Index: trunk/core/kernel/startup.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2750 -r2853
--- trunk/core/kernel/startup.php	(.../startup.php)	(revision 2750)
+++ trunk/core/kernel/startup.php	(.../startup.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -1,115 +1,106 @@
 <?php
-define('KERNEL_PATH', FULL_PATH.'/kernel/kernel4');
 
-if( defined('ADMIN') && ADMIN )
-{
-	define('SPECIAL_TEMPLATES_FOLDER', '/kernel/admin_templates');
-}
+	define('KERNEL_PATH', FULL_PATH.'/kernel/kernel4');
+	include_once(KERNEL_PATH.'/globals.php');	// non OOP functions used through kernel, e.g. print_pre
 
-define('INPORTAL_ENV', 1);
+	if( defined('ADMIN') && ADMIN )
+	{
+		define('SPECIAL_TEMPLATES_FOLDER', '/kernel/admin_templates');
+	}
 
-# New path detection method
+	define('INPORTAL_ENV', 1);
 
-if (!defined('REL_PATH')) {
-	define('REL_PATH', '/admin');
-}
+	# New path detection method: begin
+	safeDefine('REL_PATH', '/admin');
+	$ps = preg_replace("/".preg_quote(rtrim(REL_PATH, '/'), '/')."$/", '', str_replace('\\', '/', dirname($_SERVER['PHP_SELF'])));
+	safeDefine('BASE_PATH', $ps); // in case in-portal has defined it before
+	# New path detection method: end
 
-$ps = preg_replace("/".preg_quote(rtrim(REL_PATH, '/'), '/')."$/", '', str_replace('\\', '/', dirname($_SERVER['PHP_SELF'])));
+	safeDefine('INPORTAL_TAGS', true);
+	safeDefine('SERVER_NAME', $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']);
+	safeDefine('KERNEL_PATH', FULL_PATH.'/kernel4');
+	safeDefine('PROTOCOL', isset($_SERVER["HTTPS"]) ? 'https://' : 'http://');
+	
+	$vars = parse_portal_ini(FULL_PATH.'/config.php');
 
-define('BASE_PATH', $ps);
+	if($vars === false)
+	{
+		global $rootURL;
+		echo 'In-Portal is probably not installed, or configuration file is missing.<br>';
+		echo 'Please use the installation script to fix the problem.<br><br>';
+		if ( !preg_match('/admin/', __FILE__) ) $ins = '/admin';
+	
+		echo '<a href="'.PROTOCOL.SERVER_NAME.BASE_PATH.$ins.'/install.php">Go to installation script</a><br><br>';
+		flush();
+		exit;
+	}
 
-# /New method
+	define('SQL_TYPE', $vars['DBType']);
+	define('SQL_SERVER', $vars['DBHost']);
+	define('SQL_USER', $vars['DBUser']);
+	define('SQL_PASS', $vars['DBUserPassword']);
+	define('SQL_DB', $vars['DBName']);
+	define('TABLE_PREFIX', $vars['TablePrefix']);
+	define('DOMAIN', $vars['Domain']);
 
-include_once(KERNEL_PATH.'/globals.php');	// non OOP functions used through kernel, e.g. print_pre
+	ini_set('memory_limit', '50M');
 
-safeDefine( 'INPORTAL_TAGS', true);
-safeDefine( 'SERVER_NAME', $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']);
-safeDefine( 'KERNEL_PATH', FULL_PATH.'/kernel4');
-safeDefine( 'PROTOCOL', isset($_SERVER["HTTPS"]) ? 'https://' : 'http://');
+	define('MODULES_PATH', FULL_PATH);
+	define('EXPORT_PATH', FULL_PATH.'/admin/export');
+	define('GW_CLASS_PATH', MODULES_PATH.'/in-commerce/units/gateways/gw_classes'); // Payment Gateway Classes Path
 
-$vars = parse_portal_ini(FULL_PATH.'/config.php');
+	safeDefine('ENV_VAR_NAME','env');
+	
+	k4_include_once(KERNEL_PATH.'/application.php');
+	k4_include_once(MODULES_PATH.'/kernel/units/general/my_application.php');
 
-if($vars === false)
-{
-	global $rootURL;
-	echo 'In-Portal is probably not installed, or configuration file is missing.<br>';
-	echo 'Please use the installation script to fix the problem.<br><br>';
-	if ( !preg_match('/admin/', __FILE__) ) $ins = '/admin';
+	if( file_exists(FULL_PATH.'/debug.php') )
+	{
+		k4_include_once(FULL_PATH.'/debug.php');
+		if( defined('DEBUG_MODE') && DEBUG_MODE ) include_once(KERNEL_PATH.'/utility/debugger.php');
+	}	
 
-	echo '<a href="'.PROTOCOL.SERVER_NAME.BASE_PATH.$ins.'/install.php">Go to installation script</a><br><br>';
-	flush();
-	exit;
-}
+	k4_include_once(KERNEL_PATH.'/db/db_connection.php');
 
-define('SQL_TYPE', $vars['DBType']);
-define('SQL_SERVER', $vars['DBHost']);
-define('SQL_USER', $vars['DBUser']);
-define('SQL_PASS', $vars['DBUserPassword']);
-define('SQL_DB', $vars['DBName']);
-define('TABLE_PREFIX', $vars['TablePrefix']);
-define('DOMAIN', $vars['Domain']);
+	safeDefine('IMAGES_PATH', '/kernel/images/');
+	safeDefine('IMAGES_PENDING_PATH', IMAGES_PATH.'pending/');
+	safeDefine('CUSTOM_UPLOAD_PATH', '/templates/images/custom/');
+	safeDefine('MAX_UPLOAD_SIZE', min(ini_get('upload_max_filesize'), ini_get('post_max_size'))*1024*1024);
 
-ini_set('memory_limit', '50M');
+	if( ini_get('safe_mode') ) define('SAFE_MODE', 1);
 
-/*echo "FULL_PATH: ".FULL_PATH.'<br>';
-echo "BASE_PATH: ".BASE_PATH.'<br>';*/
+	safeDefine('CACHE_CONFIGS_FILES', 1);
+	safeDefine('EXPERIMENTAL_PRE_PARSE', 1);
+	safeDefine('SILENT_LOG', 0);
+	
+	k4_include_once(KERNEL_PATH."/kbase.php");
+	k4_include_once(KERNEL_PATH.'/utility/event.php');
+	k4_include_once(KERNEL_PATH."/utility/factory.php");
+	k4_include_once(KERNEL_PATH."/languages/phrases_cache.php");
+	
+	// We should get rid of these includes:
+	k4_include_once(KERNEL_PATH."/db/dblist.php");
+	k4_include_once(KERNEL_PATH."/db/dbitem.php");
+	
+	k4_include_once(KERNEL_PATH.'/processors/tag_processor.php');
+	k4_include_once(KERNEL_PATH."/db/db_tag_processor.php");
+	
+	k4_include_once(KERNEL_PATH."/event_handler.php");
+	k4_include_once(KERNEL_PATH.'/db/db_event_handler.php');
+	k4_include_once(MODULES_PATH.'/kernel/units/general/inp_db_event_handler.php');
+	
+	k4_include_once(KERNEL_PATH."/utility/temp_handler.php"); // needed because of static calls from kBase
+	// up to here
 
-define('MODULES_PATH', FULL_PATH);
-define('EXPORT_PATH', FULL_PATH.'/admin/export');
-define('GW_CLASS_PATH', MODULES_PATH.'/in-commerce/units/gateways/gw_classes'); // Payment Gateway Classes Path
+	// global constants
+	define('HAVING_FILTER', 1);
+	define('WHERE_FILTER', 2);
+	
+	define('FLT_TYPE_AND',	'AND');
+	define('FLT_TYPE_OR',	'OR');
+	
+	safeDefine('STATUS_DISABLED', 0);
+	safeDefine('STATUS_ACTIVE', 1);
+	safeDefine('STATUS_PENDING', 2);
 
-safeDefine('ENV_VAR_NAME','env');
-
-k4_include_once(KERNEL_PATH.'/application.php');
-k4_include_once(MODULES_PATH.'/kernel/units/general/my_application.php');
-
-if( file_exists(FULL_PATH.'/debug.php') )
-{
-	k4_include_once(FULL_PATH.'/debug.php');
-	if( defined('DEBUG_MODE') && DEBUG_MODE ) include_once(KERNEL_PATH.'/utility/debugger.php');
-}
-
-k4_include_once(KERNEL_PATH.'/db/db_connection.php');
-
-safeDefine('IMAGES_PATH', '/kernel/images/');
-safeDefine('IMAGES_PENDING_PATH', IMAGES_PATH.'pending/');
-safeDefine('CUSTOM_UPLOAD_PATH', '/templates/images/custom/');
-safeDefine('MAX_UPLOAD_SIZE', min(ini_get('upload_max_filesize'), ini_get('post_max_size'))*1024*1024);
-
-if( ini_get('safe_mode') ) define('SAFE_MODE', 1);
-
-safeDefine('CACHE_CONFIGS_FILES', 1);
-safeDefine('EXPERIMENTAL_PRE_PARSE', 1);
-safeDefine('SILENT_LOG', 0);
-
-k4_include_once(KERNEL_PATH."/kbase.php");
-k4_include_once(KERNEL_PATH.'/utility/event.php');
-k4_include_once(KERNEL_PATH."/utility/factory.php");
-k4_include_once(KERNEL_PATH."/languages/phrases_cache.php");
-
-// We should get rid of these includes:
-k4_include_once(KERNEL_PATH."/db/dblist.php");
-k4_include_once(KERNEL_PATH."/db/dbitem.php");
-
-k4_include_once(KERNEL_PATH.'/processors/tag_processor.php');
-k4_include_once(KERNEL_PATH."/db/db_tag_processor.php");
-
-k4_include_once(KERNEL_PATH."/event_handler.php");
-k4_include_once(KERNEL_PATH.'/db/db_event_handler.php');
-k4_include_once(MODULES_PATH.'/kernel/units/general/inp_db_event_handler.php');
-
-k4_include_once(KERNEL_PATH."/utility/temp_handler.php"); // needed because of static calls from kBase
-// up to here
-
-// global constants
-define('HAVING_FILTER', 1);
-define('WHERE_FILTER', 2);
-
-define('FLT_TYPE_AND',	'AND');
-define('FLT_TYPE_OR',	'OR');
-
-safeDefine('STATUS_DISABLED', 0);
-safeDefine('STATUS_ACTIVE', 1);
-safeDefine('STATUS_PENDING', 2);
-
 ?>
\ No newline at end of file
Index: trunk/admin/config/missing_label_edit.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/config/missing_label_edit.php	(.../missing_label_edit.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/config/missing_label_edit.php	(.../missing_label_edit.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -12,78 +12,14 @@
 ##	   result in revocation of the license and support		##
 ##	 privileges along maximum prosecution allowed by law.	##
 ##############################################################
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-//echo $pathtoroot;
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/config');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
-
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-//admin only util
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images";
-//$pathtolocal = $pathtoroot."in-news/";
 require_once ($pathtoroot.$admin."/include/elements.php"); 
 require_once ($pathtoroot."kernel/admin/include/navmenu.php"); 
 //require_once ($pathtolocal."admin/include/navmenu.php"); 
Index: trunk/admin/reviews.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2772 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/reviews.php	(.../reviews.php)	(revision 2772)
+++ trunk/admin/reviews.php	(.../reviews.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -39,93 +39,13 @@
 $b_topmargin = "0";
 //$b_header_addon = "<DIV style='position:relative; z-Index: 1; background-color: #ffffff; padding-top:1px;'><div style='position:absolute; width:100%;top:0px;' align='right'><img src='images/logo_bg.gif'></div><img src='images/spacer.gif' width=1 height=15><br><div style='z-Index:1; position:relative'>";
 
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-	$path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-	if(strlen($path))
-	{
-		/* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-		$pos = strpos($path,":");
-		if ($pos === false)
-		{
-			$gOS_TYPE="unix";
-			$pathchar = "/";
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			$gOS_TYPE="win";
-			$pathchar="\\";
-		}
-		$p = $path.$pathchar;
-		/*Start looking for the root flag file */
-		if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-		while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-		{
-			$sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-			if($sub==$pathchar)
-			{
-				$filename = $p."root.flg";
-			}
-			else
-			$filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-			if(file_exists($filename))
-			{
-				$pathtoroot = $p;
-			}
-			else
-			{
-				$parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-				if($parent!=$p)
-				{
-					$p = $parent;
-				}
-				else
-				$p = "";
-			}
-		}
-		if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-		$pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		$pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-	}
-}
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+require_login();
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-//echo $pathtoroot;
-
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-
-if (!admin_login())
-{            
-    if(!headers_sent())
-      setcookie("sid"," ",time()-3600, '', $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']);
-    $objSession->Logout();
-    header("Location: ".$adminURL."/index.php?logout=1");
-    die();
-	//require_once($pathtoroot."admin/login.php");
-}
-
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images";
-$browseURL = $adminURL."/browse";
-$cssURL = $adminURL."/include";
-
 $indexURL = $rootURL."index.php";
+$homeURL = "javascript:AdminCatNav('".$_SERVER["PHP_SELF"]."?env=".BuildEnv()."');";
 
 $m_var_list_update["cat"] = 0;
-$homeURL = "javascript:AdminCatNav('".$_SERVER["PHP_SELF"]."?env=".BuildEnv()."');";
 unset($m_var_list_update["cat"]);
 
 //admin only util
@@ -158,19 +78,9 @@
 	$$a_var = $application->ParseBlock(Array('name'=>$a_template), 0, true);
 }
 
