diff --git a/Blacklight/Tmux.php b/Blacklight/Tmux.php
index d2e7ff6eb..a0bee3000 100755
--- a/Blacklight/Tmux.php
+++ b/Blacklight/Tmux.php
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class Tmux
     /**
      * @var \PDO
      */
-    public $pdo;
+    public \Closure|\PDO $pdo;
 
     /**
      * @var
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class Tmux
     /**
      * @var \Blacklight\ColorCLI
      */
-    protected $colorCli;
+    protected ColorCLI $colorCli;
 
     /**
      * Tmux constructor.
@@ -235,10 +235,10 @@ class Tmux
     }
 
     /**
-     * @param  float  $bytes
+     * @param float $bytes
      * @return string
      */
-    public function decodeSize($bytes): string
+    public function decodeSize(float $bytes): string
     {
         $types = ['B', 'KB', 'MB', 'GB', 'TB'];
         $suffix = 'B';
@@ -255,15 +255,15 @@ class Tmux
 
     /**
      * @param $pane
-     * @return string
+     * @return string|null
      */
     public function writelog($pane): ?string
     {
         $path = NN_LOGS;
-        $getdate = gmdate('Ymd');
+        $getDate = now()->format('Y_m_d');
         $logs = Settings::settingValue('site.tmux.write_logs') ?? 0;
         if ($logs === 1) {
-            return "2>&1 | tee -a $path/$pane-$getdate.log";
+            return "2>&1 | tee -a $path/$pane-$getDate.log";
         }
 
         return '';
@@ -320,9 +320,7 @@ class Tmux
      */
     public function relativeTime($_time): string
     {
-        $time = Carbon::createFromTimestamp($_time);
-
-        return $time->ago();
+        return Carbon::createFromTimestamp($_time)->ago();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -333,7 +331,7 @@ class Tmux
     {
         $returnVal = shell_exec("which $cmd 2>/dev/null");
 
-        return empty($returnVal) ? false : true;
+        return ! empty($returnVal);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -346,7 +344,7 @@ class Tmux
      *
      * @throws \Exception
      */
-    public function proc_query($qry, $bookreqids, $db_name, $ppmax = '', $ppmin = '')
+    public function proc_query($qry, $bookreqids, $db_name, $ppmax = '', $ppmin = ''): bool|string
     {
         switch ((int) $qry) {
             case 1:
@@ -471,7 +469,7 @@ class Tmux
      */
     public function stopIfRunning(): bool
     {
-        if ($this->isRunning() === true) {
+        if ($this->isRunning()) {
             Settings::query()->where(['section' => 'site', 'subsection' => 'tmux', 'setting' => 'running'])->update(['value' => 0]);
             $sleep = Settings::settingValue('site.tmux.monitor_delay');
             $this->colorCli->header('Stopping tmux scripts and waiting '.$sleep.' seconds for all panes to shutdown');
@@ -489,7 +487,7 @@ class Tmux
      */
     public function startRunning(): void
     {
-        if ($this->isRunning() === false) {
+        if (! $this->isRunning()) {
             Settings::query()->where(['section' => 'site', 'subsection' => 'tmux', 'setting' => 'running'])->update(['value' => 1]);
         }
     }
@@ -497,7 +495,7 @@ class Tmux
     /**
      * @return array
      */
-    public function cbpmTableQuery()
+    public function cbpmTableQuery(): array
     {
         return DB::select(
             "
diff --git a/Blacklight/TmuxOutput.php b/Blacklight/TmuxOutput.php
index 08e836e39..e25b7c88b 100755
--- a/Blacklight/TmuxOutput.php
+++ b/Blacklight/TmuxOutput.php
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@ class TmuxOutput extends Tmux
 
     /**
      * @param $runVar
-     *
-     * @throws \Cz\Git\GitException
+     * @return void
      */
     public function updateMonitorPane(&$runVar): void
     {
@@ -126,8 +125,7 @@ class TmuxOutput extends Tmux
 
