diff --git a/apps/gallery/lib/scanner.php b/apps/gallery/lib/scanner.php
index 9fdadbe38c714a248fe60f1f933814cafc6b134b..64efb006ad191bcef3a1977010258550295a67ce 100644
--- a/apps/gallery/lib/scanner.php
+++ b/apps/gallery/lib/scanner.php
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ class OC_Gallery_Scanner {
       if ($image && $image->valid()) {
 	      imagecopyresampled($thumbnail, $image->resource(), $i*200, 0, 0, 0, 200, 200, 200, 200);
       }
-      unset($image); // unset $image here to control the lifetime of image::$resource
     }
     imagepng($thumbnail, OC_Config::getValue("datadirectory").'/'. OC_User::getUser() .'/gallery/' . $albumName.'.png');
   }
diff --git a/lib/connector/sabre/node.php b/lib/connector/sabre/node.php
index ace572a1ee3511e4f293d9045245288df91f91d2..b8b675c12031d7e1d4fc1116c34188f22953e976 100644
--- a/lib/connector/sabre/node.php
+++ b/lib/connector/sabre/node.php
@@ -92,6 +92,19 @@ abstract class OC_Connector_Sabre_Node implements Sabre_DAV_INode, Sabre_DAV_IPr
 
 	}
 
+	/** 
+	 *  sets the last modification time of the file (mtime) to the value given 
+	 *  in the second parameter or to now if the second param is empty.
+	 *  Even if the modification time is set to a custom value the access time is set to now.
+	 */
+	public function setLastModifiedTime($mtime) {
+		OC_Filesystem::setFileMtime($this->path, $mtime);
+	}
+
+	public function endsWith( $str, $sub ) {
+		return ( substr( $str, strlen( $str ) - strlen( $sub ) ) === $sub );
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Updates properties on this node,
 	 *
@@ -110,13 +123,16 @@ abstract class OC_Connector_Sabre_Node implements Sabre_DAV_INode, Sabre_DAV_IPr
 				}
 			}
 			else {
-				if(!array_key_exists( $propertyName, $existing )){
-					$query = OC_DB::prepare( 'INSERT INTO *PREFIX*properties (userid,propertypath,propertyname,propertyvalue) VALUES(?,?,?,?)' );
-					$query->execute( array( OC_User::getUser(), $this->path, $propertyName,$propertyValue ));
-				}
-				else{
-					$query = OC_DB::prepare( 'UPDATE *PREFIX*properties SET propertyvalue = ? WHERE userid = ? AND propertypath = ? AND propertyname = ?' );
-					$query->execute( array( $propertyValue,OC_User::getUser(), $this->path, $propertyName ));
+				if(  $this->endsWith( $propertyName, "modificationTime")) {
+					$this->setLastModifiedTime($propertyValue);
+				} else {
+					if(!array_key_exists( $propertyName, $existing )){
+						$query = OC_DB::prepare( 'INSERT INTO *PREFIX*properties (userid,propertypath,propertyname,propertyvalue) VALUES(?,?,?,?)' );
+						$query->execute( array( OC_User::getUser(), $this->path, $propertyName,$propertyValue ));
+					} else {
+						$query = OC_DB::prepare( 'UPDATE *PREFIX*properties SET propertyvalue = ? WHERE userid = ? AND propertypath = ? AND propertyname = ?' );
+						$query->execute( array( $propertyValue,OC_User::getUser(), $this->path, $propertyName ));
+					}
 				}
 			}
 
diff --git a/lib/db.php b/lib/db.php
index 82d9b67dca8279a22e9f56fc5f2ec75a641265a5..9d3c20e0145873808af24e2ba01f880bc61b2235 100644
--- a/lib/db.php
+++ b/lib/db.php
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class OC_DB {
 	static private $schema=false;
 	static private $affected=0;
 	static private $result=false;
+	static private $inTransaction=false;
 
