remove $link

40 files changed, 255 insertions, 336 deletions

diff --git a/plugins/af_buttersafe/init.php b/plugins/af_buttersafe/init.php
index c9f6505cd..e1a01b3dd 100644
--- a/plugins/af_buttersafe/init.php
+++ b/plugins/af_buttersafe/init.php
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 class Af_Buttersafe extends Plugin {
 
-	private $link;
 	private $host;
 
 	function about() {
@@ -11,7 +10,6 @@ class Af_Buttersafe extends Plugin {
 	}
 
 	function init($host) {
-		$this->link = $host->get_link();
 		$this->host = $host;
 
 		$host->add_hook($host::HOOK_ARTICLE_FILTER, $this);
diff --git a/plugins/af_explosm/init.php b/plugins/af_explosm/init.php
index 2a8fab491..b5e34657c 100644
--- a/plugins/af_explosm/init.php
+++ b/plugins/af_explosm/init.php
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 class Af_Explosm extends Plugin {
 
-	private $link;
 	private $host;
 
 	function about() {
@@ -11,7 +10,6 @@ class Af_Explosm extends Plugin {
 	}
 
 	function init($host) {
-		$this->link = $host->get_link();
 		$this->host = $host;
 
 		$host->add_hook($host::HOOK_ARTICLE_FILTER, $this);
diff --git a/plugins/af_gocomics/init.php b/plugins/af_gocomics/init.php
index 466ec9687..39dd0c852 100644
--- a/plugins/af_gocomics/init.php
+++ b/plugins/af_gocomics/init.php
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 <?php
 class Af_GoComics extends Plugin {
-
-	private $link;
 	private $host;
 
 	function about() {
@@ -11,7 +9,6 @@ class Af_GoComics extends Plugin {
 	}
 
 	function init($host) {
-		$this->link = $host->get_link();
 		$this->host = $host;
 
 		$host->add_hook($host::HOOK_ARTICLE_FILTER, $this);
diff --git a/plugins/af_pennyarcade/init.php b/plugins/af_pennyarcade/init.php
index 06c1230a6..d897d85ca 100644
--- a/plugins/af_pennyarcade/init.php
+++ b/plugins/af_pennyarcade/init.php
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 class Af_PennyArcade extends Plugin {
 
-	private $link;
 	private $host;
 
 	function about() {
@@ -11,7 +10,6 @@ class Af_PennyArcade extends Plugin {
 	}
 
 	function init($host) {
-		$this->link = $host->get_link();
 		$this->host = $host;
 
 		$host->add_hook($host::HOOK_ARTICLE_FILTER, $this);
@@ -22,11 +20,11 @@ class Af_PennyArcade extends Plugin {
 
 		if (strpos($article["link"], "penny-arcade.com") !== FALSE && strpos($article["title"], "Comic:") !== FALSE) {
 			if (strpos($article["plugin_data"], "pennyarcade,$owner_uid:") === FALSE) {
-				
+
 				if ($debug_enabled) {
 					_debug("af_pennyarcade: Processing comic");
 				}
-				
+
 				$doc = new DOMDocument();
 				$doc->loadHTML(fetch_file_contents($article["link"]));
 
@@ -49,7 +47,7 @@ class Af_PennyArcade extends Plugin {
 				$article["content"] = $article["stored"]["content"];
 			}
 		}
-	
+
 		if (strpos($article["link"], "penny-arcade.com") !== FALSE && strpos($article["title"], "News Post:") !== FALSE) {
 			if (strpos($article["plugin_data"], "pennyarcade,$owner_uid:") === FALSE) {
 				if ($debug_enabled) {
@@ -57,22 +55,22 @@ class Af_PennyArcade extends Plugin {
 				}
 				$doc = new DOMDocument();
 				$doc->loadHTML(fetch_file_contents($article["link"]));
-				
+
 				if ($doc) {
 					$xpath = new DOMXPath($doc);
 					$entries = $xpath->query('(//div[@class="post"])');
-					
+
 					$basenode = false;
-					
+
 					foreach ($entries as $entry) {
 						$basenode = $entry;
 					}
-					
+
 					$uninteresting = $xpath->query('(//div[@class="heading"])');
 					foreach ($uninteresting as $i) {
 						$i->parentNode->removeChild($i);
 					}
-					
+
 					if ($basenode){
 						$article["content"] = $doc->saveXML($basenode);
 						$article["plugin_data"] = "pennyarcade,$owner_uid:" . $article["plugin_data"];
diff --git a/plugins/af_redditimgur/init.php b/plugins/af_redditimgur/init.php
index f2d5c7b67..d5b3e5c20 100644
--- a/plugins/af_redditimgur/init.php
+++ b/plugins/af_redditimgur/init.php
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 <?php
 class Af_RedditImgur extends Plugin {
-
-	private $link;
 	private $host;
 
 	function about() {
@@ -11,7 +9,6 @@ class Af_RedditImgur extends Plugin {
 	}
 
 	function init($host) {
-		$this->link = $host->get_link();
 		$this->host = $host;
 
 		$host->add_hook($host::HOOK_ARTICLE_FILTER, $this);
diff --git a/plugins/af_unburn/init.php b/plugins/af_unburn/init.php
index f3cc1eefa..67939f80e 100644
--- a/plugins/af_unburn/init.php
+++ b/plugins/af_unburn/init.php
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 <?php
 class Af_Unburn extends Plugin {
-
-	private $link;
 	private $host;
 
 	function about() {
@@ -11,7 +9,6 @@ class Af_Unburn extends Plugin {
 	}
 
 	function init($host) {
-		$this->link = $host->get_link();
 		$this->host = $host;
 
 		$host->add_hook($host::HOOK_ARTICLE_FILTER, $this);
diff --git a/plugins/auth_internal/init.php b/plugins/auth_internal/init.php
index e2b02b05d..b6d8e97dc 100644
--- a/plugins/auth_internal/init.php
+++ b/plugins/auth_internal/init.php
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 <?php
 class Auth_Internal extends Plugin implements IAuthModule {
-
-	private $link;
 	private $host;
 
 	function about() {
@@ -12,7 +10,6 @@ class Auth_Internal extends Plugin implements IAuthModule {
 	}
 
 	function init($host) {
-		$this->link = $host->get_link();
 		$this->host = $host;
 
 		$host->add_hook($host::HOOK_AUTH_USER, $this);
@@ -22,12 +19,12 @@ class Auth_Internal extends Plugin implements IAuthModule {
 
 		$pwd_hash1 = encrypt_password($password);
 		$pwd_hash2 = encrypt_password($password, $login);
-		$login = db_escape_string($this->link, $login);
-		$otp = db_escape_string($this->link, $_REQUEST["otp"]);
+		$login = db_escape_string( $login);
+		$otp = db_escape_string( $_REQUEST["otp"]);
 
-		if (get_schema_version($this->link) > 96) {
+		if (get_schema_version() > 96) {
 			if (!defined('AUTH_DISABLE_OTP') || !AUTH_DISABLE_OTP) {
-				$result = db_query($this->link, "SELECT otp_enabled,salt FROM ttrss_users WHERE
+				$result = db_query( "SELECT otp_enabled,salt FROM ttrss_users WHERE
 					login = '$login'");
 
 				if (db_num_rows($result) > 0) {
@@ -75,9 +72,9 @@ class Auth_Internal extends Plugin implements IAuthModule {
 			}
 		}
 
-		if (get_schema_version($this->link) > 87) {
+		if (get_schema_version() > 87) {
 
-			$result = db_query($this->link, "SELECT salt FROM ttrss_users WHERE
+			$result = db_query( "SELECT salt FROM ttrss_users WHERE
 				login = '$login'");
 
 			if (db_num_rows($result) != 1) {
@@ -95,7 +92,7 @@ class Auth_Internal extends Plugin implements IAuthModule {
 
 				// verify and upgrade password to new salt base
 
-				$result = db_query($this->link, $query);
+				$result = db_query( $query);
 
 				if (db_num_rows($result) == 1) {
 					// upgrade password to MODE2
@@ -103,7 +100,7 @@ class Auth_Internal extends Plugin implements IAuthModule {
 					$salt = substr(bin2hex(get_random_bytes(125)), 0, 250);
 					$pwd_hash = encrypt_password($password, $salt, true);
 
-					db_query($this->link, "UPDATE ttrss_users SET
+					db_query( "UPDATE ttrss_users SET
 						pwd_hash = '$pwd_hash', salt = '$salt' WHERE login = '$login'");
 
 					$query = "SELECT id
@@ -131,7 +128,7 @@ class Auth_Internal extends Plugin implements IAuthModule {
 					pwd_hash = '$pwd_hash2')";
 		}
 
-		$result = db_query($this->link, $query);
+		$result = db_query( $query);
 
 		if (db_num_rows($result) == 1) {
 			return db_fetch_result($result, 0, "id");
@@ -141,9 +138,9 @@ class Auth_Internal extends Plugin implements IAuthModule {
 	}
 
 	function check_password($owner_uid, $password) {
-		$owner_uid = db_escape_string($this->link, $owner_uid);
+		$owner_uid = db_escape_string( $owner_uid);
 
-		$result = db_query($this->link, "SELECT salt,login FROM ttrss_users WHERE
+		$result = db_query( "SELECT salt,login FROM ttrss_users WHERE
 			id = '$owner_uid'");
 
 		$salt = db_fetch_result($result, 0, "salt");
@@ -164,20 +161,20 @@ class Auth_Internal extends Plugin implements IAuthModule {
 				id = '$owner_uid' AND pwd_hash = '$password_hash'";
 		}
 
-		$result = db_query($this->link, $query);
+		$result = db_query( $query);
 
 		return db_num_rows($result) != 0;
 	}
 
 	function change_password($owner_uid, $old_password, $new_password) {
-		$owner_uid = db_escape_string($this->link, $owner_uid);
+		$owner_uid = db_escape_string( $owner_uid);
 
 		if ($this->check_password($owner_uid, $old_password)) {
 
 			$new_salt = substr(bin2hex(get_random_bytes(125)), 0, 250);
 			$new_password_hash = encrypt_password($new_password, $new_salt, true);
 
-			db_query($this->link, "UPDATE ttrss_users SET
+			db_query( "UPDATE ttrss_users SET
 				pwd_hash = '$new_password_hash', salt = '$new_salt', otp_enabled = false
 					WHERE id = '$owner_uid'");
 
diff --git a/plugins/auth_remote/init.php b/plugins/auth_remote/init.php
index 7e4638fb2..f0da1afc8 100644
--- a/plugins/auth_remote/init.php
+++ b/plugins/auth_remote/init.php
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 class Auth_Remote extends Plugin implements IAuthModule {
 
-	private $link;
 	private $host;
 	private $base;
 
@@ -13,23 +12,22 @@ class Auth_Remote extends Plugin implements IAuthModule {
 	}
 
 	function init($host) {
-		$this->link = $host->get_link();
 		$this->host = $host;
-		$this->base = new Auth_Base($this->link);
+		$this->base = new Auth_Base();
 
 		$host->add_hook($host::HOOK_AUTH_USER, $this);
 	}
 
 	function get_login_by_ssl_certificate() {
-		$cert_serial = db_escape_string($this->link, get_ssl_certificate_id());
+		$cert_serial = db_escape_string( get_ssl_certificate_id());
 
 		if ($cert_serial) {
-			$result = db_query($this->link, "SELECT login FROM ttrss_user_prefs, ttrss_users
+			$result = db_query( "SELECT login FROM ttrss_user_prefs, ttrss_users
 				WHERE pref_name = 'SSL_CERT_SERIAL' AND value = '$cert_serial' AND
 				owner_uid = ttrss_users.id");
 
 			if (db_num_rows($result) != 0) {
-				return db_escape_string($this->link, db_fetch_result($result, 0, "login"));
+				return db_escape_string( db_fetch_result($result, 0, "login"));
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -38,10 +36,10 @@ class Auth_Remote extends Plugin implements IAuthModule {
 
 
 	function authenticate($login, $password) {
-		$try_login = db_escape_string($this->link, $_SERVER["REMOTE_USER"]);
+		$try_login = db_escape_string( $_SERVER["REMOTE_USER"]);
 