     /**
      * @return string
-     *
-     * @throws \Cz\Git\GitException
+     * @throws \CzProject\GitPhp\GitException
      */
     protected function _getHeader(): string
     {
diff --git a/Blacklight/TmuxRun.php b/Blacklight/TmuxRun.php
index d9a18bfaf..d1ebeccc1 100755
--- a/Blacklight/TmuxRun.php
+++ b/Blacklight/TmuxRun.php
@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@ use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
  */
 class TmuxRun extends Tmux
 {
-    protected $_dateFormat;
+    /**
+     * @var mixed|string
+     */
+    protected mixed $_dateFormat;
 
     /**
      * TmuxRun constructor.
@@ -604,66 +607,25 @@ class TmuxRun extends Tmux
                 $runVar['settings']['seq_timer']
             );
 
-            switch ($runVar['settings']['binaries_run']) {
-                case 0:
-                    $binaries = 'echo "\nbinaries has been disabled/terminated by Binaries"';
-                    break;
-                case 1:
-                    $binaries = sprintf(
-                        '%s %s;',
-                        $runVar['scripts']['binaries'],
-                        $log
-                    );
-                    break;
-                default:
-                    $binaries = '';
-            }
+            $binaries = match ($runVar['settings']['binaries_run']) {
+                0 => 'echo "\nbinaries has been disabled/terminated by Binaries"',
+                1 => sprintf('%s %s;', $runVar['scripts']['binaries'], $log),
+                default => '',
+            };
 
-            switch ($runVar['settings']['backfill']) {
-                case 0:
-                    $backfill = 'echo "backfill is disabled in settings";';
-                    break;
-                case 1:
-                    $backfill = sprintf(
-                        '%s %s %s;',
-                        $runVar['scripts']['backfill'],
-                        $runVar['settings']['backfill_qty'],
-                        $log
-                    );
-                    break;
-                case 2:
-                    $backfill = sprintf(
-                        '%s %s %s;',
-                        $runVar['scripts']['backfill'],
-                        'group',
-                        $log
-                    );
-                    break;
-                case 4:
-                    $backfill = sprintf(
-                        '%s %s;',
-                        $runVar['scripts']['backfill'],
-                        $log
-                    );
-                    break;
-                default:
-                    $backfill = '';
-            }
+            $backfill = match ($runVar['settings']['backfill']) {
+                0 => 'echo "backfill is disabled in settings";',
+                1 => sprintf('%s %s %s;', $runVar['scripts']['backfill'], $runVar['settings']['backfill_qty'], $log),
+                2 => sprintf('%s %s %s;', $runVar['scripts']['backfill'], 'group', $log),
+                4 => sprintf('%s %s;', $runVar['scripts']['backfill'], $log),
+                default => '',
+            };
 
-            switch ($runVar['settings']['releases_run']) {
-                case 0:
-                    $releases = 'echo PHP_EOL . "releases have been disabled/terminated by Releases"';
-                    break;
-                case 1:
-                    $releases = sprintf(
-                        '%s %s;',
-                        $runVar['scripts']['releases'],
-                        $log
-                    );
-                    break;
-                default:
-                    $releases = '';
-            }
+            $releases = match ($runVar['settings']['releases_run']) {
+                0 => 'echo PHP_EOL . "releases have been disabled/terminated by Releases"',
+                1 => sprintf('%s %s;', $runVar['scripts']['releases'], $log),
+                default => '',
+            };
 
             shell_exec("tmux respawnp -t{$runVar['constants']['tmux_session']}:0.2 '$binaries $backfill $releases $date $sleep' 2>&1 1> /dev/null");
         } elseif (($runVar['killswitch']['pp'] === false) && (time() - $runVar['timers']['timer5'] >= 4800)) {
diff --git a/misc/update/tmux/monitor.php b/misc/update/tmux/monitor.php
index 5fa06e315..8eab9643b 100644
--- a/misc/update/tmux/monitor.php
+++ b/misc/update/tmux/monitor.php
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ try {
 $runVar['panes'] = $tRun->getListOfPanes($runVar['constants']);
 
