git a/lib/functions/froxlor/function.inserttask.php b/lib/functions/froxlor/function.inserttask.php
index f8807d30..a51c76fa 100644
--- a/lib/functions/froxlor/function.inserttask.php
+++ b/lib/functions/froxlor/function.inserttask.php
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@
 
 function inserttask($type, $param1 = '', $param2 = '', $param3 = '', $param4 = '') {
 
-	global $settings;
-
 	if ($type == '1'
 		|| $type == '3'
 		|| $type == '4'
@@ -38,11 +36,11 @@ function inserttask($type, $param1 = '', $param2 = '', $param3 = '', $param4 = '
 		|| $type == '10'
 	) {
 		// 4 = bind -> if bind disabled -> no task
-		if ($type == '4' && $settings['system']['bind_enable'] == '0') {
+		if ($type == '4' && Settings::Get('system.bind_enable') == '0') {
 			return;
 		}
 		// 10 = quota -> if quota disabled -> no task
-		if ($type == '10' && $settings['system']['diskquota_enabled'] == '0') {
+		if ($type == '10' && Settings::Get('system.diskquota_enabled') == '0') {
 			return;
 		}
 		$del_stmt = Database::prepare("
diff --git a/lib/functions/system/function.checklastguid.php b/lib/functions/system/function.checklastguid.php
index de15dae2..615fa4bb 100644
--- a/lib/functions/system/function.checklastguid.php
+++ b/lib/functions/system/function.checklastguid.php
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@
  */
 function checkLastGuid() {
 
-	global $log, $cronlog, $settings;
-	
+	global $log, $cronlog;
+
 	$mylog = null;
 	if (isset($cronlog) && $cronlog instanceof FroxlorLogger) {
 		$mylog = $cronlog;
@@ -86,10 +86,9 @@ function checkLastGuid() {
 				}
 
 				// now check if it differs from our settings
-				if ($update_to_guid != $settings['system']['lastguid']) {
+				if ($update_to_guid != Settings::Get('system.lastguid')) {
 					$mylog->logAction(CRON_ACTION, LOG_NOTICE, 'Updating froxlor last guid to '.$update_to_guid);
-					saveSetting('system', 'lastguid', $update_to_guid);
-					$settings['system']['lastguid'] = $update_to_guid;
+					Settings::Set('system.lastguid', $update_to_guid);
 				}
 			} else {
 				$mylog->logAction(CRON_ACTION, LOG_NOTICE, 'File /etc/group not readable; cannot check for latest guid');
diff --git a/lib/functions/system/function.makeCryptPassword.php b/lib/functions/system/function.makeCryptPassword.php
index 923b6cff..5758a279 100644
--- a/lib/functions/system/function.makeCryptPassword.php
+++ b/lib/functions/system/function.makeCryptPassword.php
@@ -34,9 +34,7 @@
  */
 function makeCryptPassword ($password) {
 
-	global $settings;
-
-	$type = isset($settings['system']['passwordcryptfunc']) ? (int)$settings['system']['passwordcryptfunc'] : 1;
+	$type = isset(Settings::Get('system.passwordcryptfunc')) ? (int)Settings::Get('system.passwordcryptfunc') : 1;
 
 	switch ($type) {
 		case 0:
diff --git a/lib/functions/validate/function.checkFcgidPhpFpm.php b/lib/functions/validate/function.checkFcgidPhpFpm.php
index 43dbfec1..f8178795 100644
--- a/lib/functions/validate/function.checkFcgidPhpFpm.php
+++ b/lib/functions/validate/function.checkFcgidPhpFpm.php
@@ -15,27 +15,21 @@
  *
  */
 
-function checkFcgidPhpFpm($fieldname, $fielddata, $newfieldvalue, $allnewfieldvalues)
-{
-	global $settings, $theme;
+function checkFcgidPhpFpm($fieldname, $fielddata, $newfieldvalue, $allnewfieldvalues) {
 
 	$returnvalue = array(FORMFIELDS_PLAUSIBILITY_CHECK_OK);
 
