diff --git a/Zotlabs/Lib/PConfig.php b/Zotlabs/Lib/PConfig.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0cd65392e
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+++ b/Zotlabs/Lib/PConfig.php
@@ -0,0 +1,189 @@
+<?php /** @file */
+
+namespace Zotlabs\Lib;
+
+
+class PConfig {
+
+	/**
+	 * @brief Loads all configuration values of a channel into a cached storage.
+	 *
+	 * All configuration values of the given channel are stored in global cache
+	 * which is available under the global variable App::$config[$uid].
+	 *
+	 * @param string $uid
+	 *  The channel_id
+	 * @return void|false Nothing or false if $uid is false
+	 */
+
+	static public function Load($uid) {
+		if($uid === false)
+			return false;
+
+		if(! array_key_exists($uid, \App::$config))
+			\App::$config[$uid] = array();
+
+		$r = q("SELECT * FROM pconfig WHERE uid = %d",
+			intval($uid)
+		);
+
+		if($r) {
+			foreach($r as $rr) {
+				$k = $rr['k'];
+				$c = $rr['cat'];
+				if(! array_key_exists($c, \App::$config[$uid])) {
+					\App::$config[$uid][$c] = array();
+					\App::$config[$uid][$c]['config_loaded'] = true;
+				}
+				\App::$config[$uid][$c][$k] = $rr['v'];
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @brief Get a particular channel's config variable given the category name
+	 * ($family) and a key.
+	 *
+	 * Get a particular channel's config value from the given category ($family)
+	 * and the $key from a cached storage in App::$config[$uid].
+	 *
+	 * Returns false if not set.
+	 *
+	 * @param string $uid
+	 *  The channel_id
+	 * @param string $family
+	 *  The category of the configuration value
+	 * @param string $key
+	 *  The configuration key to query
+	 * @param boolean $instore (deprecated, without function)
+	 * @return mixed Stored value or false if it does not exist
+	 */
+
+	static public function Get($uid,$family,$key,$instore = false) {
+
+		if($uid === false)
+			return false;
+
+		if(! array_key_exists($uid, \App::$config))
+			load_pconfig($uid);
+
+		if((! array_key_exists($family, \App::$config[$uid])) || (! array_key_exists($key, \App::$config[$uid][$family])))
+			return false;
+
+		return ((! is_array(\App::$config[$uid][$family][$key])) && (preg_match('|^a:[0-9]+:{.*}$|s', \App::$config[$uid][$family][$key])) 
+			? unserialize(\App::$config[$uid][$family][$key])
+			: \App::$config[$uid][$family][$key]
+		);
+
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @brief Sets a configuration value for a channel.
+	 *
+	 * Stores a config value ($value) in the category ($family) under the key ($key)
+	 * for the channel_id $uid.
+	 *
+	 * @param string $uid
+	 *  The channel_id
+	 * @param string $family
+	 *  The category of the configuration value
+	 * @param string $key
+	 *  The configuration key to set
+	 * @param string $value
+	 *  The value to store
+	 * @return mixed Stored $value or false
+	 */
+
+	static public function Set($uid, $family, $key, $value) {
+
+		// this catches subtle errors where this function has been called 
+		// with local_channel() when not logged in (which returns false)
+		// and throws an error in array_key_exists below. 
+		// we provide a function backtrace in the logs so that we can find
+		// and fix the calling function.
+
+		if($uid === false) {
+			btlogger('UID is FALSE!', LOGGER_NORMAL, LOG_ERR);
+			return;
+		}
+
+		// manage array value
+		$dbvalue = ((is_array($value))  ? serialize($value) : $value);
+		$dbvalue = ((is_bool($dbvalue)) ? intval($dbvalue)  : $dbvalue);
+
+		if(get_pconfig($uid, $family, $key) === false) {
+			if(! array_key_exists($uid, \App::$config))
+				\App::$config[$uid] = array();
+			if(! array_key_exists($family, \App::$config[$uid]))
+				\App::$config[$uid][$family] = array();
+
+			$ret = q("INSERT INTO pconfig ( uid, cat, k, v ) VALUES ( %d, '%s', '%s', '%s' ) ",
+				intval($uid),
+				dbesc($family),
+				dbesc($key),
+				dbesc($dbvalue)
+			);
+
+		}
+		else {
+
+			$ret = q("UPDATE pconfig SET v = '%s' WHERE uid = %d and cat = '%s' AND k = '%s'",
+				dbesc($dbvalue),
+				intval($uid),
+				dbesc($family),
+				dbesc($key)
+			);
+
+		}
+
+		// keep a separate copy for all variables which were
+		// set in the life of this page. We need this to
+		// synchronise channel clones.
+
+		if(! array_key_exists('transient', \App::$config[$uid]))
+			\App::$config[$uid]['transient'] = array();
+		if(! array_key_exists($family, \App::$config[$uid]['transient']))
+			\App::$config[$uid]['transient'][$family] = array();
+
+		\App::$config[$uid][$family][$key] = $value;
+		\App::$config[$uid]['transient'][$family][$key] = $value;
+
+		if($ret)
+			return $value;
+
+		return $ret;
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * @brief Deletes the given key from the channel's configuration.
+	 *
+	 * Removes the configured value from the stored cache in App::$config[$uid]
+	 * and removes it from the database.
+	 *
+	 * @param string $uid
+	 *  The channel_id
+	 * @param string $family
+	 *  The category of the configuration value
+	 * @param string $key
+	 *  The configuration key to delete
+	 * @return mixed
+	 */
+ 
+	static public function Delete($uid, $family, $key) {
+
+		$ret = false;
+
+		if(array_key_exists($key, \App::$config[$uid][$family]))
+			unset(\App::$config[$uid][$family][$key]);
+			$ret = q("DELETE FROM pconfig WHERE uid = %d AND cat = '%s' AND k = '%s'",
+				intval($uid),
+				dbesc($family),
+				dbesc($key)
+			);
+
+		return $ret;
+	}
+
+}
+		
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diff --git a/include/config.php b/include/config.php
index fe7cbead6..d0ae4af39 100644
--- a/include/config.php
+++ b/include/config.php
@@ -60,201 +60,33 @@ function del_config($family, $key) {
 }
 