 //totals per category in db, results by parentID
-$catcntqry = 'SELECT c.root_categories_id AS parentid, COUNT(r.id) AS count FROM categories c, releases r WHERE r.categories_id = c.id GROUP BY c.root_categories_id';
+$catCountQuery = 'SELECT c.root_categories_id AS parentid, COUNT(r.id) AS count FROM categories c, releases r WHERE r.categories_id = c.id GROUP BY c.root_categories_id';
 
 //create timers and set to now
 $runVar['timers']['timer1'] = $runVar['timers']['timer2'] = $runVar['timers']['timer3'] =
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ while ($runVar['counts']['iterations'] > 0) {
 
     //run queries only after time exceeded, these queries can take awhile
     if ((int) $runVar['counts']['iterations'] === 1 || (time() - $runVar['timers']['timer2'] >= $runVar['settings']['monitor'] && (int) $runVar['settings']['is_running'] === 1)) {
-        $runVar['counts']['proc1'] = $runVar['counts']['proc2'] = $runVar['counts']['proc3'] = $splitqry = $newOldqry = false;
+        $runVar['counts']['proc1'] = $runVar['counts']['proc2'] = $runVar['counts']['proc3'] = $splitQry = $newOldQry = false;
         $runVar['counts']['now']['total_work'] = 0;
         $runVar['modsettings']['fix_crap'] = explode(', ', $runVar['settings']['fix_crap']);
 
@@ -122,24 +122,22 @@ while ($runVar['counts']['iterations'] > 0) {
         $timer02 = time();
 
         try {
-            $splitqry = $tRun->proc_query(4, null, $db_name);
+            $splitQry = $tRun->proc_query(4, null, $db_name);
         } catch (Exception $e) {
             echo $e;
         }
         try {
-            $newOldqry = $tRun->proc_query(6, null, null);
+            $newOldQry = $tRun->proc_query(6, null, null);
         } catch (Exception $e) {
             echo $e;
         }
 
-        $splitres = (array) Arr::first(DB::select($splitqry));
-        $runVar['timers']['newOld'] = (array) Arr::first(DB::select($newOldqry));
+        $splitRes = (array) Arr::first(DB::select($splitQry));
+        $runVar['timers']['newOld'] = (array) Arr::first(DB::select($newOldQry));
 
         //assign split query results to main var
-        if (is_array($splitres)) {
-            foreach ($splitres as $splitkey => $split) {
-                $runVar['counts']['now'][$splitkey] = $split;
-            }
+        foreach ($splitRes as $splitKey => $split) {
+            $runVar['counts']['now'][$splitKey] = $split;
         }
 
         $runVar['timers']['query']['split_time'] = (time() - $timer02);
@@ -208,7 +206,7 @@ while ($runVar['counts']['iterations'] > 0) {
                 $stamp = 'UNIX_TIMESTAMP(MIN(dateadded))';
 
                 switch (true) {
-                    case strpos($tbl, 'collections') !== false:
+                    case str_contains($tbl, 'collections'):
                         $runVar['counts']['now']['collections_table'] +=
                             getTableRowCount($psTableRowCount, $tbl);
                         $added = DB::select(sprintf('SELECT %s AS dateadded FROM %s', $stamp, $tbl));
@@ -218,17 +216,17 @@ while ($runVar['counts']['iterations'] > 0) {
                             $age = $added['dateadded'];
                         }
                         break;
-                    case strpos($tbl, 'binaries') !== false:
+                    case str_contains($tbl, 'binaries'):
                         $runVar['counts']['now']['binaries_table'] +=
                             getTableRowCount($psTableRowCount, $tbl);
                         break;
                     // This case must come before the 'parts_' one.
-                    case strpos($tbl, 'missed_parts') !== false:
+                    case str_contains($tbl, 'missed_parts'):
                         $runVar['counts']['now']['missed_parts_table'] +=
                             getTableRowCount($psTableRowCount, $tbl);
 
