3 files changed, 17 insertions, 19 deletions

diff --git a/system/database/DB.php b/system/database/DB.php
index f7476a68e..62237440f 100644
--- a/system/database/DB.php
+++ b/system/database/DB.php
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@
  */
 function DB($params = '', $return = FALSE, $active_record = FALSE)
 {
-	$obj =& get_instance();
-
 	// Do we even need to load the database class?
 	if (class_exists('CI_DB') AND $return == FALSE AND $active_record == FALSE)
 	{
@@ -92,8 +90,9 @@ function DB($params = '', $return = FALSE, $active_record = FALSE)
 	{
 		return $DB;
 	}
-	
-	$obj->db =& $DB;
+
+	$CI =& get_instance();	
+	$CI->db =& $DB;
 }	
 
 
diff --git a/system/database/DB_driver.php b/system/database/DB_driver.php
index b89ebbf8d..c8a00b7b1 100644
--- a/system/database/DB_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/DB_driver.php
@@ -165,13 +165,13 @@ class CI_DB_driver {
 	 * @return	string		 
 	 */		
 	function load_utilities()
-	{
-		$obj =& get_instance();
-			
+	{			
 		require_once(BASEPATH.'database/DB_utility'.EXT);
 		require_once(BASEPATH.'database/drivers/'.$this->dbdriver.'/'.$this->dbdriver.'_utility'.EXT);
 		$class = 'CI_DB_'.$this->dbdriver.'_utility';
-		$obj->dbutil = new $class();
+		
+		$CI =& get_instance();
+		$CI->dbutil = new $class();
 	}
 	
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/system/database/DB_utility.php b/system/database/DB_utility.php
index 433056ff0..64d67db41 100644
--- a/system/database/DB_utility.php
+++ b/system/database/DB_utility.php
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ class CI_DB_utility {
 	function CI_DB_utility()
 	{
 		// Assign the main database object to $this->db
-		$obj =& get_instance();
-		$this->db =& $obj->db;
+		$CI =& get_instance();
+		$this->CI =& $obj->db;
 		
 		log_message('debug', "Database Utility Class Initialized");
 	}
@@ -286,8 +286,8 @@ class CI_DB_utility {
 		extract($params);
 			
 		// Load the xml helper
-		$obj =& get_instance();
-		$obj->load->helper('xml');
+		$CI =& get_instance();
+		$CI->load->helper('xml');
 
 		// Generate the result
 		$xml = "<{$root}/>".$newline;
@@ -391,10 +391,7 @@ class CI_DB_utility {
 		}
 
 		// ------------------------------------------------------
-		
-		// Grab the super object
-		$obj =& get_instance();
-		
+				
 		// Was a Gzip file requested?
 		if ($prefs['format'] == 'gzip')
 		{
@@ -427,9 +424,11 @@ class CI_DB_utility {
 			}
 
 			// Load the Zip class and output it
-			$obj->load->library('zip');
-			$obj->zip->add_data($prefs['filename'], $this->_backup($prefs));							
-			return $obj->zip->get_zip();
+			
+			$CI =& get_instance();
+			$CI->load->library('zip');
+			$CI->zip->add_data($prefs['filename'], $this->_backup($prefs));							
+			return $CI->zip->get_zip();
 		}
 		
 	}