diff --git a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/autoload/dblayer.php b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/autoload/dblayer.php
index a96fd98ea..c5b7375c3 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/autoload/dblayer.php
+++ b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/autoload/dblayer.php
@@ -5,53 +5,39 @@ class DBLayer{
     
     function __construct($db)
     {
-        try{
-            $dsn  = "mysql:";
-            $dsn .= "host=".   $db['host'].";";
-            $dsn .= "dbname=". $db['name'].";";
-            $dsn .= "port=".   $db['port'].";";
-        
-            $opt = array(
-                PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE            => PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION,
-                PDO::ATTR_DEFAULT_FETCH_MODE => PDO::FETCH_ASSOC
-            );
-            $this->PDO = new PDO($dsn,$db['user'],$db['pass'], $opt);
-        }catch (PDOException $e) {
-            throw $e;
-        }
+        global $cfg;
+        $dsn  = "mysql:";
+        $dsn .= "host=".   $cfg['db'][$db]['host'].";";
+        $dsn .= "dbname=". $cfg['db'][$db]['name'].";";
+        $dsn .= "port=".   $cfg['db'][$db]['port'].";";
+    
+        $opt = array(
+            PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE            => PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION,
+            PDO::ATTR_DEFAULT_FETCH_MODE => PDO::FETCH_ASSOC
+        );
+        $this->PDO = new PDO($dsn,$cfg['db'][$db]['user'],$cfg['db'][$db]['pass'], $opt);
+
     }
     
     public function executeWithoutParams($query){
-        try{
-            $statement = $this->PDO->prepare($query);
-            $statement->execute();
-            return $statement;
-        }catch (PDOException $e) {
-            throw $e;
-        }
+        $statement = $this->PDO->prepare($query);
+        $statement->execute();
+        return $statement;
     }
     
     public function execute($query,$params){
-        try{
-            $statement = $this->PDO->prepare($query);
-            $statement->execute($params);
-            return $statement;
-        }catch (PDOException $e) {
-            throw $e;
-        }
+        $statement = $this->PDO->prepare($query);
+        $statement->execute($params);
+        return $statement;
     }
     
     public function executeReturnId($query,$params){
-        try{
-            $statement = $this->PDO->prepare($query);
-            $this->PDO->beginTransaction();
-            $statement->execute($params);
-            $lastId =$this->PDO->lastInsertId();
-            $this->PDO->commit();
-            return $lastId;
-        }catch (PDOException $e) {
-            throw $e;
-        }
+        $statement = $this->PDO->prepare($query);
+        $this->PDO->beginTransaction();
+        $statement->execute($params);
+        $lastId =$this->PDO->lastInsertId();
+        $this->PDO->commit();
+        return $lastId;
     }
     
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/autoload/sql.php b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/autoload/sql.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 609ed8740..000000000
--- a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/autoload/sql.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-class Sql{
-
-     public function db_query( $query, $values = array() )
-    {
-         echo "tst";
-         }
-
-    }
-
diff --git a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/autoload/sync.php b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/autoload/sync.php
index 6172f8183..6bc661fc0 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/autoload/sync.php
+++ b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/autoload/sync.php
@@ -14,13 +14,11 @@ class Sync{
      */
     static public function syncdata () {
 
-        global $cfg;
-        
         try {
-            $dbl = new DBLayer($cfg['db']['lib']);
+            $dbl = new DBLayer("lib");
             $statement = $dbl->executeWithoutParams("SELECT * FROM ams_querycache");
             $rows = $statement->fetchAll();
-            $dbs = new DBLayer($cfg['db']['shard']);
+            $dbs = new DBLayer("shard");
             foreach ($rows as $record) {
     
                 switch($record['type']) {
diff --git a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/autoload/ticket.php b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/autoload/ticket.php
index 82b062a27..06f958a65 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/autoload/ticket.php
+++ b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/autoload/ticket.php
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ class Ticket{
     private $queue;
     private $ticket_category;
     private $author;
-    private $db;
     
     ////////////////////////////////////////////Functions////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     
@@ -16,10 +15,10 @@ class Ticket{
      * return all ticket of the given author's id.
      *
      */
-    public static function getEntireTicket($id, $db_data) {
-        $ticket = new Ticket($db_data);
+    public static function getEntireTicket($id) {
+        $ticket = new Ticket();
         $ticket->load_With_TId($id);
-        $reply_array = Ticket_Reply::getRepliesOfTicket($id,$db_data);
+        $reply_array = Ticket_Reply::getRepliesOfTicket($id);
         return Array('ticket_obj' => $ticket,'reply_array' => $reply_array); 
     }
     