 	/**
 	 * @brief connects to the database
@@ -490,17 +491,19 @@ class OC_DB {
 			return false;
 		}
 		self::$connection->beginTransaction();
+		self::$inTransaction=true;
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Commit the database changes done during a transaction that is in progress
 	 */
-	public static function commit($savePoint=''){
+	public static function commit(){
 		self::connect();
-		if(!self::$connection->inTransaction()){
+		if(!self::$inTransaction){
 			return false;
 		}
 		self::$connection->commit();
+		self::$inTransaction=false;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/eventsource.php b/lib/eventsource.php
index b0450ff3d55d63bbeb594cdd4e73012b67a17ee7..523f72403c35884486f3abca8a754e602ac4e17a 100644
--- a/lib/eventsource.php
+++ b/lib/eventsource.php
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ class OC_EventSource{
 	private $fallBackId=0;
 	
 	public function __construct(){
-		ob_end_clean();
 		header('Cache-Control: no-cache');
 		$this->fallback=isset($_GET['fallback']) and $_GET['fallback']=='true';
 		if($this->fallback){
diff --git a/lib/filecache.php b/lib/filecache.php
index cb516223f63407c8d1810e4a9faea8e2f9259a30..921d4a27902aef3250f775e65e6e12737f07e5c6 100644
--- a/lib/filecache.php
+++ b/lib/filecache.php
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class OC_FileCache{
 		if(is_array($result)){
 			return $result;
 		}else{
-			OC_Log::write('file not found in cache ('.$path.')','core',OC_Log::DEBUG);
+			OC_Log::write('get(): file not found in cache ('.$path.')','core',OC_Log::DEBUG);
 			return false;
 		}
 	}
@@ -125,7 +125,9 @@ class OC_FileCache{
 			$queryParts[]='mimepart=?';
 		}
 		$arguments[]=$id;
-		$query=OC_DB::prepare('UPDATE *PREFIX*fscache SET '.implode(' , ',$queryParts).' WHERE id=?');
+		
+		$sql = 'UPDATE *PREFIX*fscache SET '.implode(' , ',$queryParts).' WHERE id=?';
+		$query=OC_DB::prepare($sql);
 		$query->execute($arguments);
 	}
 
