diff --git a/bin/groupfixrelnames.php b/bin/groupfixrelnames.php
index e59828afa..8a9b614d8 100644
--- a/bin/groupfixrelnames.php
+++ b/bin/groupfixrelnames.php
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ require_once(dirname(__FILE__) . '/../lib/Info.php');
 require_once(dirname(__FILE__) . '/../lib/nzbcontents.php');
 require_once(dirname(__FILE__) . '/../lib/MiscSorter.php');
 
-$pdo = new Settings();
+$pdo = new DB();
 
 if (!isset($argv[1])) {
 	exit($pdo->log->error("This script is not intended to be run manually, it is called from groupfixrelnames_threaded.py."));
 } else if (isset($argv[1])) {
-	$namefixer = new \NameFixer(['Settings' => $pdo]);
+	$namefixer = new NameFixer(['Settings' => $pdo]);
 	$pieces = explode(' ', $argv[1]);
 	$guidChar = $pieces[1];
 	$maxperrun = $pieces[2];
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ if (!isset($argv[1])) {
 					exit($pdo->log->error("Unable to connect to usenet."));
 				}
 
-				$Nfo = new Info(['Settings' => $pdo, 'Echo' => true]);
+				$Nfo = new Info();
 				$nzbcontents = new NZBContents(
 					array(
 						'Echo' => true, 'NNTP' => $nntp, 'Nfo' => $Nfo, 'Settings' => $pdo,
diff --git a/bin/monitor.php b/bin/monitor.php
index c12312770..668084b75 100644
--- a/bin/monitor.php
+++ b/bin/monitor.php
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ while ($i > 0) {
 	//check the db connection
 	if ($db->ping(true) == false) {
 		unset($pdo);
-		$db = new Settings();
+		$db = new DB();
 	}
 	//kill mediainfo and ffmpeg if exceeds 60 sec
 	shell_exec("killall -o 60s -9 mediainfo 2>&1 1> /dev/null");
diff --git a/bin/postprocess_new.php b/bin/postprocess_new.php
index 9bf98a5d6..a09cbf507 100644
--- a/bin/postprocess_new.php
+++ b/bin/postprocess_new.php
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ require_once(dirname(__FILE__) . '/../lib/TvAnger.php');
 require_once(dirname(__FILE__) . '/../lib/Pprocess.php');
 require_once(dirname(__FILE__) . '/../lib/Info.php');
 
-$pdo = new Settings();
+$pdo = new DB();
 /**
 Array with possible arguments for run and
 whether or not those methods of operation require NNTP
diff --git a/lib/IRCScraper.php b/lib/IRCScraper.php
index b69ad53b5..7f81436ba 100644
--- a/lib/IRCScraper.php
+++ b/lib/IRCScraper.php
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ class IRCScraper extends IRCClient
 			$this->_titleIgnoreRegex = SCRAPE_IRC_TITLE_IGNORE;
 		}
 
-		$this->_pdo = new Settings();
+		$this->_pdo = new DB();
 		$this->_groupList = array();
 		$this->_silent = $silent;
 		$this->_debug = $debug;
diff --git a/lib/Pprocess.php b/lib/Pprocess.php
index d03db4fde..76d6d7c40 100644
--- a/lib/Pprocess.php
+++ b/lib/Pprocess.php
@@ -108,16 +108,15 @@ class PProcess
 		$options += $defaults;
 
 		//\\ Various.
-		$this->echooutput = ($options['Echo'] && nZEDb_ECHOCLI);
+		$this->echooutput = ($options['Echo'] && NN_ECHOCLI);
 		//\\
 
 		//\\ Class instances.
-		$this->pdo = (($options['Settings'] instanceof Settings) ? $options['Settings'] : new Settings());
-		$this->groups = (($options['Groups'] instanceof Groups) ? $options['Groups'] : new Groups(['Settings' => $this->pdo]));
+		$this->pdo = (($options['Settings'] instanceof DB) ? $options['Settings'] : new DB(['Settings' => $this->pdo]));
 		$this->_par2Info = new Par2Info();
 		$this->debugging = ($options['Logger'] instanceof Logger ? $options['Logger'] : new Logger(['ColorCLI' => $this->pdo->log]));
 		$this->nameFixer = (($options['NameFixer'] instanceof NameFixer) ? $options['NameFixer'] : new NameFixer(['Echo' => $this->echooutput, 'Settings' => $this->pdo, 'Groups' => $this->groups]));
-		$this->Nfo = (($options['Nfo'] instanceof Info ) ? $options['Nfo'] : new Info(['Echo' => $this->echooutput, 'Settings' => $this->pdo]));
+		$this->Nfo = (($options['Nfo'] instanceof Info ) ? $options['Nfo'] : new Info());
 		$this->releaseFiles = (($options['ReleaseFiles'] instanceof ReleaseFiles) ? $options['ReleaseFiles'] : new ReleaseFiles($this->pdo));
 		//\\
 
diff --git a/lib/ProcessAdditional.php b/lib/ProcessAdditional.php
index f9e238a9c..dea9e5c3f 100644
--- a/lib/ProcessAdditional.php
+++ b/lib/ProcessAdditional.php
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ Class ProcessAdditional
 		$this->_echoCLI = ($options['Echo'] && NN_ECHOCLI && (strtolower(PHP_SAPI) === 'cli'));
 		$this->_echoDebug = NN_DEBUG;
 