-if(!defined('IS_INSTALL'))define('IS_INSTALL',0);
-if(!IS_INSTALL)
-{
-  if (!admin_login())
-  {            
-    if(!headers_sent())
-      setcookie("sid"," ",time()-3600, '', $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']);
-    $objSession->Logout();
-    header("Location: ".$adminURL."/index.php?logout=1");
-    die();
-	//require_once($pathtoroot."admin/login.php");
-  }
-}
+if( !defined('IS_INSTALL') ) define('IS_INSTALL', 0);
+if( !IS_INSTALL ) require_login();
+
 //Set Section
 $section = 'in-portal:reviews';
 
Index: trunk/admin/config/edit_customfields.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2772 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/config/edit_customfields.php	(.../edit_customfields.php)	(revision 2772)
+++ trunk/admin/config/edit_customfields.php	(.../edit_customfields.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -12,87 +12,16 @@
 ##	   result in revocation of the license and support		##
 ##	 privileges along maximum prosecution allowed by law.	##
 ##############################################################
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-//echo $pathtoroot;
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/config');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
+require_login();
 
-if (!admin_login())
-{            
-    if(!headers_sent())
-      setcookie("sid"," ",time()-3600, '', $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']);
-    $objSession->Logout();
-    header("Location: ".$adminURL."/index.php?logout=1");
-    die();
-	//require_once($pathtoroot."admin/login.php");
-}
-
-//admin only util
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$adminURL=$rootURL.$admin;
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images"; 
-//$pathtolocal = $pathtoroot."in-news/";
 require_once ($pathtoroot.$admin."/include/elements.php"); 
 require_once ($pathtoroot."kernel/admin/include/navmenu.php"); 
 //require_once ($pathtolocal."admin/include/navmenu.php"); 
Index: trunk/admin/save_redirect.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2772 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/save_redirect.php	(.../save_redirect.php)	(revision 2772)
+++ trunk/admin/save_redirect.php	(.../save_redirect.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -15,76 +15,15 @@
 	
 	define('REDIRECT_REQUIRED', 1);
 	
-	if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-	{
-		$path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-		if(strlen($path))
-		{
-			/* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-			$pos = strpos($path,":");
-			if ($pos === false)
-			{
-				$gOS_TYPE="unix";
-				$pathchar = "/";
-			}
-			else
-			{
-				$gOS_TYPE="win";
-				$pathchar="\\";
-			}
-			$p = $path.$pathchar;
-			/*Start looking for the root flag file */
-			if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-			while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-			{
-				$sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-				if($sub==$pathchar)
-				{
-					$filename = $p."root.flg";
-				}
-				else
-				$filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-				if(file_exists($filename))
-				{
-					$pathtoroot = $p;
-				}
-				else
-				{
-					$parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-					if($parent!=$p)
-					{
-						$p = $parent;
-					}
-					else
-					$p = "";
-				}
-			}
-			if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-			$pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			$pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-		}
-	}
-	
-	$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-	if($sub!=$pathchar)
-	{
-		$pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-	}
+	// new startup: begin
+	define('REL_PATH', 'admin');
+	$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+	define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+	require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+	// new startup: end
 
-	require_once($pathtoroot.'kernel/startup.php');
+	require_login();
 
-	if( !admin_login() )
-	{
-		if( !headers_sent() ) setcookie('sid',' ',time() - 3600, '', $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']);
-		$objSession->Logout();
-		header("Location: ".$adminURL."/index.php?logout=1");
-		exit;
-
-	}
-
 	/*$m = GetModuleArray();
 	foreach($m as $key=>$value)
 	{
Index: trunk/admin/relation_select.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/relation_select.php	(.../relation_select.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/relation_select.php	(.../relation_select.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -48,82 +48,8 @@
 
 $b_header_addon = "<DIV style='position:relative; z-Index: 1; background-color: #ffffff; padding-top:1px;'><div style='z-Index:1; position:relative'>";
 
-//$pathtoroot="";
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
+require_once(FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php');
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-//echo $pathtoroot;
-
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images";
-$browseURL = $adminURL."/browse";
-$cssURL = $adminURL."/include";
-
 $m_var_list_update["cat"] = 0;
 $homeURL = $_SERVER["PHP_SELF"]."?env=".BuildEnv();
 
@@ -139,8 +65,6 @@
 else
   $upURL = $_SERVER["PHP_SELF"]."?".$envar;
 
-
-
 //admin only util
 
 $pathtolocal = $pathtoroot."kernel/";
Index: trunk/core/units/phrases/phrases_event_handler.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2772 -r2853
--- trunk/core/units/phrases/phrases_event_handler.php	(.../phrases_event_handler.php)	(revision 2772)
+++ trunk/core/units/phrases/phrases_event_handler.php	(.../phrases_event_handler.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@
 				$object->SetDBField('LastChangeIP', $ip_address);
 			}
 			
-			setcookie('last_module', $object->GetDBField('Module'), '', SERVER_NAME);
+			$cookie_path = $this->Application->IsAdmin() ? BASE_PATH.'/admin' : BASE_PATH;
+			setcookie('last_module', $object->GetDBField('Module'), $cookie_path, '.'.SERVER_NAME);
 		}
 	}
 
Index: trunk/admin/users/adduser.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/users/adduser.php	(.../adduser.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/users/adduser.php	(.../adduser.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -12,76 +12,14 @@
 ##	   result in revocation of the license and support		##
 ##	 privileges along maximum prosecution allowed by law.	##
 ##############################################################
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-//echo $pathtoroot;
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/users');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-//admin only util
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images"; 
-//$pathtolocal = $pathtoroot."in-news/";
 require_once ($pathtoroot.$admin."/include/elements.php"); 
 require_once ($pathtoroot."kernel/admin/include/navmenu.php"); 
 //require_once ($pathtolocal."admin/include/navmenu.php"); 
Index: trunk/admin/config/edit_banlist.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2581 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/config/edit_banlist.php	(.../edit_banlist.php)	(revision 2581)
+++ trunk/admin/config/edit_banlist.php	(.../edit_banlist.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -12,76 +12,14 @@
 ##	   result in revocation of the license and support		##
 ##	 privileges along maximum prosecution allowed by law.	##
 ##############################################################
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-//echo $pathtoroot;
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/config');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-//admin only util
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$adminURL=$rootURL.$admin;
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images"; 
-//$pathtolocal = $pathtoroot."in-news/";
 require_once ($pathtoroot.$admin."/include/elements.php"); 
 require_once ($pathtoroot."kernel/admin/include/navmenu.php"); 
 //require_once ($pathtolocal."admin/include/navmenu.php"); 
Index: trunk/admin/import/step1.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/import/step1.php	(.../step1.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/import/step1.php	(.../step1.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -1,74 +1,12 @@
 <?php 
 
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/import');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-//echo $pathtoroot;
-//echo $pathtoroot;
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images";
-//admin only util
 $pathtolocal = $pathtoroot."kernel/";
 require_once ($pathtoroot.$admin."/include/elements.php");
 require_once ($pathtoroot."kernel/admin/include/navmenu.php");
Index: trunk/admin/logs/searchlog.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/logs/searchlog.php	(.../searchlog.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/logs/searchlog.php	(.../searchlog.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -12,79 +12,14 @@
 ##	   result in revocation of the license and support		##
 ##	 privileges along maximum prosecution allowed by law.	##
 ##############################################################
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-//echo $pathtoroot;
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/logs');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images";
-
-//admin only util
-
 $pathtolocal = $pathtoroot."kernel/";
 
 require_once ($pathtoroot.$admin."/include/elements.php");
Index: trunk/admin/import/step2.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/import/step2.php	(.../step2.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/import/step2.php	(.../step2.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -1,76 +1,12 @@
 <?php 
 
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/import');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-//echo $pathtoroot;
-//echo $pathtoroot;
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$adminURL=$rootURL.$admin;
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images";
-//admin only util
 $pathtolocal = $pathtoroot."kernel/";
 require_once ($pathtoroot.$admin."/include/elements.php");
 require_once ($pathtoroot."kernel/admin/include/navmenu.php");
Index: trunk/admin/import/step3.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/import/step3.php	(.../step3.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/import/step3.php	(.../step3.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -1,76 +1,12 @@
 <?php 
 
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/import');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-//echo $pathtoroot;
-//echo $pathtoroot;
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$adminURL=$rootURL.$admin;
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images";
-
 //admin only util
 $pathtolocal = $pathtoroot."kernel/";
 require_once ($pathtoroot.$admin."/include/elements.php");
Index: trunk/admin/include/elements.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2772 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/include/elements.php	(.../elements.php)	(revision 2772)
+++ trunk/admin/include/elements.php	(.../elements.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -13,20 +13,8 @@
 ##  privileges along maximum prosecution allowed by law. 	##
 ##############################################################
 
-if(!defined('IS_INSTALL'))define('IS_INSTALL',0);
-if(!IS_INSTALL)
-{
-  if (!admin_login())
-  {            
-    if(!headers_sent()) {
-      setcookie("sid"," ",time()-3600, '', $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']);
-    }
-    $objSession->Logout();
-    header("Location: ".$adminURL."/index.php?logout=1");
-    die();
-	//require_once($pathtoroot."admin/login.php");
-  }
-}
+if( !defined('IS_INSTALL') ) define('IS_INSTALL', 0);
+if( !IS_INSTALL ) require_login();
 
 global $admin,$pathtoroot, $objConfig;
 
Index: trunk/admin/import/step4.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/import/step4.php	(.../step4.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/import/step4.php	(.../step4.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -1,75 +1,12 @@
 <?php 
 
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/import');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-//echo $pathtoroot;
-//echo $pathtoroot;
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images";
 //admin only util
 $pathtolocal = $pathtoroot."kernel/";
 require_once ($pathtoroot.$admin."/include/elements.php");
Index: trunk/admin/users/group_addpermission.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/users/group_addpermission.php	(.../group_addpermission.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/users/group_addpermission.php	(.../group_addpermission.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -12,77 +12,14 @@
 ##	   result in revocation of the license and support		##
 ##	 privileges along maximum prosecution allowed by law.	##
 ##############################################################
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-//echo $pathtoroot;
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/users');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-//admin only util
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;                       
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images"; 
-//$pathtolocal = $pathtoroot."in-news/";
 require_once ($pathtoroot.$admin."/include/elements.php"); 
 require_once ($pathtoroot."kernel/admin/include/navmenu.php"); 
 //require_once ($pathtolocal."admin/include/navmenu.php"); 
Index: trunk/admin/users/user_select.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2772 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/users/user_select.php	(.../user_select.php)	(revision 2772)
+++ trunk/admin/users/user_select.php	(.../user_select.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -12,94 +12,18 @@
 ##	   result in revocation of the license and support		##
 ##	 privileges along maximum prosecution allowed by law.	##
 ##############################################################
-
 define('IS_POPUP', 1);
 
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/users');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-//echo $pathtoroot;
+require_login();
 
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-
-if (!admin_login())
-{            
-    if(!headers_sent())
-      setcookie("sid"," ",time()-3600, '', $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']);
-    $objSession->Logout();
-    header("Location: ".$adminURL."/index.php?logout=1");
-    die();
-	//require_once($pathtoroot."admin/login.php");
-}
-
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images";
-
-//admin only util
-
 $pathtolocal = $pathtoroot."kernel/";
-
 require_once ($pathtoroot.$admin."/include/elements.php");
 require_once ($pathtoroot."kernel/admin/include/navmenu.php");
 require_once ($pathtolocal."admin/include/navmenu.php");
Index: trunk/admin/logs/email_log.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/logs/email_log.php	(.../email_log.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/logs/email_log.php	(.../email_log.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -12,79 +12,14 @@
 ##   result in revocation of the license and support	##
 ## privileges along maximum prosecution allowed by law.	##
 ##############################################################
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-//echo $pathtoroot;
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/logs');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images";
-
 //admin only includes
 require_once ($pathtoroot.$admin."/include/elements.php");
 require_once ($pathtoroot."kernel/admin/include/navmenu.php");
Index: trunk/admin/config/edit_template.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/config/edit_template.php	(.../edit_template.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/config/edit_template.php	(.../edit_template.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -13,76 +13,13 @@
 ##	 privileges along maximum prosecution allowed by law.	##
 ##############################################################
 
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/config');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-//echo $pathtoroot;
-
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-//admin only util
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images"; 
-
 require_once ($pathtoroot.$admin."/include/elements.php"); 
 require_once ($pathtoroot."kernel/admin/include/navmenu.php"); 
 require_once($pathtoroot.$admin."/toolbar.php");
Index: trunk/admin/config/edit_label.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/config/edit_label.php	(.../edit_label.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/config/edit_label.php	(.../edit_label.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -12,77 +12,14 @@
 ##	   result in revocation of the license and support		##
 ##	 privileges along maximum prosecution allowed by law.	##
 ##############################################################
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-	$path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-	if(strlen($path))
-	{
-		/* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-		$pos = strpos($path,":");
-		if ($pos === false)
-		{
-			$gOS_TYPE="unix";
-			$pathchar = "/";
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			$gOS_TYPE="win";
-			$pathchar="\\";
-		}
-		$p = $path.$pathchar;
-		/*Start looking for the root flag file */
-		if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-		while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-		{
-			$sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-			if($sub==$pathchar)
-			{
-				$filename = $p."root.flg";
-			}
-			else
-			$filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-			if(file_exists($filename))
-			{
-				$pathtoroot = $p;
-			}
-			else
-			{
-				$parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-				if($parent!=$p)
-				{
-					$p = $parent;
-				}
-				else
-				$p = "";
-			}
-		}
-		if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-		$pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		$pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-	}
-}
 