 		// php-cgi
-		if (!$try_login) $try_login = db_escape_string($this->link, $_SERVER["REDIRECT_REMOTE_USER"]);
+		if (!$try_login) $try_login = db_escape_string( $_SERVER["REDIRECT_REMOTE_USER"]);
 
 		if (!$try_login) $try_login = $this->get_login_by_ssl_certificate();
 #	  	if (!$try_login) $try_login = "test_qqq";
@@ -60,15 +58,15 @@ class Auth_Remote extends Plugin implements IAuthModule {
 					// update user name
 					$fullname = $_SERVER['HTTP_USER_NAME'] ? $_SERVER['HTTP_USER_NAME'] : $_SERVER['AUTHENTICATE_CN'];
 					if ($fullname){
-						$fullname = db_escape_string($this->link, $fullname);
-						db_query($this->link, "UPDATE ttrss_users SET full_name = '$fullname' WHERE id = " .
+						$fullname = db_escape_string( $fullname);
+						db_query( "UPDATE ttrss_users SET full_name = '$fullname' WHERE id = " .
 							$user_id);
 					}
 					// update user mail
 					$email = $_SERVER['HTTP_USER_MAIL'] ? $_SERVER['HTTP_USER_MAIL'] : $_SERVER['AUTHENTICATE_MAIL'];
 					if ($email){
-						$email = db_escape_string($this->link, $email);
-						db_query($this->link, "UPDATE ttrss_users SET email = '$email' WHERE id = " .
+						$email = db_escape_string( $email);
+						db_query( "UPDATE ttrss_users SET email = '$email' WHERE id = " .
 							$user_id);
 					}
 				}
diff --git a/plugins/bookmarklets/init.php b/plugins/bookmarklets/init.php
index 22f4f05a7..be0da83c9 100644
--- a/plugins/bookmarklets/init.php
+++ b/plugins/bookmarklets/init.php
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 <?php
 class Bookmarklets extends Plugin {
-  private $link;
   private $host;
 
   function about() {
@@ -10,7 +9,6 @@ class Bookmarklets extends Plugin {
   }
 
   function init($host) {
-    $this->link = $host->get_link();
     $this->host = $host;
 
     $host->add_hook($host::HOOK_PREFS_TAB, $this);
diff --git a/plugins/close_button/init.php b/plugins/close_button/init.php
index ff2027bc7..6fdd96f55 100644
--- a/plugins/close_button/init.php
+++ b/plugins/close_button/init.php
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 <?php
 class Close_Button extends Plugin {
-	private $link;
 	private $host;
 
 	function init($host) {
-		$this->link = $host->get_link();
 		$this->host = $host;
 
 		$host->add_hook($host::HOOK_ARTICLE_BUTTON, $this);
@@ -17,7 +15,7 @@ class Close_Button extends Plugin {
 	}
 
 	function hook_article_button($line) {
-		if (!get_pref($this->link, "COMBINED_DISPLAY_MODE")) {
+		if (!get_pref( "COMBINED_DISPLAY_MODE")) {
 			$rv = "<img src=\"plugins/close_button/button.png\"
 				class='tagsPic' style=\"cursor : pointer\"
 				onclick=\"closeArticlePanel()\"
diff --git a/plugins/digest/digest_body.php b/plugins/digest/digest_body.php
index e7434fe70..18932e536 100644
--- a/plugins/digest/digest_body.php
+++ b/plugins/digest/digest_body.php
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-<?php global $link; ?>
-
 <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
 	"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
 
@@ -25,7 +23,7 @@
 
 	<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"/>
 
-	<?php print_user_stylesheet($link) ?>
+	<?php print_user_stylesheet(); ?>
 
 	<link rel="shortcut icon" type="image/png" href="images/favicon.png"/>
 
diff --git a/plugins/digest/init.php b/plugins/digest/init.php
index e65ae13d7..5b84fec16 100644
--- a/plugins/digest/init.php
+++ b/plugins/digest/init.php
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 // TODO: digest should register digest specific hotkey actions within tt-rss
 class Digest extends Plugin implements IHandler {
-
-	private $link;
 	private $host;
 
 	function about() {
@@ -13,7 +11,6 @@ class Digest extends Plugin implements IHandler {
 	}
 
 	function init($host) {
-		$this->link = $host->get_link();
 		$this->host = $host;
 
 		$host->add_handler("digest", "*", $this);
@@ -22,10 +19,7 @@ class Digest extends Plugin implements IHandler {
 	function index() {
 		header("Content-type: text/html; charset=utf-8");
 
-		login_sequence($this->link);
-
-		global $link;
-		$link = $this->link;
+		login_sequence();
 
 		require_once dirname(__FILE__) . "/digest_body.php";
 	}
@@ -47,13 +41,13 @@ class Digest extends Plugin implements IHandler {
 	}
 
 	function digestgetcontents() {
-		$article_id = db_escape_string($this->link, $_REQUEST['article_id']);
+		$article_id = db_escape_string( $_REQUEST['article_id']);
 
-		$result = db_query($this->link, "SELECT content,title,link,marked,published
+		$result = db_query( "SELECT content,title,link,marked,published
 			FROM ttrss_entries, ttrss_user_entries
 			WHERE id = '$article_id' AND ref_id = id AND owner_uid = ".$_SESSION['uid']);
 
-		$content = sanitize($this->link, db_fetch_result($result, 0, "content"));
+		$content = sanitize( db_fetch_result($result, 0, "content"));
 		$title = strip_tags(db_fetch_result($result, 0, "title"));
 		$article_url = htmlspecialchars(db_fetch_result($result, 0, "link"));
 		$marked = sql_bool_to_bool(db_fetch_result($result, 0, "marked"));
@@ -61,15 +55,15 @@ class Digest extends Plugin implements IHandler {
 
 		print json_encode(array("article" =>
 			array("id" => $article_id, "url" => $article_url,
-				"tags" => get_article_tags($this->link, $article_id),
+				"tags" => get_article_tags( $article_id),
 				"marked" => $marked, "published" => $published,
 				"title" => $title, "content" => $content)));
 	}
 
 	function digestupdate() {
-		$feed_id = db_escape_string($this->link, $_REQUEST['feed_id']);
-		$offset = db_escape_string($this->link, $_REQUEST['offset']);
-		$seq = db_escape_string($this->link, $_REQUEST['seq']);
+		$feed_id = db_escape_string( $_REQUEST['feed_id']);
+		$offset = db_escape_string( $_REQUEST['offset']);
+		$seq = db_escape_string( $_REQUEST['seq']);
 
 		if (!$feed_id) $feed_id = -4;
 		if (!$offset) $offset = 0;
@@ -78,18 +72,18 @@ class Digest extends Plugin implements IHandler {
 
 		$reply['seq'] = $seq;
 
-		$headlines = API::api_get_headlines($this->link, $feed_id, 30, $offset,
+		$headlines = API::api_get_headlines( $feed_id, 30, $offset,
 				'', ($feed_id == -4), true, false, "unread", "updated DESC", 0, 0);
 
 		$reply['headlines'] = array();
-		$reply['headlines']['title'] = getFeedTitle($this->link, $feed_id);
+		$reply['headlines']['title'] = getFeedTitle( $feed_id);
 		$reply['headlines']['content'] = $headlines;
 
 		print json_encode($reply);
 	}
 
 	function digestinit() {
-		$tmp_feeds = API::api_get_feeds($this->link, -4, true, false, 0);
+		$tmp_feeds = API::api_get_feeds( -4, true, false, 0);
 
 		$params = array();
 		$feeds = array();
@@ -99,7 +93,7 @@ class Digest extends Plugin implements IHandler {
 		}
 
 		if ($_REQUEST["init"] == 1) {
-			$params["hotkeys"] = get_hotkeys_map($this->link);
+			$params["hotkeys"] = get_hotkeys_map();
 		}
 		$params["feeds"] = $feeds;
 
diff --git a/plugins/embed_original/init.php b/plugins/embed_original/init.php
index 0e0eb9603..f91acda7c 100644
--- a/plugins/embed_original/init.php
+++ b/plugins/embed_original/init.php
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 <?php
 class Embed_Original extends Plugin {
-	private $link;
 	private $host;
 
 	function init($host) {
-		$this->link = $host->get_link();
 		$this->host = $host;
 
 		$host->add_hook($host::HOOK_ARTICLE_BUTTON, $this);
@@ -36,9 +34,9 @@ class Embed_Original extends Plugin {
 	}
 
 	function getUrl() {
-		$id = db_escape_string($this->link, $_REQUEST['id']);
+		$id = db_escape_string( $_REQUEST['id']);
 
-		$result = db_query($this->link, "SELECT link
+		$result = db_query( "SELECT link
 				FROM ttrss_entries, ttrss_user_entries
 				WHERE id = '$id' AND ref_id = id AND owner_uid = " .$_SESSION['uid']);
 
diff --git a/plugins/example/init.php b/plugins/example/init.php
index 333efd92d..8deee84b4 100644
--- a/plugins/example/init.php
+++ b/plugins/example/init.php
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 class Example extends Plugin {
 
 	// Demonstrates how to add a separate panel to the preferences screen and inject Javascript/save data using Dojo forms.
-
-	private $link;
 	private $host;
 
 	function about() {
@@ -15,14 +13,13 @@ class Example extends Plugin {
 	}
 
 	function init($host) {
-		$this->link = $host->get_link();
 		$this->host = $host;
 
 		$host->add_hook($host::HOOK_PREFS_TAB, $this);
 	}
 
 	function save() {
-		$example_value = db_escape_string($this->link, $_POST["example_value"]);
+		$example_value = db_escape_string( $_POST["example_value"]);
 
 		$this->host->set($this, "example", $example_value);
 
diff --git a/plugins/example_api/init.php b/plugins/example_api/init.php
index a5f34b865..9e0ad18b9 100644
--- a/plugins/example_api/init.php
+++ b/plugins/example_api/init.php
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ class Example_Api extends Plugin {
 	// 1. status (STATUS_OK or STATUS_ERR)
 	// 2. arbitrary payload
 
-	private $link;
 	private $host;
 
 	function about() {
@@ -18,7 +17,6 @@ class Example_Api extends Plugin {
 	}
 
 	function init($host) {
-		$this->link = $host->get_link();
 		$this->host = $host;
 
 		$host->add_api_method("example_testmethod", $this);
diff --git a/plugins/example_article/init.php b/plugins/example_article/init.php
index 05f95a40a..000be7c4c 100644
--- a/plugins/example_article/init.php
+++ b/plugins/example_article/init.php
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 class Example_Article extends Plugin {
 
-	private $link;
 	private $host;
 
 	function about() {
@@ -12,7 +11,6 @@ class Example_Article extends Plugin {
 	}
 
 	function init($host) {
-		$this->link = $host->get_link();
 		$this->host = $host;
 
 		$host->add_hook($host::HOOK_RENDER_ARTICLE, $this);
diff --git a/plugins/example_feed/init.php b/plugins/example_feed/init.php
index af14d3ff3..19d089667 100644
--- a/plugins/example_feed/init.php
+++ b/plugins/example_feed/init.php
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ class Example_Feed extends Plugin {
 	// Demonstrates how to query data from the parsed feed object (SimplePie)
 	// don't enable unless debugging feed through f D hotkey or manually.
 