@@ -231,7 +233,7 @@ class OC_FileCache{
 		if(is_array($result)){
 			return $result;
 		}else{
-			OC_Log::write('file not found in cache ('.$path.')','core',OC_Log::DEBUG);
+			OC_Log::write('getFolderContent(): file not found in cache ('.$path.')','core',OC_Log::DEBUG);
 			return false;
 		}
 	}
@@ -264,7 +266,7 @@ class OC_FileCache{
 		if(is_array($result)){
 			return $result['id'];
 		}else{
-			OC_Log::write('file not found in cache ('.$path.')','core',OC_Log::DEBUG);
+			OC_Log::write('getFieldId(): file not found in cache ('.$path.')','core',OC_Log::DEBUG);
 			return -1;
 		}
 	}
@@ -293,6 +295,7 @@ class OC_FileCache{
 		}else{
 			$view=new OC_FilesystemView(($root=='/')?'':$root);
 		}
+		
 		$path=$params['path'];
 		$fullPath=$view->getRoot().$path;
 		$mimetype=$view->getMimeType($path);
diff --git a/lib/filestorage/local.php b/lib/filestorage/local.php
index 2c1f650cb9f1742ca809ee0da740ca2f8d755099..292d2a84e7dfd6fa7704cbdeb447d09d53597c58 100644
--- a/lib/filestorage/local.php
+++ b/lib/filestorage/local.php
@@ -65,6 +65,13 @@ class OC_Filestorage_Local extends OC_Filestorage{
 	public function filemtime($path){
 		return filemtime($this->datadir.$path);
 	}
+	
+	public function setFileMtime($path, $mtime){
+                   // sets the modification time of the file to the given value. If mtime is nil the current time is set.
+                  // note that the access time of the file always changes to the current time.
+                  return touch($this->datadir.$path, $mtime);
+         }
+
 	public function file_get_contents($path){
 		return file_get_contents($this->datadir.$path);
 	}
diff --git a/lib/filesystem.php b/lib/filesystem.php
index a18072ecbc2751f98348501d2aa1caf606e8023b..75997c244ff2ebf323dc0ebc2f489120cd1edc51 100644
--- a/lib/filesystem.php
+++ b/lib/filesystem.php
@@ -345,6 +345,9 @@ class OC_Filesystem{
 	static public function filemtime($path){
 		return self::$defaultInstance->filemtime($path);
 	}
+	static public function setFileMtime($path, $mtime){
+		return self::$defaultInstance->setFileMtime($path, $mtime);
+	}
 	static public function file_get_contents($path){
 		return self::$defaultInstance->file_get_contents($path);
 	}
diff --git a/lib/filesystemview.php b/lib/filesystemview.php
index 4586507a8112b860cad82fb1c121fb4233955ba9..0f1c546f4c56ee86b5ab645c825346191ceeb1ea 100644
--- a/lib/filesystemview.php
+++ b/lib/filesystemview.php
@@ -156,6 +156,9 @@ class OC_FilesystemView {
 	public function filemtime($path){
 		return $this->basicOperation('filemtime',$path);
 	}
+	public function setFileMtime($path, $mtime){
+		return $this->basicOperation('setFileMtime',$path, array('write'), $mtime);
+	}
 	public function file_get_contents($path){
 		return $this->basicOperation('file_get_contents',$path,array('read'));
 	}
diff --git a/lib/image.php b/lib/image.php
index 255d289ea217e147b91fea5e9115762349785b0c..97d30f5651772baca047e07984e0f26ae4721ff8 100644
--- a/lib/image.php
+++ b/lib/image.php
@@ -44,34 +44,24 @@ function ellipsis($str, $maxlen) {
  *
  */
 class OC_Image {
-	static private $resource = false; // tmp resource.
-	static private $destroy = false; // if the resource is created withing the object.
-	static private $imagetype = IMAGETYPE_PNG; // Default to png if file type isn't evident.
-	static private $filepath = null;
+	protected $resource = false; // tmp resource.
+	protected $imagetype = IMAGETYPE_PNG; // Default to png if file type isn't evident.
+	protected $filepath = null;
+
 	/**
 	* @brief Constructor.
 	* @param $imageref The path to a local file, a base64 encoded string or a resource created by an imagecreate* function.
-	*					If a resource is passed it is the job of the caller to destroy it using imagedestroy($var)
 	* @returns bool False on error
 	*/
-	function __construct($imageref = null) {
-		//OC_Log::write('core','OC_Image::__construct, start', OC_Log::DEBUG);
+	public function __construct($imageref = null) {
+		//OC_Log::write('core',__METHOD__.'(): start', OC_Log::DEBUG);
 		if(!extension_loaded('gd') || !function_exists('gd_info')) {
 		//if(!function_exists('imagecreatefromjpeg')) {
-			OC_Log::write('core','OC_Image::__construct, GD module not installed', OC_Log::ERROR);
+			OC_Log::write('core',__METHOD__.'(): GD module not installed', OC_Log::ERROR);
 			return false;
 		}
 		if(!is_null($imageref)) {
-			self::load($imageref);
-		}
-	}
-
-	/**
-	* @brief Destructor.
-	*/
-	function __destruct() {
-		if(is_resource(self::$resource) && self::$destroy) {
-			imagedestroy(self::$resource); // Why does this issue a warning.
+			$this->load($imageref);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -80,8 +70,7 @@ class OC_Image {
 	* @returns bool
 	*/
 	public function valid() { // apparently you can't name a method 'empty'...
-		$ret = is_resource(self::$resource);
-		return $ret;
+		return is_resource($this->resource);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -89,7 +78,7 @@ class OC_Image {
 	* @returns int
 	*/
 	public function mimeType() {
-		return is_resource(self::$resource) ? image_type_to_mime_type(self::$imagetype) : '';
+		return is_resource($this->resource) ? image_type_to_mime_type($this->imagetype) : '';
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -97,7 +86,7 @@ class OC_Image {
 	* @returns int
 	*/
 	public function width() {
-		return is_resource(self::$resource) ? imagesx(self::$resource) : -1;
+		return is_resource($this->resource) ? imagesx($this->resource) : -1;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -105,7 +94,7 @@ class OC_Image {
 	* @returns int
 	*/
 	public function height() {
-		return is_resource(self::$resource) ? imagesy(self::$resource) : -1;
+		return is_resource($this->resource) ? imagesy($this->resource) : -1;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -122,8 +111,8 @@ class OC_Image {
 	*/
 