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/config');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-	$pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-//echo $pathtoroot;
-
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-//admin only util
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-$admin = "admin";
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images";
-
 require_once ($pathtoroot.$admin."/include/elements.php");
 require_once ($pathtoroot."kernel/admin/include/navmenu.php");
 require_once($pathtoroot.$admin."/toolbar.php");
Index: trunk/admin/config/addlang.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/config/addlang.php	(.../addlang.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/config/addlang.php	(.../addlang.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 <?php
-
 ##############################################################
 ##In-portal													##
 ##############################################################
@@ -14,84 +13,13 @@
 ##	 privileges along maximum prosecution allowed by law.	##
 ##############################################################
 
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-	$path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-	if(strlen($path))
-	{
-		/* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-		$pos = strpos($path,":");
-		if ($pos === false)
-		{
-			$gOS_TYPE="unix";
-			$pathchar = "/";
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			$gOS_TYPE="win";
-			$pathchar="\\";
-		}
-		$p = $path.$pathchar;
-		/*Start looking for the root flag file */
-		if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-		while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-		{
-			$sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-			if($sub==$pathchar)
-			{
-				$filename = $p."root.flg";
-			}
-			else
-			$filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-			if(file_exists($filename))
-			{
-				$pathtoroot = $p;
-			}
-			else
-			{
-				$parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-				if($parent!=$p)
-				{
-					$p = $parent;
-				}
-				else
-				$p = "";
-			}
-		}
-		if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-		$pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		$pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-	}
-}
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/config');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-	$pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-//echo $pathtoroot;
-//print_r($_GET);
-//print_r($_POST);
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-//admin only util
-
-/* set the destination of the image upload, relative to the root path */
-$DestDir = "kernel/images/";
-
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images"; 
-$browseURL = $adminURL."/browse";
-
 $pathtolocal = $pathtoroot."kernel/";
 require_once ($pathtoroot.$admin."/include/elements.php");
 require_once ($pathtoroot."kernel/admin/include/navmenu.php");
Index: trunk/admin/config/addtheme_templates.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/config/addtheme_templates.php	(.../addtheme_templates.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/config/addtheme_templates.php	(.../addtheme_templates.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -13,80 +13,13 @@
 ##	 privileges along maximum prosecution allowed by law.	##
 ##############################################################
 
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/config');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-//echo $pathtoroot;
-
-
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-//admin only util
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images";
-
 require_once ($pathtoroot.$admin."/include/elements.php"); 
 require_once ($pathtoroot."kernel/admin/include/navmenu.php"); 
 require_once($pathtoroot.$admin."/toolbar.php");
Index: trunk/admin/tree/tree.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2811 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/tree/tree.php	(.../tree.php)	(revision 2811)
+++ trunk/admin/tree/tree.php	(.../tree.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -1,103 +1,22 @@
 <?php
 	define('DBG_SHOW_MEMORY_USAGE', 0);
 	
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
+	// new startup: begin
+	define('REL_PATH', 'admin/tree');
+	$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+	define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+	require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+	// new startup: end
 
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
+	$pathtolocal = $pathtoroot;
+	
+	$envar = "env=" . BuildEnv();
 
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
+	include_once($pathtoroot.$admin."/include/sections.php");
 
-
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-
-$localURL=$rootURL."/";
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images";
-
-$pathtolocal = $pathtoroot;
-
-$envar = "env=" . BuildEnv();
-
-//include section data; create Section hash
-
-//main In-portal sections
-//require_once ($pathtoroot."admin/include/navmenu.php"); 
-
-//All modules
-/*if(!isset($SysData))
-	$SysData=new SystemConfiguration();
-
-$ModuleList=$SysData->GetModuleList();*/
-//$sections = array();
-
-//foreach($mod_prefix as $key => $value)
-//{	
-//    $mod = $pathtoroot . $value . "admin/include/navmenu.php";	 
-//    include_once($mod);
-//}
-include_once($pathtoroot.$admin."/include/sections.php");
-
-$ServerName = $objConfig->Get("Site_Name");
-$rootLink = $adminURL."/subitems.php?env=".BuildEnv()."&section=in-portal:root";
-$charset = GetRegionalOption('Charset');
+	$ServerName = $objConfig->Get("Site_Name");
+	$rootLink = $adminURL."/subitems.php?env=".BuildEnv()."&section=in-portal:root";
+	$charset = GetRegionalOption('Charset');
 ?>
 <html>
 <head>
Index: trunk/globals.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2320 -r2853
--- trunk/globals.php	(.../globals.php)	(revision 2320)
+++ trunk/globals.php	(.../globals.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 	}
 }
 
-$vars = parse_portal_ini($pathtoroot."config.php");
+$vars = parse_portal_ini(FULL_PATH.'/config.php');
 
 while($key = key($vars))
 {
@@ -1679,15 +1679,26 @@
 }
 
 /**
- * @return int
- * @desc Checks for debug mode
-*/
+ * Checks if debug mode is active
+ *
+ * @return bool
+ */
 function IsDebugMode()
 {
 	return defined('DEBUG_MODE') && constant('DEBUG_MODE') == 1 ? 1 : 0;	
 }
 
 /**
+ * Checks if we are in admin
+ *
+ * @return bool
+ */
+function IsAdmin()
+{
+	return defined('ADMIN') && constant('ADMIN') == 1 ? 1 : 0;	
+}
+
+/**
  * Two strings in-case-sensitive compare.
  * Returns >0, when string1 > string2,
  *         <0, when string1 > string2,
@@ -1851,5 +1862,66 @@
 		return 0;
 	}
 }
+	
+	function inp_htmlize($var, $strip = 0)
+	{
+		if( is_array($var) )
+		{
+			foreach($var as $k => $v) $var[$k] = inp_htmlize($v, $strip);
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			$var = htmlspecialchars($strip ? stripslashes($var) : $var);
+		}
+		return $var;
+	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Sets in-portal cookies, that will not harm K4 to breath free :)
+	 *
+	 * @param string $name
+	 * @param mixed $value
+	 * @param int $expire
+	 * @author Alex
+	 */
+	function set_cookie($name, $value, $expire = 0)
+	{
+		$cookie_path = IsAdmin() ? BASE_PATH.'/admin' : BASE_PATH;
+		setcookie($name, $value, $expire, $cookie_path, $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * If we are on login required template, but we are not logged in, then logout user
+	 *
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
+	function require_login($condition = null, $redirect_params = 'logout=1', $pass_env = false)
+	{
+		if( !isset($condition) ) $condition = !admin_login();
+		if(!$condition) return false;
+		
+		global $objSession, $adminURL;
+	    if( !headers_sent() ) set_cookie('sid', ' ', time() - 3600);
+	    $objSession->Logout();
+	    if($pass_env) $redirect_params = 'env='.BuildEnv().'&'.$redirect_params;
+	    
+	    header('Location: '.$adminURL.'/index.php?'.$redirect_params);
+	    exit;
+	}
+	
+	if( !function_exists('safeDefine') )
+	{
+		/**
+		 * Define constant if it was not already defined before
+		 *
+		 * @param string $const_name
+		 * @param string $const_value
+		 * @access public
+		 */
+		function safeDefine($const_name, $const_value)
+		{
+			if(!defined($const_name)) define($const_name,$const_value);
+		}
+	}
+
 ?>
Index: trunk/admin/config/edit_config.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2772 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/config/edit_config.php	(.../edit_config.php)	(revision 2772)
+++ trunk/admin/config/edit_config.php	(.../edit_config.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -1,86 +1,14 @@
 <?php
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/config');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
-if (!admin_login())
-{            
-    if(!headers_sent())
-      setcookie("sid"," ",time()-3600, '', $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']);
-    $objSession->Logout();
-    header("Location: ".$adminURL."/index.php?logout=1");
-    die();
-	//require_once($pathtoroot."admin/login.php");
-}
+require_login();
 
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images";
-
-//admin only util
-
 $pathtolocal = $pathtoroot."kernel/";
 require_once ($pathtoroot.$admin."/include/elements.php");
 //require_once ($pathtoroot."kernel/admin/include/navmenu.php");
Index: trunk/admin/users/adduser_custom.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/users/adduser_custom.php	(.../adduser_custom.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/users/adduser_custom.php	(.../adduser_custom.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -12,76 +12,14 @@
 ##	   result in revocation of the license and support		##
 ##	 privileges along maximum prosecution allowed by law.	##
 ##############################################################
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-//echo $pathtoroot;
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/users');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-//admin only util
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images"; 
-
 require_once ($pathtoroot.$admin."/include/elements.php"); 
 require_once ($pathtoroot."kernel/admin/include/navmenu.php"); 
 require_once($pathtoroot.$admin."/toolbar.php");
Index: trunk/admin/category/addrelation.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/category/addrelation.php	(.../addrelation.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/category/addrelation.php	(.../addrelation.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -12,80 +12,14 @@
 ##	   result in revocation of the license and support		##
 ##	 privileges along maximum prosecution allowed by law.	##
 ##############################################################
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-//echo $pathtoroot;
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-//admin only util
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/category');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images"; 
-$cssURL = $adminURL."/include";
-$browseURL = $adminURL."/browse";
-
-//$pathtolocal = $pathtoroot."kernel/";
 require_once ($pathtoroot.$admin."/include/elements.php");
 require_once ($pathtoroot."kernel/admin/include/navmenu.php");
 //require_once ($pathtolocal."admin/include/navmenu.php");
Index: trunk/admin/tools/server_info.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/tools/server_info.php	(.../server_info.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/tools/server_info.php	(.../server_info.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -12,78 +12,14 @@
 ##	   result in revocation of the license and support		##
 ##	 privileges along maximum prosecution allowed by law.	##
 ##############################################################
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-//echo $pathtoroot;
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/tools');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-//admin only util
-
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images"; 
-//$pathtolocal = $pathtoroot."in-news/";
-
 require_once ($pathtoroot.$admin."/include/elements.php"); 
 require_once ($pathtoroot."kernel/admin/include/navmenu.php"); 
 //require_once ($pathtolocal."admin/include/navmenu.php"); 
Index: trunk/admin/config/module_email.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2772 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/config/module_email.php	(.../module_email.php)	(revision 2772)
+++ trunk/admin/config/module_email.php	(.../module_email.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 <?php
-
 ##############################################################
 ##In-portal													##
 ##############################################################
@@ -13,89 +12,16 @@
 ##	   result in revocation of the license and support		##
 ##	 privileges along maximum prosecution allowed by law.	##
 ##############################################################
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-//echo $pathtoroot;
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/config');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
+require_login();
 
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-
-if (!admin_login())
-{            
-    if(!headers_sent())
-      setcookie("sid"," ",time()-3600, '', $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']);
-    $objSession->Logout();
-    header("Location: ".$adminURL."/index.php?logout=1");
-    die();
-	//require_once($pathtoroot."admin/login.php");
-}
-
-//admin only util
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images";
-
 require_once ($pathtoroot.$admin."/include/elements.php"); 
 require_once ($pathtoroot."kernel/admin/include/navmenu.php");  
 require_once($pathtoroot.$admin."/toolbar.php");
Index: trunk/kernel/frontaction.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2772 -r2853
--- trunk/kernel/frontaction.php	(.../frontaction.php)	(revision 2772)
+++ trunk/kernel/frontaction.php	(.../frontaction.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 	                    $pw = $_POST["login_password"];
 	                    		if(strlen($pw) < 31) $pw = md5($pw);
 	                    $c .= $pw;
-	                    setcookie("login",$c,time()+2592000, '', $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']);
+	                    set_cookie('login', $c, time() + 2592000);
 	                }
 	                
 	               			// set new destination template if passed
@@ -373,13 +373,7 @@
 	 	}
 	 	
      break;
-     case "m_logout":
-//         $objSession->Logout();
-         //unset($objSession);
-         //$objSession = new clsUserSession();
-//         $var_list_update["t"] = "index";  
-//         setcookie("login","",time()-3600, '', $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']);
-     break;
+   
      case "m_register":
 	$_POST=inp_escape($_POST);
          $MissingCount = SetMissingDataErrors("m_register");
Index: trunk/kernel/include/modules.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2850 -r2853
--- trunk/kernel/include/modules.php	(.../modules.php)	(revision 2850)
+++ trunk/kernel/include/modules.php	(.../modules.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	Copyright 2002, Intechnic Corporation, All rights reserved
 */
 
-setcookie('cookies_on', '1', time()+31104000, '', $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']);
+set_cookie('cookies_on', '1', time() + 31104000);
 
 // if branches that uses if($mod_prefix) or like that will never be executed
 // due global variable $mod_prefix is never defined
@@ -834,19 +834,19 @@
 /*setup action variable*/
 $Action = isset($_REQUEST['Action']) ? $_REQUEST['Action'] : '';
 
-if($Action=="m_logout")
+if($Action == 'm_logout')
 {
-   $u = new clsUserSession($var_list["sid"] ,($SessionQueryString && $FrontEnd==1));
+   $u = new clsUserSession($var_list['sid'] ,($SessionQueryString && $FrontEnd==1));
    $u->Logout();
    unset($u);
-   $var_list_update["t"] = "index";
-   $var_list["t"] = "";
-   $var_list["sid"]="";
-   setcookie("login","",time()-3600, '', $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']);
-   setcookie("sid","",time()-3600, '', $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']);
+   $var_list_update['t'] = 'index';
+   $var_list['t'] = '';
+   $var_list['sid'] = '';
+   set_cookie('login', '', time() - 3600);
+   set_cookie('sid', '', time() - 3600);
 }
 