@@ -28,13 +27,13 @@ class Ticket{
      * return all ticket of the given author's id.
      *
      */
-    public static function getTicketsOf($author, $db_data) {
-        $dbl = new DBLayer($db_data);
+    public static function getTicketsOf($author) {
+        $dbl = new DBLayer("lib");
         $statement = $dbl->execute("SELECT * FROM ticket INNER JOIN ticket_user ON ticket.Author = ticket_user.TUserId and ticket_user.ExternId=:id", array('id' => $author));
         $row = $statement->fetchAll();
         $result = Array();
         foreach($row as $ticket){
-            $instance = new self($db_data);
+            $instance = new self();
             $instance->setTId($ticket['TId']);
             $instance->setTimestamp($ticket['Timestamp']);
             $instance->setTitle($ticket['Title']);
@@ -52,21 +51,21 @@ class Ticket{
      * creates a ticket + first initial reply and fills in the content of it!
      *
      */
-    public static function create_Ticket( $title, $content, $category, $author, $db_data) {
+    public static function create_Ticket( $title, $content, $category, $author) {
         
-        $ticket = new Ticket($db_data);
+        $ticket = new Ticket();
         $ticket->set($title,0,0,$category,$author);
         $ticket->create();
         $ticket_id = $ticket->getTId();
         
  
-        $ticket_content = new Ticket_Content($db_data);
+        $ticket_content = new Ticket_Content();
         $ticket_content->setContent($content);
         $ticket_content->create();
         $content_id = $ticket_content->getTContentId();
  
         
-        $ticket_reply = new Ticket_Reply($db_data);
+        $ticket_reply = new Ticket_Reply();
         $ticket_reply->set($ticket_id, $content_id, $author);
         $ticket_reply->create();
         
@@ -75,8 +74,8 @@ class Ticket{
     }
     
     ////////////////////////////////////////////Methods////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    public function __construct($db_data) {
-        $this->db = $db_data;
+    public function __construct() {
+
     }
 
 
@@ -91,7 +90,7 @@ class Ticket{
     
     //create ticket by writing private data to DB.
     public function create(){
-        $dbl = new DBLayer($this->db);
+        $dbl = new DBLayer("lib");
         $query = "INSERT INTO ticket (Timestamp, Title, Status, Queue, Ticket_Category, Author) VALUES (now(), :title, :status, :queue, :tcat, :author)";
         $values = Array('title' => $this->title, 'status' => $this->status, 'queue' => $this->queue, 'tcat' => $this->ticket_category, 'author' => $this->author);
         $this->tId = $dbl->executeReturnId($query, $values); ;
@@ -99,7 +98,7 @@ class Ticket{
 
     //return constructed element based on TId
     public function load_With_TId( $id) {
-        $dbl = new DBLayer($this->db);
+        $dbl = new DBLayer("lib");
         $statement = $dbl->execute("SELECT * FROM ticket WHERE TId=:id", array('id' => $id));
         $row = $statement->fetch();
         $this->tId = $row['TId'];
@@ -114,7 +113,7 @@ class Ticket{
     
     //update private data to DB.
     public function update(){
-        $dbl = new DBLayer($this->db);
+        $dbl = new DBLayer("lib");
         $query = "UPDATE ticket SET Timestamp = :timestamp, Title = :title, Status = :status, Queue = :queue, Ticket_Category = :tcat, Author = :author WHERE TId=:id";
         $values = Array('id' => $this->tId, 'timestamp' => $this->timestamp, 'title' => $this->title, 'status' => $this->status, 'queue' => $this->queue, 'tcat' => $this->ticket_category, 'author' => $this->author);
         $statement = $dbl->execute($query, $values);
@@ -152,8 +151,7 @@ class Ticket{
     }
     
     public function getCategoryName(){
-        global $cfg;
-        $category = Ticket_Category::constr_TCategoryId($this->getTicket_Category(), $cfg['db']['lib']);
+        $category = Ticket_Category::constr_TCategoryId($this->getTicket_Category());
         return $category->getName();  
     }
     
diff --git a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/autoload/ticket_category.php b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/autoload/ticket_category.php
index 1fe7227b7..c2fd6a5d4 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/autoload/ticket_category.php
+++ b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/autoload/ticket_category.php
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ class Ticket_Category{
     