-		$this->pdo = ($options['Settings'] instanceof Settings ? $options['Settings'] : new Settings());
+		$this->pdo = ($options['Settings'] instanceof DB ? $options['Settings'] : new DB());
 		$this->_nntp = ($options['NNTP'] instanceof NNTP ? $options['NNTP'] : new NNTP(['Echo' => $this->_echoCLI, 'Settings' => $this->pdo]));
 
 		$this->_nzb = ($options['NZB'] instanceof NZB ? $options['NZB'] : new NZB($this->pdo));
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ Class ProcessAdditional
 		$this->_releaseImage = ($options['ReleaseImage'] instanceof ReleaseImage ? $options['ReleaseImage'] : new ReleaseImage($this->pdo));
 		$this->_par2Info = new Par2Info();
 		$this->utility = new Utility();
-		$this->_nfo = ($options['Nfo'] instanceof Info ? $options['Nfo'] : new Info(['Echo' => $this->_echoCLI, 'Settings' => $this->pdo]));
+		$this->_nfo = ($options['Nfo'] instanceof Info ? $options['Nfo'] : new Info());
 
 		$this->_innerFileBlacklist = ($this->pdo->getSetting('innerfileblacklist') == '' ? false : $this->pdo->getSetting('innerfileblacklist'));
 		$this->_maxNestedLevels = ($this->pdo->getSetting('maxnestedlevels') == 0 ? 3 : $this->pdo->getSetting('maxnestedlevels'));
diff --git a/lib/copy_this/www/lib/XXX.php b/lib/copy_this/www/lib/XXX.php
index 6ce3b02c9..739cf2726 100644
--- a/lib/copy_this/www/lib/XXX.php
+++ b/lib/copy_this/www/lib/XXX.php
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ class XXX
 		];
 		$options += $defaults;
 
-		$this->pdo = ($options['Settings'] instanceof Settings ? $options['Settings'] : new Settings());
-		$this->releaseImage = ($options['ReleaseImage'] instanceof \ReleaseImage ? $options['ReleaseImage'] : new \ReleaseImage($this->pdo));
+		$this->pdo = ($options['Settings'] instanceof DB ? $options['Settings'] : new DB());
+		$this->releaseImage = ($options['ReleaseImage'] instanceof \ReleaseImage ? $options['ReleaseImage'] : new ReleaseImage($this->pdo));
 
 		$this->movieqty = ($this->pdo->getSetting('maxxxxprocessed') != '') ? $this->pdo->getSetting('maxxxxprocessed') : 100;
 		$this->showPasswords = ($this->pdo->getSetting('showpasswordedrelease') != '') ? $this->pdo->getSetting('showpasswordedrelease') : 0;
diff --git a/lib/copy_this/www/lib/nntp.php b/lib/copy_this/www/lib/nntp.php
index d26c4a66b..cd77c15f6 100644
--- a/lib/copy_this/www/lib/nntp.php
+++ b/lib/copy_this/www/lib/nntp.php
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ class NNTP extends Net_NNTP_Client
 
 		$this->_echo = ($options['Echo'] && NN_ECHOCLI);
 
-		$this->pdo = ($options['Settings'] instanceof Settings ? $options['Settings'] : new Settings());
+		$this->pdo = ($options['Settings'] instanceof DB ? $options['Settings'] : new DB());
 		$this->utility = new Utility();
 
 		$this->_debugBool = (NN_LOGGING || NN_DEBUG);
diff --git a/lib/namefixer.php b/lib/namefixer.php
index 493c4c037..eabc3f1a6 100644
--- a/lib/namefixer.php
+++ b/lib/namefixer.php
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ class NameFixer
 
 		$this->echooutput = ($options['Echo'] && NN_ECHOCLI);
 		$this->relid = $this->fixed = $this->checked = 0;
-		$this->pdo = ($options['Settings'] instanceof Settings ? $options['Settings'] : new Settings());
+		$this->pdo = ($options['Settings'] instanceof DB ? $options['Settings'] : new DB());
 		$this->timeother = ' AND rel.adddate > (NOW() - INTERVAL 0 HOUR) AND rel.categoryID IN (1090, 2020, 3050, 6050, 5050, 7050, 8010) GROUP BY rel.ID ORDER BY postdate DESC';
 		$this->timeall = ' AND rel.adddate > (NOW() - INTERVAL 6 HOUR) GROUP BY rel.ID ORDER BY postdate DESC';
 		$this->fullother = ' AND rel.categoryID IN (1090, 2020, 3050, 6050, 5050, 7050, 8010) GROUP BY rel.ID';
diff --git a/lib/prehash.php b/lib/prehash.php
index 30920388d..7e370ec40 100644
--- a/lib/prehash.php
+++ b/lib/prehash.php
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ Class PreHash
 		$options += $defaults;
 
 		$this->echooutput = ($options['Echo'] && NN_ECHOCLI);
-		$this->pdo = ($options['Settings'] instanceof Settings ? $options['Settings'] : new Settings());
+		$this->pdo = ($options['Settings'] instanceof DB ? $options['Settings'] : new DB());
 	}
 
 	/**