                         break;
-                    case strpos($tbl, 'parts') !== false:
+                    case str_contains($tbl, 'parts'):
                         $runVar['counts']['now']['parts_table'] +=
                             getTableRowCount($psTableRowCount, $tbl);
                         break;
@@ -263,14 +261,14 @@ while ($runVar['counts']['iterations'] > 0) {
         }
 
         // now that we have merged our query data we can unset these to free up memory
-        unset($proc1res, $proc2res, $splitres);
+        unset($proc1res, $proc2res, $splitRes);
 
         // Zero out any post proc counts when that type of pp has been turned off
-        foreach ($runVar['settings'] as $settingkey => $setting) {
-            if ((int) $setting === 0 && (int) strpos($settingkey, 'process') === 0) {
-                $runVar['counts']['now'][$settingkey] = $runVar['counts']['start'][$settingkey] = 0;
+        foreach ($runVar['settings'] as $settingKey => $setting) {
+            if ((int) $setting === 0 && (int) strpos($settingKey, 'process') === 0) {
+                $runVar['counts']['now'][$settingKey] = $runVar['counts']['start'][$settingKey] = 0;
             }
-            if ($settingkey === 'fix_names' && (int) $setting === 0) {
+            if ($settingKey === 'fix_names' && (int) $setting === 0) {
                 $runVar['counts']['now']['processrenames'] = $runVar['counts']['start']['processrenames'] = 0;
             }
         }
@@ -283,7 +281,7 @@ while ($runVar['counts']['iterations'] > 0) {
         foreach ($runVar['counts']['now'] as $key => $proc) {
 
             //if key is a process type, add it to total_work
-            if (strpos($key, 'process') === 0) {
+            if (str_starts_with($key, 'process')) {
                 $runVar['counts']['now']['total_work'] += $proc;
             }
 
@@ -408,7 +406,7 @@ while ($runVar['counts']['iterations'] > 0) {
 
 function errorOnSQL()
 {
-    (new ColorCLI())->error(PHP_EOL.'Monitor encountered severe errors retrieving process data from MySQL.  Please diagnose and try running again.'.PHP_EOL);
+    (new ColorCLI())->error(PHP_EOL.'Monitor encountered severe errors retrieving process data from MySQL. Please diagnose and try running again.'.PHP_EOL);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -418,8 +416,7 @@ function errorOnSQL()
  */
 function getTableRowCount(\PDOStatement $ps, $table)
 {
-    $success = $ps->execute([':table' => $table]);
-    if ($success) {
+    if ($ps->execute([':table' => $table])) {
         $result = $ps->fetch();
 
         return is_numeric($result['count']) ? $result['count'] : 0;
diff --git a/misc/update/tmux/run.php b/misc/update/tmux/run.php
index 25fe7cc57..3b9927635 100644
--- a/misc/update/tmux/run.php
+++ b/misc/update/tmux/run.php
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use App\Models\Settings;
 use Blacklight\ColorCLI;
 use Blacklight\utility\Utility;
 
-$DIR = base_path().'/misc/update/tmux/';
+$tmuxPath = base_path().'/misc/update/tmux/';
 $import = Settings::settingValue('site.tmux.import') ?? 0;
 $tmux_session = Settings::settingValue('site.tmux.tmux_session') ?? 0;
 $seq = Settings::settingValue('site.tmux.sequential') ?? 0;
@@ -27,17 +27,17 @@ if ($session !== null) {
 }
 
 //reset collections dateadded to now if dateadded > delay time check
-$colorCli->header('Resetting expired collections dateadded to now. This could take some time if many collections need to be reset');
+$colorCli->header('Resetting collections that have expired to this moment. This could take some time if many collections need to be reset');
 
 Collection::query()->where('dateadded', '<', now()->subHours($delaytimet))->update(['dateadded' => now()]);
 
 function writelog($pane)
 {
     $path = NN_RES.'logs';
-    $getdate = gmdate('Ymd');
+    $getDate = now()->format('Y_m_d');
     $logs = Settings::settingValue('site.tmux.write_logs');
     if ((int) $logs === 1) {
-        return "2>&1 | tee -a $path/$pane-$getdate.log";
+        return "2>&1 | tee -a $path/$pane-$getDate.log";
     }
 
     return '';
@@ -145,18 +145,18 @@ function window_optimize($tmux_session)
     exec("tmux splitw -t $tmux_session:3 -v -p 50 'printf \"\033]2;optimize\033\"'");
 }
 
