diff --git a/include/dfrn.php b/include/dfrn.php
index 689c5c2832..90ff1dfbbf 100644
--- a/include/dfrn.php
+++ b/include/dfrn.php
@@ -2355,7 +2355,7 @@ class dfrn {
 						dbesc($xt->id),
 						intval($importer["importer_uid"])
 					);
-					if(count($i)) {
+					if (dbm::is_result($i)) {
 
 						// For tags, the owner cannot remove the tag on the author's copy of the post.
 
diff --git a/include/items.php b/include/items.php
index 20aa2e2e02..c75bc768c2 100644
--- a/include/items.php
+++ b/include/items.php
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ function item_store($arr,$force_parent = false, $notify = false, $dontcache = fa
 			// If its a post from myself then tag the thread as "mention"
 			logger("item_store: Checking if parent ".$parent_id." has to be tagged as mention for user ".$arr['uid'], LOGGER_DEBUG);
 			$u = q("SELECT `nickname` FROM `user` WHERE `uid` = %d", intval($arr['uid']));
-			if (count($u)) {
+			if (dbm::is_result($u)) {
 				$a = get_app();
 				$self = normalise_link(App::get_baseurl() . '/profile/' . $u[0]['nickname']);
 				logger("item_store: 'myself' is ".$self." for parent ".$parent_id." checking against ".$arr['author-link']." and ".$arr['owner-link'], LOGGER_DEBUG);
@@ -1188,19 +1188,22 @@ function tag_deliver($uid,$item_id) {
 	$u = q("select * from user where uid = %d limit 1",
 		intval($uid)
 	);
-	if (! count($u))
+
+	if (! dbm::is_result($u)) {
 		return;
+	}
 
 	$community_page = (($u[0]['page-flags'] == PAGE_COMMUNITY) ? true : false);
 	$prvgroup = (($u[0]['page-flags'] == PAGE_PRVGROUP) ? true : false);
 
 
-	$i = q("select * from item where id = %d and uid = %d limit 1",
+	$i = q("SELECT * FROM `item` WHERE `id` = %d AND `uid` = %d LIMIT 1",
 		intval($item_id),
 		intval($uid)
 	);
-	if (! count($i))
+	if (! dbm::is_result($i)) {
 		return;
+	}
 
 	$item = $i[0];
 
@@ -1298,12 +1301,13 @@ function tgroup_check($uid,$item) {
 	if (($item['wall']) || ($item['origin']) || ($item['uri'] != $item['parent-uri']))
 		return false;
 
-
-	$u = q("select * from user where uid = %d limit 1",
+	/// @TODO Encapsulate this or find it encapsulated and replace all occurrances
+	$u = q("SELECT * FROM `user` WHERE `uid` = %d LIMIT 1",
 		intval($uid)
 	);
-	if (! count($u))
+	if (! dbm::is_result($u)) {
 		return false;
+	}
 
 	$community_page = (($u[0]['page-flags'] == PAGE_COMMUNITY) ? true : false);
 	$prvgroup = (($u[0]['page-flags'] == PAGE_PRVGROUP) ? true : false);
diff --git a/include/queue.php b/include/queue.php
index ad7079e959..1cc2ee095b 100644
--- a/include/queue.php
+++ b/include/queue.php
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ function queue_run(&$argv, &$argc){
 		$c = q("SELECT * FROM `contact` WHERE `id` = %d LIMIT 1",
 			intval($qi[0]['cid'])
 		);
-		if(! count($c)) {
+		if (! dbm::is_result($c)) {
 			remove_queue_item($q_item['id']);
 			continue;
 		}
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ function queue_run(&$argv, &$argc){
 			FROM `user` WHERE `uid` = %d LIMIT 1",
 			intval($c[0]['uid'])
 		);
-		if(! count($u)) {
+		if (! dbm::is_result($u)) {
 			remove_queue_item($q_item['id']);
 			continue;
 		}
diff --git a/include/user.php b/include/user.php
index ae05b9e112..d6970d475f 100644
--- a/include/user.php
+++ b/include/user.php
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ function create_user($arr) {
 			intval($netpublish)
 
 		);
-		if($r === false) {
+		if ($r === false) {
 			$result['message'] .=  t('An error occurred creating your default profile. Please try again.') . EOL;
 			// Start fresh next time.
 			$r = q("DELETE FROM `user` WHERE `uid` = %d",
@@ -325,24 +325,27 @@ function create_user($arr) {
 
 			$r = $img->store($newuid, 0, $hash, $filename, t('Profile Photos'), 4 );
 
-			if($r === false)
+			if ($r === false) {
 				$photo_failure = true;
+			}
 
 			$img->scaleImage(80);
 