-$CookieTest = isset($_COOKIE["cookies_on"]) ? $_COOKIE["cookies_on"] : '';
+$CookieTest = isset($_COOKIE['cookies_on']) ? $_COOKIE['cookies_on'] : '';
 $HTTP_REFERER = isset($_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER']) ? $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'] : '';
 
 if ( ($CookieTest == 1)  /*|| !strstr($HTTP_REFERER, $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'].$objConfig->Get("Site_Path"))*/) {
@@ -872,7 +872,9 @@
     if(is_numeric($m_var_list["theme"]))
       $objSession->SetThemeName($m_var_list["theme"]);
     if($objConfig->Get("CookieSessions")>0 && !$SessionQueryString && !headers_sent())
-        setcookie("sid",$var_list["sid"], 0, '', $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']);
+    {
+    	set_cookie('sid', $var_list['sid'], 0);
+    }
     //echo "New Session: ".$objSession->GetSessionKey()."<br>\n";
     if(isset($_COOKIE["login"]) && $Action != "m_logout" && $FrontEnd==1)
     {
Index: trunk/admin/category/addcategory.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/category/addcategory.php	(.../addcategory.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/category/addcategory.php	(.../addcategory.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -1,89 +1,12 @@
 <?php
-##############################################################
-##In-portal													##
-##############################################################
-##					      In-portal							##
-##					Intechnic Corporation					##
-##			   All Rights Reserved, 1998-2002				##
-##															##	
-##	No portion of this code may be copied, reproduced or	##	
-##	   otherwise redistributed without proper written		##
-##	  consent of Intechnic Corporation.  Violation will		##
-##	   result in revocation of the license and support		##
-##	 privileges along maximum prosecution allowed by law.	##
-##############################################################
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-//echo $pathtoroot;
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/category');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-//admin only util
-
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images"; 
-//$pathtolocal = $pathtoroot."in-news/";
-
 require_once ($pathtoroot.$admin."/include/elements.php"); 
 require_once ($pathtoroot."kernel/admin/include/navmenu.php"); 
 //require_once ($pathtolocal."admin/include/navmenu.php"); 
Index: trunk/admin/config/missing_label_search.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/config/missing_label_search.php	(.../missing_label_search.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/config/missing_label_search.php	(.../missing_label_search.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -12,69 +12,16 @@
 ##	   result in revocation of the license and support		##
 ##	 privileges along maximum prosecution allowed by law.	##
 ##############################################################
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-//echo $pathtoroot;
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/config');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
+
 $FrontEnd=2;
 
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-
 class clsLangParser extends clsTemplateList 
 {
     function clsLangParser($TemplateRoot)
@@ -111,15 +58,7 @@
     }
 
 }
-//admin only util
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images"; 
-//$pathtolocal = $pathtoroot."in-news/";
+
 require_once ($pathtoroot.$admin."/include/elements.php"); 
 require_once ($pathtoroot."kernel/admin/include/navmenu.php"); 
 //require_once ($pathtolocal."admin/include/navmenu.php"); 
Index: trunk/admin/config/config_theme.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/config/config_theme.php	(.../config_theme.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/config/config_theme.php	(.../config_theme.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -12,76 +12,14 @@
 ##	   result in revocation of the license and support		##
 ##	 privileges along maximum prosecution allowed by law.	##
 ##############################################################
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-//echo $pathtoroot;
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/config');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-//admin only util
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images"; 
-//$pathtolocal = $pathtoroot."in-news/";
 require_once ($pathtoroot.$admin."/include/elements.php"); 
 require_once ($pathtoroot."kernel/admin/include/navmenu.php"); 
 //require_once ($pathtolocal."admin/include/navmenu.php"); 
Index: trunk/core/kernel/session/session.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2841 -r2853
--- trunk/core/kernel/session/session.php	(.../session.php)	(revision 2841)
+++ trunk/core/kernel/session/session.php	(.../session.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@
 
 	function CheckIfCookiesAreOn()
 	{
-		$this->CheckDuplicateCookies();
+//		$this->CheckDuplicateCookies();
 		if ($this->Mode == smGET_ONLY || (defined('INPORTAL_ENV')&&INPORTAL_ENV && defined('ADMIN')&&ADMIN && !$this->Application->GetVar('front')) )
 		{
 			//we don't need to bother checking if we would not use it
Index: trunk/admin/category/addcategory_customfields.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/category/addcategory_customfields.php	(.../addcategory_customfields.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/category/addcategory_customfields.php	(.../addcategory_customfields.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -12,77 +12,14 @@
 ##	   result in revocation of the license and support		##
 ##	 privileges along maximum prosecution allowed by law.	##
 ##############################################################
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-//echo $pathtoroot;
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/category');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-//admin only util
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images"; 
-//$pathtolocal = $pathtoroot."in-news/";
 require_once ($pathtoroot.$admin."/include/elements.php"); 
 require_once ($pathtoroot."kernel/admin/include/navmenu.php"); 
 //require_once ($pathtolocal."admin/include/navmenu.php"); 
Index: trunk/admin/users/adduser_images.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/users/adduser_images.php	(.../adduser_images.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/users/adduser_images.php	(.../adduser_images.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -12,77 +12,14 @@
 ##	   result in revocation of the license and support		##
 ##	 privileges along maximum prosecution allowed by law.	##
 ##############################################################
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-//echo $pathtoroot;
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/users');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-//admin only util
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images"; 
-
 require_once ($pathtoroot.$admin."/include/elements.php"); 
 require_once ($pathtoroot."kernel/admin/include/navmenu.php"); 
 require_once($pathtoroot.$admin."/toolbar.php");
Index: trunk/admin/email/sendmail.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/email/sendmail.php	(.../sendmail.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/email/sendmail.php	(.../sendmail.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -12,83 +12,14 @@
 ##    result in revocation of the license and support    ##
 ##  privileges along maximum prosecution allowed by law. ##
 ##############################################################
-//$pathtoroot="";
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-   if($parent!=$p)
-   {
-     $p = $parent;
-   }
-   else
-     $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-//echo $pathtoroot;
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/email');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-
-//echo "<pre>"; print_r($_POST); echo "</pre>";
-
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images";
-$browseURL = $adminURL."/browse";
-
-//admin only util
-
 $pathtolocal = $pathtoroot."kernel/";
 require_once ($pathtoroot.$admin."/include/elements.php");
 //require_once ($pathtoroot."kernel/admin/include/navmenu.php");
Index: trunk/admin/config/importlang.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/config/importlang.php	(.../importlang.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/config/importlang.php	(.../importlang.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -12,84 +12,17 @@
 ##	   result in revocation of the license and support		##
 ##	 privileges along maximum prosecution allowed by law.	##
 ##############################################################
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-//echo $pathtoroot;
-//print_r($_GET);
-//print_r($_POST);
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-//admin only util
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/config');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
 /* set the destination of the image upload, relative to the root path */
 $DestDir = "kernel/images/";
 
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images"; 
-$browseURL = $adminURL."/browse";
-
 $pathtolocal = $pathtoroot."kernel/";
 require_once ($pathtoroot.$admin."/include/elements.php");
 require_once ($pathtoroot."kernel/admin/include/navmenu.php");
Index: trunk/admin/modules/mod_status.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/modules/mod_status.php	(.../mod_status.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/modules/mod_status.php	(.../mod_status.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -12,79 +12,14 @@
 ##	   result in revocation of the license and support		##
 ##	 privileges along maximum prosecution allowed by law.	##
 ##############################################################
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-//echo $pathtoroot;
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/modules');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$adminURL=$rootURL.$admin;
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images";
-
-//admin only util
 require_once ($pathtoroot.$admin."/include/elements.php");
 require_once ($pathtoroot."kernel/admin/include/navmenu.php");
 require_once($pathtoroot.$admin."/toolbar.php");
Index: trunk/admin/category/addcategory_custom.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/category/addcategory_custom.php	(.../addcategory_custom.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/category/addcategory_custom.php	(.../addcategory_custom.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -12,79 +12,15 @@
 ##	   result in revocation of the license and support		##
 ##	 privileges along maximum prosecution allowed by law.	##
 ##############################################################
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-//echo $pathtoroot;
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/category');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-//admin only util
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
 
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images"; 
-
-//$pathtolocal = $pathtoroot."in-news/";
 require_once ($pathtoroot.$admin."/include/elements.php"); 
 require_once ($pathtoroot."kernel/admin/include/navmenu.php"); 
 //require_once ($pathtolocal."admin/include/navmenu.php"); 
Index: trunk/admin/logs/session_list.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/logs/session_list.php	(.../session_list.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/logs/session_list.php	(.../session_list.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -12,79 +12,14 @@
 ##   result in revocation of the license and support	##
 ## privileges along maximum prosecution allowed by law.	##
 ##############################################################
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-//echo $pathtoroot;
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/logs');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images";
-
 //admin only includes
 require_once ($pathtoroot.$admin."/include/elements.php");
 require_once ($pathtoroot."kernel/admin/include/navmenu.php");
Index: trunk/admin/category/addpermission.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/category/addpermission.php	(.../addpermission.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/category/addpermission.php	(.../addpermission.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -12,82 +12,14 @@
 ##	   result in revocation of the license and support		##
 ##	 privileges along maximum prosecution allowed by law.	##
 ##############################################################
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/category');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-
-//admin only util
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images"; 
-$cssURL = $adminURL."/include";
-
-$browseURL = $adminURL."/browse";
-
-//$pathtolocal = $pathtoroot."in-news/";
 require_once ($pathtoroot.$admin."/include/elements.php"); 
 require_once ($pathtoroot."kernel/admin/include/navmenu.php"); 
 //require_once ($pathtolocal."admin/include/navmenu.php"); 
Index: trunk/admin/category/addcategory_images.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/category/addcategory_images.php	(.../addcategory_images.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/category/addcategory_images.php	(.../addcategory_images.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -12,77 +12,14 @@
 ##	   result in revocation of the license and support		##
 ##	 privileges along maximum prosecution allowed by law.	##
 ##############################################################
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-//echo $pathtoroot;
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/category');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-//admin only util
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images"; 
-
 require_once ($pathtoroot.$admin."/include/elements.php"); 
 require_once ($pathtoroot."kernel/admin/include/navmenu.php"); 
 require_once($pathtoroot.$admin."/toolbar.php");
Index: trunk/admin/users/user_list.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2772 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/users/user_list.php	(.../user_list.php)	(revision 2772)
+++ trunk/admin/users/user_list.php	(.../user_list.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -12,87 +12,16 @@
 ##	   result in revocation of the license and support		##
 ##	 privileges along maximum prosecution allowed by law.	##
 ##############################################################
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-//echo $pathtoroot;
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/users');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
+require_login();
 
-if (!admin_login())
-{            
-    if(!headers_sent())
-      setcookie("sid"," ",time()-3600, '', $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']);
-    $objSession->Logout();
-    header("Location: ".$adminURL."/index.php?logout=1");
-    die();
-	//require_once($pathtoroot."admin/login.php");
-}
-
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images";
-
 $pathtolocal = $pathtoroot."kernel/";
 
 require_once ($pathtoroot.$admin."/include/elements.php");
Index: trunk/admin/backup/backup1.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/backup/backup1.php	(.../backup1.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/backup/backup1.php	(.../backup1.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -1,76 +1,12 @@
-<?php  
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
+<?php
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-//echo $pathtoroot;
-//echo $pathtoroot;
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/backup');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-    
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$imagesURL = $rootURL."admin/images";
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-
-//admin only util
 $pathtolocal = $pathtoroot."kernel/";
 require_once ($pathtoroot."admin/include/elements.php");
 require_once ($pathtoroot."kernel/admin/include/navmenu.php");
Index: trunk/admin/backup/backup2.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/backup/backup2.php	(.../backup2.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/backup/backup2.php	(.../backup2.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -1,75 +1,12 @@
 <?php
-//@set_time_limit(600);
-$backup_inport = 1;                                                               
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
 
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-    
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$imagesURL = $rootURL."admin/images";
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/backup');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
-//admin only util
 $pathtolocal = $pathtoroot."kernel/";
 require_once ($pathtoroot."admin/include/elements.php");
 require_once ($pathtoroot."kernel/admin/include/navmenu.php");
Index: trunk/admin/users/group_select.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/users/group_select.php	(.../group_select.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/users/group_select.php	(.../group_select.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -12,80 +12,14 @@
 ##	   result in revocation of the license and support		##
 ##	 privileges along maximum prosecution allowed by law.	##
 ##############################################################
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-//echo $pathtoroot;
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/users');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images";
-
-//admin only util
-
 $pathtolocal = $pathtoroot."kernel/";
 
 require_once ($pathtoroot.$admin."/include/elements.php");
Index: trunk/admin/users/user_addpermission.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/users/user_addpermission.php	(.../user_addpermission.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/users/user_addpermission.php	(.../user_addpermission.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -12,76 +12,14 @@
 ##	   result in revocation of the license and support		##
 ##	 privileges along maximum prosecution allowed by law.	##
 ##############################################################
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-//echo $pathtoroot;
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/users');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-//admin only util
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images"; 
-//$pathtolocal = $pathtoroot."in-news/";
 require_once ($pathtoroot.$admin."/include/elements.php"); 
 require_once ($pathtoroot."kernel/admin/include/navmenu.php"); 
 //require_once ($pathtolocal."admin/include/navmenu.php"); 
Index: trunk/admin/backup/backup3.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/backup/backup3.php	(.../backup3.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/backup/backup3.php	(.../backup3.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -1,72 +1,12 @@
 <?php
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
 