     
     //Creates a ticket_Catergory in the DB
-    public static function createTicketCategory( $name ,$db ) {
-        $dbl = new DBLayer($db);
+    public static function createTicketCategory( $name) {
+        $dbl = new DBLayer("lib");
         $query = "INSERT INTO ticket_category (Name) VALUES (:name)";
         $values = Array('name' => $name);
         $dbl->execute($query, $values);
@@ -19,20 +19,20 @@ class Ticket_Category{
 
 
     //return constructed element based on TCategoryId
-    public static function constr_TCategoryId( $id, $db_data) {
-        $instance = new self($db_data);
+    public static function constr_TCategoryId( $id) {
+        $instance = new self();
         $instance->setTCategoryId($id);
         return $instance;
     }
     
     //returns list of all category objects
-    public static function getAllCategories($db_data) {
-        $dbl = new DBLayer($db_data);
+    public static function getAllCategories() {
+        $dbl = new DBLayer("lib");
         $statement = $dbl->executeWithoutParams("SELECT * FROM ticket_category");
         $row = $statement->fetchAll();
         $result = Array();
         foreach($row as $category){
-            $instance = new self($db_data);
+            $instance = new self();
             $instance->tCategoryId = $category['TCategoryId'];
             $instance->name = $category['Name'];
             $result[] = $instance;
@@ -43,13 +43,12 @@ class Ticket_Category{
     
     ////////////////////////////////////////////Methods////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      
-    public function __construct($db_data) {
-        $this->db = $db_data;
+    public function __construct() {
     }
 
     //return constructed element based on TCategoryId
     public function load_With_TCategoryId( $id) {
-        $dbl = new DBLayer($this->db);
+        $dbl = new DBLayer("lib");
         $statement = $dbl->execute("SELECT * FROM ticket_category WHERE TCategoryId=:id", array('id' => $id));
         $row = $statement->fetch();
         $this->tCategoryId = $row['TCategoryId'];
@@ -59,7 +58,7 @@ class Ticket_Category{
     
     //update private data to DB.
     public function update(){
-        $dbl = new DBLayer($this->db);
+        $dbl = new DBLayer("lib");
         $query = "UPDATE ticket_category SET Name = :name WHERE TCategoryId=:id";
         $values = Array('id' => $this->tCategoryId, 'name' => $this->name);
         $statement = $dbl->execute($query, $values);
diff --git a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/autoload/ticket_content.php b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/autoload/ticket_content.php
index 62130d1d9..bc9ca8398 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/autoload/ticket_content.php
+++ b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/autoload/ticket_content.php
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ class Ticket_Content{
     ////////////////////////////////////////////Functions////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     
     //return constructed element based on TCategoryId
-    public static function constr_TContentId( $id, $db_data) {
-        $instance = new self($db_data);
+    public static function constr_TContentId( $id) {
+        $instance = new self();
         $instance->setTContentId($id);
         return $instance;
     } 
@@ -18,13 +18,12 @@ class Ticket_Content{
     
     ////////////////////////////////////////////Methods////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     
-    public function __construct($db_data) {
-        $this->db = $db_data;
+    public function __construct() {
     }
 
     //Creates a ticket_content entry in the DB
     public function create() {
-        $dbl = new DBLayer($this->db);
+        $dbl = new DBLayer("lib");
         $query = "INSERT INTO ticket_content (Content) VALUES (:content)";
         $values = Array('content' => $this->content);
         $this->tContentId = $dbl->executeReturnId($query, $values); ;
@@ -32,7 +31,7 @@ class Ticket_Content{
     
     //return constructed element based on TContentId
     public function load_With_TContentId( $id) {
-        $dbl = new DBLayer($this->db);
+        $dbl = new DBLayer("lib");
         $statement = $dbl->execute("SELECT * FROM ticket_content WHERE TContentId=:id", array('id' => $id));
         $row = $statement->fetch();
         $this->tContentId = $row['TContentId'];
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ class Ticket_Content{
     
     //update private data to DB.
     public function update(){
-        $dbl = new DBLayer($this->db);
+        $dbl = new DBLayer("lib");
         $query = "UPDATE ticket_content SET Content = :content WHERE TContentId=:id";
         $values = Array('id' => $this->tContentId, 'content' => $this->content);
         $statement = $dbl->execute($query, $values);
diff --git a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/autoload/ticket_reply.php b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/autoload/ticket_reply.php
index 2f46fd5b1..66d98da3c 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/autoload/ticket_reply.php
+++ b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/autoload/ticket_reply.php
@@ -6,30 +6,29 @@ class Ticket_Reply{
     private $content;
     private $author;
     private $timestamp;
-    private $db;
     