-	/*
-	 * check whether fcgid should be enabled but php-fpm is
-	 */
+	// check whether fcgid should be enabled but php-fpm is
 	if($fieldname == 'system_mod_fcgid_enabled'
 		&& (int)$newfieldvalue == 1
-		&& (int)$settings['phpfpm']['enabled'] == 1
+		&& (int)Settings::Get('phpfpm.enabled') == 1
 	) {
 		$returnvalue = array(FORMFIELDS_PLAUSIBILITY_CHECK_ERROR, 'phpfpmstillenabled');
 	}
-	/*
-	 * check whether php-fpm should be enabled but fcgid is
-	 */
+	// check whether php-fpm should be enabled but fcgid is
 	elseif($fieldname == 'system_phpfpm_enabled'
 		&& (int)$newfieldvalue == 1
-		&& (int)$settings['system']['mod_fcgid'] == 1
+		&& (int)Settings::Get('system.mod_fcgid') == 1
 	) {
 		$returnvalue = array(FORMFIELDS_PLAUSIBILITY_CHECK_ERROR, 'fcgidstillenabled');
 	}
diff --git a/lib/functions/validate/function.checkPathConflicts.php b/lib/functions/validate/function.checkPathConflicts.php
index df87a070..da58eb03 100644
--- a/lib/functions/validate/function.checkPathConflicts.php
+++ b/lib/functions/validate/function.checkPathConflicts.php
@@ -15,44 +15,30 @@
  *
  */
 
-function checkPathConflicts($fieldname, $fielddata, $newfieldvalue, $allnewfieldvalues)
-{
-	global $settings, $theme;
-	if((int)$settings['system']['mod_fcgid'] == 1)
-	{
-		/**
-		 * fcgid-configdir has changed ->
-		 * check against customer-doc-prefix
-		 */
-		if($fieldname == "system_mod_fcgid_configdir") 
-		{
+function checkPathConflicts($fieldname, $fielddata, $newfieldvalue, $allnewfieldvalues) {
+
+	if((int)Settings::Get('system.mod_fcgid') == 1) {
+		// fcgid-configdir has changed -> check against customer-doc-prefix
+		if ($fieldname == "system_mod_fcgid_configdir") {
 			$newdir = makeCorrectDir($newfieldvalue);
-			$cdir = makeCorrectDir($settings['system']['documentroot_prefix']);
+			$cdir = makeCorrectDir(Settings::Get('system.documentroot_prefix'));
 		}
-		/**
-		 * customer-doc-prefix has changed ->
-		 * check against fcgid-configdir
-		 */
-		elseif($fieldname == "system_documentroot_prefix")
-		{
+		// customer-doc-prefix has changed -> check against fcgid-configdir
+		elseif ($fieldname == "system_documentroot_prefix") {
 			$newdir = makeCorrectDir($newfieldvalue);
-			$cdir = makeCorrectDir($settings['system']['mod_fcgid_configdir']);
+			$cdir = makeCorrectDir(Settings::Get('system.mod_fcgid_configdir'));
 		}
 
 		// neither dir can be within the other nor can they be equal
-		if(substr($newdir, 0, strlen($cdir)) == $cdir
-			|| substr($cdir, 0, strlen($newdir)) == $newdir
-			|| $newdir == $cdir
+		if (substr($newdir, 0, strlen($cdir)) == $cdir
+				|| substr($cdir, 0, strlen($newdir)) == $newdir
+				|| $newdir == $cdir
 		) {
 			$returnvalue = array(FORMFIELDS_PLAUSIBILITY_CHECK_ERROR, 'fcgidpathcannotbeincustomerdoc');
-		}
-		else
-		{
+		} else {
 			$returnvalue = array(FORMFIELDS_PLAUSIBILITY_CHECK_OK);
 		}
-	}
-	else
-	{
+	} else {
 		$returnvalue = array(FORMFIELDS_PLAUSIBILITY_CHECK_OK);
 	}
 
diff --git a/lib/functions/validate/function.checkPhpInterfaceSetting.php b/lib/functions/validate/function.checkPhpInterfaceSetting.php
index be13f268..3f525634 100644
--- a/lib/functions/validate/function.checkPhpInterfaceSetting.php
+++ b/lib/functions/validate/function.checkPhpInterfaceSetting.php
@@ -18,11 +18,9 @@
 
 function checkPhpInterfaceSetting($fieldname, $fielddata, $newfieldvalue, $allnewfieldvalues) {
 