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";    
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/backup');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$imagesURL = $rootURL."admin/images";
-//admin only util
 $pathtolocal = $pathtoroot."kernel/";
 require_once ($pathtoroot."admin/include/elements.php");
 require_once ($pathtoroot."kernel/admin/include/navmenu.php");
Index: trunk/core/kernel/globals.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2604 -r2853
--- trunk/core/kernel/globals.php	(.../globals.php)	(revision 2604)
+++ trunk/core/kernel/globals.php	(.../globals.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -101,19 +101,21 @@
 		$array = $new_array;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Define constant if it was not already defined before
-	 *
-	 * @param string $const_name
-	 * @param string $const_value
-	 * @access public
-	 */
-	function safeDefine($const_name, $const_value)
+	if( !function_exists('safeDefine') )
 	{
-		if(!defined($const_name)) define($const_name,$const_value);
+		/**
+		 * Define constant if it was not already defined before
+		 *
+		 * @param string $const_name
+		 * @param string $const_value
+		 * @access public
+		 */
+		function safeDefine($const_name, $const_value)
+		{
+			if(!defined($const_name)) define($const_name,$const_value);
+		}
 	}
 	
-	
 if( !function_exists('parse_portal_ini') )
 {
 	function parse_portal_ini($file, $parse_section = false) 
@@ -184,7 +186,7 @@
 {	
 	function k4_include_once($file)
 	{
-		if ( defined('DEBUG_MODE') && DEBUG_MODE && dbg_ConstOn('DBG_PROFILE_INCLUDES') )
+		if ( defined('DEBUG_MODE') && DEBUG_MODE && defined('DBG_PROFILE_INCLUDES') && DBG_PROFILE_INCLUDES )
 		{
 			
 			if ( in_array($file, get_required_files()) ) return;
Index: trunk/admin/relations/item_type.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/relations/item_type.php	(.../item_type.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/relations/item_type.php	(.../item_type.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-                 <?php
+<?php
 ##############################################################
 ##In-portal													##
 ##############################################################
@@ -12,84 +12,14 @@
 ##	   result in revocation of the license and support		##
 ##	 privileges along maximum prosecution allowed by law.	##
 ##############################################################
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/relations');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php"); 
-$m = GetModuleArray();
-
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images";
-
-//echo  "[".$_GET["mod"]."]<br>\n";
-
-$localURL=$rootURL.$m[$_GET["mod"]];
-
-//admin only util
-
-
 $pathtolocal = $pathtoroot.$m[$_GET["mod"]];
 require_once ($pathtoroot.$admin."/include/elements.php");
 require_once ($pathtoroot."kernel/admin/include/navmenu.php");
Index: trunk/admin/users/user_editgroup.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/users/user_editgroup.php	(.../user_editgroup.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/users/user_editgroup.php	(.../user_editgroup.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -12,83 +12,17 @@
 ##	   result in revocation of the license and support		##
 ##	 privileges along maximum prosecution allowed by law.	##
 ##############################################################
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-//echo $pathtoroot;
-//print_r($_GET);
-//print_r($_POST);
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-//admin only util
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/users');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
 /* set the destination of the image upload, relative to the root path */
 $DestDir = "kernel/images/";
 
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images"; 
-$cssURL = $adminURL."/include";
-$browseURL = $adminURL."/browse";
-
 $pathtolocal = $pathtoroot."kernel/";
 require_once ($pathtoroot.$admin."/include/elements.php");
 require_once ($pathtoroot."kernel/admin/include/navmenu.php");;
Index: trunk/admin/users/addgroup_permissions.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/users/addgroup_permissions.php	(.../addgroup_permissions.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/users/addgroup_permissions.php	(.../addgroup_permissions.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -12,80 +12,14 @@
 ##	   result in revocation of the license and support		##
 ##	 privileges along maximum prosecution allowed by law.	##
 ##############################################################
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-//echo $pathtoroot;
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/users');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-//admin only util
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images";
-$browseURL = $adminURL."/browse";
-$cssURL = $adminURL."/include";
-
-//$pathtolocal = $pathtoroot."in-news/";
 require_once ($pathtoroot.$admin."/include/elements.php"); 
 require_once ($pathtoroot."kernel/admin/include/navmenu.php"); 
 //require_once ($pathtolocal."admin/include/navmenu.php"); 
Index: trunk/admin/users/addrule.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/users/addrule.php	(.../addrule.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/users/addrule.php	(.../addrule.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -12,78 +12,14 @@
 ##	   result in revocation of the license and support		##
 ##	 privileges along maximum prosecution allowed by law.	##
 ##############################################################
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-//echo $pathtoroot;
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/users');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-//admin only util
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images"; 
-//$pathtolocal = $pathtoroot."in-news/";
 require_once ($pathtoroot.$admin."/include/elements.php"); 
 require_once ($pathtoroot."kernel/admin/include/navmenu.php"); 
 //require_once ($pathtolocal."admin/include/navmenu.php"); 
Index: trunk/admin/addreview_direct.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/addreview_direct.php	(.../addreview_direct.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/addreview_direct.php	(.../addreview_direct.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -12,76 +12,14 @@
 ##	   result in revocation of the license and support		##
 ##	 privileges along maximum prosecution allowed by law.	##
 ##############################################################
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images"; 
-$cssURL = $adminURL."/include";
-$browseURL = $adminURL."/browse";
-
 $pathtolocal = $pathtoroot."kernel/";
 require_once ($pathtoroot.$admin."/include/elements.php");
 require_once ($pathtoroot."kernel/admin/include/navmenu.php");
Index: trunk/admin/modules/upgrade_lic.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/modules/upgrade_lic.php	(.../upgrade_lic.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/modules/upgrade_lic.php	(.../upgrade_lic.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -1,75 +1,12 @@
 <?php 
 
-  
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/modules');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-//echo $pathtoroot;
-//echo $pathtoroot;
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";    
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$imagesURL = $rootURL."admin/images";
-//admin only util
 $pathtolocal = $pathtoroot."kernel/";
 require_once ($pathtoroot."admin/include/elements.php");
 require_once ($pathtoroot."kernel/admin/include/navmenu.php");
Index: trunk/admin/config/addlang_labels.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/config/addlang_labels.php	(.../addlang_labels.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/config/addlang_labels.php	(.../addlang_labels.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -12,78 +12,14 @@
 ##	   result in revocation of the license and support		##
 ##	 privileges along maximum prosecution allowed by law.	##
 ##############################################################
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-//echo $pathtoroot;
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/config');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
-
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-//admin only util
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images";
-//$pathtolocal = $pathtoroot."in-news/";
 require_once ($pathtoroot.$admin."/include/elements.php"); 
 require_once ($pathtoroot."kernel/admin/include/navmenu.php"); 
 //require_once ($pathtolocal."admin/include/navmenu.php"); 
Index: trunk/admin/config/config_search.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2772 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/config/config_search.php	(.../config_search.php)	(revision 2772)
+++ trunk/admin/config/config_search.php	(.../config_search.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -12,88 +12,14 @@
 ##	   result in revocation of the license and support		##
 ##	 privileges along maximum prosecution allowed by law.	##
 ##############################################################
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-//echo $pathtoroot;
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/config');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-
-if (!admin_login())
-{            
-    if(!headers_sent())
-      setcookie("sid"," ",time()-3600, '', $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']);
-    $objSession->Logout();
-    header("Location: ".$adminURL."/index.php?logout=1");
-    die();
-	//require_once($pathtoroot."admin/login.php");
-}
-
-//admin only util
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images"; 
-//$pathtolocal = $pathtoroot."in-news/";
 require_once ($pathtoroot.$admin."/include/elements.php"); 
 require_once ($pathtoroot."kernel/admin/include/navmenu.php"); 
 //require_once ($pathtolocal."admin/include/navmenu.php"); 
Index: trunk/admin/advanced_view.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2772 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/advanced_view.php	(.../advanced_view.php)	(revision 2772)
+++ trunk/admin/advanced_view.php	(.../advanced_view.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -39,97 +39,16 @@
 $b_topmargin = "0";
 //$b_header_addon = "<DIV style='position:relative; z-Index: 1; background-color: #ffffff; padding-top:1px;'><div style='position:absolute; width:100%;top:0px;' align='right'><img src='images/logo_bg.gif'></div><img src='images/spacer.gif' width=1 height=15><br><div style='z-Index:1; position:relative'>";
 
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-        if($parent!=$p)
-        {
-            $p = $parent;
-        }
-        else
-            $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
+require_once(FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php');
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-//echo $pathtoroot;
+require_login();
 
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-
-if (!admin_login())
-{            
-    if(!headers_sent())
-      setcookie("sid"," ",time()-3600, '', $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']);
-    $objSession->Logout();
-    header("Location: ".$adminURL."/index.php?logout=1");
-    die();
-	//require_once($pathtoroot."admin/login.php");
-}
-
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images";
-$browseURL = $adminURL."/browse";
-$cssURL = $adminURL."/include";
-
 $indexURL = $rootURL."index.php";
+$homeURL = "javascript:AdminCatNav('".$_SERVER["PHP_SELF"]."?env=".BuildEnv()."');";
 
 $m_var_list_update["cat"] = 0;
-$homeURL = "javascript:AdminCatNav('".$_SERVER["PHP_SELF"]."?env=".BuildEnv()."');";
 unset($m_var_list_update["cat"]);
 
-//admin only util
-
 $pathtolocal = $pathtoroot."kernel/";
 require_once ($pathtoroot.$admin."/include/elements.php");
 //require_once ($pathtoroot."kernel/admin/include/navmenu.php");
@@ -158,19 +77,9 @@
 	$$a_var = $application->ParseBlock(Array('name'=>$a_template), 0, true);
 }
 
-if(!defined('IS_INSTALL'))define('IS_INSTALL',0);
-if(!IS_INSTALL)
-{
-  if (!admin_login())
-  {            
-    if(!headers_sent())
-      setcookie("sid"," ",time()-3600, '', $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']);
-    $objSession->Logout();
-    header("Location: ".$adminURL."/index.php?logout=1");
-    die();
-	//require_once($pathtoroot."admin/login.php");
-  }
-}
+if (!defined('IS_INSTALL') ) define('IS_INSTALL', 0);
+if( !IS_INSTALL ) require_login();
+
 //Set Section
 $section = 'in-portal:advanced_view';
 
Index: trunk/admin/tools/sql_query.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/tools/sql_query.php	(.../sql_query.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/tools/sql_query.php	(.../sql_query.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -12,78 +12,14 @@
 ##	   result in revocation of the license and support		##
 ##	 privileges along maximum prosecution allowed by law.	##
 ##############################################################
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-//echo $pathtoroot;
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/tools');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-//admin only util
-
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images"; 
-//$pathtolocal = $pathtoroot."in-news/";
-
 require_once ($pathtoroot.$admin."/include/elements.php"); 
 require_once ($pathtoroot."kernel/admin/include/navmenu.php"); 
 //require_once ($pathtolocal."admin/include/navmenu.php"); 
Index: trunk/admin/users/user_mail.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/users/user_mail.php	(.../user_mail.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/users/user_mail.php	(.../user_mail.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -12,75 +12,14 @@
 ##	   result in revocation of the license and support		##
 ##	 privileges along maximum prosecution allowed by law.	##
 ##############################################################
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-//echo $pathtoroot;
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/users');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-$imagesURL = $rootURL."/images"; 
-//$pathtolocal = $pathtoroot."in-news/";
 require_once ($pathtoroot.$admin."/include/elements.php"); 
 require_once ($pathtoroot."kernel/admin/include/navmenu.php"); 
 //require_once ($pathtolocal."admin/include/navmenu.php"); 
Index: trunk/admin/users/adduser_items.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/users/adduser_items.php	(.../adduser_items.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/users/adduser_items.php	(.../adduser_items.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -12,77 +12,14 @@
 ##	   result in revocation of the license and support		##
 ##	 privileges along maximum prosecution allowed by law.	##
 ##############################################################
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-//echo $pathtoroot;
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/users');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-//admin only util
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images";
-
 require_once ($pathtoroot.$admin."/include/elements.php");
 require_once ($pathtoroot."kernel/admin/include/navmenu.php");
 require_once($pathtoroot.$admin."/toolbar.php");
Index: trunk/admin/config/config_lang.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/config/config_lang.php	(.../config_lang.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/config/config_lang.php	(.../config_lang.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -12,76 +12,14 @@
 ##	   result in revocation of the license and support		##
 ##	 privileges along maximum prosecution allowed by law.	##
 ##############################################################
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-//echo $pathtoroot;
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/config');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-//admin only util
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images"; 
-//$pathtolocal = $pathtoroot."in-news/";
 require_once ($pathtoroot.$admin."/include/elements.php"); 
 require_once ($pathtoroot."kernel/admin/include/navmenu.php"); 
 //require_once ($pathtolocal."admin/include/navmenu.php"); 
Index: trunk/admin/users/adduser_permissions.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/users/adduser_permissions.php	(.../adduser_permissions.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/users/adduser_permissions.php	(.../adduser_permissions.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 ##	   result in revocation of the license and support		##
 ##	 privileges along maximum prosecution allowed by law.	##
 ##############################################################
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/users');
 if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
 {
   $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
Index: trunk/admin/cat_select.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/cat_select.php	(.../cat_select.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/cat_select.php	(.../cat_select.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -17,81 +17,13 @@
 
 $b_header_addon = "<DIV style='position:relative; z-Index: 1; background-color: #ffffff; padding-top:1px;'><div style='z-Index:1; position:relative'>";
 
-$pathtoroot="";
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-   if($parent!=$p)
-   {
-     $p = $parent;
-   }
-   else
-     $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-$cssURL = $adminURL."/include";
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images";
-$browseURL = $adminURL."/browse";
-
 $destform = $_GET["destform"];
 $destfield = $_GET["destfield"];
 