     ////////////////////////////////////////////Functions////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     
     //return constructed element based on TCategoryId
-    public static function constr_TReplyId( $id, $db_data) {
-        $instance = new self($db_data);
+    public static function constr_TReplyId( $id) {
+        $instance = new self();
         $instance->setTReplyId($id);
         return $instance;
     }
     
     //return constructed element based on TCategoryId
-    public static function getRepliesOfTicket( $ticket_id, $db_data) {
-        $dbl = new DBLayer($db_data);
+    public static function getRepliesOfTicket( $ticket_id) {
+        $dbl = new DBLayer("lib");
         $statement = $dbl->execute("SELECT * FROM ticket_reply INNER JOIN ticket_content ON ticket_reply.Content = ticket_content.TContentId and ticket_reply.Ticket=:id", array('id' => $ticket_id));
         $row = $statement->fetchAll();
         $result = Array();
         foreach($row as $tReply){
-            $instanceReply = new self($db_data);
+            $instanceReply = new self();
             $instanceReply->setTReplyId($tReply['TReplyId']);
             $instanceReply->setTimestamp($tReply['Timestamp']);
             $instanceReply->set($tReply['Ticket'],$tReply['Content'],$tReply['Author']);
             
-            $instanceContent = new Ticket_Content($db_data);
+            $instanceContent = new Ticket_Content();
             $instanceContent->setTContentId($tReply['TContentId']);
             $instanceContent->setContent($tReply['Content']);
             
@@ -42,8 +41,7 @@ class Ticket_Reply{
     
     ////////////////////////////////////////////Methods////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     
-    public function __construct($db_data) {
-        $this->db = $db_data;
+    public function __construct() {
     }
 
 
@@ -56,7 +54,7 @@ class Ticket_Reply{
     
     //create ticket by writing private data to DB.
     public function create(){
-        $dbl = new DBLayer($this->db);
+        $dbl = new DBLayer("lib");
         $query = "INSERT INTO ticket_reply (Ticket, Content, Author, Timestamp) VALUES (:ticket, :content, :author, now())";
         $values = Array('ticket' => $this->ticket, 'content' => $this->content, 'author' => $this->author);
         $dbl->execute($query, $values);
@@ -64,7 +62,7 @@ class Ticket_Reply{
 
     //return constructed element based on TId
     public function load_With_TReplyId( $id) {
-        $dbl = new DBLayer($this->db);
+        $dbl = new DBLayer("lib");
         $statement = $dbl->execute("SELECT * FROM ticket_reply WHERE TReplyId=:id", array('id' => $id));
         $row = $statement->fetch();
         $this->tReplyId = $row['TReplyId'];
@@ -76,7 +74,7 @@ class Ticket_Reply{
     
     //update private data to DB.
     public function update(){
-        $dbl = new DBLayer($this->db);
+        $dbl = new DBLayer("lib");
         $query = "UPDATE ticket SET Ticket = :ticket, Content = :content, Author = :author, Timestamp = :timestamp WHERE TReplyId=:id";
         $values = Array('id' => $this->tReplyId, 'timestamp' => $this->timestamp, 'ticket' => $this->ticket, 'content' => $this->content, 'author' => $this->author);
         $statement = $dbl->execute($query, $values);
diff --git a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/autoload/ticket_user.php b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/autoload/ticket_user.php
index b61c99f68..32ad604f5 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/autoload/ticket_user.php
+++ b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/autoload/ticket_user.php
@@ -4,13 +4,12 @@ class Ticket_User{
     private $tUserId;
     private $permission;
     private $externId;
-    private $db;
     
     ////////////////////////////////////////////Functions////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     
     //Creates a ticket_user in the DB
-    public static function createTicketUser( $extern_id, $permission,$db ) {
-        $dbl = new DBLayer($db);
+    public static function createTicketUser( $extern_id, $permission) {
+        $dbl = new DBLayer("lib");
         $query = "INSERT INTO ticket_user (Permission, ExternId) VALUES (:perm, :ext_id)";
         $values = Array('perm' => $permission, 'ext_id' => $extern_id);
         $dbl->execute($query, $values);
@@ -19,17 +18,17 @@ class Ticket_User{
 
 
     //return constructed element based on TUserId
-    public static function constr_TUserId( $id, $db_data) {
-        $instance = new self($db_data);
+    public static function constr_TUserId( $id) {
+        $instance = new self();
         $instance->setTUserId($id);
         return $instance;
     