-	global $settings;
-
 	$returnvalue = array(FORMFIELDS_PLAUSIBILITY_CHECK_OK);
 
-	if ((int)$settings['system']['mod_fcgid'] == 1) {
+	if ((int)Settings::Get('system.mod_fcgid') == 1) {
 		// now check if we enable a webserver != apache
 		if (strtolower($newfieldvalue) != 'apache2') {
 			$returnvalue = array(FORMFIELDS_PLAUSIBILITY_CHECK_ERROR, 'fcgidstillenableddeadlock');
diff --git a/lib/functions/validate/function.checkUsername.php b/lib/functions/validate/function.checkUsername.php
index ba26c275..f00ea977 100644
--- a/lib/functions/validate/function.checkUsername.php
+++ b/lib/functions/validate/function.checkUsername.php
@@ -17,20 +17,20 @@
  *
  */
 
-function checkUsername($fieldname, $fielddata, $newfieldvalue, $allnewfieldvalues)
-{
-	global $settings, $theme;
-	if(!isset($allnewfieldvalues['customer_mysqlprefix']))
-	{
-		$allnewfieldvalues['customer_mysqlprefix'] = $settings['customer']['mysqlprefix'];
+function checkUsername($fieldname, $fielddata, $newfieldvalue, $allnewfieldvalues) {
+
+	if (!isset($allnewfieldvalues['customer_mysqlprefix'])) {
+		$allnewfieldvalues['customer_mysqlprefix'] = Settings::Get('customer.mysqlprefix');
 	}
+
 	$returnvalue = array();
-	if(validateUsername($newfieldvalue, $settings['panel']['unix_names'], 14 - strlen($allnewfieldvalues['customer_mysqlprefix'])) === true)
-	{
+	if (validateUsername(
+		$newfieldvalue,
+		Settings::Get('panel.unix_names'),
+		14 - strlen($allnewfieldvalues['customer_mysqlprefix'])) === true
+	) {
 		$returnvalue = array(FORMFIELDS_PLAUSIBILITY_CHECK_OK);
-	}
-	else
-	{
+	} else {
 		$returnvalue = array(FORMFIELDS_PLAUSIBILITY_CHECK_ERROR, 'accountprefixiswrong');
 	}
 	return $returnvalue;
diff --git a/lib/functions/validate/function.validatePassword.php b/lib/functions/validate/function.validatePassword.php
index 84481fcd..94bb26b8 100644
--- a/lib/functions/validate/function.validatePassword.php
+++ b/lib/functions/validate/function.validatePassword.php
@@ -26,24 +26,22 @@
  *
  * @return string either the password or an errormessage+exit
  */
-function validatePassword($password = null)
-{
-	global $settings, $theme;
+function validatePassword($password = null) {
 	
-	if ($settings['panel']['password_min_length'] > 0) {
+	if (Settings::Get('panel.password_min_length') > 0) {
 		$password = validate(
 			$password, 
-			$settings['panel']['password_min_length'], /* replacer needs to be password length, not the fieldname */
-			'/^.{'.(int)$settings['panel']['password_min_length'].',}$/D', 
+			Settings::Get('panel.password_min_length'),
+			'/^.{'.(int)Settings::Get('panel.password_min_length').',}$/D',
 			'notrequiredpasswordlength'
 		);
 	}
 	