-function attach($DIR, $tmux_session)
+function attach($tmuxPath, $tmux_session)
 {
-    exec("tmux respawnp -t $tmux_session:0.0 'php ".$DIR."monitor.php'");
+    exec("tmux respawnp -t $tmux_session:0.0 'php ".$tmuxPath."monitor.php'");
     exec("tmux select-window -t $tmux_session:0; tmux attach-session -d -t $tmux_session");
 }
 
 //create tmux session
 
-$tmuxconfig = $DIR.'tmux.conf';
+$tmuxconfig = $tmuxPath.'tmux.conf';
 
 if ((int) $seq === 1) {
-    exec("cd ${DIR}; tmux -f $tmuxconfig new-session -d -s $tmux_session -n Monitor 'printf \"\033]2;\"Monitor\"\033\"'");
+    exec("cd ${tmuxPath}; tmux -f $tmuxconfig new-session -d -s $tmux_session -n Monitor 'printf \"\033]2;\"Monitor\"\033\"'");
     exec("tmux selectp -t $tmux_session:0.0; tmux splitw -t $tmux_session:0 -h -p 67 'printf \"\033]2;update_releases\033\"'");
     exec("tmux selectp -t $tmux_session:0.0; tmux splitw -t $tmux_session:0 -v -p 25 'printf \"\033]2;nzb-import\033\"'");
 
@@ -164,18 +164,18 @@ if ((int) $seq === 1) {
     window_post($tmux_session);
     window_ircscraper($tmux_session);
     start_apps($tmux_session);
-    attach($DIR, $tmux_session);
+    attach($tmuxPath, $tmux_session);
 } elseif ((int) $seq === 2) {
-    exec("cd ${DIR}; tmux -f $tmuxconfig new-session -d -s $tmux_session -n Monitor 'printf \"\033]2;\"Monitor\"\033\"'");
+    exec("cd ${tmuxPath}; tmux -f $tmuxconfig new-session -d -s $tmux_session -n Monitor 'printf \"\033]2;\"Monitor\"\033\"'");
     exec("tmux selectp -t $tmux_session:0.0; tmux splitw -t $tmux_session:0 -h -p 67 'printf \"\033]2;sequential\033\"'");
     exec("tmux selectp -t $tmux_session:0.0; tmux splitw -t $tmux_session:0 -v -p 25 'printf \"\033]2;nzb-import\033\"'");
 
     window_stripped_utilities($tmux_session);
     window_ircscraper($tmux_session);
     start_apps($tmux_session);
-    attach($DIR, $tmux_session);
+    attach($tmuxPath, $tmux_session);
 } else {
-    exec("cd ${DIR}; tmux -f $tmuxconfig new-session -d -s $tmux_session -n Monitor 'printf \"\033]2;Monitor\033\"'");
+    exec("cd ${tmuxPath}; tmux -f $tmuxconfig new-session -d -s $tmux_session -n Monitor 'printf \"\033]2;Monitor\033\"'");
     exec("tmux selectp -t $tmux_session:0.0; tmux splitw -t $tmux_session:0 -h -p 67 'printf \"\033]2;update_binaries\033\"'");
     exec("tmux selectp -t $tmux_session:0.0; tmux splitw -t $tmux_session:0 -v -p 25 'printf \"\033]2;nzb-import\033\"'");
     exec("tmux selectp -t $tmux_session:0.2; tmux splitw -t $tmux_session:0 -v -p 67 'printf \"\033]2;backfill\033\"'");
@@ -185,5 +185,5 @@ if ((int) $seq === 1) {
     window_post($tmux_session);
     window_ircscraper($tmux_session);
     start_apps($tmux_session);
-    attach($DIR, $tmux_session);
+    attach($tmuxPath, $tmux_session);
 }