     }
     
     //return constructed element based on ExternId
-    public static function constr_ExternId( $id, $db_data ) {
-        $instance = new self($db_data);
-        $dbl = new DBLayer($instance->db);
+    public static function constr_ExternId( $id) {
+        $instance = new self();
+        $dbl = new DBLayer("lib");
         $statement = $dbl->execute("SELECT * FROM ticket_user WHERE ExternId=:id", array('id' => $id));
         $row = $statement->fetch();
         $instance->tUserId = $row['TUserId'];
@@ -41,13 +40,12 @@ class Ticket_User{
     
     
     ////////////////////////////////////////////Methods////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    public function __construct($db_data) {
-        $this->db = $db_data;
+    public function __construct() {
     }
     
     //return constructed element based on TUserId
     public function load_With_TUserId( $id) {
-        $dbl = new DBLayer($this->db);
+        $dbl = new DBLayer("lib");
         $statement = $dbl->execute("SELECT * FROM ticket_user WHERE TUserId=:id", array('id' => $id));
         $row = $statement->fetch();
         $instance->tUserId = $row['TUserId'];
@@ -58,7 +56,7 @@ class Ticket_User{
     
     //update private data to DB.
     public function update(){
-        $dbl = new DBLayer($this->db);
+        $dbl = new DBLayer("lib");
         $query = "UPDATE ticket_user SET Permission = :perm, ExternId = :ext_id WHERE TUserId=:id";
         $values = Array('id' => $this->tUserId, 'perm' => $this->permission, 'ext_id' => $this->externId);
         $statement = $dbl->execute($query, $values);
diff --git a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/autoload/users.php b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/autoload/users.php
index 9ce16aa37..8376e7d54 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/autoload/users.php
+++ b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/autoload/users.php
@@ -287,19 +287,18 @@ class Users{
      public function createUser($values, $user_id){     
           try {
                //make connection with and put into shard db
-               global $cfg;
-               $dbs = new DBLayer($cfg['db']['shard']);
+               $dbs = new DBLayer("shard");
                $dbs->execute("INSERT INTO user (Login, Password, Email) VALUES (:name, :pass, :mail)",$values);
-               ticket_user::createTicketUser( $user_id , 1, $cfg['db']['lib'] );
+               ticket_user::createTicketUser( $user_id, 1);
                return "ok";
           }
           catch (PDOException $e) {
                //oh noooz, the shard is offline! Put in query queue at ams_lib db!
                try {
-                    $dbl = new DBLayer($cfg['db']['lib']);  
+                    $dbl = new DBLayer("lib");  
                     $dbl->execute("INSERT INTO ams_querycache (type, query) VALUES (:type, :query)",array("type" => "createUser",
                     "query" => json_encode(array($values["name"],$values["pass"],$values["mail"]))));
-                    ticket_user::createTicketUser( $user_id , 1, $cfg['db']['lib'] );
+                    ticket_user::createTicketUser( $user_id , 1 );
                     return "shardoffline";
                }catch (PDOException $e) {
                     print_r($e);
@@ -369,19 +368,18 @@ class Users{
      
      protected function setAmsPassword($user, $pass){
           
-           global $cfg;
            $values = Array('user' => $user, 'pass' => $pass);
            
            try {
                //make connection with and put into shard db
-               $dbs = new DBLayer($cfg['db']['shard']);
+               $dbs = new DBLayer("shard");
                $dbs->execute("UPDATE user SET Password = :pass WHERE Login = :user ",$values);
                return "ok";
           }
           catch (PDOException $e) {
                //oh noooz, the shard is offline! Put in query queue at ams_lib db!
                try {
-                    $dbl = new DBLayer($cfg['db']['lib']);
+                    $dbl = new DBLayer("lib");
                     $dbl->execute("INSERT INTO ams_querycache (type, query) VALUES (:type, :query)",array("type" => "change_pass",
                     "query" => json_encode(array($values["user"],$values["pass"]))));
                     return "shardoffline";
@@ -393,19 +391,18 @@ class Users{
      
      protected function setAmsEmail($user, $mail){
           
-           global $cfg;
            $values = Array('user' => $user, 'mail' => $mail);
            