-	private $link;
 	private $host;
 
 	function about() {
@@ -15,7 +14,6 @@ class Example_Feed extends Plugin {
 	}
 
 	function init($host) {
-		$this->link = $host->get_link();
 		$this->host = $host;
 
 		$host->add_hook($host::HOOK_FEED_PARSED, $this);
diff --git a/plugins/example_routing/init.php b/plugins/example_routing/init.php
index 31c5b6f28..0ae446e33 100644
--- a/plugins/example_routing/init.php
+++ b/plugins/example_routing/init.php
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ class Example_Routing extends Plugin implements IHandler {
 	// Any system method may be masked by plugins. You can mask
 	// entire handler by supplying "*" instead of a method name.
 
-	private $link;
 	private $host;
 
 	function about() {
@@ -23,7 +22,6 @@ class Example_Routing extends Plugin implements IHandler {
 	}
 
 	function init($host) {
-		$this->link = $host->get_link();
 		$this->host = $host;
 
 		$host->add_handler("test", "example", $this);
diff --git a/plugins/example_vfeed/init.php b/plugins/example_vfeed/init.php
index e646809a4..e7efa757b 100644
--- a/plugins/example_vfeed/init.php
+++ b/plugins/example_vfeed/init.php
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ class Example_VFeed extends Plugin {
 
 	// Not implemented yet: stuff for 3 panel mode
 
-	private $link;
 	private $host;
 	private $dummy_id;
 
@@ -18,7 +17,6 @@ class Example_VFeed extends Plugin {
 	}
 
 	function init($host) {
-		$this->link = $host->get_link();
 		$this->host = $host;
 
 		$this->dummy_id = $host->add_feed(-1, 'Dummy feed', 'images/pub_set.svg', $this);
@@ -29,7 +27,7 @@ class Example_VFeed extends Plugin {
 	}
 
 	function get_headlines($feed_id, $options) {
-		$qfh_ret = queryFeedHeadlines($this->link, -4,
+		$qfh_ret = queryFeedHeadlines( -4,
 			$options['limit'],
 			$options['view_mode'], $options['cat_view'],
 			$options['search'],
diff --git a/plugins/googlereaderimport/init.php b/plugins/googlereaderimport/init.php
index d25d3288f..8986f469c 100644
--- a/plugins/googlereaderimport/init.php
+++ b/plugins/googlereaderimport/init.php
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 <?php
 class GoogleReaderImport extends Plugin {
-
-
-	private $link;
 	private $host;
 
 	function about() {
@@ -14,7 +11,6 @@ class GoogleReaderImport extends Plugin {
 	}
 
 	function init($host) {
-		$this->link = $host->get_link();
 		$this->host = $host;
 
 		$host->add_command("greader-import",
@@ -34,11 +30,11 @@ class GoogleReaderImport extends Plugin {
 
 		_debug("please enter your username:");
 
-		$username = db_escape_string($this->link, trim(read_stdin()));
+		$username = db_escape_string( trim(read_stdin()));
 
 		_debug("looking up user: $username...");
 
-		$result = db_query($this->link, "SELECT id FROM ttrss_users
+		$result = db_query( "SELECT id FROM ttrss_users
 			WHERE login = '$username'");
 
 		if (db_num_rows($result) == 0) {
@@ -59,7 +55,7 @@ class GoogleReaderImport extends Plugin {
 
 	function import($file = false, $owner_uid = 0) {
 
-		purge_orphans($this->link);
+		purge_orphans();
 
 		if (!$file) {
 			header("Content-Type: text/html");
@@ -115,30 +111,30 @@ class GoogleReaderImport extends Plugin {
 				foreach ($doc['items'] as $item) {
 //					print_r($item);
 
-					$guid = db_escape_string($this->link, mb_substr($item['id'], 0, 250));
-					$title = db_escape_string($this->link, $item['title']);
+					$guid = db_escape_string( mb_substr($item['id'], 0, 250));
+					$title = db_escape_string( $item['title']);
 					$updated = date('Y-m-d h:i:s', $item['updated']);
 					$link = '';
 					$content = '';
-					$author = db_escape_string($this->link, $item['author']);
+					$author = db_escape_string( $item['author']);
 					$tags = array();
 					$orig_feed_data = array();
 
 					if (is_array($item['alternate'])) {
 						foreach ($item['alternate'] as $alt) {
 							if (isset($alt['type']) && $alt['type'] == 'text/html') {
-								$link = db_escape_string($this->link, $alt['href']);
+								$link = db_escape_string( $alt['href']);
 							}
 						}
 					}
 
 					if (is_array($item['summary'])) {
-						$content = db_escape_string($this->link,
+						$content = db_escape_string(
 							$item['summary']['content'], false);
 					}
 
 					if (is_array($item['content'])) {
-						$content = db_escape_string($this->link,
+						$content = db_escape_string(
 							$item['content']['content'], false);
 					}
 
@@ -153,14 +149,14 @@ class GoogleReaderImport extends Plugin {
 					if (is_array($item['origin'])) {
 						if (strpos($item['origin']['streamId'], 'feed/') === 0) {
 
-							$orig_feed_data['feed_url'] = db_escape_string($this->link,
+							$orig_feed_data['feed_url'] = db_escape_string(
 								mb_substr(preg_replace("/^feed\//",
 									"", $item['origin']['streamId']), 0, 200));
 
-							$orig_feed_data['title'] = db_escape_string($this->link,
+							$orig_feed_data['title'] = db_escape_string(
 								mb_substr($item['origin']['title'], 0, 200));
 
-							$orig_feed_data['site_url'] = db_escape_string($this->link,
+							$orig_feed_data['site_url'] = db_escape_string(
 								mb_substr($item['origin']['htmlUrl'], 0, 200));
 						}
 					}
@@ -168,7 +164,7 @@ class GoogleReaderImport extends Plugin {
 					$processed++;
 
 					$imported += (int) $this->create_article($owner_uid, $guid, $title,
-						$updated, $link, $content, $author, $sql_set_marked, $tags,
+						$updated,  $content, $author, $sql_set_marked, $tags,
 						$orig_feed_data);
 
 					if ($file && $processed % 25 == 0) {
@@ -200,7 +196,7 @@ class GoogleReaderImport extends Plugin {
 	}
 
 	// expects ESCAPED data
-	private function create_article($owner_uid, $guid, $title, $updated, $link, $content, $author, $marked, $tags, $orig_feed_data) {
+	private function create_article($owner_uid, $guid, $title, $updated,  $content, $author, $marked, $tags, $orig_feed_data) {
 
 		if (!$guid) $guid = sha1($link);
 
@@ -210,9 +206,9 @@ class GoogleReaderImport extends Plugin {
 
 		$content_hash = sha1($content);
 
-		if (filter_var($link, FILTER_VALIDATE_URL) === FALSE) return false;
+		if (filter_var( FILTER_VALIDATE_URL) === FALSE) return false;
 
-		db_query($this->link, "BEGIN");
+		db_query( "BEGIN");
 
 		$feed_id = 'NULL';
 
@@ -223,7 +219,7 @@ class GoogleReaderImport extends Plugin {
 		// before dealing with archived feeds we must check ttrss_feeds to maintain id consistency
 
 		if ($orig_feed_data['feed_url'] && $create_archived_feeds) {
-				$result = db_query($this->link,
+				$result = db_query(
 					"SELECT id FROM ttrss_feeds WHERE feed_url = '".$orig_feed_data['feed_url']."'
 						AND owner_uid = $owner_uid");
 
@@ -234,7 +230,7 @@ class GoogleReaderImport extends Plugin {
 
 				if (!$orig_feed_data['title']) $orig_feed_data['title'] = '[Unknown]';
 
-				$result = db_query($this->link,
+				$result = db_query(
 					"INSERT INTO ttrss_feeds
 						(owner_uid,feed_url,site_url,title,cat_id,auth_login,auth_pass,update_method)
 						VALUES ($owner_uid,
@@ -243,7 +239,7 @@ class GoogleReaderImport extends Plugin {
 						'".$orig_feed_data['title']."',
 						NULL, '', '', 0)");
 
-				$result = db_query($this->link,
+				$result = db_query(
 					"SELECT id FROM ttrss_feeds WHERE feed_url = '".$orig_feed_data['feed_url']."'
 						AND owner_uid = $owner_uid");
 
@@ -258,18 +254,18 @@ class GoogleReaderImport extends Plugin {
 			// locate archived entry to file entries in, we don't want to file them in actual feeds because of purging
 			// maybe file marked in real feeds because eh
 
-			$result = db_query($this->link, "SELECT id FROM ttrss_archived_feeds WHERE
+			$result = db_query( "SELECT id FROM ttrss_archived_feeds WHERE
 				feed_url = '".$orig_feed_data['feed_url']."' AND owner_uid = $owner_uid");
 
 			if (db_num_rows($result) != 0) {
 				$orig_feed_id = db_fetch_result($result, 0, "id");
 			} else {
-				db_query($this->link, "INSERT INTO ttrss_archived_feeds
+				db_query( "INSERT INTO ttrss_archived_feeds
 						(id, owner_uid, title, feed_url, site_url)
 						SELECT id, owner_uid, title, feed_url, site_url from ttrss_feeds
 							WHERE id = '$feed_id'");
 
-				$result = db_query($this->link, "SELECT id FROM ttrss_archived_feeds WHERE
+				$result = db_query( "SELECT id FROM ttrss_archived_feeds WHERE
 					feed_url = '".$orig_feed_data['feed_url']."' AND owner_uid = $owner_uid");
 
 				if (db_num_rows($result) != 0) {
@@ -280,32 +276,32 @@ class GoogleReaderImport extends Plugin {
 
 		// delete temporarily inserted feed
 		if ($feed_id && $feed_inserted) {
-				db_query($this->link, "DELETE FROM ttrss_feeds WHERE id = $feed_id");
+				db_query( "DELETE FROM ttrss_feeds WHERE id = $feed_id");
 		}
 
 		if (!$orig_feed_id) $orig_feed_id = 'NULL';
 
-		$result = db_query($this->link, "SELECT id FROM ttrss_entries, ttrss_user_entries WHERE
+		$result = db_query( "SELECT id FROM ttrss_entries, ttrss_user_entries WHERE
 			guid = '$guid' AND ref_id = id AND owner_uid = '$owner_uid' LIMIT 1");
 
 		if (db_num_rows($result) == 0) {
-			$result = db_query($this->link, "INSERT INTO ttrss_entries
+			$result = db_query( "INSERT INTO ttrss_entries
 				(title, guid, link, updated, content, content_hash, date_entered, date_updated, author)
 				VALUES
 				('$title', '$guid', '$link', '$updated', '$content', '$content_hash', NOW(), NOW(), '$author')");
 
-			$result = db_query($this->link, "SELECT id FROM ttrss_entries WHERE guid = '$guid'");
+			$result = db_query( "SELECT id FROM ttrss_entries WHERE guid = '$guid'");
 
 			if (db_num_rows($result) != 0) {
 				$ref_id = db_fetch_result($result, 0, "id");
 
-				db_query($this->link, "INSERT INTO ttrss_user_entries
+				db_query( "INSERT INTO ttrss_user_entries
 					(ref_id, uuid, feed_id, orig_feed_id, owner_uid, marked, tag_cache, label_cache,
 						last_read, note, unread, last_marked)
 					VALUES
 					('$ref_id', '', NULL, $orig_feed_id, $owner_uid, $marked, '', '', NOW(), '', false, NOW())");
 