-	if ($settings['panel']['password_regex'] != '') {
+	if (Settings::Get('panel.password_regex') != '') {
 		$password = validate(
 			$password, 
-			$settings['panel']['password_regex'],
-			$settings['panel']['password_regex'], 
+			Settings::Get('panel.password_regex'),
+			Settings::Get('panel.password_regex'),
 			'notrequiredpasswordcomplexity'
 		);
 	}
diff --git a/scripts/jobs/cron_tasks.inc.http.10.apache.php b/scripts/jobs/cron_tasks.inc.http.10.apache.php
index c478168d..61a10e25 100644
--- a/scripts/jobs/cron_tasks.inc.http.10.apache.php
+++ b/scripts/jobs/cron_tasks.inc.http.10.apache.php
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ class apache
 							'loginname' => 'froxlor.panel',
 							'documentroot' => $mypath
 						);
-						$php = new phpinterface($this->settings, $domain);
+						$php = new phpinterface($domain);
 						$phpconfig = $php->getPhpConfig($this->settings['system']['mod_fcgid_defaultini_ownvhost']);
 
 						$starter_filename = makeCorrectFile($configdir . '/php-fcgi-starter');
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ class apache
 						'documentroot' => $mypath,
 					);
 
-					$php = new phpinterface($this->settings, $domain);
+					$php = new phpinterface($domain);
 					$phpconfig = $php->getPhpConfig($this->settings['phpfpm']['vhost_defaultini']);
 					$srvName = substr(md5($ipport),0,4).'.fpm.external';
 					if ($row_ipsandports['ssl']) {
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ class apache
 				$domain['ssl_cert_chainfile'] = $ipandport['ssl_cert_chainfile'];
 
 				// SSL STUFF
-				$dssl = new DomainSSL($this->settings);
+				$dssl = new DomainSSL();
 				// this sets the ssl-related array-indices in the $domain array
 				// if the domain has customer-defined ssl-certificates
 				$dssl->setDomainSSLFilesArray($domain);
diff --git a/scripts/jobs/cron_tasks.inc.http.15.apache_fcgid.php b/scripts/jobs/cron_tasks.inc.http.15.apache_fcgid.php
index c331a944..41e9d6aa 100644
--- a/scripts/jobs/cron_tasks.inc.http.15.apache_fcgid.php
+++ b/scripts/jobs/cron_tasks.inc.http.15.apache_fcgid.php
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class apache_fcgid extends apache
 
 		if($domain['phpenabled'] == '1')
 		{
-			$php = new phpinterface($this->settings, $domain);
+			$php = new phpinterface($domain);
 			$phpconfig = $php->getPhpConfig((int)$domain['phpsettingid']);
 
 			if((int)$this->settings['phpfpm']['enabled'] == 1)
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ class apache_fcgid extends apache
 			safe_exec('chown -R ' . $user . ':' . $group . ' ' . escapeshellarg($mypath));
 
 			// get php.ini for our own vhost
-			$php = new phpinterface($this->settings, $domain);
+			$php = new phpinterface($domain);
 
 			// get php-config
 			if ($this->settings['phpfpm']['enabled'] == '1') {
diff --git a/scripts/jobs/cron_tasks.inc.http.20.lighttpd.php b/scripts/jobs/cron_tasks.inc.http.20.lighttpd.php
index f485b839..b4625887 100644
--- a/scripts/jobs/cron_tasks.inc.http.20.lighttpd.php
+++ b/scripts/jobs/cron_tasks.inc.http.20.lighttpd.php
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ class lighttpd
 						'documentroot' => $mypath
 					);
 
-					$php = new phpinterface($this->settings, $domain);
+					$php = new phpinterface($domain);
 
 					$this->lighttpd_data[$vhost_filename].= '  fastcgi.server = ( '."\n";
 					$this->lighttpd_data[$vhost_filename].=	"\t".'".php" => ('."\n";
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ class lighttpd
 					$domain['ssl_cert_chainfile'] = $ipandport['ssl_cert_chainfile'];
 