 
-
-
-
-/**
- * @brief Loads all configuration values of a channel into a cached storage.
- *
- * All configuration values of the given channel are stored in global cache
- * which is available under the global variable App::$config[$uid].
- *
- * @param string $uid
- *  The channel_id
- * @return void|false Nothing or false if $uid is false
- */
-
 function load_pconfig($uid) {
 
-	if($uid === false)
-		return false;
+	Zlib\PConfig::Load($uid);
 
-	if(! array_key_exists($uid, App::$config))
-		App::$config[$uid] = array();
-
-	$r = q("SELECT * FROM pconfig WHERE uid = %d",
-		intval($uid)
-	);
-
-	if($r) {
-		foreach($r as $rr) {
-			$k = $rr['k'];
-			$c = $rr['cat'];
-			if(! array_key_exists($c, App::$config[$uid])) {
-				App::$config[$uid][$c] = array();
-				App::$config[$uid][$c]['config_loaded'] = true;
-			}
-			App::$config[$uid][$c][$k] = $rr['v'];
-		}
-	}
 }
 
-/**
- * @brief Get a particular channel's config variable given the category name
- * ($family) and a key.
- *
- * Get a particular channel's config value from the given category ($family)
- * and the $key from a cached storage in App::$config[$uid].
- *
- * Returns false if not set.
- *
- * @param string $uid
- *  The channel_id
- * @param string $family
- *  The category of the configuration value
- * @param string $key
- *  The configuration key to query
- * @param boolean $instore (deprecated, without function)
- * @return mixed Stored value or false if it does not exist
- */
 function get_pconfig($uid, $family, $key, $instore = false) {
-//	logger('include/config.php: get_pconfig() deprecated instore param used', LOGGER_DEBUG);
 
-	if($uid === false)
-		return false;
+	return Zlib\PConfig::Get($uid,$family,$key,$instore = false);
 
-	if(! array_key_exists($uid, App::$config))
-		load_pconfig($uid);
-
-	if((! array_key_exists($family, App::$config[$uid])) || (! array_key_exists($key, App::$config[$uid][$family])))
-		return false;
-
-	return ((! is_array(App::$config[$uid][$family][$key])) && (preg_match('|^a:[0-9]+:{.*}$|s', App::$config[$uid][$family][$key])) 
-		? unserialize(App::$config[$uid][$family][$key])
-		: App::$config[$uid][$family][$key]
-	);
 }
 