-				$result = db_query($this->link, "SELECT int_id FROM ttrss_user_entries, ttrss_entries
+				$result = db_query( "SELECT int_id FROM ttrss_user_entries, ttrss_entries
 					WHERE owner_uid = $owner_uid AND ref_id = id AND ref_id = $ref_id");
 
 				if (db_num_rows($result) != 0 && is_array($tags)) {
@@ -315,16 +311,16 @@ class GoogleReaderImport extends Plugin {
 
 					foreach ($tags as $tag) {
 
-						$tag = db_escape_string($this->link, sanitize_tag($tag));
+						$tag = db_escape_string( sanitize_tag($tag));
 
 						if (!tag_is_valid($tag)) continue;
 
-						$result = db_query($this->link, "SELECT id FROM ttrss_tags
+						$result = db_query( "SELECT id FROM ttrss_tags
 							WHERE tag_name = '$tag' AND post_int_id = '$entry_int_id' AND
 							owner_uid = '$owner_uid' LIMIT 1");
 
 							if ($result && db_num_rows($result) == 0) {
-								db_query($this->link, "INSERT INTO ttrss_tags
+								db_query( "INSERT INTO ttrss_tags
 									(owner_uid,tag_name,post_int_id)
 									VALUES ('$owner_uid','$tag', '$entry_int_id')");
 							}
@@ -335,9 +331,9 @@ class GoogleReaderImport extends Plugin {
 					/* update the cache */
 
 					$tags_to_cache = array_unique($tags_to_cache);
-					$tags_str = db_escape_string($this->link, join(",", $tags_to_cache));
+					$tags_str = db_escape_string( join(",", $tags_to_cache));
 
-					db_query($this->link, "UPDATE ttrss_user_entries
+					db_query( "UPDATE ttrss_user_entries
 						SET tag_cache = '$tags_str' WHERE ref_id = '$ref_id'
 						AND owner_uid = $owner_uid");
 				}
@@ -346,7 +342,7 @@ class GoogleReaderImport extends Plugin {
 			}
 		}
 
-		db_query($this->link, "COMMIT");
+		db_query( "COMMIT");
 
 		return $rc;
 	}
diff --git a/plugins/googlereaderkeys/init.php b/plugins/googlereaderkeys/init.php
index afdc58ec7..27428a488 100644
--- a/plugins/googlereaderkeys/init.php
+++ b/plugins/googlereaderkeys/init.php
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 <?php
 class GoogleReaderKeys extends Plugin {
-
-	private $link;
 	private $host;
 
 	function about() {
@@ -11,7 +9,6 @@ class GoogleReaderKeys extends Plugin {
 	}
 
 	function init($host) {
-		$this->link = $host->get_link();
 		$this->host = $host;
 
 		$host->add_hook($host::HOOK_HOTKEY_MAP, $this);
diff --git a/plugins/import_export/init.php b/plugins/import_export/init.php
index a01a612a4..981a2b581 100644
--- a/plugins/import_export/init.php
+++ b/plugins/import_export/init.php
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
 <?php
 class Import_Export extends Plugin implements IHandler {
-
-	private $link;
 	private $host;
 
 	function init($host) {
-		$this->link = $host->get_link();
 		$this->host = $host;
 
 		$host->add_hook($host::HOOK_PREFS_TAB, $this);
@@ -29,11 +26,11 @@ class Import_Export extends Plugin implements IHandler {
 
 		_debug("please enter your username:");
 
-		$username = db_escape_string($this->link, trim(read_stdin()));
+		$username = db_escape_string( trim(read_stdin()));
 
 		_debug("importing $filename for user $username...\n");
 
-		$result = db_query($this->link, "SELECT id FROM ttrss_users WHERE login = '$username'");
+		$result = db_query( "SELECT id FROM ttrss_users WHERE login = '$username'");
 
 		if (db_num_rows($result) == 0) {
 			print "error: could not find user $username.\n";
@@ -42,11 +39,11 @@ class Import_Export extends Plugin implements IHandler {
 
 		$owner_uid = db_fetch_result($result, 0, "id");
 
-		$this->perform_data_import($this->link, $filename, $owner_uid);
+		$this->perform_data_import( $filename, $owner_uid);
 	}
 
 	function save() {
-		$example_value = db_escape_string($this->link, $_POST["example_value"]);
+		$example_value = db_escape_string( $_POST["example_value"]);
 
 		echo "Value set to $example_value (not really)";
 	}
@@ -120,12 +117,12 @@ class Import_Export extends Plugin implements IHandler {
 	}
 
 	function exportrun() {
-		$offset = (int) db_escape_string($this->link, $_REQUEST['offset']);
+		$offset = (int) db_escape_string( $_REQUEST['offset']);
 		$exported = 0;
 		$limit = 250;
 
 		if ($offset < 10000 && is_writable(CACHE_DIR . "/export")) {
-			$result = db_query($this->link, "SELECT
+			$result = db_query( "SELECT
 					ttrss_entries.guid,
 					ttrss_entries.title,
 					content,
@@ -184,7 +181,7 @@ class Import_Export extends Plugin implements IHandler {
 		print json_encode(array("exported" => $exported));
 	}
 
-	function perform_data_import($link, $filename, $owner_uid) {
+	function perform_data_import( $filename, $owner_uid) {
 
 		$num_imported = 0;
 		$num_processed = 0;
@@ -237,7 +234,7 @@ class Import_Export extends Plugin implements IHandler {
 
 					foreach ($article_node->childNodes as $child) {
 						if ($child->nodeName != 'label_cache')
-							$article[$child->nodeName] = db_escape_string($this->link, $child->nodeValue);
+							$article[$child->nodeName] = db_escape_string( $child->nodeValue);
 						else
 							$article[$child->nodeName] = $child->nodeValue;
 					}
@@ -248,16 +245,16 @@ class Import_Export extends Plugin implements IHandler {
 
 						++$num_processed;
 
-						//db_query($link, "BEGIN");
+						//db_query( "BEGIN");
 
 						//print 'GUID:' . $article['guid'] . "\n";
 
-						$result = db_query($link, "SELECT id FROM ttrss_entries
+						$result = db_query( "SELECT id FROM ttrss_entries
 							WHERE guid = '".$article['guid']."'");
 
 						if (db_num_rows($result) == 0) {
 
-							$result = db_query($link,
+							$result = db_query(
 								"INSERT INTO ttrss_entries
 									(title,
 									guid,
@@ -285,7 +282,7 @@ class Import_Export extends Plugin implements IHandler {
 									'0',
 									'')");
 
-							$result = db_query($link, "SELECT id FROM ttrss_entries
+							$result = db_query( "SELECT id FROM ttrss_entries
 								WHERE guid = '".$article['guid']."'");
 
 							if (db_num_rows($result) != 0) {
@@ -306,7 +303,7 @@ class Import_Export extends Plugin implements IHandler {
 							$feed = 'NULL';
 
 							if ($feed_url && $feed_title) {
-								$result = db_query($link, "SELECT id FROM ttrss_feeds
+								$result = db_query( "SELECT id FROM ttrss_feeds
 									WHERE feed_url = '$feed_url' AND owner_uid = '$owner_uid'");
 
 								if (db_num_rows($result) != 0) {
@@ -314,10 +311,10 @@ class Import_Export extends Plugin implements IHandler {
 								} else {
 									// try autocreating feed in Uncategorized...
 
-									$result = db_query($link, "INSERT INTO ttrss_feeds (owner_uid,
+									$result = db_query( "INSERT INTO ttrss_feeds (owner_uid,
 										feed_url, title) VALUES ($owner_uid, '$feed_url', '$feed_title')");
 
-									$result = db_query($link, "SELECT id FROM ttrss_feeds
+									$result = db_query( "SELECT id FROM ttrss_feeds
 										WHERE feed_url = '$feed_url' AND owner_uid = '$owner_uid'");
 
 									if (db_num_rows($result) != 0) {
@@ -335,7 +332,7 @@ class Import_Export extends Plugin implements IHandler {
 
 							//print "$ref_id / $feed / " . $article['title'] . "\n";
 
-							$result = db_query($link, "SELECT int_id FROM ttrss_user_entries
+							$result = db_query( "SELECT int_id FROM ttrss_user_entries
 								WHERE ref_id = '$ref_id' AND owner_uid = '$owner_uid' AND $feed_qpart");
 
 							if (db_num_rows($result) == 0) {
@@ -345,14 +342,14 @@ class Import_Export extends Plugin implements IHandler {
 								$score = (int) $article['score'];
 
 								$tag_cache = $article['tag_cache'];
-								$label_cache = db_escape_string($this->link, $article['label_cache']);
+								$label_cache = db_escape_string( $article['label_cache']);
 								$note = $article['note'];
 
 								//print "Importing " . $article['title'] . "<br/>";
 
 								++$num_imported;
 
-								$result = db_query($link,
+								$result = db_query(
 									"INSERT INTO ttrss_user_entries
 									(ref_id, owner_uid, feed_id, unread, last_read, marked,
 										published, score, tag_cache, label_cache, uuid, note)
@@ -365,15 +362,15 @@ class Import_Export extends Plugin implements IHandler {
 								if (is_array($label_cache) && $label_cache["no-labels"] != 1) {
 									foreach ($label_cache as $label) {
 
-										label_create($link, $label[1],
+										label_create( $label[1],
 											$label[2], $label[3], $owner_uid);
 
-										label_add_article($link, $ref_id, $label[1], $owner_uid);
+										label_add_article( $ref_id, $label[1], $owner_uid);
 
 									}
 								}
 
-								//db_query($link, "COMMIT");
+								//db_query( "COMMIT");
 							}
 						}
 					}
@@ -441,7 +438,7 @@ class Import_Export extends Plugin implements IHandler {
 		}
 
 		if (is_file($tmp_file)) {
-			$this->perform_data_import($this->link, $tmp_file, $_SESSION['uid']);
+			$this->perform_data_import( $tmp_file, $_SESSION['uid']);
 			unlink($tmp_file);
 		} else {
 			print_error(__('No file uploaded.'));
diff --git a/plugins/instances/init.php b/plugins/instances/init.php
index 7f822c7bf..12ae07280 100644
--- a/plugins/instances/init.php
+++ b/plugins/instances/init.php
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 <?php
 class Instances extends Plugin implements IHandler {
-
-	private $link;
 	private $host;
 
 	private $status_codes = array(
@@ -18,7 +16,6 @@ class Instances extends Plugin implements IHandler {
 	}
 
 	function init($host) {
-		$this->link = $host->get_link();
 		$this->host = $host;
 
 		$host->add_hook($host::HOOK_PREFS_TABS, $this);
@@ -30,7 +27,7 @@ class Instances extends Plugin implements IHandler {
 
 	function hook_update_task($args) {
 		_debug("Get linked feeds...");
-		$this->get_linked_feeds($this->link);
+		$this->get_linked_feeds();
 	}
 
 	// Status codes:
@@ -40,7 +37,7 @@ class Instances extends Plugin implements IHandler {
 	// 2   - did not receive valid data
 	// >10 - server error, code + 10 (e.g. 16 means server error 6)
 
-	function get_linked_feeds($link, $instance_id = false) {
+	function get_linked_feeds( $instance_id = false) {
 		if ($instance_id)
 			$instance_qpart = "id = '$instance_id' AND ";
 		else
@@ -52,7 +49,7 @@ class Instances extends Plugin implements IHandler {
 			$date_qpart = "last_connected < DATE_SUB(NOW(), INTERVAL 6 HOUR)";
 		}
 
-		$result = db_query($link, "SELECT id, access_key, access_url FROM ttrss_linked_instances
+		$result = db_query( "SELECT id, access_key, access_url FROM ttrss_linked_instances
 			WHERE $instance_qpart $date_qpart ORDER BY last_connected");
 
 		while ($line = db_fetch_assoc($result)) {
@@ -80,7 +77,7 @@ class Instances extends Plugin implements IHandler {
 