            try {
                //make connection with and put into shard db
-               $dbs = new DBLayer($cfg['db']['shard']);
+               $dbs = new DBLayer("shard");
                $dbs->execute("UPDATE user SET Email = :mail WHERE Login = :user ",$values);
                return "ok";
           }
           catch (PDOException $e) {
                //oh noooz, the shard is offline! Put in query queue at ams_lib db!
                try {
-                    $dbl = new DBLayer($cfg['db']['lib']);
+                    $dbl = new DBLayer("lib");
                     $dbl->execute("INSERT INTO ams_querycache (type, query) VALUES (:type, :query)",array("type" => "change_mail",
                     "query" => json_encode(array($values["user"],$values["mail"]))));
                     return "shardoffline";
diff --git a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/autoload/webusers.php b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/autoload/webusers.php
index 6c22c57f8..72d57af74 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/autoload/webusers.php
+++ b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/autoload/webusers.php
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ class WebUsers extends Users{
      * @return string Info: Returns true or false if the user is in the web db.
      */
      protected function checkUserNameExists($username){
-            global $cfg;
-            $dbw = new DBLayer($cfg['db']['web']);
+            $dbw = new DBLayer("web");
             return $dbw->execute("SELECT * FROM ams_user WHERE Login = :name",array('name' => $username))->rowCount();  
      }
     
@@ -22,8 +21,7 @@ class WebUsers extends Users{
      * @return string Info: Returns true or false if the user is in the www db.
      */
      protected function checkEmailExists($email){
-            global $cfg;
-            $dbw = new DBLayer($cfg['db']['web']);
+            $dbw = new DBLayer("web");
             return $dbw->execute("SELECT * FROM ams_user WHERE Email = :email",array('email' => $email))->rowCount();
      }
      
@@ -35,9 +33,7 @@ class WebUsers extends Users{
      * @return string Info: Returns true or false if a login match is found in the web db
      */
      public function checkLoginMatch($username,$password){
-        global $cfg;
-        
-        $dbw = new DBLayer($cfg['db']['web']);
+        $dbw = new DBLayer("web");
         $statement = $dbw->execute("SELECT * FROM ams_user WHERE Login=:user", array('user' => $username));
         $row = $statement->fetch();
         
@@ -51,36 +47,28 @@ class WebUsers extends Users{
      }
      
     public function getId($username){
-        global $cfg;
-        
-        $dbw = new DBLayer($cfg['db']['web']);
+        $dbw = new DBLayer("web");
         $statement = $dbw->execute("SELECT * FROM ams_user WHERE Login=:username", array('username' => $username));
         $row = $statement->fetch();
         return $row['UId'];
     }
     
     public function getUsername($id){
-        global $cfg;
-        
-        $dbw = new DBLayer($cfg['db']['web']);
+        $dbw = new DBLayer("web");
         $statement = $dbw->execute("SELECT * FROM ams_user WHERE UId=:id", array('id' => $id));
         $row = $statement->fetch();
         return $row['Login'];
     }
     
     public function getEmail($id){
-        global $cfg;
-        
-        $dbw = new DBLayer($cfg['db']['web']);
+        $dbw = new DBLayer("web");
         $statement = $dbw->execute("SELECT * FROM ams_user WHERE UId=:id", array('id' => $id));
         $row = $statement->fetch();
         return $row['Email'];
     }
     
     public function getInfo($id){
-        global $cfg;
-        
-        $dbw = new DBLayer($cfg['db']['web']);
+        $dbw = new DBLayer("web");
         $statement = $dbw->execute("SELECT * FROM ams_user WHERE UId=:id", array('id' => $id));
         $row = $statement->fetch();
         $result = Array('FirstName' => $row['FirstName'], 'LastName' => $row['LastName'], 'Gender' => $row['Gender'], 'Country' => $row['Country']);
@@ -102,12 +90,11 @@ class WebUsers extends Users{
     }
     
     public function setPassword($user, $pass){
-        global $cfg;
         $reply = WebUsers::setAmsPassword($user, $pass);
         $values = Array('user' => $user, 'pass' => $pass);
          try {
                //make connection with and put into shard db
-               $dbw = new DBLayer($cfg['db']['web']);
+               $dbw = new DBLayer("web");
                $dbw->execute("UPDATE ams_user SET Password = :pass WHERE Login = :user ",$values);
           }
           catch (PDOException $e) {
@@ -117,12 +104,11 @@ class WebUsers extends Users{
     }
     
      public function setEmail($user, $mail){
-        global $cfg;
         $reply = WebUsers::setAmsEmail($user, $mail);
         $values = Array('user' => $user, 'mail' => $mail);
          try {
                //make connection with and put into shard db
-               $dbw = new DBLayer($cfg['db']['web']);
+               $dbw = new DBLayer("web");
                $dbw->execute("UPDATE ams_user SET Email = :mail WHERE Login = :user ",$values);
           }
           catch (PDOException $e) {
@@ -132,8 +118,7 @@ class WebUsers extends Users{
     }
     