Index: trunk/admin/logs/summary.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/logs/summary.php	(.../summary.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/logs/summary.php	(.../summary.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -12,79 +12,14 @@
 ##	   result in revocation of the license and support		##
 ##	 privileges along maximum prosecution allowed by law.	##
 ##############################################################
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-//echo $pathtoroot;
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/logs');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images";
-
-//admin only util
-
 $pathtolocal = $pathtoroot."kernel/";
 
 require_once ($pathtoroot.$admin."/include/elements.php");
Index: trunk/admin/category/addcategory_relations.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/category/addcategory_relations.php	(.../addcategory_relations.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/category/addcategory_relations.php	(.../addcategory_relations.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -12,78 +12,14 @@
 ##	   result in revocation of the license and support		##
 ##	 privileges along maximum prosecution allowed by law.	##
 ##############################################################
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-//echo $pathtoroot;
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/category');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
-
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-//admin only util
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images";
-//$pathtolocal = $pathtoroot."in-news/";
 require_once ($pathtoroot.$admin."/include/elements.php"); 
 require_once ($pathtoroot."kernel/admin/include/navmenu.php"); 
 //require_once ($pathtolocal."admin/include/navmenu.php"); 
Index: trunk/admin/editor/editor_new.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/editor/editor_new.php	(.../editor_new.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/editor/editor_new.php	(.../editor_new.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -1,85 +1,25 @@
 <?php
 ##############################################################
-##In-portal                                     ##
+##In-portal                                     			##
 ##############################################################
-##                   In-portal                     ##
-##             Intechnic Corporation               ##
-##          All Rights Reserved, 1998-2002            ##
-##                                           ## 
-## No portion of this code may be copied, reproduced or  ## 
-##    otherwise redistributed without proper written     ##
+##                   In-portal                     			##
+##             Intechnic Corporation               			##
+##          All Rights Reserved, 1998-2002            		##
+##                                           				## 
+## No portion of this code may be copied, reproduced or  	## 
+##    otherwise redistributed without proper written     	##
 ##   consent of Intechnic Corporation.  Violation will      ##
-##    result in revocation of the license and support    ##
-##  privileges along maximum prosecution allowed by law. ##
+##    result in revocation of the license and support    	##
+##  privileges along maximum prosecution allowed by law. 	##
 ##############################################################
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-   if($parent!=$p)
-   {
-     $p = $parent;
-   }
-   else
-     $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-//echo $pathtoroot;
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/editor');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-//admin only util
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images"; 
 require_once ($pathtoroot.$admin."/include/elements.php"); 
 require_once ($pathtoroot."kernel/admin/include/navmenu.php"); 
 require_once($pathtoroot.$admin."/toolbar.php");
Index: trunk/admin/browse.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2772 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/browse.php	(.../browse.php)	(revision 2772)
+++ trunk/admin/browse.php	(.../browse.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -12,9 +12,7 @@
 ##    result in revocation of the license and support    	##
 ##  privileges along maximum prosecution allowed by law. 	##
 ##############################################################
-//$pathtoroot="";
 
-
 //KERNEL4 STARTUP - FOR ACTIONS HANDLING
 
 function k4getmicrotime() 
@@ -42,93 +40,14 @@
 $b_topmargin = "0";
 //$b_header_addon = "<DIV style='position:relative; z-Index: 1; background-color: #ffffff; padding-top:1px;'><div style='position:absolute; width:100%;top:0px;' align='right'><img src='images/logo_bg.gif'></div><img src='images/spacer.gif' width=1 height=15><br><div style='z-Index:1; position:relative'>";
 
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-        if($parent!=$p)
-        {
-            $p = $parent;
-        }
-        else
-            $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-//echo $pathtoroot;
+require_login();
 
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-
-if (!admin_login())
-{            
-    if(!headers_sent())
-      setcookie("sid"," ",time()-3600, '', $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']);
-    $objSession->Logout();
-    header("Location: ".$adminURL."/index.php?logout=1");
-    die();
-	//require_once($pathtoroot."admin/login.php");
-}
-
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images";
-$browseURL = $adminURL."/browse";
-$cssURL = $adminURL."/include";
-
 $indexURL = $rootURL."index.php";
+$homeURL = "javascript:AdminCatNav('".$_SERVER["PHP_SELF"]."?env=".BuildEnv()."');";
 
 $m_var_list_update["cat"] = 0;
-$homeURL = "javascript:AdminCatNav('".$_SERVER["PHP_SELF"]."?env=".BuildEnv()."');";
 unset($m_var_list_update["cat"]);
 
 $envar = "env=" . BuildEnv();
@@ -173,19 +92,9 @@
 //$application->SetVar('t', 'in-commerce/products/products_catalog');
 
 
-if(!defined('IS_INSTALL'))define('IS_INSTALL',0);
-if(!IS_INSTALL)
-{
-  if (!admin_login())
-  {            
-    if(!headers_sent())
-      setcookie("sid"," ",time()-3600, '', $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']);
-    $objSession->Logout();
-    header("Location: ".$adminURL."/index.php?logout=1");
-    die();
-	//require_once($pathtoroot."admin/login.php");
-  }
-}
+if( !defined('IS_INSTALL') ) define('IS_INSTALL', 0);
+if( !IS_INSTALL ) require_login();
+
 //Set Section
 $section = 'in-portal:browse';
 
Index: trunk/admin/config/addlang_export_result.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/config/addlang_export_result.php	(.../addlang_export_result.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/config/addlang_export_result.php	(.../addlang_export_result.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -12,77 +12,17 @@
 ##	   result in revocation of the license and support		##
 ##	 privileges along maximum prosecution allowed by law.	##
 ##############################################################
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-//echo $pathtoroot;
-//print_r($_GET);
-//print_r($_POST);
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-//admin only util
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/config');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
 /* set the destination of the image upload, relative to the root path */
 $DestDir = "kernel/images/";
-    
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$browseURL = $adminURL."/browse";
 
-//$pathtolocal = $pathtoroot."kernel/";
 require_once ($pathtoroot.$admin."/include/elements.php");
 require_once ($pathtoroot."kernel/admin/include/navmenu.php");
 //require_once ($pathtolocal."admin/include/navmenu.php");
Index: trunk/admin/config/addtheme.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/config/addtheme.php	(.../addtheme.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/config/addtheme.php	(.../addtheme.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -12,84 +12,17 @@
 ##	   result in revocation of the license and support		##
 ##	 privileges along maximum prosecution allowed by law.	##
 ##############################################################
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-//echo $pathtoroot;
-//print_r($_GET);
-//print_r($_POST);
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-//admin only util
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/config');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
 /* set the destination of the image upload, relative to the root path */
 $DestDir = "kernel/images/";
 
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images"; 
-
-$browseURL = $adminURL."/browse";
-
 $pathtolocal = $pathtoroot."kernel/";
 require_once ($pathtoroot.$admin."/include/elements.php");
 require_once ($pathtoroot."kernel/admin/include/navmenu.php");
Index: trunk/admin/help/credits.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/help/credits.php	(.../credits.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/help/credits.php	(.../credits.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -12,83 +12,14 @@
 ##	   result in revocation of the license and support		##
 ##	 privileges along maximum prosecution allowed by law.	##
 ##############################################################
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-//echo $pathtoroot;
-//print_r($_GET);
-//print_r($_POST);
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-//admin only util
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/help');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images"; 
-$cssURL = $adminURL."/include";
-$browseURL = $adminURL."/browse";
-
-
-//$pathtolocal = $pathtoroot."kernel/";
 require_once ($pathtoroot.$admin."/include/elements.php");
 require_once ($pathtoroot."kernel/admin/include/navmenu.php");
 //require_once ($pathtolocal."admin/include/navmenu.php");
Index: trunk/admin/config/importlang_progress.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/config/importlang_progress.php	(.../importlang_progress.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/config/importlang_progress.php	(.../importlang_progress.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -12,78 +12,16 @@
 ##	   result in revocation of the license and support		##
 ##	 privileges along maximum prosecution allowed by law.	##
 ##############################################################
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-//echo $pathtoroot;
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/config');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
+
 $FrontEnd=2;
 
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-
-//admin only util
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images"; 
-// $pathtolocal = $pathtoroot."in-link/";
 require_once ($pathtoroot.$admin."/include/elements.php"); 
 require_once ($pathtoroot."kernel/admin/include/navmenu.php"); 
 //require_once ($pathtolocal."admin/include/navmenu.php"); 
Index: trunk/admin/config/email_edit.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/config/email_edit.php	(.../email_edit.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/config/email_edit.php	(.../email_edit.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -12,86 +12,17 @@
 ##	   result in revocation of the license and support		##
 ##	 privileges along maximum prosecution allowed by law.	##
 ##############################################################
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-//echo $pathtoroot;
-//print_r($_GET);
-//print_r($_POST);
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-//admin only util
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/config');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
 /* set the destination of the image upload, relative to the root path */
 $DestDir = "kernel/images/";
 
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images"; 
-$cssURL = $adminURL."/include";
-$browseURL = $adminURL."/browse";
-
-//$pathtolocal = $pathtoroot."kernel/";
 require_once ($pathtoroot.$admin."/include/elements.php");
 require_once ($pathtoroot."kernel/admin/include/navmenu.php");
 //require_once ($pathtolocal."admin/include/navmenu.php");
Index: trunk/admin/category/addcategory_permissions.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/category/addcategory_permissions.php	(.../addcategory_permissions.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/category/addcategory_permissions.php	(.../addcategory_permissions.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -12,78 +12,14 @@
 ##	   result in revocation of the license and support		##
 ##	 privileges along maximum prosecution allowed by law.	##
 ##############################################################
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-//echo $pathtoroot;
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/category');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-//admin only util
-
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images"; 
-//$pathtolocal = $pathtoroot."in-news/";
 require_once ($pathtoroot.$admin."/include/elements.php"); 
 require_once ($pathtoroot."kernel/admin/include/navmenu.php"); 
 //require_once ($pathtolocal."admin/include/navmenu.php"); 
Index: trunk/admin/users/user_groups.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/users/user_groups.php	(.../user_groups.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/users/user_groups.php	(.../user_groups.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -12,77 +12,14 @@
 ##	   result in revocation of the license and support		##
 ##	 privileges along maximum prosecution allowed by law.	##
 ##############################################################
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-//echo $pathtoroot;
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/users');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images";
-
-//admin only util
-
 $pathtolocal = $pathtoroot."kernel/";
 
 require_once ($pathtoroot.$admin."/include/elements.php");
Index: trunk/kernel/units/phrases/phrases_event_handler.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2772 -r2853
--- trunk/kernel/units/phrases/phrases_event_handler.php	(.../phrases_event_handler.php)	(revision 2772)
+++ trunk/kernel/units/phrases/phrases_event_handler.php	(.../phrases_event_handler.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@
 				$object->SetDBField('LastChangeIP', $ip_address);
 			}
 			
-			setcookie('last_module', $object->GetDBField('Module'), '', SERVER_NAME);
+			$cookie_path = $this->Application->IsAdmin() ? BASE_PATH.'/admin' : BASE_PATH;
+			setcookie('last_module', $object->GetDBField('Module'), $cookie_path, '.'.SERVER_NAME);
 		}
 	}
 
Index: trunk/admin/modules/addmodule.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/modules/addmodule.php	(.../addmodule.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/modules/addmodule.php	(.../addmodule.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -12,80 +12,14 @@
 ##	   result in revocation of the license and support		##
 ##	 privileges along maximum prosecution allowed by law.	##
 ##############################################################
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-//echo $pathtoroot;
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/modules');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$adminURL=$rootURL.$admin;
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images";
-
-//admin only util
-
 $pathtolocal = $pathtoroot."kernel/";
 
 require_once ($pathtoroot.$admin."/include/elements.php");
@@ -134,9 +68,9 @@
   {
    if($file !="." && $file !=".." && substr($file,0,1)!="_")
    {
-       if(is_dir($path.$pathchar.$file))
+       if(is_dir($path.'/'.$file))
        {
-           $inst_file = $path.$pathchar.$file.$pathchar.$admin."/install.php";
+           $inst_file = $path.'/'.$file.'/'.$admin."/install.php";
            if(file_exists($inst_file))
            {
                if(!$objModules->ModuleInstalled($file))
Index: trunk/admin/users/user_addimage.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/users/user_addimage.php	(.../user_addimage.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/users/user_addimage.php	(.../user_addimage.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -12,83 +12,17 @@
 ##	   result in revocation of the license and support		##
 ##	 privileges along maximum prosecution allowed by law.	##
 ##############################################################
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-//echo $pathtoroot;
-//print_r($_GET);
-//print_r($_POST);
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-//admin only util
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/users');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
 /* set the destination of the image upload, relative to the root path */
 $DestDir = "kernel/images/";
 
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images"; 
-$cssURL = $adminURL."/include";
-$browseURL = $adminURL."/browse";
-
 $pathtolocal = $pathtoroot."kernel/";
 require_once ($pathtoroot.$admin."/include/elements.php");
 require_once ($pathtoroot."kernel/admin/include/navmenu.php");;
Index: trunk/admin/users/group_mail.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/users/group_mail.php	(.../group_mail.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/users/group_mail.php	(.../group_mail.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -12,76 +12,14 @@
 ##	   result in revocation of the license and support		##
 ##	 privileges along maximum prosecution allowed by law.	##
 ##############################################################
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-//echo $pathtoroot;
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/users');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-//admin only util
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images"; 
-//$pathtolocal = $pathtoroot."in-news/";
 require_once ($pathtoroot.$admin."/include/elements.php"); 
 require_once ($pathtoroot."kernel/admin/include/navmenu.php"); 
 //require_once ($pathtolocal."admin/include/navmenu.php"); 
Index: trunk/kernel/action.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2772 -r2853
--- trunk/kernel/action.php	(.../action.php)	(revision 2772)
+++ trunk/kernel/action.php	(.../action.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -25,15 +25,7 @@
 