 						// access denied
 						if ($status == 16) {
-							db_query($link, "DELETE FROM ttrss_linked_feeds
+							db_query( "DELETE FROM ttrss_linked_feeds
 								WHERE instance_id = '$id'");
 						}
 					} else {
@@ -88,16 +85,16 @@ class Instances extends Plugin implements IHandler {
 
 						if (count($feeds['feeds']) > 0) {
 
-							db_query($link, "DELETE FROM ttrss_linked_feeds
+							db_query( "DELETE FROM ttrss_linked_feeds
 								WHERE instance_id = '$id'");
 
 							foreach ($feeds['feeds'] as $feed) {
-								$feed_url = db_escape_string($this->link, $feed['feed_url']);
-								$title = db_escape_string($this->link, $feed['title']);
-								$subscribers = db_escape_string($this->link, $feed['subscribers']);
-								$site_url = db_escape_string($this->link, $feed['site_url']);
+								$feed_url = db_escape_string( $feed['feed_url']);
+								$title = db_escape_string( $feed['title']);
+								$subscribers = db_escape_string( $feed['subscribers']);
+								$site_url = db_escape_string( $feed['site_url']);
 
-								db_query($link, "INSERT INTO ttrss_linked_feeds
+								db_query( "INSERT INTO ttrss_linked_feeds
 									(feed_url, site_url, title, subscribers, instance_id, created, updated)
 								VALUES
 									('$feed_url', '$site_url', '$title', '$subscribers', '$id', NOW(), NOW())");
@@ -122,7 +119,7 @@ class Instances extends Plugin implements IHandler {
 
 			_debug("Status: $status");
 
-			db_query($link, "UPDATE ttrss_linked_instances SET
+			db_query( "UPDATE ttrss_linked_instances SET
 				last_status_out = '$status', last_connected = NOW() WHERE id = '$id'");
 
 		}
@@ -130,7 +127,7 @@ class Instances extends Plugin implements IHandler {
 
 
 	function get_feeds() {
-		$this->get_linked_feeds($this->link, false);
+		$this->get_linked_feeds( false);
 	}
 
 	function get_prefs_js() {
@@ -167,37 +164,37 @@ class Instances extends Plugin implements IHandler {
 	}
 
 	function remove() {
-		$ids = db_escape_string($this->link, $_REQUEST['ids']);
+		$ids = db_escape_string( $_REQUEST['ids']);
 
-		db_query($this->link, "DELETE FROM ttrss_linked_instances WHERE
+		db_query( "DELETE FROM ttrss_linked_instances WHERE
 			id IN ($ids)");
 	}
 
 	function add() {
-		$id = db_escape_string($this->link, $_REQUEST["id"]);
-		$access_url = db_escape_string($this->link, $_REQUEST["access_url"]);
-		$access_key = db_escape_string($this->link, $_REQUEST["access_key"]);
+		$id = db_escape_string( $_REQUEST["id"]);
+		$access_url = db_escape_string( $_REQUEST["access_url"]);
+		$access_key = db_escape_string( $_REQUEST["access_key"]);
 
-		db_query($this->link, "BEGIN");
+		db_query( "BEGIN");
 
-		$result = db_query($this->link, "SELECT id FROM ttrss_linked_instances
+		$result = db_query( "SELECT id FROM ttrss_linked_instances
 			WHERE access_url = '$access_url'");
 
 		if (db_num_rows($result) == 0) {
-			db_query($this->link, "INSERT INTO ttrss_linked_instances
+			db_query( "INSERT INTO ttrss_linked_instances
 				(access_url, access_key, last_connected, last_status_in, last_status_out)
 				VALUES
 				('$access_url', '$access_key', '1970-01-01', -1, -1)");
 
 		}
 
-		db_query($this->link, "COMMIT");
+		db_query( "COMMIT");
 	}
 
 	function edit() {
-		$id = db_escape_string($this->link, $_REQUEST["id"]);
+		$id = db_escape_string( $_REQUEST["id"]);
 
-		$result = db_query($this->link, "SELECT * FROM ttrss_linked_instances WHERE
+		$result = db_query( "SELECT * FROM ttrss_linked_instances WHERE
 			id = '$id'");
 
 		print "<input dojoType=\"dijit.form.TextBox\" style=\"display : none\"  name=\"id\" value=\"$id\">";
@@ -253,11 +250,11 @@ class Instances extends Plugin implements IHandler {
 	}
 
 	function editSave() {
-		$id = db_escape_string($this->link, $_REQUEST["id"]);
-		$access_url = db_escape_string($this->link, $_REQUEST["access_url"]);
-		$access_key = db_escape_string($this->link, $_REQUEST["access_key"]);
+		$id = db_escape_string( $_REQUEST["id"]);
+		$access_url = db_escape_string( $_REQUEST["access_url"]);
+		$access_key = db_escape_string( $_REQUEST["access_key"]);
 
-		db_query($this->link, "UPDATE ttrss_linked_instances SET
+		db_query( "UPDATE ttrss_linked_instances SET
 			access_key = '$access_key', access_url = '$access_url',
 			last_connected = '1970-01-01'
 			WHERE id = '$id'");
@@ -277,7 +274,7 @@ class Instances extends Plugin implements IHandler {
 
 		print "<div id=\"pref-instance-toolbar\" dojoType=\"dijit.Toolbar\">";
 
-		$sort = db_escape_string($this->link, $_REQUEST["sort"]);
+		$sort = db_escape_string( $_REQUEST["sort"]);
 
 		if (!$sort || $sort == "undefined") {
 			$sort = "access_url";
@@ -298,7 +295,7 @@ class Instances extends Plugin implements IHandler {
 
 		print "</div>"; #toolbar
 
-		$result = db_query($this->link, "SELECT *,
+		$result = db_query( "SELECT *,
 			(SELECT COUNT(*) FROM ttrss_linked_feeds
 				WHERE instance_id = ttrss_linked_instances.id) AS num_feeds
 			FROM ttrss_linked_instances
@@ -327,7 +324,7 @@ class Instances extends Plugin implements IHandler {
 			$id = $line['id'];
 			$this_row_id = "id=\"LIRR-$id\"";
 
-			$line["last_connected"] = make_local_datetime($this->link, $line["last_connected"], false);
+			$line["last_connected"] = make_local_datetime( $line["last_connected"], false);
 
 			print "<tr class=\"$class\" $this_row_id>";
 
@@ -364,17 +361,17 @@ class Instances extends Plugin implements IHandler {
 
 	function fbexport() {
 
-		$access_key = db_escape_string($this->link, $_POST["key"]);
+		$access_key = db_escape_string( $_POST["key"]);
 
 		// TODO: rate limit checking using last_connected
-		$result = db_query($this->link, "SELECT id FROM ttrss_linked_instances
+		$result = db_query( "SELECT id FROM ttrss_linked_instances
 			WHERE access_key = '$access_key'");
 
 		if (db_num_rows($result) == 1) {
 
 			$instance_id = db_fetch_result($result, 0, "id");
 
-			$result = db_query($this->link, "SELECT feed_url, site_url, title, subscribers
+			$result = db_query( "SELECT feed_url, site_url, title, subscribers
 				FROM ttrss_feedbrowser_cache ORDER BY subscribers DESC LIMIT 100");
 
 			$feeds = array();
@@ -383,7 +380,7 @@ class Instances extends Plugin implements IHandler {
 				array_push($feeds, $line);
 			}
 
-			db_query($this->link, "UPDATE ttrss_linked_instances SET
+			db_query( "UPDATE ttrss_linked_instances SET
 				last_status_in = 1 WHERE id = '$instance_id'");
 
 			print json_encode(array("feeds" => $feeds));
diff --git a/plugins/mail/init.php b/plugins/mail/init.php
index 574dc1ef3..7adf36fe4 100644
--- a/plugins/mail/init.php
+++ b/plugins/mail/init.php
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 class Mail extends Plugin {
 
-	private $link;
 	private $host;
 
 	function about() {
@@ -11,7 +10,6 @@ class Mail extends Plugin {
 	}
 
 	function init($host) {
-		$this->link = $host->get_link();
 		$this->host = $host;
 
 		$host->add_hook($host::HOOK_ARTICLE_BUTTON, $this);
@@ -30,13 +28,13 @@ class Mail extends Plugin {
 
 	function emailArticle() {
 
-		$param = db_escape_string($this->link, $_REQUEST['param']);
+		$param = db_escape_string( $_REQUEST['param']);
 
 		print "<input dojoType=\"dijit.form.TextBox\" style=\"display : none\" name=\"op\" value=\"pluginhandler\">";
 		print "<input dojoType=\"dijit.form.TextBox\" style=\"display : none\" name=\"plugin\" value=\"mail\">";
 		print "<input dojoType=\"dijit.form.TextBox\" style=\"display : none\" name=\"method\" value=\"sendEmail\">";
 
-		$result = db_query($this->link, "SELECT email, full_name FROM ttrss_users WHERE
+		$result = db_query( "SELECT email, full_name FROM ttrss_users WHERE
 			id = " . $_SESSION["uid"]);
 
 		$user_email = htmlspecialchars(db_fetch_result($result, 0, "email"));
@@ -58,7 +56,7 @@ class Mail extends Plugin {
 		$tpl->setVariable('USER_EMAIL', $user_email, true);
 		$tpl->setVariable('TTRSS_HOST', $_SERVER["HTTP_HOST"], true);
 
-		$result = db_query($this->link, "SELECT link, content, title
+		$result = db_query( "SELECT link, content, title
 			FROM ttrss_user_entries, ttrss_entries WHERE id = ref_id AND
 			id IN ($param) AND owner_uid = " . $_SESSION["uid"]);
 
@@ -149,7 +147,7 @@ class Mail extends Plugin {
 		if (!$rc) {
 			$reply['error'] =  $mail->ErrorInfo;
 		} else {
-			save_email_address($this->link, db_escape_string($this->link, $destination));
+			save_email_address( db_escape_string($destination));
 			$reply['message'] = "UPDATE_COUNTERS";
 		}
 
@@ -157,7 +155,7 @@ class Mail extends Plugin {
 	}
 
 	function completeEmails() {
-		$search = db_escape_string($this->link, $_REQUEST["search"]);
+		$search = db_escape_string( $_REQUEST["search"]);
 
 		print "<ul>";
 
diff --git a/plugins/mailto/init.php b/plugins/mailto/init.php
index 6c7478b68..81b2758b8 100644
--- a/plugins/mailto/init.php
+++ b/plugins/mailto/init.php
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 <?php
 class MailTo extends Plugin {
-
-	private $link;
 	private $host;
 
 	function about() {
@@ -11,7 +9,6 @@ class MailTo extends Plugin {
 	}
 
 	function init($host) {
-		$this->link = $host->get_link();
 		$this->host = $host;
 
 		$host->add_hook($host::HOOK_ARTICLE_BUTTON, $this);
@@ -30,7 +27,7 @@ class MailTo extends Plugin {
 
 	function emailArticle() {
 
-		$param = db_escape_string($this->link, $_REQUEST['param']);
+		$param = db_escape_string( $_REQUEST['param']);
 
 		require_once "lib/MiniTemplator.class.php";
 
@@ -44,7 +41,7 @@ class MailTo extends Plugin {
 		$tpl->setVariable('TTRSS_HOST', $_SERVER["HTTP_HOST"], true);
 