     public function getUsers(){
-        global $cfg;
-        $dbl = new DBLayer($cfg['db']['web']);
+        $dbl = new DBLayer("web");
         $data = $dbl->executeWithoutParams("SELECT * FROM ams_user");
         return $data;
     }
diff --git a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/func/add_user.php b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/func/add_user.php
index e21e32d6a..501628368 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/func/add_user.php
+++ b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/func/add_user.php
@@ -47,9 +47,8 @@ function write_user($newUser){
      );
   
      try{
-          global $cfg;
           //make connection with web db and put it in there
-          $dbw = new DBLayer($cfg['db']['web']);
+          $dbw = new DBLayer("web");
           $user_id = $dbw->executeReturnId("INSERT INTO ams_user (Login, Password, Email) VALUES (:name, :pass, :mail)",$params);
           
           //Create the user on the shard + in case shard is offline put copy of query in query db
diff --git a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/func/change_info.php b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/func/change_info.php
index baf28afc2..9a93e6765 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/func/change_info.php
+++ b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/func/change_info.php
@@ -70,9 +70,8 @@ function change_info(){
 
                     //if some field is update then:
                     if($updated){
-                        global $cfg;
                         //execute the query in the web DB.
-                        $dbw = new DBLayer($cfg['db']['web']);
+                        $dbw = new DBLayer("web");
                         $dbw->execute($query,$values);  
                     }
 
diff --git a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/func/create_ticket.php b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/func/create_ticket.php
index 8f8010889..b805433f4 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/func/create_ticket.php
+++ b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/func/create_ticket.php
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ function create_ticket(){
             //if target_id is the same as session id or is admin
             if(  ($_POST['target_id'] == $_SESSION['id']) ||  WebUsers::isAdmin()  ){
                 
-                global $cfg;
                 $category = filter_var($_POST['Category'], FILTER_SANITIZE_NUMBER_INT);
                 $title = filter_var($_POST['Title'], FILTER_SANITIZE_STRING);
                 $content = filter_var($_POST['Content'], FILTER_SANITIZE_STRING);
@@ -17,9 +16,9 @@ function create_ticket(){
                     if($_POST['target_id'] == $_SESSION['id']){
                         $author = $_SESSION['ticket_user']->getTUserId();
                     }else{
-                        $author=  Ticket_User::constr_ExternId($_POST['target_id'], $cfg['db']['lib'])->getTUserId();
+                        $author=  Ticket_User::constr_ExternId($_POST['target_id'])->getTUserId();
                     }
-                    Ticket::create_Ticket($title, $content, $category, $author, $cfg['db']['lib'] );
+                    Ticket::create_Ticket($title, $content, $category, $author);
                 }catch (PDOException $e) {
                     //ERROR: LIB DB is not online!
                     header("Location: index.php");
diff --git a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/func/login.php b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/func/login.php
index eb9be221f..39866ba12 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/func/login.php
+++ b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/func/login.php
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 
 function login(){
 	
-	global $cfg;
-	
 	try{
 		$result = WebUsers::checkLoginMatch($_POST["Username"],$_POST["Password"]);
 		if( $result != "fail"){
@@ -11,7 +9,7 @@ function login(){
 			$_SESSION['user'] = $_POST["Username"];
 			$_SESSION['permission'] = $result['Permission'];
 			$_SESSION['id'] = $result['UId'];
-			$_SESSION['ticket_user'] = Ticket_User::constr_ExternId($result['UId'],$cfg['db']['lib']);
+			$_SESSION['ticket_user'] = Ticket_User::constr_ExternId($result['UId']);
 			
 			//go back to the index page.
 			header( 'Location: index.php' );
diff --git a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/inc/createticket.php b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/inc/createticket.php
index 56c83b458..34c1eddb6 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/inc/createticket.php
+++ b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/inc/createticket.php
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@ function createticket(){
         }
         
         //create array of category id & names
-        global $cfg;
-        $catArray = Ticket_Category::getAllCategories($cfg['db']['lib']);
+        $catArray = Ticket_Category::getAllCategories();
         $result['category'] = Gui_Elements::make_table_with_key_is_id($catArray, Array("getName"), "getTCategoryId" );
         return $result;
     
diff --git a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/inc/libuserlist.php b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/inc/libuserlist.php
index f7351e4d5..e041942a8 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/inc/libuserlist.php
+++ b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/inc/libuserlist.php
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ function libuserlist(){
         }
         