 // Session expiration related
 
-if (!admin_login() && strlen($Action) > 0)
-{            
-    if(!headers_sent())
-      setcookie("sid"," ",time()-3600, '', $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']);
-    $objSession->Logout();
-    header("Location: ".$adminURL.'/index.php?env='.BuildEnv().'&expired=1');
-    die();
-	//require_once($pathtoroot."admin/login.php");
-}
+require_login( !admin_login() && $Action, 'expired=1', true );
 
 // End session exipration related
 
Index: trunk/admin/config/addlang_email.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/config/addlang_email.php	(.../addlang_email.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/config/addlang_email.php	(.../addlang_email.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -12,77 +12,14 @@
 ##	   result in revocation of the license and support		##
 ##	 privileges along maximum prosecution allowed by law.	##
 ##############################################################
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-//echo $pathtoroot;
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/config');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
-
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-//admin only util
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images";
-
 require_once ($pathtoroot.$admin."/include/elements.php"); 
 require_once ($pathtoroot."kernel/admin/include/navmenu.php"); 
 require_once($pathtoroot.$admin."/toolbar.php");
Index: trunk/admin/email/do_send.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/email/do_send.php	(.../do_send.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/email/do_send.php	(.../do_send.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -12,82 +12,14 @@
 ##    result in revocation of the license and support    ##
 ##  privileges along maximum prosecution allowed by law. ##
 ##############################################################
-//$pathtoroot="";
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-   if($parent!=$p)
-   {
-     $p = $parent;
-   }
-   else
-     $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-//echo $pathtoroot;
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/email');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images";
-$browseURL = $adminURL."/browse";
-
-//admin only util
-
 $pathtolocal = $pathtoroot."kernel/";
 require_once ($pathtoroot.$admin."/include/elements.php");
 //require_once ($pathtoroot."kernel/admin/include/navmenu.php");
Index: trunk/admin/head.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2566 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/head.php	(.../head.php)	(revision 2566)
+++ trunk/admin/head.php	(.../head.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -1,77 +1,13 @@
 <?php
 	define('DBG_SHOW_MEMORY_USAGE', 0);
-	
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-//echo $pathtoroot;
+	// new startup: begin
+	define('REL_PATH', 'admin');
+	$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+	define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+	require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+	// new startup: end
 
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-//admin only util
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images"; 
 $pathtolocal = $pathtoroot;
 //require_once ($pathtoroot."admin/include/elements.php"); 
 //require_once ($pathtoroot."kernel/admin/include/navmenu.php"); 
Index: trunk/admin/category/addimage.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/category/addimage.php	(.../addimage.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/category/addimage.php	(.../addimage.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -12,85 +12,17 @@
 ##	   result in revocation of the license and support		##
 ##	 privileges along maximum prosecution allowed by law.	##
 ##############################################################
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-//echo $pathtoroot;
-//print_r($_GET);
-//print_r($_POST);
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-//admin only util
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/category');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
 /* set the destination of the image upload, relative to the root path */
 $DestDir = "kernel/images/";
 
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images"; 
-$cssURL = $adminURL."/include";
-$browseURL = $adminURL."/browse";
-
-//$pathtolocal = $pathtoroot."kernel/";
 require_once ($pathtoroot.$admin."/include/elements.php");
 require_once ($pathtoroot."kernel/admin/include/navmenu.php");
 //require_once ($pathtolocal."admin/include/navmenu.php");
Index: trunk/admin/category/category_maint.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2611 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/category/category_maint.php	(.../category_maint.php)	(revision 2611)
+++ trunk/admin/category/category_maint.php	(.../category_maint.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -13,57 +13,15 @@
 ##	 privileges along maximum prosecution allowed by law.	##
 ##############################################################
 if(!defined('CACHE_PERM_CHUNK_SIZE'))define('CACHE_PERM_CHUNK_SIZE',30);
-
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  	$path = dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  	if( strlen($path) )
-  	{
-    	// determine the OS type for path parsing
-    	$pos = strpos($path, ':');
-    	$gOS_TYPE = ($pos === false) ? 'unix' : 'win';
-    	$pathchar = ($gOS_TYPE == 'unix') ? '/' : "\\";
-    	$p = $path.$pathchar;
-
-    	// Start looking for the root flag file
-    	if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    	while( !strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p) )
-    	{
-      		$sub = substr($p, strlen($pathchar) * -1);
-      		$filename = $p.( ($sub == $pathchar) ? '' : $pathchar).'root.flg';
-      		if( !file_exists($filename) )
-      		{
-        		$parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-				$p = ($parent != $p) ? $parent : '';
-      		}
-      		else
-      			$pathtoroot = $p;
-    	}
-    	if( !strlen($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '.'.$pathchar;
-  	}
-  	else
-    	$pathtoroot = '.'.$pathchar;
-}
-
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if( $sub != $pathchar) $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-
-//echo $pathtoroot;
-//$FrontEnd=2;
-
 define('REDIRECT_REQUIRED',1); // this script can issue redirect header
 
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/category');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
-//admin only util
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images";
-//$pathtolocal = $pathtoroot."in-news/";
 require_once ($pathtoroot.$admin."/include/elements.php");
 require_once ($pathtoroot."kernel/admin/include/navmenu.php");
 //require_once ($pathtolocal."admin/include/navmenu.php");
Index: trunk/admin/index4.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2604 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/index4.php	(.../index4.php)	(revision 2604)
+++ trunk/admin/index4.php	(.../index4.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 $start = getmicrotime();
 
 define('ADMIN', 1);
-define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__).'/..'));
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__).'/..') );
 define('APPLICATION_CLASS', 'MyApplication');
 define('ADMINS_LIST','/in-portal/users/users.php');
 include_once(FULL_PATH.'/kernel/kernel4/startup.php');
Index: trunk/admin/tools/sql_result.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/tools/sql_result.php	(.../sql_result.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/tools/sql_result.php	(.../sql_result.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -12,78 +12,14 @@
 ##	   result in revocation of the license and support		##
 ##	 privileges along maximum prosecution allowed by law.	##
 ##############################################################
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-//echo $pathtoroot;
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/tools');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-//admin only util
-
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images"; 
-//$pathtolocal = $pathtoroot."in-news/";
-
 require_once ($pathtoroot.$admin."/include/elements.php"); 
 require_once ($pathtoroot."kernel/admin/include/navmenu.php"); 
 //require_once ($pathtolocal."admin/include/navmenu.php"); 
Index: trunk/admin/editor/FCKeditor/fckeditor.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/editor/FCKeditor/fckeditor.php	(.../fckeditor.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/editor/FCKeditor/fckeditor.php	(.../fckeditor.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -17,64 +17,14 @@
 
 // The editor base path
 // You have to update it with you web site configuration
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-   if($parent!=$p)
-   {
-     $p = $parent;
-   }
-   else
-     $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/editor/FCKEditor');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
+
 //echo $pathtoroot;
 $FCKeditorBasePath = $rootURL.$admin."/editor/FCKeditor/" ;
 
Index: trunk/admin/help/help.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/help/help.php	(.../help.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/help/help.php	(.../help.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -1,80 +1,12 @@
 <?php
 
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/help');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-//echo $pathtoroot;
-
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-
-$baseURL = $pathtoroot; //.$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images";
-
-//admin only util
-
 $pathtolocal = $pathtoroot."kernel/";
 require_once ($pathtoroot.$admin."/include/elements.php");
 //require_once ($pathtoroot."kernel/admin/include/navmenu.php");
Index: trunk/admin/editor/editor.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/editor/editor.php	(.../editor.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/editor/editor.php	(.../editor.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -1,85 +1,25 @@
 <?php
 ##############################################################
-##In-portal                                     ##
+##In-portal                                     			##
 ##############################################################
-##                   In-portal                     ##
-##             Intechnic Corporation               ##
-##          All Rights Reserved, 1998-2002            ##
-##                                           ## 
-## No portion of this code may be copied, reproduced or  ## 
-##    otherwise redistributed without proper written     ##
+##                   In-portal                     			##
+##             Intechnic Corporation               			##
+##          All Rights Reserved, 1998-2002            		##
+##                                           				## 
+## No portion of this code may be copied, reproduced or		## 
+##    otherwise redistributed without proper written		##
 ##   consent of Intechnic Corporation.  Violation will      ##
-##    result in revocation of the license and support    ##
-##  privileges along maximum prosecution allowed by law. ##
+##    result in revocation of the license and support		##
+##  privileges along maximum prosecution allowed by law.	##
 ##############################################################
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-   if($parent!=$p)
-   {
-     $p = $parent;
-   }
-   else
-     $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-//echo $pathtoroot;
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/editor');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-//admin only util
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images"; 
 require_once ($pathtoroot.$admin."/include/elements.php"); 
 require_once ($pathtoroot."kernel/admin/include/navmenu.php"); 
 require_once($pathtoroot.$admin."/toolbar.php");
Index: trunk/admin/users/addgroup.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/users/addgroup.php	(.../addgroup.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/users/addgroup.php	(.../addgroup.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -12,81 +12,16 @@
 ##	   result in revocation of the license and support		##
 ##	 privileges along maximum prosecution allowed by law.	##
 ##############################################################
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-//echo $pathtoroot;
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/users');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-//admin only util
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images"; 
-//$pathtolocal = $pathtoroot."in-news/";
 require_once ($pathtoroot.$admin."/include/elements.php"); 
 require_once ($pathtoroot."kernel/admin/include/navmenu.php"); 
-//require_once ($pathtolocal."admin/include/navmenu.php"); 
 require_once($pathtoroot.$admin."/toolbar.php");
 
 unset($objEditItems);
Index: trunk/admin/backup/restore1.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/backup/restore1.php	(.../restore1.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/backup/restore1.php	(.../restore1.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -1,75 +1,12 @@
 <?php 
 
-  
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/backup');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-//echo $pathtoroot;
-//echo $pathtoroot;
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";    
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$imagesURL = $rootURL."admin/images";
-//admin only util
 $pathtolocal = $pathtoroot."kernel/";
 require_once ($pathtoroot."admin/include/elements.php");
 require_once ($pathtoroot."kernel/admin/include/navmenu.php");
Index: trunk/admin/category/addpermission_modules.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/category/addpermission_modules.php	(.../addpermission_modules.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/category/addpermission_modules.php	(.../addpermission_modules.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -12,81 +12,14 @@
 ##	   result in revocation of the license and support		##
 ##	 privileges along maximum prosecution allowed by law.	##
 ##############################################################
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/category');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-
-//admin only util
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images"; 
-$cssURL = $adminURL."/include";
-$browseURL = $adminURL."/browse";
-
-//$pathtolocal = $pathtoroot."in-news/";
 require_once ($pathtoroot.$admin."/include/elements.php"); 
 require_once ($pathtoroot."kernel/admin/include/navmenu.php"); 
 //require_once ($pathtolocal."admin/include/navmenu.php"); 
Index: trunk/admin/backup/restore2.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/backup/restore2.php	(.../restore2.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/backup/restore2.php	(.../restore2.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -1,72 +1,12 @@
 <?php   
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/backup');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";    
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$imagesURL = $rootURL."admin/images";
-//admin only util
 $pathtolocal = $pathtoroot."kernel/";
 require_once ($pathtoroot."admin/include/elements.php");
 require_once ($pathtoroot."kernel/admin/include/navmenu.php");
Index: trunk/admin/config/addlang_export.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/config/addlang_export.php	(.../addlang_export.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/config/addlang_export.php	(.../addlang_export.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -12,77 +12,14 @@
 ##	   result in revocation of the license and support		##
 ##	 privileges along maximum prosecution allowed by law.	##
 ##############################################################
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-//echo $pathtoroot;
-//print_r($_GET);
-//print_r($_POST);
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-//admin only util
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/config');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
-/* set the destination of the image upload, relative to the root path */
-$DestDir = "kernel/images/";
-    
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$browseURL = $adminURL."/browse";
-
-//$pathtolocal = $pathtoroot."kernel/";
 require_once ($pathtoroot.$admin."/include/elements.php");
 require_once ($pathtoroot."kernel/admin/include/navmenu.php");
 //require_once ($pathtolocal."admin/include/navmenu.php");
Index: trunk/admin/backup/restore3.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/backup/restore3.php	(.../restore3.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/backup/restore3.php	(.../restore3.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -1,75 +1,12 @@
 <?php
-//@set_time_limit(600);
-$admin = 1;
-$restore_inport = 1;
-                                                                 
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
 
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";    
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$imagesURL = $rootURL."admin/images";
-//admin only util
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/backup');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
+
 $pathtolocal = $pathtoroot."kernel/";
 require_once ($pathtoroot."admin/include/elements.php");
 require_once ($pathtoroot."kernel/admin/include/navmenu.php");
Index: trunk/admin/index.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2772 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/index.php	(.../index.php)	(revision 2772)
+++ trunk/admin/index.php	(.../index.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -100,12 +100,9 @@
 
 if (!admin_login() || GetVar('logout') || GetVar('expired') )
 {            
-    if( !headers_sent() )
-    {
-		setcookie('sid"','', time()-3600, $objConfig->Get("Site_Path").'/'.$admin, $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] );
-    }
+    if( !headers_sent() ) set_cookie('sid', '', time() - 3600);
     $objSession->Logout();
-	require_once($pathtoroot.$admin."/login.php");
+	require_once($pathtoroot.$admin.'/login.php');
 }
 
