diff --git a/admin_customers.php b/admin_customers.php
index bf39d858..bedbf190 100644
--- a/admin_customers.php
+++ b/admin_customers.php
@@ -211,7 +211,6 @@ if($page == 'customers'
 			{
 				$databases = $db->query("SELECT * FROM " . TABLE_PANEL_DATABASES . " WHERE customerid='" . (int)$id . "' ORDER BY `dbserver`");
 				$db_root = new db($sql_root[0]['host'], $sql_root[0]['user'], $sql_root[0]['password'], '');
-				unset($db_root->password);
 				$last_dbserver = 0;
 
 				while($row_database = $db->fetch_array($databases))
@@ -221,7 +220,6 @@ if($page == 'customers'
 						$db_root->query('FLUSH PRIVILEGES;');
 						$db_root->close();
 						$db_root = new db($sql_root[$row_database['dbserver']]['host'], $sql_root[$row_database['dbserver']]['user'], $sql_root[$row_database['dbserver']]['password'], '');
-						unset($db_root->password);
 						$last_dbserver = $row_database['dbserver'];
 					}
 
@@ -1244,7 +1242,6 @@ if($page == 'customers'
 						/* Retrieve customer's databases */
 						$databases = $db->query("SELECT * FROM " . TABLE_PANEL_DATABASES . " WHERE customerid='" . (int)$id . "' ORDER BY `dbserver`");
 						$db_root = new db($sql_root[0]['host'], $sql_root[0]['user'], $sql_root[0]['password'], '');
-						unset($db_root->password);
 						$last_dbserver = 0;
 
 						/* For each of them */
@@ -1255,7 +1252,6 @@ if($page == 'customers'
 								$db_root->query('FLUSH PRIVILEGES;');
 								$db_root->close();
 								$db_root = new db($sql_root[$row_database['dbserver']]['host'], $sql_root[$row_database['dbserver']]['user'], $sql_root[$row_database['dbserver']]['password'], '');
-								unset($db_root->password);
 								$last_dbserver = $row_database['dbserver'];
 							}
 
diff --git a/customer_mysql.php b/customer_mysql.php
index 1be955a9..5897a152 100644
--- a/customer_mysql.php
+++ b/customer_mysql.php
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ elseif($page == 'mysqls')
 
 		// Begin root-session
 		$db_root = new db($sql_root[0]['host'], $sql_root[0]['user'], $sql_root[0]['password'], '');
-		unset($db_root->password);
 		while($row = $db->fetch_array($result))
 		{
 			if($paging->checkDisplay($i))
@@ -103,7 +102,6 @@ elseif($page == 'mysqls')
 				// Begin root-session
 
 				$db_root = new db($sql_root[$result['dbserver']]['host'], $sql_root[$result['dbserver']]['user'], $sql_root[$result['dbserver']]['password'], '');
-				unset($db_root->password);
 				foreach(array_map('trim', array_unique(explode(',', $settings['system']['mysql_access_host']))) as $mysql_access_host)
 				{
 					$db_root->query('REVOKE ALL PRIVILEGES ON * . * FROM `' . $db_root->escape($result['databasename']) . '`@`' . $db_root->escape($mysql_access_host) . '`');
@@ -183,7 +181,6 @@ elseif($page == 'mysqls')
 					// Begin root-session
 
 					$db_root = new db($sql_root[$dbserver]['host'], $sql_root[$dbserver]['user'], $sql_root[$dbserver]['password'], '');
-					unset($db_root->password);
 					$db_root->query('CREATE DATABASE `' . $db_root->escape($username) . '`');
 					$log->logAction(USR_ACTION, LOG_INFO, "created database '" . $username . "'");
 					foreach(array_map('trim', explode(',', $settings['system']['mysql_access_host'])) as $mysql_access_host)
@@ -299,7 +296,6 @@ elseif($page == 'mysqls')
 