 
-		$result = db_query($this->link, "SELECT link, content, title
+		$result = db_query( "SELECT link, content, title
 			FROM ttrss_user_entries, ttrss_entries WHERE id = ref_id AND
 			id IN ($param) AND owner_uid = " . $_SESSION["uid"]);
 
diff --git a/plugins/mark_button/init.php b/plugins/mark_button/init.php
index 4cf1c5949..1ed2ea438 100644
--- a/plugins/mark_button/init.php
+++ b/plugins/mark_button/init.php
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 <?php
 class Mark_Button extends Plugin {
-	private $link;
 	private $host;
 
 	function init($host) {
-		$this->link = $host->get_link();
 		$this->host = $host;
 
 		$host->add_hook($host::HOOK_ARTICLE_BUTTON, $this);
@@ -20,7 +18,7 @@ class Mark_Button extends Plugin {
 		$marked_pic = "";
 		$id = $line["id"];
 
-		if (get_pref($this->link, "COMBINED_DISPLAY_MODE")) {
+		if (get_pref( "COMBINED_DISPLAY_MODE")) {
 			if (sql_bool_to_bool($line["marked"])) {
 				$marked_pic = "<img
 					src=\"images/mark_set.svg\"
diff --git a/plugins/mobile/article.php b/plugins/mobile/article.php
index c73c0fca5..17fc39395 100644
--- a/plugins/mobile/article.php
+++ b/plugins/mobile/article.php
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@
 
 	init_plugins($link);
 
-	login_sequence($link, true);
+	login_sequence( true);
 
-	$id = db_escape_string($link, $_REQUEST["id"]);
-	$feed_id = db_escape_string($link, $_REQUEST["feed"]);
-	$cat_id = db_escape_string($link, $_REQUEST["cat"]);
-	$is_cat = db_escape_string($link, $_REQUEST["is_cat"]);
+	$id = db_escape_string( $_REQUEST["id"]);
+	$feed_id = db_escape_string( $_REQUEST["feed"]);
+	$cat_id = db_escape_string( $_REQUEST["cat"]);
+	$is_cat = db_escape_string( $_REQUEST["is_cat"]);
 
-  	render_article($link, $id, $feed_id, $cat_id, $is_cat);
+  	render_article( $id, $feed_id, $cat_id, $is_cat);
 ?>
 
diff --git a/plugins/mobile/backend.php b/plugins/mobile/backend.php
index dc657ed40..a62f462d5 100644
--- a/plugins/mobile/backend.php
+++ b/plugins/mobile/backend.php
@@ -31,28 +31,28 @@
 
 	switch ($op) {
 	case "toggleMarked":
-		$cmode = db_escape_string($link, $_REQUEST["mark"]);
-		$id = db_escape_string($link, $_REQUEST["id"]);
+		$cmode = db_escape_string( $_REQUEST["mark"]);
+		$id = db_escape_string( $_REQUEST["id"]);
 
-		markArticlesById($link, array($id), $cmode);
+		markArticlesById( array($id), $cmode);
 		break;
 	case "togglePublished":
-		$cmode = db_escape_string($link, $_REQUEST["pub"]);
-		$id = db_escape_string($link, $_REQUEST["id"]);
+		$cmode = db_escape_string( $_REQUEST["pub"]);
+		$id = db_escape_string( $_REQUEST["id"]);
 
-		publishArticlesById($link, array($id), $cmode);
+		publishArticlesById( array($id), $cmode);
 		break;
 	case "toggleUnread":
-		$cmode = db_escape_string($link, $_REQUEST["unread"]);
-		$id = db_escape_string($link, $_REQUEST["id"]);
+		$cmode = db_escape_string( $_REQUEST["unread"]);
+		$id = db_escape_string( $_REQUEST["id"]);
 
-		catchupArticlesById($link, array($id), $cmode);
+		catchupArticlesById( array($id), $cmode);
 		break;
 
 	case "setPref":
-		$id = db_escape_string($link, $_REQUEST["id"]);
-		$value = db_escape_string($link, $_REQUEST["to"]);
-		mobile_set_pref($link, $id, $value);
+		$id = db_escape_string( $_REQUEST["id"]);
+		$value = db_escape_string( $_REQUEST["to"]);
+		mobile_set_pref( $id, $value);
 		print_r($_SESSION);
 		break;
 	default:
diff --git a/plugins/mobile/cat.php b/plugins/mobile/cat.php
index acd7f6f34..ec5bbf3d9 100644
--- a/plugins/mobile/cat.php
+++ b/plugins/mobile/cat.php
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@
 
 	init_plugins($link);
 
-	login_sequence($link, true);
+	login_sequence( true);
 
-	$cat_id = db_escape_string($link, $_REQUEST["id"]);
+	$cat_id = db_escape_string( $_REQUEST["id"]);
 
-  	render_category($link, $cat_id);
+  	render_category( $cat_id);
 ?>
 
diff --git a/plugins/mobile/feed.php b/plugins/mobile/feed.php
index 22590f195..08e916e21 100644
--- a/plugins/mobile/feed.php
+++ b/plugins/mobile/feed.php
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@
 
 	init_plugins($link);
 
-	login_sequence($link, true);
+	login_sequence( true);
 
-	$feed_id = db_escape_string($link, $_REQUEST["id"]);
-	$cat_id = db_escape_string($link, $_REQUEST["cat"]);
-	$offset = (int) db_escape_string($link, $_REQUEST["skip"]);
-	$search = db_escape_string($link, $_REQUEST["search"]);
-	$is_cat = (bool) db_escape_string($link, $_REQUEST["is_cat"]);
+	$feed_id = db_escape_string( $_REQUEST["id"]);
+	$cat_id = db_escape_string( $_REQUEST["cat"]);
+	$offset = (int) db_escape_string( $_REQUEST["skip"]);
+	$search = db_escape_string( $_REQUEST["search"]);
+	$is_cat = (bool) db_escape_string( $_REQUEST["is_cat"]);
 
-  	render_headlines_list($link, $feed_id, $cat_id, $offset, $search, $is_cat);
+  	render_headlines_list( $feed_id, $cat_id, $offset, $search, $is_cat);
 ?>
 
diff --git a/plugins/mobile/home.php b/plugins/mobile/home.php
index f0ebf6a11..57b18cd85 100644
--- a/plugins/mobile/home.php
+++ b/plugins/mobile/home.php
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@
 
 	init_plugins($link);
 
-	login_sequence($link, true);
+	login_sequence( true);
 
-	$use_cats = mobile_get_pref($link, 'ENABLE_CATS');
-	$offset = (int) db_escape_string($link, $_REQUEST["skip"]);
+	$use_cats = mobile_get_pref( 'ENABLE_CATS');
+	$offset = (int) db_escape_string( $_REQUEST["skip"]);
 
 	if ($use_cats) {
 		render_categories_list($link);
 	} else {
-		render_flat_feed_list($link, $offset);
+		render_flat_feed_list( $offset);
 	}
 ?>
diff --git a/plugins/mobile/index.php b/plugins/mobile/index.php
index 3fd496d04..8202f4043 100644
--- a/plugins/mobile/index.php
+++ b/plugins/mobile/index.php
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 	init_plugins($link);
 
-	login_sequence($link, true);
+	login_sequence( true);
 ?>
 <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN"
          "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd">
@@ -76,13 +76,13 @@
     </div>
 
 	<?php
-	$use_cats = mobile_get_pref($link, 'ENABLE_CATS');
-	$offset = (int) db_escape_string($link, $_REQUEST["skip"]);
+	$use_cats = mobile_get_pref( 'ENABLE_CATS');
+	$offset = (int) db_escape_string( $_REQUEST["skip"]);
 
 	if ($use_cats) {
 		render_categories_list($link);
 	} else {
-		render_flat_feed_list($link, $offset);
+		render_flat_feed_list( $offset);
 	}
 	?>
 
diff --git a/plugins/mobile/init.php b/plugins/mobile/init.php
index 0ebbcced1..ad2d1cdd9 100644
--- a/plugins/mobile/init.php
+++ b/plugins/mobile/init.php
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 <?php
 class Mobile extends Plugin implements IHandler {
-
-	private $link;
 	private $host;
 
 	function about() {
@@ -12,7 +10,6 @@ class Mobile extends Plugin implements IHandler {
 	}
 
 	function init($host) {
-		$this->link = $host->get_link();
 		$this->host = $host;
 
 		$host->add_handler("mobile", "index", $this);
diff --git a/plugins/mobile/mobile-functions.php b/plugins/mobile/mobile-functions.php
index 8e5cb7010..0395ee7a5 100644
--- a/plugins/mobile/mobile-functions.php
+++ b/plugins/mobile/mobile-functions.php
@@ -8,34 +8,34 @@
 
 	/* TODO replace with interface to db-prefs */
 
-	function mobile_pref_toggled($link, $id) {
-		if (get_pref($link, "_MOBILE_$id"))
+	function mobile_pref_toggled( $id) {
+		if (get_pref( "_MOBILE_$id"))
 			return "true";
 		else
 			return "";
 	}
 
-	function mobile_get_pref($link, $id) {
+	function mobile_get_pref( $id) {
 		//return $_SESSION["mobile-prefs"][$id];
-		return get_pref($link, "_MOBILE_$id");
+		return get_pref( "_MOBILE_$id");
 	}
 
-	function mobile_set_pref($link, $id, $value) {
+	function mobile_set_pref( $id, $value) {
 		//$_SESSION["mobile-prefs"][$id] = $value;
-		return set_pref($link, "_MOBILE_$id", $value);
+		return set_pref( "_MOBILE_$id", $value);
 	}
 
 	function mobile_feed_has_icon($id) {
 		return file_exists("../../".ICONS_DIR."/$id.ico");
 	}
 
-	function render_flat_feed_list($link, $offset) {
+	function render_flat_feed_list( $offset) {
 		$owner_uid = $_SESSION["uid"];
 		$limit = 0;
 
 		if (!$offset) $offset = 0;
 
-		if (mobile_get_pref($link, "SORT_FEEDS_UNREAD")) {
+		if (mobile_get_pref( "SORT_FEEDS_UNREAD")) {
 			$order_by = "unread DESC, title";
 		} else {
 			$order_by = "title";
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 			$limit_qpart = "";
 		}
 
-		$result = db_query($link, "SELECT id,
+		$result = db_query( "SELECT id,
 				title,
 			(SELECT COUNT(id) FROM ttrss_entries,ttrss_user_entries
 				WHERE feed_id = ttrss_feeds.id AND unread = true
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
 					$icon_url = "../../images/blank_icon.gif";
 				}
 
-				if ($unread > 0 || !mobile_get_pref($link, "HIDE_READ")) {
+				if ($unread > 0 || !mobile_get_pref( "HIDE_READ")) {
 					print "<li class='$class'><a href='feed.php?id=$id'>" .
 						"<img class='tinyIcon' src='$icon_url'/>".
 						$line["title"] . "</a></li>";
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
 
 	}
 
-	function render_category($link, $cat_id, $offset) {
+	function render_category( $cat_id, $offset) {
 		$owner_uid = $_SESSION["uid"];
 
 		if ($cat_id >= 0) {
@@ -114,13 +114,13 @@
 				$cat_query = "cat_id IS NULL";
 			}
 
-			if (mobile_get_pref($link, "SORT_FEEDS_UNREAD")) {
+			if (mobile_get_pref( "SORT_FEEDS_UNREAD")) {
 				$order_by = "unread DESC, title";
 			} else {
 				$order_by = "title";
 			}
 
-			$result = db_query($link, "SELECT id,
+			$result = db_query( "SELECT id,
 				title,
 			(SELECT COUNT(id) FROM ttrss_entries,ttrss_user_entries
 				WHERE feed_id = ttrss_feeds.id AND unread = true
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
 				$cat_query
 			ORDER BY $order_by");
 