 	public function save($filepath=null) {
-		if($filepath === null && self::$filepath === null) {
-			OC_Log::write('core','OC_Image::save. save() called with no path.', OC_Log::ERROR);
+		if($filepath === null && $this->filepath === null) {
+			OC_Log::write('core',__METHOD__.'(): called with no path.', OC_Log::ERROR);
 			return false;
 		} elseif($filepath === null && $this->filepath !== null) {
 			$filepath = $this->filepath;
@@ -136,14 +125,14 @@ class OC_Image {
 	*/
 	private function _output($filepath=null, $really=false) {
 		if($really === false) {
-			header('Content-Type: '.self::mimeType());
+			header('Content-Type: '.$this->mimeType());
 			$filepath = null; // Just being cautious ;-)
 		} else {
 			if(!is_writable(dirname($filepath))) {
-				OC_Log::write('core','OC_Image::_output. Directory \''.dirname($filepath).'\' is not writable.', OC_Log::ERROR);
+				OC_Log::write('core',__METHOD__.'(): Directory \''.dirname($filepath).'\' is not writable.', OC_Log::ERROR);
 				return false;
 			} elseif(is_writable(dirname($filepath)) && file_exists($filepath) && !is_writable($filepath)) {
-				OC_Log::write('core','OC_Image::_output. File \''.$filepath.'\' is not writable.', OC_Log::ERROR);
+				OC_Log::write('core',__METHOD__.'(): File \''.$filepath.'\' is not writable.', OC_Log::ERROR);
 				return false;
 			}
 		}
@@ -152,25 +141,25 @@ class OC_Image {
 		}
 
 		$retval = false;
-		switch(self::$imagetype) {
+		switch($this->imagetype) {
 			case IMAGETYPE_GIF:
-				$retval = imagegif(self::$resource, $filepath);
+				$retval = imagegif($this->resource, $filepath);
 				break;
 			case IMAGETYPE_JPEG:
-				$retval = imagejpeg(self::$resource, $filepath);
+				$retval = imagejpeg($this->resource, $filepath);
 				break;
 			case IMAGETYPE_PNG:
-				$retval = imagepng(self::$resource, $filepath);
+				$retval = imagepng($this->resource, $filepath);
 				break;
 			case IMAGETYPE_XBM:
-				$retval = imagexbm(self::$resource, $filepath);
+				$retval = imagexbm($this->resource, $filepath);
 				break;
 			case IMAGETYPE_WBMP:
 			case IMAGETYPE_BMP:
-				$retval = imagewbmp(self::$resource, $filepath);
+				$retval = imagewbmp($this->resource, $filepath);
 				break;
 			default:
-				$retval = imagepng(self::$resource, $filepath);
+				$retval = imagepng($this->resource, $filepath);
 		}
 		return $retval;
 	}
@@ -179,14 +168,14 @@ class OC_Image {
 	* @brief Prints the image when called as $image().
 	*/
 	public function __invoke() {
-		return self::show();
+		return $this->show();
 	}
 