 			$r = $img->store($newuid, 0, $hash, $filename, t('Profile Photos'), 5 );
 
-			if($r === false)
+			if ($r === false) {
 				$photo_failure = true;
+			}
 
 			$img->scaleImage(48);
 
 			$r = $img->store($newuid, 0, $hash, $filename, t('Profile Photos'), 6 );
 
-			if($r === false)
+			if ($r === false) {
 				$photo_failure = true;
+			}
 
-			if(! $photo_failure) {
+			if (! $photo_failure) {
 				q("UPDATE `photo` SET `profile` = 1 WHERE `resource-id` = '%s' ",
 					dbesc($hash)
 				);
diff --git a/mod/common.php b/mod/common.php
index e0cd655061..f3601c0fe6 100644
--- a/mod/common.php
+++ b/mod/common.php
@@ -48,8 +48,9 @@ function common_content(App &$a) {
 		$a->page['aside'] .= $vcard_widget;
 	}
 
-	if(! count($c))
+	if (! dbm::is_result($c)) {
 		return;
+	}
 
 	if(! $cid) {
 		if(get_my_url()) {
diff --git a/mod/dfrn_confirm.php b/mod/dfrn_confirm.php
index 6d97899aff..ba8e27431f 100644
--- a/mod/dfrn_confirm.php
+++ b/mod/dfrn_confirm.php
@@ -415,23 +415,26 @@ function dfrn_confirm_post(&$a,$handsfree = null) {
 			);
 		}
 
-		if($r === false)
-				notice( t('Unable to set contact photo.') . EOL);
+		/// @TODO is dbm::is_result() working here?
+		if ($r === false) {
+			notice( t('Unable to set contact photo.') . EOL);
+		}
 
 		// reload contact info
 
 		$r = q("SELECT * FROM `contact` WHERE `id` = %d LIMIT 1",
 			intval($contact_id)
 		);
-		if (dbm::is_result($r))
+		if (dbm::is_result($r)) {
 			$contact = $r[0];
-		else
+		} else {
 			$contact = null;
+		}
 
 
-		if((isset($new_relation) && $new_relation == CONTACT_IS_FRIEND)) {
+		if ((isset($new_relation) && $new_relation == CONTACT_IS_FRIEND)) {
 
-			if(($contact) && ($contact['network'] === NETWORK_DIASPORA)) {
+			if (($contact) && ($contact['network'] === NETWORK_DIASPORA)) {
 				require_once('include/diaspora.php');
 				$ret = diaspora::send_share($user[0],$r[0]);
 				logger('share returns: ' . $ret);
diff --git a/mod/dfrn_poll.php b/mod/dfrn_poll.php
index f74429e580..a31a50ad25 100644
--- a/mod/dfrn_poll.php
+++ b/mod/dfrn_poll.php
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ function dfrn_poll_init(App &$a) {
 			$c = q("SELECT * FROM `contact` WHERE `id` = %d LIMIT 1",
 				intval($r[0]['cid'])
 			);
-			if(! count($c)) {
+			if (! dbm::is_result($c)) {
 				xml_status(3, 'No profile');
 			}
 			$contact = $c[0];
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ function dfrn_poll_post(App &$a) {
 			$c = q("SELECT * FROM `contact` WHERE `id` = %d LIMIT 1",
 				intval($r[0]['cid'])
 			);
-			if(! count($c)) {
+			if (! dbm::is_result($c)) {
 				xml_status(3, 'No profile');
 			}
 			$contact = $c[0];
diff --git a/mod/editpost.php b/mod/editpost.php
index 1bf150a5dd..a655801d77 100644
--- a/mod/editpost.php
+++ b/mod/editpost.php
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ function editpost_content(App &$a) {
 		intval(local_user())
 	);
 
-	if (! count($itm)) {
+	if (! dbm::is_result($itm)) {
 		notice( t('Item not found') . EOL);
 		return;
 	}
diff --git a/mod/item.php b/mod/item.php
index a11845e55f..864aa18e51 100644
--- a/mod/item.php
+++ b/mod/item.php
@@ -224,8 +224,9 @@ function item_post(App &$a) {
 			intval($profile_uid),
 			intval($post_id)
 		);
-		if(! count($i))
+		if (! dbm::is_result($i)) {
 			killme();
+		}
 		$orig_post = $i[0];
 	}
 