-			$title = getCategoryTitle($link, $cat_id);
+			$title = getCategoryTitle( $cat_id);
 
 			print "<ul id='cat-$cat_id' title='$title' myBackLabel='".__("Home")."'
 				myBackHref='home.php'>";
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
 					$icon_url = "../../images/blank_icon.gif";
 				}
 
-				if ($unread > 0 || !mobile_get_pref($link, "HIDE_READ")) {
+				if ($unread > 0 || !mobile_get_pref( "HIDE_READ")) {
 					print "<li class='$class'><a href='feed.php?id=$id&cat=$cat_id'>" .
 						"<img class='tinyIcon' src='$icon_url'/>".
 						$line["title"] . "</a></li>";
@@ -174,8 +174,8 @@
 				myBackHref='home.php'>";
 
 			foreach (array(-4, -3, -1, -2, 0) as $id) {
-				$title = getFeedTitle($link, $id);
-				$unread = getFeedUnread($link, $id, false);
+				$title = getFeedTitle( $id);
+				$unread = getFeedUnread( $id, false);
 				$icon = getFeedIcon($id);
 
 				if ($unread > 0) {
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@
 					$class = 'oldItem';
 				}
 
-				if ($unread > 0 || !mobile_get_pref($link, "HIDE_READ")) {
+				if ($unread > 0 || !mobile_get_pref( "HIDE_READ")) {
 					print "<li class='$class'>
 						<a href='feed.php?id=$id&cat=-1'>
 						<img class='tinyIcon' src='../$icon'/>$title</a></li>";
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@
 			print "<ul id='cat--2' title='$title' myBackLabel='".__("Home")."'
 				myBackHref='home.php'>";
 
-			$result = db_query($link, "SELECT id, caption FROM ttrss_labels2
+			$result = db_query( "SELECT id, caption FROM ttrss_labels2
 				WHERE owner_uid = '$owner_uid'");
 
 			$label_data = array();
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@
 
 				$id = label_to_feed_id($line["id"]);
 
-				$unread = getFeedUnread($link, $id);
+				$unread = getFeedUnread( $id);
 				$title = $line["caption"];
 
 				if ($unread > 0) {
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@
 					$class = 'oldItem';
 				}
 
-				if ($unread > 0 || !mobile_get_pref($link, "HIDE_READ")) {
+				if ($unread > 0 || !mobile_get_pref( "HIDE_READ")) {
 					print "<li class='$class'>
 						<a href='feed.php?id=$id&cat=-2'>$title</a></li>";
 				}
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@
 	function render_categories_list($link) {
 		$owner_uid = $_SESSION["uid"];
 
-		$cat_browse = mobile_get_pref($link, "BROWSE_CATS");
+		$cat_browse = mobile_get_pref( "BROWSE_CATS");
 
 		print '<ul id="home" title="'.__('Home').'" selected="true"
 			myBackLabel="'.__('Logout').'" myBackHref="logout.php" myBackTarget="_self">';
@@ -239,8 +239,8 @@
 //		print "<li><a href='#searchForm'>Search...</a></li>";
 
 		foreach (array(-1, -2) as $id) {
-			$title = getCategoryTitle($link, $id);
-			$unread = getFeedUnread($link, $id, true);
+			$title = getCategoryTitle( $id);
+			$unread = getFeedUnread( $id, true);
 			if ($unread > 0) {
 				$title = $title . " ($unread)";
 				$class = '';
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@
 				print "<li class='$class'><a href='feed.php?id=$id&is_cat=true'>$title</a></li>";
 		}
 
-		$result = db_query($link, "SELECT
+		$result = db_query( "SELECT
 				ttrss_feed_categories.id,
 				ttrss_feed_categories.title,
 				COUNT(ttrss_feeds.id) AS num_feeds
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@
 
 			if ($line["num_feeds"] > 0) {
 
-				$unread = getFeedUnread($link, $line["id"], true);
+				$unread = getFeedUnread( $line["id"], true);
 				$id = $line["id"];
 
 				if ($unread > 0) {
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@
 					$class = 'oldItem';
 				}
 
-				if ($unread > 0 || !mobile_get_pref($link, "HIDE_READ")) {
+				if ($unread > 0 || !mobile_get_pref( "HIDE_READ")) {
 
 					if ($cat_browse)
 						print "<li class='$class'><a href='cat.php?id=$id'>" .
@@ -292,13 +292,13 @@
 		}
 
 
-		$result = db_query($link, "SELECT COUNT(*) AS nf FROM ttrss_feeds WHERE
+		$result = db_query( "SELECT COUNT(*) AS nf FROM ttrss_feeds WHERE
 			cat_id IS NULL and owner_uid = '$owner_uid'");
 
 		$num_feeds = db_fetch_result($result, 0, "nf");
 
 		if ($num_feeds > 0) {
-			$unread = getFeedUnread($link, 0, true);
+			$unread = getFeedUnread( 0, true);
 			$title = "Uncategorized";
 
 			if ($unread > 0) {
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@
 				$class = 'oldItem';
 			}
 
-			if ($unread > 0 || !mobile_get_pref($link, "HIDE_READ")) {
+			if ($unread > 0 || !mobile_get_pref( "HIDE_READ")) {
 				if ($cat_browse)
 					print "<li class='$class'><a href='cat.php?id=0'>$title</a></li>";
 				else
@@ -320,14 +320,14 @@
 		print "</ul>";
 	}
 
-	function render_headlines_list($link, $feed_id, $cat_id, $offset, $search,
+	function render_headlines_list( $feed_id, $cat_id, $offset, $search,
 		$is_cat = false) {
 
 		$feed_id = $feed_id;
 		$limit = 15;
 		$filter = '';
 
-		if (!mobile_get_pref($link, "HIDE_READ"))
+		if (!mobile_get_pref( "HIDE_READ"))
 			$view_mode = "all_articles";
 		else
 			$view_mode = 'adaptive';
@@ -338,9 +338,9 @@
 			$search_mode = '';
 		}
 
-		$qfh_ret = queryFeedHeadlines($link, $feed_id, $limit,
+		$qfh_ret = queryFeedHeadlines( $feed_id, $limit,
 			$view_mode, $is_cat, $search, $search_mode,
-			"score DESC, date_entered ".(mobile_get_pref($link, 'REVERSE_HEADLINES') ? 'ASC' : 'DESC'), $offset);
+			"score DESC, date_entered ".(mobile_get_pref( 'REVERSE_HEADLINES') ? 'ASC' : 'DESC'), $offset);
 
 		$result = $qfh_ret[0];
 		$feed_title = $qfh_ret[1];
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@
 			  </form>";
 
 			if ($cat_id) {
-				$cat_title = getCategoryTitle($link, $cat_id);
+				$cat_title = getCategoryTitle( $cat_id);
 
 				print "<ul id=\"feed-$feed_id\" title=\"$feed_title\" selected=\"true\"
 					myBackLabel='$cat_title' myBackHref='cat.php?id=$cat_id'>";
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@
 //		print "<a target='_replace' href='feed.php?id=$feed_id&cat=$cat_id&skip=0'>Next $limit articles...</a>";
 
 		$next_offset = $offset + $num_headlines;
-		$num_unread = getFeedUnread($link, $feed_id, $is_cat);
+		$num_unread = getFeedUnread( $feed_id, $is_cat);
 
 		/* FIXME needs normal implementation */
 
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@
 
 	}
 
-	function render_article($link, $id, $feed_id, $cat_id, $is_cat) {
+	function render_article( $id, $feed_id, $cat_id, $is_cat) {
 
 		$query = "SELECT title,link,content,feed_id,comments,int_id,
 			marked,unread,published,
@@ -445,33 +445,33 @@
 			WHERE	id = '$id' AND ref_id = id AND owner_uid = " .
 				$_SESSION["uid"] ;
 
-		$result = db_query($link, $query);
+		$result = db_query( $query);
 
 		if (db_num_rows($result) != 0) {
 
 			$line = db_fetch_assoc($result);
 
-			$tmp_result = db_query($link, "UPDATE ttrss_user_entries
+			$tmp_result = db_query( "UPDATE ttrss_user_entries
 				SET unread = false,last_read = NOW()
 				WHERE ref_id = '$id'
 				AND owner_uid = " . $_SESSION["uid"]);
 
-			$updated_fmt = make_local_datetime($link, $line['updated'], false);
+			$updated_fmt = make_local_datetime( $line['updated'], false);
 
 			$title = $line["title"];
 			$article_link = $line["link"];
 
 			if (!$is_cat)
-				$feed_title = getFeedTitle($link, $feed_id);
+				$feed_title = getFeedTitle( $feed_id);
 			else
-				$feed_title = getCategoryTitle($link, $feed_id);
+				$feed_title = getCategoryTitle( $feed_id);
 
 			print "<div class=\"panel\" id=\"article-$id\" title=\"$title\"
 				selected=\"true\"
 				myBackLabel='$feed_title' myBackHref='feed.php?id=$feed_id&cat=$cat_id&is_cat=$is_cat'>";
 
 			if ($line['feed_id'] != $feed_id) {
-				$real_feed_title = getFeedTitle($link, $line['feed_id']);
+				$real_feed_title = getFeedTitle( $line['feed_id']);
 				$real_feed_id = $line['feed_id'];
 				$feed_link = "(<a href=\"feed.php?id=$real_feed_id\">$real_feed_title</a>)";
 			}
@@ -497,10 +497,10 @@
 
 //			print "</fieldset>";
 
-			$content = sanitize($link, $line["content"]);
+			$content = sanitize( $line["content"]);
 			$content = preg_replace("/href=/i", "target=\"_blank\" href=", $content);
 
-			if (!mobile_get_pref($link, "SHOW_IMAGES")) {
+			if (!mobile_get_pref( "SHOW_IMAGES")) {
 				$content = preg_replace('/<img[^>]+>/is', '', $content);
 			}
 
diff --git a/plugins/mobile/prefs.php b/plugins/mobile/prefs.php
index e6d4a7b40..78b6e8a7b 100644
--- a/plugins/mobile/prefs.php
+++ b/plugins/mobile/prefs.php
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 	init_plugins($link);
 
-	login_sequence($link, true);
+	login_sequence( true);
 ?>
 
 <div class="panel" id="prefs" selected="yes" title="Preferences"
@@ -32,33 +32,33 @@
 
 <div class="row">
 	<label><?php echo __('Enable categories') ?></label>
-	<div class="toggle" id="ENABLE_CATS" onclick="setPref(this)" toggled="<?php echo mobile_pref_toggled($link, "ENABLE_CATS") ?>"><span class="thumb"></span><span class="toggleOn"><?php echo __('ON') ?></span><span class="toggleOff"><?php echo __('OFF') ?></span></div>
+	<div class="toggle" id="ENABLE_CATS" onclick="setPref(this)" toggled="<?php echo mobile_pref_toggled( "ENABLE_CATS") ?>"><span class="thumb"></span><span class="toggleOn"><?php echo __('ON') ?></span><span class="toggleOff"><?php echo __('OFF') ?></span></div>
 </div>
 
 <div class="row">
 	<label><?php echo __('Browse categories like folders') ?></label>
-	<div class="toggle" id="BROWSE_CATS" onclick="setPref(this)" toggled="<?php echo mobile_pref_toggled($link, "BROWSE_CATS") ?>"><span class="thumb"></span><span class="toggleOn"><?php echo __('ON') ?></span><span class="toggleOff"><?php echo __('OFF') ?></span></div>
+	<div class="toggle" id="BROWSE_CATS" onclick="setPref(this)" toggled="<?php echo mobile_pref_toggled( "BROWSE_CATS") ?>"><span class="thumb"></span><span class="toggleOn"><?php echo __('ON') ?></span><span class="toggleOff"><?php echo __('OFF') ?></span></div>
 </div>
 