 $envar = "env=" . BuildEnv();
@@ -143,10 +140,10 @@
 }
 </script>
 	<!--<frameset rows="92,*" border="0">-->
-		<frame src="head.php?<?php echo $envar; ?>" name="head" scrolling="no" noresize>		
+		<frame src="<?php echo $adminURL; ?>/head.php?<?php echo $envar; ?>" name="head" scrolling="no" noresize>		
 		<frameset cols="200,*" border="0">
-			<frame src="tree/tree.php?<?php echo $envar; ?>" name="menu" target="_main" noresize scrolling="auto" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0">
-			<frame src="subitems.php?<?php echo $envar."&section=in-portal:root"; ?>" name="main" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="NO" noresize scrolling="auto">
+			<frame src="<?php echo $adminURL; ?>/tree/tree.php?<?php echo $envar; ?>" name="menu" target="_main" noresize scrolling="auto" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0">
+			<frame src="<?php echo $adminURL; ?>/subitems.php?<?php echo $envar."&section=in-portal:root"; ?>" name="main" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="NO" noresize scrolling="auto">
 		</frameset>
 	</frameset>
 	<noframes>
Index: trunk/admin/backup/restore4.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/backup/restore4.php	(.../restore4.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/backup/restore4.php	(.../restore4.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -1,71 +1,12 @@
 <?php
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
 
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";    
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$imagesURL = $rootURL."admin/images";
-//admin only util
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/backup');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
+
 $pathtolocal = $pathtoroot."kernel/";
 require_once ($pathtoroot."admin/include/elements.php");
 require_once ($pathtoroot."kernel/admin/include/navmenu.php");
Index: trunk/admin/users/banuser.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/users/banuser.php	(.../banuser.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/users/banuser.php	(.../banuser.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -12,76 +12,14 @@
 ##	   result in revocation of the license and support		##
 ##	 privileges along maximum prosecution allowed by law.	##
 ##############################################################
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-//echo $pathtoroot;
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/users');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-//admin only util
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images"; 
-//$pathtolocal = $pathtoroot."in-news/";
 require_once ($pathtoroot.$admin."/include/elements.php"); 
 require_once ($pathtoroot."kernel/admin/include/navmenu.php"); 
 //require_once ($pathtolocal."admin/include/navmenu.php"); 
Index: trunk/kernel/startup.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2772 -r2853
--- trunk/kernel/startup.php	(.../startup.php)	(revision 2772)
+++ trunk/kernel/startup.php	(.../startup.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -1,25 +1,55 @@
 <?php
-//if(get_magic_quotes_gpc())
-//{
-//	function stripSlashesA($a)
-//	{
-//		foreach($a as $k=>$v)
-//			$a[$k]=is_array($v)?stripSlashesA($v):stripslashes($v);
-//		return $a;
-//	}
-//	foreach(Array(
-//		'HTTP_GET_VARS','HTTP_POST_VARS','HTTP_COOKIE_VARS','HTTP_SESSION_VARS','HTTP_SERVER_VARS','$HTTP_POST_FILES',
-//		'_POST','_GET','_COOKIE','_SESSION','_SERVER','_FILES','_REQUEST') as $_)
-//		if(isset($GLOBALS[$_]))
-//			$GLOBALS[$_]=stripSlashesA($GLOBALS[$_]);
-//}
+	if( !defined('FULL_PATH') ) define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__).'/..') );
+	
+	require_once FULL_PATH.'/globals.php'; 
+	
+	if( !isset($FrontEnd) )	$FrontEnd = 0;
 
+	# New path detection method: begin
+//	safeDefine('REL_PATH', '/admin');
+	$k4_path_detection = false;
+	if( defined('REL_PATH') )
+	{
+		$ps = preg_replace("/".preg_quote(rtrim(REL_PATH, '/'), '/')."$/", '', str_replace('\\', '/', dirname($_SERVER['PHP_SELF'])));
+		safeDefine('BASE_PATH', $ps); // in case in-portal has defined it before
+		# New path detection method: end
+		
+		// KENEL4 INIT: BEGIN
+		if($FrontEnd != 1 && !defined('ADMIN') ) define('ADMIN', 1);
+		
+		
+		define('APPLICATION_CLASS', 'MyApplication');
+		include_once(FULL_PATH.'/kernel/kernel4/startup.php');
+		
+		// just to make sure that this is correctly detected
+		if( defined('DEBUG_MODE') && DEBUG_MODE ) $debugger->appendHTML('FULL_PATH: <b>'.FULL_PATH.'</b>');
+		
+		$application =& kApplication::Instance();
+		$application->Init();
+		
+		// compatibility constants
+		$g_TablePrefix = TABLE_PREFIX;
+		$pathtoroot = FULL_PATH.'/';
+		
+	    $admin = 'admin';
+		$rootURL = PROTOCOL.SERVER_NAME.(defined('PORT')?':'.PORT : '').BASE_PATH.'/';
+	    $localURL = $rootURL.'kernel/';
+		$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
+		$imagesURL = $adminURL.'/images';
+		$browseURL = $adminURL.'/browse';
+		$cssURL = $adminURL.'/include';
+		// KERNEL4 INIT: END
+		$k4_path_detection = true;
+	}
+	
 if(!get_magic_quotes_gpc())
 {
 	function addSlashesA($a)
 	{
-		foreach($a as $k=>$v)
-			$a[$k]=is_array($v)?addSlashesA($v):addslashes($v);
+		foreach($a as $k => $v)
+		{
+			$a[$k] = is_array($v) ? addSlashesA($v) : addslashes($v);
+		}
 		return $a;
 	}
 	foreach(Array(
@@ -28,19 +58,11 @@
 		if(isset($GLOBALS[$_]))
 			$GLOBALS[$_]=addSlashesA($GLOBALS[$_]);
 }
-function inp_htmlize($var,$strip=0)
-{
-	if(is_array($var))
-		foreach($var as $k=>$v)
-			$var[$k]=inp_htmlize($v,$strip);
-	else
-		$var=htmlspecialchars($strip?stripslashes($var):$var);
-	return $var;
-}
 
 /*
     startup.php: this is the primary startup sequence for in-portal services    
 */
+
 if( file_exists($pathtoroot.'debug.php') && !defined('DEBUG_MODE') ) include_once($pathtoroot.'debug.php');
 if( !defined('DEBUG_MODE') ) error_reporting(0);
 
@@ -53,7 +75,7 @@
 /* include PHP version compatibility functions */
 require_once($pathtoroot."compat.php");
 /* set global variables and module lists */
-require_once($pathtoroot."globals.php"); 
+
 include_once($pathtoroot.'kernel/include/'.( IsDebugMode() ? 'debugger.php' : 'debugger_dummy.php') );
 
 	// put all non-checked checkboxes in $_POST & $_REQUEST with 0 values
@@ -181,16 +203,7 @@
 
 if (strstr(__FILE__, $adminDir) && !GetVar('logout') && !strstr(__FILE__, "install") && !strstr(__FILE__, "index")) {
 	//echo "testz [".admin_login()."]<br>";
-	
-	if (!admin_login())
-	{
-	    if( !headers_sent() ) setcookie("sid"," ",time()-3600, '', $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']);
-	    $objSession->Logout();
-	    $url_add = isset($_GET['expired']) && $_GET['expired'] ? '?expired=1' : '';
-	    header("Location: ".$adminURL.'/index.php'.$url_add);
-	    die();
-		//require_once($pathtoroot."admin/login.php");
-	}	
+	require_login(null, 'expired='.(int)GetVar('expired') );
 }          
 
 ?>
\ No newline at end of file
Index: trunk/admin/config/addcustomfield.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/config/addcustomfield.php	(.../addcustomfield.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/config/addcustomfield.php	(.../addcustomfield.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -12,85 +12,14 @@
 ##	   result in revocation of the license and support		##
 ##	 privileges along maximum prosecution allowed by law.	##
 ##############################################################
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-//echo $pathtoroot;
-//print_r($_GET);
-//print_r($_POST);
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-//admin only util
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/config');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
-/* set the destination of the image upload, relative to the root path */
-$DestDir = "kernel/images/";
-
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images"; 
-$cssURL = $adminURL."/include";
-$browseURL = $adminURL."/browse";
-
 $pathtolocal = $pathtoroot."kernel/";
 require_once ($pathtoroot.$admin."/include/elements.php");
 require_once ($pathtoroot."kernel/admin/include/navmenu.php");
Index: trunk/admin/users/banlist_apply.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/users/banlist_apply.php	(.../banlist_apply.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/users/banlist_apply.php	(.../banlist_apply.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -12,78 +12,14 @@
 ##	   result in revocation of the license and support		##
 ##	 privileges along maximum prosecution allowed by law.	##
 ##############################################################
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-//echo $pathtoroot;
-$FrontEnd=2;
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/users');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-
-//admin only util
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images"; 
-//$pathtolocal = $pathtoroot."in-news/";
 require_once ($pathtoroot.$admin."/include/elements.php"); 
 require_once ($pathtoroot."kernel/admin/include/navmenu.php"); 
 //require_once ($pathtolocal."admin/include/navmenu.php"); 
Index: trunk/admin/users/addgroup_users.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/users/addgroup_users.php	(.../addgroup_users.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/users/addgroup_users.php	(.../addgroup_users.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -12,76 +12,14 @@
 ##	   result in revocation of the license and support		##
 ##	 privileges along maximum prosecution allowed by law.	##
 ##############################################################
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-//echo $pathtoroot;
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/users');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-//admin only util
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images"; 
-//$pathtolocal = $pathtoroot."in-news/";
 require_once ($pathtoroot.$admin."/include/elements.php"); 
 require_once ($pathtoroot."kernel/admin/include/navmenu.php"); 
 //require_once ($pathtolocal."admin/include/navmenu.php"); 
Index: trunk/admin/users/adduser_groups.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/users/adduser_groups.php	(.../adduser_groups.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/users/adduser_groups.php	(.../adduser_groups.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -12,76 +12,14 @@
 ##	   result in revocation of the license and support		##
 ##	 privileges along maximum prosecution allowed by law.	##
 ##############################################################
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-//echo $pathtoroot;
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/users');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-//admin only util
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images"; 
-//$pathtolocal = $pathtoroot."in-news/";
 require_once ($pathtoroot.$admin."/include/elements.php"); 
 require_once ($pathtoroot."kernel/admin/include/navmenu.php"); 
 //require_once ($pathtolocal."admin/include/navmenu.php"); 
Index: trunk/admin/config/config_general.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r534 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/config/config_general.php	(.../config_general.php)	(revision 534)
+++ trunk/admin/config/config_general.php	(.../config_general.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -1,24 +1,12 @@
 <?php
-$pathtoroot="";
-for ($i=0;$i+1<(count(explode("/",$GLOBALS["SCRIPT_NAME"]))-2);$i++)
-    $pathtoroot.="../";
 
-$pathtoroot = realpath($pathtoroot)."/";
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/config');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php"); 
-
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-$imagesURL = $adminURL."/images";
-
-//admin only util                            
-
-//$pathtolocal = $pathtoroot."kernel/";
 require_once ($pathtoroot.$admin."/include/elements.php"); 
 require_once ($pathtoroot."kernel/admin/include/navmenu.php"); 
 //require_once ($pathtolocal."admin/include/navmenu.php"); 
Index: trunk/admin/backup/export1.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r2569 -r2853
--- trunk/admin/backup/export1.php	(.../export1.php)	(revision 2569)
+++ trunk/admin/backup/export1.php	(.../export1.php)	(revision 2853)
@@ -1,76 +1,12 @@
 <?php  
-if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-{
-  $path=dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
-  if(strlen($path))
-  {
-    /* determine the OS type for path parsing */
-    $pos = strpos($path,":");
-    if ($pos === false)
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="unix";
-      $pathchar = "/";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      $gOS_TYPE="win";
-      $pathchar="\\";
-    }
-    $p = $path.$pathchar;
-    /*Start looking for the root flag file */
-    if( !isset($pathtoroot) ) $pathtoroot = '';
-    while(!strlen($pathtoroot) && strlen($p))
-    {
-      $sub = substr($p,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-      if($sub==$pathchar)
-      {
-        $filename = $p."root.flg";
-      }
-      else
-        $filename = $p.$pathchar."root.flg";
-      if(file_exists($filename))
-      {
-        $pathtoroot = $p;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        $parent = realpath($p.$pathchar."..".$pathchar);
-	if($parent!=$p)
-	{
-	  $p = $parent;
-	}
-	else
-	  $p = "";
-      }
-    }
-    if( !(isset($pathtoroot) && $pathtoroot) )
-      $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $pathtoroot = ".".$pathchar;
-  }
-}
 
-$sub = substr($pathtoroot,strlen($pathchar)*-1);
-if($sub!=$pathchar)
-{
-  $pathtoroot = $pathtoroot.$pathchar;
-}
-//echo $pathtoroot;
-//echo $pathtoroot;
-require_once($pathtoroot."kernel/startup.php");
-$rootURL="http://".ThisDomain().$objConfig->Get("Site_Path");
+// new startup: begin
+define('REL_PATH', 'admin/backup');
+$relation_level = count( explode('/', REL_PATH) );
+define('FULL_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . str_repeat('/..', $relation_level) ) );
+require_once FULL_PATH.'/kernel/startup.php';
+// new startup: end
 
-$admin = $objConfig->Get("AdminDirectory");
-if(!strlen($admin))
-    $admin = "admin";
-    
-$localURL=$rootURL."kernel/";
-$imagesURL = $rootURL."admin/images";
-$adminURL = $rootURL.$admin;
-
-//admin only util
 $pathtolocal = $pathtoroot."kernel/";
 require_once ($pathtoroot."admin/include/elements.php");
 require_once ($pathtoroot."kernel/admin/include/navmenu.php");