 					// Begin root-session
 					$db_root = new db($sql_root[$result['dbserver']]['host'], $sql_root[$result['dbserver']]['user'], $sql_root[$result['dbserver']]['password'], '');
-					unset($db_root->password);
 					foreach(array_map('trim', explode(',', $settings['system']['mysql_access_host'])) as $mysql_access_host)
 					{
 						$db_root->query('SET PASSWORD FOR `' . $db_root->escape($result['databasename']) . '`@`' . $db_root->escape($mysql_access_host) . '` = PASSWORD(\'' . $db_root->escape($password) . '\')');
diff --git a/lib/classes/database/class.db.php b/lib/classes/database/class.db.php
index 9ac485d3..76c85077 100644
--- a/lib/classes/database/class.db.php
+++ b/lib/classes/database/class.db.php
@@ -29,56 +29,56 @@ class db
 	 * @var int
 	 */
 
-	var $link_id = 0;
+	public $link_id = 0;
 
 	/**
 	 * Query ID for every query
 	 * @var int
 	 */
 
-	var $query_id = 0;
+	private $query_id = 0;
 
 	/**
 	 * Errordescription, if an error occures
 	 * @var string
 	 */
 
-	var $errdesc = '';
+	public $errdesc = '';
 
 	/**
 	 * Errornumber, if an error occures
 	 * @var int
 	 */
 
-	var $errno = 0;
+	public $errno = 0;
 
 	/**
 	 * Servername
 	 * @var string
 	 */
 
-	var $server = '';
+	private $server = '';
 
 	/**
 	 * Username
 	 * @var string
 	 */
 
-	var $user = '';
+	private $user = '';
 
 	/**
 	 * Password
 	 * @var string
 	 */
 
-	var $password = '';
+	private $password = '';
 
 	/**
 	 * Database
 	 * @var string
 	 */
 
-	var $database = '';
+	private $database = '';
 
 	/**
 	 * Class constructor. Connects to Databaseserver and selects Database
@@ -188,8 +188,19 @@ class db
 
 	function query($query_str, $unbuffered = false, $suppress_error = false)
 	{
+
 		global $numbqueries;
 
+		if (!mysql_ping($this->link_id))
+		{
+			$this->link_id = mysql_connect($this->server,$this->user,$this->password);
+			if(!$this->database)
+			{
+				return false;
+			}
+			mysql_select_db($this->database);
+		}
+
 		if(!$unbuffered)
 		{
 			if($suppress_error)
diff --git a/lib/cron_init.php b/lib/cron_init.php
index a65040e1..7c530eae 100644
--- a/lib/cron_init.php
+++ b/lib/cron_init.php
@@ -155,7 +155,6 @@ if($db->link_id == 0)
 
 fwrite($debugHandler, 'Database-connection established' . "\n");
 unset($sql);
-unset($db->password);
 $result = $db->query("SELECT `settingid`, `settinggroup`, `varname`, `value` FROM `" . TABLE_PANEL_SETTINGS . "`");
 
 while($row = $db->fetch_array($result))
diff --git a/lib/functions/froxlor/function.openRootDB.php b/lib/functions/froxlor/function.openRootDB.php
index 49082384..926416ea 100644
--- a/lib/functions/froxlor/function.openRootDB.php
+++ b/lib/functions/froxlor/function.openRootDB.php
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ function openRootDB($debugHandler = false, $lockfile = false)
 		die('root can\'t connect to mysqlserver. Please check userdata.inc.php! Exiting...');
 	}
 
-	unset($db_root->password);
 	if(isset($debugHandler) && $debugHandler !== false)
 	{
 		fwrite($debugHandler, 'Database-rootconnection established' . "\n");
diff --git a/lib/init.php b/lib/init.php
index 988c0ded..1ad1f2f2 100644
--- a/lib/init.php
+++ b/lib/init.php
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ require ('./lib/tables.inc.php');
 
 $db = new db($sql['host'], $sql['user'], $sql['password'], $sql['db']);
 unset($sql['password']);
-unset($db->password);
 
 // we will try to unset most of the $sql information if they are not needed
 // by the calling script.