 					// SSL STUFF
-					$dssl = new DomainSSL($this->settings);
+					$dssl = new DomainSSL();
 					// this sets the ssl-related array-indices in the $domain array
 					// if the domain has customer-defined ssl-certificates
 					$dssl->setDomainSSLFilesArray($domain);
diff --git a/scripts/jobs/cron_tasks.inc.http.25.lighttpd_fcgid.php b/scripts/jobs/cron_tasks.inc.http.25.lighttpd_fcgid.php
index 117902a7..8dd69b59 100644
--- a/scripts/jobs/cron_tasks.inc.http.25.lighttpd_fcgid.php
+++ b/scripts/jobs/cron_tasks.inc.http.25.lighttpd_fcgid.php
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class lighttpd_fcgid extends lighttpd
 
 		if($domain['phpenabled'] == '1')
 		{
-			$php = new phpinterface($this->settings, $domain);
+			$php = new phpinterface($domain);
 			$phpconfig = $php->getPhpConfig((int)$domain['phpsettingid']);
 
 			// vhost data for php-fpm
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ class lighttpd_fcgid extends lighttpd
 			safe_exec('chown -R ' . $user . ':' . $group . ' ' . escapeshellarg($mypath));
 						
 			// get php.ini for our own vhost
-			$php = new phpinterface($this->settings, $domain);
+			$php = new phpinterface($domain);
 
 			// get php-config
 			if ($this->settings['phpfpm']['enabled'] == '1') {
diff --git a/scripts/jobs/cron_tasks.inc.http.30.nginx.php b/scripts/jobs/cron_tasks.inc.http.30.nginx.php
index f3c9485a..87e7c23f 100644
--- a/scripts/jobs/cron_tasks.inc.http.30.nginx.php
+++ b/scripts/jobs/cron_tasks.inc.http.30.nginx.php
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ class nginx
 						'documentroot' => $mypath,
 					);
 
-					$php = new phpinterface($this->settings, $domain);
+					$php = new phpinterface($domain);
 					$this->nginx_data[$vhost_filename] .= "\t\t".'fastcgi_pass unix:' . $php->getInterface()->getSocketFile() . ';' . "\n";
 				} else {
 					$this->nginx_data[$vhost_filename] .= "\t\t".'fastcgi_pass ' . $this->settings['system']['nginx_php_backend'] . ';' . "\n";
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ class nginx
 				$domain['ssl_cert_chainfile'] = $ipandport['ssl_cert_chainfile'];
 
 				// SSL STUFF
-				$dssl = new DomainSSL($this->settings);
+				$dssl = new DomainSSL();
 				// this sets the ssl-related array-indices in the $domain array
 				// if the domain has customer-defined ssl-certificates
 				$dssl->setDomainSSLFilesArray($domain);
diff --git a/scripts/jobs/cron_tasks.inc.http.35.nginx_phpfpm.php b/scripts/jobs/cron_tasks.inc.http.35.nginx_phpfpm.php
index fc3101da..28de91fc 100644
--- a/scripts/jobs/cron_tasks.inc.http.35.nginx_phpfpm.php
+++ b/scripts/jobs/cron_tasks.inc.http.35.nginx_phpfpm.php
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class nginx_phpfpm extends nginx
 
 		if($domain['phpenabled'] == '1')
 		{
-			$php = new phpinterface($this->settings, $domain);
+			$php = new phpinterface($domain);
 			$phpconfig = $php->getPhpConfig((int)$domain['phpsettingid']);
 			
 			$php_options_text = "\t".'location ~ \.php$ {'."\n";
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class nginx_phpfpm extends nginx
 			safe_exec('chown -R ' . $user . ':' . $group . ' ' . escapeshellarg($mypath));
 						
 			// get php.ini for our own vhost
-			$php = new phpinterface($this->settings, $domain);
+			$php = new phpinterface($domain);
 
 			// get php-config
 			if ($this->settings['phpfpm']['enabled'] == '1') {
diff --git a/scripts/jobs/cron_tasks.php b/scripts/jobs/cron_tasks.php
index 2ec26564..cae0f840 100644
--- a/scripts/jobs/cron_tasks.php
+++ b/scripts/jobs/cron_tasks.php
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ while ($row = $result_tasks_stmt->fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC)) {
 	if ($row['type'] == '1') {
 
 		// get configuration-I/O object
-		$configio = new ConfigIO($settings);
+		$configio = new ConfigIO();
 		// clean up old configs
 		$configio->cleanUp();