          //Here we count the number of results
-        global $cfg;
-        $dbl = new DBLayer($cfg['db']['lib']);
+        $dbl = new DBLayer("lib");
         $rows = $dbl->executeWithoutParams("SELECT * FROM ams_querycache")->rowCount();
         
         //the array hat will contain all users
@@ -53,7 +52,7 @@ function libuserlist(){
         
         //check if shard is online
         try{
-            $dbs = new DBLayer($cfg['db']['shard']);
+            $dbs = new DBLayer("shard");
             $pageResult['shard'] = "online";
         }catch(PDOException $e) {
             $pageResult['shard'] = "offline";
diff --git a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/inc/show_ticket.php b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/inc/show_ticket.php
index 699562abf..919d38ca8 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/inc/show_ticket.php
+++ b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/inc/show_ticket.php
@@ -4,14 +4,13 @@ function show_ticket(){
     //if logged in
     if(WebUsers::isLoggedIn() && isset($_GET['id'])){
         
-        global $cfg;
         $result['ticket_id'] = filter_var($_GET['id'], FILTER_SANITIZE_NUMBER_INT); 
-        $target_ticket = new Ticket($cfg['db']['lib']);
+        $target_ticket = new Ticket();
         $target_ticket->load_With_TId($result['ticket_id']);
 
         if(($target_ticket->getAuthor() ==   $_SESSION['ticket_user']->getTUserId())  ||  WebUsers::isAdmin() ){
             
-            $entire_ticket = Ticket::getEntireTicket( $result['ticket_id'], $cfg['db']['lib']);
+            $entire_ticket = Ticket::getEntireTicket( $result['ticket_id']);
             $result['ticket_tId'] = $entire_ticket['ticket_obj']->getTId();
             $result['ticket_title'] = $entire_ticket['ticket_obj']->getTitle();
             $result['ticket_replies'] = Gui_Elements::make_table($entire_ticket['reply_array'], Array("getTReplyId","getContent()->getContent","getTimestamp"), Array("tReplyId","replyContent","timestamp"));
diff --git a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/inc/show_user.php b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/inc/show_user.php
index 3051140e7..6c13271bc 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/inc/show_user.php
+++ b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/inc/show_user.php
@@ -19,9 +19,8 @@ function show_user(){
             $result['country'] = $info['Country'];
             $result['gender'] = $info['Gender'];
             
-            global $cfg;
-            $ticket_user = Ticket_User::constr_ExternId($result['target_id'],$cfg['db']['lib']);
-            $ticketlist = Ticket::getTicketsOf($ticket_user->getTUserId(),$cfg['db']['lib']);
+            $ticket_user = Ticket_User::constr_ExternId($result['target_id']);
+            $ticketlist = Ticket::getTicketsOf($ticket_user->getTUserId());
             
             $result['ticketlist'] = Gui_Elements::make_table($ticketlist, Array("getTId","getTimestamp","getTitle","getStatus","getStatusText","getCategoryName"), Array("tId","timestamp","title","status","statusText","category"));
             return $result;
diff --git a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/sql/install.php b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/sql/install.php
index 2101f80da..09eca3684 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/sql/install.php
+++ b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/sql/install.php
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
     try{
         //SETUP THE WWW DB
-        $dbw = new DBLayer($cfg['db']['web']);
+        $dbw = new DBLayer("web");
         $sql = "
             CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS `" . $cfg['db']['web']['name'] ."`;
             USE `". $cfg['db']['web']['name'] . "`;
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
         $dbw->executeWithoutParams($sql);
         
         //SETUP THE AMS_LIB DB
-        $dbl = new DBLayer($cfg['db']['lib']);
+        $dbl = new DBLayer("lib");
         $sql = "
             CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS `" . $cfg['db']['lib']['name'] ."`;
             USE `" . $cfg['db']['lib']['name'] ."`;
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@
         Users::createUser($params, 1);
         try{
             $params['permission'] = 2;
-            $dbw = new DBLayer($cfg['db']['web']);
+            $dbw = new DBLayer("web");
             $dbw->execute("INSERT INTO ams_user (Login, Password, Email, Permission) VALUES (:name, :pass, :mail, :permission)",$params);
             print "The admin account is created, you can login with id: admin, pass: admin!";
         }catch (PDOException $e){