 
 <div class="row">
 	<label><?php echo __('Show images in posts') ?></label>
-	<div class="toggle" id="SHOW_IMAGES" onclick="setPref(this)" toggled="<?php echo mobile_pref_toggled($link, "SHOW_IMAGES") ?>"><span class="thumb"></span><span class="toggleOn"><?php echo __('ON') ?></span><span class="toggleOff"><?php echo __('OFF') ?></span></div>
+	<div class="toggle" id="SHOW_IMAGES" onclick="setPref(this)" toggled="<?php echo mobile_pref_toggled( "SHOW_IMAGES") ?>"><span class="thumb"></span><span class="toggleOn"><?php echo __('ON') ?></span><span class="toggleOff"><?php echo __('OFF') ?></span></div>
 </div>
 
 <div class="row">
 	<label><?php echo __('Hide read articles and feeds') ?></label>
-	<div class="toggle" id="HIDE_READ" onclick="setPref(this)" toggled="<?php echo mobile_pref_toggled($link, "HIDE_READ") ?>"><span class="thumb"></span><span class="toggleOn"><?php echo __('ON') ?></span><span class="toggleOff"><?php echo __('OFF') ?></span></div>
+	<div class="toggle" id="HIDE_READ" onclick="setPref(this)" toggled="<?php echo mobile_pref_toggled( "HIDE_READ") ?>"><span class="thumb"></span><span class="toggleOn"><?php echo __('ON') ?></span><span class="toggleOff"><?php echo __('OFF') ?></span></div>
 </div>
 
 <div class="row">
 	<label><?php echo __('Sort feeds by unread count') ?></label>
-	<div class="toggle" id="SORT_FEEDS_UNREAD" onclick="setPref(this)" toggled="<?php echo mobile_pref_toggled($link, "SORT_FEEDS_UNREAD") ?>"><span class="thumb"></span><span class="toggleOn"><?php echo __('ON') ?></span><span class="toggleOff"><?php echo __('OFF') ?></span></div>
+	<div class="toggle" id="SORT_FEEDS_UNREAD" onclick="setPref(this)" toggled="<?php echo mobile_pref_toggled( "SORT_FEEDS_UNREAD") ?>"><span class="thumb"></span><span class="toggleOn"><?php echo __('ON') ?></span><span class="toggleOff"><?php echo __('OFF') ?></span></div>
 </div>
 
 <div class="row">
 	<label><?php echo __('Reverse headline order (oldest first)') ?></label>
-	<div class="toggle" id="REVERSE_HEADLINES" onclick="setPref(this)" toggled="<?php echo mobile_pref_toggled($link, "REVERSE_HEADLINES") ?>"><span class="thumb"></span><span class="toggleOn"><?php echo __('ON') ?></span><span class="toggleOff"><?php echo __('OFF') ?></span></div>
+	<div class="toggle" id="REVERSE_HEADLINES" onclick="setPref(this)" toggled="<?php echo mobile_pref_toggled( "REVERSE_HEADLINES") ?>"><span class="thumb"></span><span class="toggleOn"><?php echo __('ON') ?></span><span class="toggleOff"><?php echo __('OFF') ?></span></div>
 </div>
 
 </fieldset>
diff --git a/plugins/note/init.php b/plugins/note/init.php
index 7e8cfb57f..a5396e5a4 100644
--- a/plugins/note/init.php
+++ b/plugins/note/init.php
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 <?php
 class Note extends Plugin {
-	private $link;
 	private $host;
 
 	function about() {
@@ -10,7 +9,6 @@ class Note extends Plugin {
 	}
 
 	function init($host) {
-		$this->link = $host->get_link();
 		$this->host = $host;
 
 		$host->add_hook($host::HOOK_ARTICLE_BUTTON, $this);
@@ -29,9 +27,9 @@ class Note extends Plugin {
 	}
 
 	function edit() {
-		$param = db_escape_string($this->link, $_REQUEST['param']);
+		$param = db_escape_string( $_REQUEST['param']);
 
-		$result = db_query($this->link, "SELECT note FROM ttrss_user_entries WHERE
+		$result = db_query( "SELECT note FROM ttrss_user_entries WHERE
 			ref_id = '$param' AND owner_uid = " . $_SESSION['uid']);
 
 		$note = db_fetch_result($result, 0, "note");
@@ -58,10 +56,10 @@ class Note extends Plugin {
 	}
 
 	function setNote() {
-		$id = db_escape_string($this->link, $_REQUEST["id"]);
-		$note = trim(strip_tags(db_escape_string($this->link, $_REQUEST["note"])));
+		$id = db_escape_string( $_REQUEST["id"]);
+		$note = trim(strip_tags(db_escape_string( $_REQUEST["note"])));
 
-		db_query($this->link, "UPDATE ttrss_user_entries SET note = '$note'
+		db_query( "UPDATE ttrss_user_entries SET note = '$note'
 			WHERE ref_id = '$id' AND owner_uid = " . $_SESSION["uid"]);
 
 		$formatted_note = format_article_note($id, $note);
diff --git a/plugins/nsfw/init.php b/plugins/nsfw/init.php
index 247d56a1e..92b5f65b2 100644
--- a/plugins/nsfw/init.php
+++ b/plugins/nsfw/init.php
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 <?php
 class NSFW extends Plugin {
-
-	private $link;
 	private $host;
 
 	function about() {
@@ -12,7 +10,6 @@ class NSFW extends Plugin {
 	}
 
 	function init($host) {
-		$this->link = $host->get_link();
 		$this->host = $host;
 
 		$host->add_hook($host::HOOK_RENDER_ARTICLE, $this);
@@ -91,7 +88,7 @@ class NSFW extends Plugin {
 	}
 
 	function save() {
-		$tags = explode(",", db_escape_string($this->link, $_POST["tags"]));
+		$tags = explode(",", db_escape_string( $_POST["tags"]));
 		$tags = array_map("trim", $tags);
 		$tags = array_map("mb_strtolower", $tags);
 		$tags = join(", ", $tags);
diff --git a/plugins/share/init.php b/plugins/share/init.php
index 4d7e0437c..b9e030d37 100644
--- a/plugins/share/init.php
+++ b/plugins/share/init.php
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 <?php
 class Share extends Plugin {
-	private $link;
 	private $host;
 
 	function about() {
@@ -10,7 +9,6 @@ class Share extends Plugin {
 	}
 
 	function init($host) {
-		$this->link = $host->get_link();
 		$this->host = $host;
 
 		$host->add_hook($host::HOOK_ARTICLE_BUTTON, $this);
@@ -28,9 +26,9 @@ class Share extends Plugin {
 	}
 
 	function shareArticle() {
-		$param = db_escape_string($this->link, $_REQUEST['param']);
+		$param = db_escape_string( $_REQUEST['param']);
 
-		$result = db_query($this->link, "SELECT uuid, ref_id FROM ttrss_user_entries WHERE int_id = '$param'
+		$result = db_query( "SELECT uuid, ref_id FROM ttrss_user_entries WHERE int_id = '$param'
 			AND owner_uid = " . $_SESSION['uid']);
 
 		if (db_num_rows($result) == 0) {
@@ -41,8 +39,8 @@ class Share extends Plugin {
 			$ref_id = db_fetch_result($result, 0, "ref_id");
 
 			if (!$uuid) {
-				$uuid = db_escape_string($this->link, sha1(uniqid(rand(), true)));
-				db_query($this->link, "UPDATE ttrss_user_entries SET uuid = '$uuid' WHERE int_id = '$param'
+				$uuid = db_escape_string( sha1(uniqid(rand(), true)));
+				db_query( "UPDATE ttrss_user_entries SET uuid = '$uuid' WHERE int_id = '$param'
 					AND owner_uid = " . $_SESSION['uid']);
 			}
 
@@ -55,10 +53,10 @@ class Share extends Plugin {
 			print "<a id='pub_opml_url' href='$url_path' target='_blank'>$url_path</a>";
 			print "</div>";
 
-			/* if (!label_find_id($this->link, __('Shared'), $_SESSION["uid"]))
-				label_create($this->link, __('Shared'), $_SESSION["uid"]);
+			/* if (!label_find_id( __('Shared'), $_SESSION["uid"]))
+				label_create( __('Shared'), $_SESSION["uid"]);
 
-			label_add_article($this->link, $ref_id, __('Shared'), $_SESSION['uid']); */
+			label_add_article( $ref_id, __('Shared'), $_SESSION['uid']); */
 		}
 
 		print "<div align='center'>";
diff --git a/plugins/swap_jk/init.php b/plugins/swap_jk/init.php
index 34b09bd77..73fb82007 100644
--- a/plugins/swap_jk/init.php
+++ b/plugins/swap_jk/init.php
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 class Swap_JK extends Plugin {
 
-	private $link;
 	private $host;
 
 	function about() {
@@ -11,7 +10,6 @@ class Swap_JK extends Plugin {
 	}
 
 	function init($host) {
-		$this->link = $host->get_link();
 		$this->host = $host;
 
 		$host->add_hook($host::HOOK_HOTKEY_MAP, $this);
diff --git a/plugins/updater/init.php b/plugins/updater/init.php
index 6bfaa82c4..856a0cbf9 100644
--- a/plugins/updater/init.php
+++ b/plugins/updater/init.php
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 class Updater extends Plugin {
 
-	private $link;
 	private $host;
 
 	function about() {
@@ -12,7 +11,6 @@ class Updater extends Plugin {
 	}
 
 	function init($host) {
-		$this->link = $host->get_link();
 		$this->host = $host;
 
 		$host->add_hook($host::HOOK_PREFS_TAB, $this);
@@ -22,7 +20,7 @@ class Updater extends Plugin {
 			$this);
 	}
 
-	function update_self_step($link, $step, $params, $force = false) {
+	function update_self_step( $step, $params, $force = false) {
 		// __FILE__ is in plugins/updater so we need to go one level up
 		$work_dir = dirname(dirname(dirname(__FILE__)));
 		$parent_dir = dirname($work_dir);
@@ -279,13 +277,13 @@ class Updater extends Plugin {
 		return array("step" => $step, "stop" => $stop, "params" => $params, "log" => $log);
 	}
 
-	function update_self_cli($link, $force = false) {
+	function update_self_cli( $force = false) {
 		$step = 0;
 		$stop = false;
 		$params = array();
 
 		while (!$stop) {
-			$rc = $this->update_self_step($link, $step, $params, $force);
+			$rc = $this->update_self_step( $step, $params, $force);
 
 			$params = $rc['params'];
 			$stop = $rc['stop'];
@@ -309,7 +307,7 @@ class Updater extends Plugin {
 		if ($input != 'yes' && $input != 'force')
 			exit;
 
-		$this->update_self_cli($link, $input == 'force');
+		$this->update_self_cli( $input == 'force');
 	}
 
 	function get_prefs_js() {
@@ -323,7 +321,7 @@ class Updater extends Plugin {
 			print "<div dojoType=\"dijit.layout.AccordionPane\" title=\"".__('Update Tiny Tiny RSS')."\">";
 
 			if ($_SESSION["pref_last_version_check"] + 86400 + rand(-1000, 1000) < time()) {
-				$_SESSION["version_data"] = @check_for_update($this->link);
+				$_SESSION["version_data"] = @check_for_update();
 				$_SESSION["pref_last_version_check"] = time();
 			}
 
@@ -378,7 +376,7 @@ class Updater extends Plugin {
 		$force = (bool) $_REQUEST["force"];
 
 		if (($_SESSION["access_level"] >= 10 || SINGLE_USER_MODE) && CHECK_FOR_NEW_VERSION) {
-			print	json_encode($this->update_self_step($this->link, $step, $params, $force));
+			print	json_encode($this->update_self_step( $step, $params, $force));
 		}
 	}