-/**
- * @brief Sets a configuration value for a channel.
- *
- * Stores a config value ($value) in the category ($family) under the key ($key)
- * for the channel_id $uid.
- *
- * @note Please do not store booleans - convert to 0/1 integer values!
- *
- * @param string $uid
- *  The channel_id
- * @param string $family
- *  The category of the configuration value
- * @param string $key
- *  The configuration key to set
- * @param string $value
- *  The value to store
- * @return mixed Stored $value or false
- */
+
 function set_pconfig($uid, $family, $key, $value) {
 
-	// this catches subtle errors where this function has been called 
-	// with local_channel() when not logged in (which returns false)
-	// and throws an error in array_key_exists below. 
-	// we provide a function backtrace in the logs so that we can find
-	// and fix the calling function.
+	return Zlib\PConfig::Set($uid,$family,$key,$value);
 
-	if($uid === false) {
-		btlogger('UID is FALSE!', LOGGER_NORMAL, LOG_ERR);
-		return;
-	}
-
-	// manage array value
-	$dbvalue = ((is_array($value))  ? serialize($value) : $value);
-	$dbvalue = ((is_bool($dbvalue)) ? intval($dbvalue)  : $dbvalue);
-
-	if(get_pconfig($uid, $family, $key) === false) {
-		if(! array_key_exists($uid, App::$config))
-			App::$config[$uid] = array();
-		if(! array_key_exists($family, App::$config[$uid]))
-			App::$config[$uid][$family] = array();
-
-		// keep a separate copy for all variables which were
-		// set in the life of this page. We need this to
-		// synchronise channel clones.
-
-		if(! array_key_exists('transient', App::$config[$uid]))
-			App::$config[$uid]['transient'] = array();
-		if(! array_key_exists($family, App::$config[$uid]['transient']))
-			App::$config[$uid]['transient'][$family] = array();
-
-		App::$config[$uid][$family][$key] = $value;
-		App::$config[$uid]['transient'][$family][$key] = $value;
-
-		$ret = q("INSERT INTO pconfig ( uid, cat, k, v ) VALUES ( %d, '%s', '%s', '%s' ) ",
-			intval($uid),
-			dbesc($family),
-			dbesc($key),
-			dbesc($dbvalue)
-		);
-		if($ret)
-			return $value;
-
-		return $ret;
-	}
-
-	$ret = q("UPDATE pconfig SET v = '%s' WHERE uid = %d and cat = '%s' AND k = '%s'",
-		dbesc($dbvalue),
-		intval($uid),
-		dbesc($family),
-		dbesc($key)
-	);
-
-	// keep a separate copy for all variables which were
-	// set in the life of this page. We need this to
-	// synchronise channel clones.
-
-	if(! array_key_exists('transient', App::$config[$uid]))
-		App::$config[$uid]['transient'] = array();
-	if(! array_key_exists($family, App::$config[$uid]['transient']))
-		App::$config[$uid]['transient'][$family] = array();
-
-	App::$config[$uid][$family][$key] = $value;
-	App::$config[$uid]['transient'][$family][$key] = $value;
-
-	if($ret)
-		return $value;
-
-	return $ret;
 }
 
-/**
- * @brief Deletes the given key from the channel's configuration.
- *
- * Removes the configured value from the stored cache in App::$config[$uid]
- * and removes it from the database.
- *
- * @param string $uid
- *  The channel_id
- * @param string $family
- *  The category of the configuration value
- * @param string $key
- *  The configuration key to delete
- * @return mixed
- */
 function del_pconfig($uid, $family, $key) {
 
-	$ret = false;
+	return Zlib\PConfig::Delete($uid,$family,$key);
 
-	if (x(App::$config[$uid][$family], $key))
-		unset(App::$config[$uid][$family][$key]);
-		$ret = q("DELETE FROM pconfig WHERE uid = %d AND cat = '%s' AND k = '%s'",
-		intval($uid),
-		dbesc($family),
-		dbesc($key)
-	);
-
-	return $ret;
 }
 
 
+
 /**
  * @brief Loads a full xchan's configuration into a cached storage.
  *