diff --git a/mod/photos.php b/mod/photos.php
index 94ddb91dd9..8d97a30051 100644
--- a/mod/photos.php
+++ b/mod/photos.php
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ function photos_post(App &$a) {
 				dbesc($r[0]['resource-id']),
 				intval($page_owner_uid)
 			);
-			if (count($i)) {
+			if (dbm::is_result($i)) {
 				q("UPDATE `item` SET `deleted` = 1, `edited` = '%s', `changed` = '%s' WHERE `parent-uri` = '%s' AND `uid` = %d",
 					dbesc(datetime_convert()),
 					dbesc(datetime_convert()),
diff --git a/mod/poco.php b/mod/poco.php
index 787776b906..11f984757a 100644
--- a/mod/poco.php
+++ b/mod/poco.php
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@ function poco_init(App &$a) {
 	}
 	if(! x($user)) {
 		$c = q("SELECT * FROM `pconfig` WHERE `cat` = 'system' AND `k` = 'suggestme' AND `v` = 1");
-		if(! count($c))
+		if (! dbm::is_result($c)) {
 			http_status_exit(401);
+		}
 		$system_mode = true;
 	}
 
diff --git a/mod/profile_photo.php b/mod/profile_photo.php
index 356c507f7a..0b6dd8d13b 100644
--- a/mod/profile_photo.php
+++ b/mod/profile_photo.php
@@ -73,22 +73,25 @@ function profile_photo_post(App &$a) {
 
 				$r = $im->store(local_user(), 0, $base_image['resource-id'],$base_image['filename'], t('Profile Photos'), 4, $is_default_profile);
 
-				if($r === false)
+				if ($r === false) {
 					notice ( sprintf(t('Image size reduction [%s] failed.'),"175") . EOL );
+				}
 
 				$im->scaleImage(80);
 
 				$r = $im->store(local_user(), 0, $base_image['resource-id'],$base_image['filename'], t('Profile Photos'), 5, $is_default_profile);
 
-				if($r === false)
+				if ($r === false) {
 					notice( sprintf(t('Image size reduction [%s] failed.'),"80") . EOL );
+				}
 
 				$im->scaleImage(48);
 
 				$r = $im->store(local_user(), 0, $base_image['resource-id'],$base_image['filename'], t('Profile Photos'), 6, $is_default_profile);
 
-				if($r === false)
+				if ($r === false) {
 					notice( sprintf(t('Image size reduction [%s] failed.'),"48") . EOL );
+				}
 
 				// If setting for the default profile, unset the profile photo flag from any other photos I own
 
@@ -282,15 +285,17 @@ function profile_photo_content(App &$a) {
 if(! function_exists('profile_photo_crop_ui_head')) {
 function profile_photo_crop_ui_head(&$a, $ph){
 	$max_length = get_config('system','max_image_length');
-	if(! $max_length)
+	if (! $max_length) {
 		$max_length = MAX_IMAGE_LENGTH;
-	if($max_length > 0)
+	}
+	if ($max_length > 0) {
 		$ph->scaleImage($max_length);
+	}
 
 	$width = $ph->getWidth();
 	$height = $ph->getHeight();
 
-	if($width < 175 || $height < 175) {
+	if ($width < 175 || $height < 175) {
 		$ph->scaleImageUp(200);
 		$width = $ph->getWidth();
 		$height = $ph->getHeight();
@@ -303,19 +308,21 @@ function profile_photo_crop_ui_head(&$a, $ph){
 
 	$r = $ph->store(local_user(), 0 , $hash, $filename, t('Profile Photos'), 0 );	
 
-	if($r)
+	if ($r) {
 		info( t('Image uploaded successfully.') . EOL );
-	else
+	} else {
 		notice( t('Image upload failed.') . EOL );
+	}
 
-	if($width > 640 || $height > 640) {
+	if ($width > 640 || $height > 640) {
 		$ph->scaleImage(640);
 		$r = $ph->store(local_user(), 0 , $hash, $filename, t('Profile Photos'), 1 );	
-		
-		if($r === false)
+
+		if ($r === false) {
 			notice( sprintf(t('Image size reduction [%s] failed.'),"640") . EOL );
-		else
+		} else {
 			$smallest = 1;
+		}
 	}
 
 	$a->config['imagecrop'] = $hash;
diff --git a/mod/videos.php b/mod/videos.php
index 52176524a2..58c4b6c650 100644
--- a/mod/videos.php
+++ b/mod/videos.php
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ function videos_post(App &$a) {
 				intval(local_user())
 			);
 			//echo "<pre>"; var_dump($i); killme();
-			if(count($i)) {
+			if (dbm::is_result($i)) {
 				q("UPDATE `item` SET `deleted` = 1, `edited` = '%s', `changed` = '%s' WHERE `parent-uri` = '%s' AND `uid` = %d",
 					dbesc(datetime_convert()),
 					dbesc(datetime_convert()),