 	/**
 	* @returns Returns the image resource in any.
 	*/
 	public function resource() {
-		return self::$resource;
+		return $this->resource;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -194,9 +183,9 @@ class OC_Image {
 	*/
 	function __toString() {
 		ob_start();
-		$res = imagepng(self::$resource);
+		$res = imagepng($this->resource);
 		if (!$res) {
-			OC_Log::write('core','OC_Image::_string. Error writing image',OC_Log::ERROR);
+			OC_Log::write('core','OC_Image->__toString. Error writing image',OC_Log::ERROR);
 		}
 		return base64_encode(ob_get_clean());
 	}
@@ -208,18 +197,18 @@ class OC_Image {
 	*/
 	public function fixOrientation() {
 		if(!is_callable('exif_read_data')){
-			OC_Log::write('core','OC_Image::fixOrientation() Exif module not enabled.', OC_Log::DEBUG);
+			OC_Log::write('core','OC_Image->fixOrientation() Exif module not enabled.', OC_Log::DEBUG);
 			return false;
 		}
-		if(!is_resource(self::$resource)) {
-			OC_Log::write('core','OC_Image::fixOrientation() No image loaded.', OC_Log::DEBUG);
+		if(!is_resource($this->resource)) {
+			OC_Log::write('core','OC_Image->fixOrientation() No image loaded.', OC_Log::DEBUG);
 			return false;
 		}
-		if(is_null(self::$filepath) || !is_readable(self::$filepath)) {
-			OC_Log::write('core','OC_Image::fixOrientation() No readable file path set.', OC_Log::DEBUG);
+		if(is_null($this->filepath) || !is_readable($this->filepath)) {
+			OC_Log::write('core','OC_Image->fixOrientation() No readable file path set.', OC_Log::DEBUG);
 			return false;
 		}
-		$exif = exif_read_data(self::$filepath, 'IFD0');
+		$exif = exif_read_data($this->filepath, 'IFD0');
 		if(!$exif) {
 			return false;
 		}
@@ -227,7 +216,7 @@ class OC_Image {
 			return true; // Nothing to fix
 		}
 		$o = $exif['Orientation'];
-		OC_Log::write('core','OC_Image::fixOrientation() Orientation: '.$o, OC_Log::DEBUG);
+		OC_Log::write('core','OC_Image->fixOrientation() Orientation: '.$o, OC_Log::DEBUG);
 		$rotate = 0;
 		$flip = false;
 		switch($o) {
@@ -266,22 +255,22 @@ class OC_Image {
 				break;
 		}
 		if($rotate) {
-			$res = imagerotate(self::$resource, $rotate, -1);
+			$res = imagerotate($this->resource, $rotate, -1);
 			if($res) {
 				if(imagealphablending($res, true)) {
 					if(imagesavealpha($res, true)) {
-						self::$resource = $res;
+						$this->resource = $res;
 						return true;
 					} else {
-						OC_Log::write('core','OC_Image::fixOrientation() Error during alphasaving.', OC_Log::DEBUG);
+						OC_Log::write('core','OC_Image->fixOrientation() Error during alphasaving.', OC_Log::DEBUG);
 						return false;
 					}
 				} else {
-					OC_Log::write('core','OC_Image::fixOrientation() Error during alphablending.', OC_Log::DEBUG);
+					OC_Log::write('core','OC_Image->fixOrientation() Error during alphablending.', OC_Log::DEBUG);
 					return false;
 				}
 			} else {
-				OC_Log::write('core','OC_Image::fixOrientation() Error during oriention fixing.', OC_Log::DEBUG);
+				OC_Log::write('core','OC_Image->fixOrientation() Error during oriention fixing.', OC_Log::DEBUG);
 				return false;
 			}
 		}
@@ -290,20 +279,19 @@ class OC_Image {
 	/**
 	* @brief Loads an image from a local file, a base64 encoded string or a resource created by an imagecreate* function.
 	* @param $imageref The path to a local file, a base64 encoded string or a resource created by an imagecreate* function.
-	*					If a resource is passed it is the job of the caller to destroy it using imagedestroy($var)
 	* @returns An image resource or false on error
 	*/
 	public function load($imageref) {
-		if(self::loadFromFile($imageref) !== false) {
-			return self::$resource;
-		} elseif(self::loadFromBase64($imageref) !== false) {
-			return self::$resource;
-		} elseif(self::loadFromData($imageref) !== false) {
-			return self::$resource;
-		} elseif(self::loadFromResource($imageref) !== false) {
-			return self::$resource;
+		if($this->loadFromFile($imageref) !== false) {
+			return $this->resource;
+		} elseif($this->loadFromBase64($imageref) !== false) {
+			return $this->resource;
+		} elseif($this->loadFromData($imageref) !== false) {
+			return $this->resource;
+		} elseif($this->loadFromResource($imageref) !== false) {
+			return $this->resource;
 		} else {
-			OC_Log::write('core','OC_Image::load, couldn\'t load anything. Giving up!', OC_Log::DEBUG);
+			OC_Log::write('core',__METHOD__.'(): couldn\'t load anything. Giving up!', OC_Log::DEBUG);
 			return false;
 		}
 	}
@@ -316,45 +304,45 @@ class OC_Image {
 	public function loadFromFile($imagepath=false) {
 		if(!is_file($imagepath) || !file_exists($imagepath) || !is_readable($imagepath)) {
 			// Debug output disabled because this method is tried before loadFromBase64?
-			OC_Log::write('core','OC_Image::loadFromFile, couldn\'t load: '.ellipsis($imagepath, 50), OC_Log::DEBUG);
+			OC_Log::write('core','OC_Image->loadFromFile, couldn\'t load: '.ellipsis($imagepath, 50), OC_Log::DEBUG);
 			return false;
 		}
 		$itype = exif_imagetype($imagepath);
 		switch($itype) {
 			case IMAGETYPE_GIF:
 				if (imagetypes() & IMG_GIF) {
-					self::$resource = imagecreatefromgif($imagepath);
+					$this->resource = imagecreatefromgif($imagepath);
 				} else {
-					OC_Log::write('core','OC_Image::loadFromFile, GIF images not supported: '.$imagepath, OC_Log::DEBUG);
+					OC_Log::write('core','OC_Image->loadFromFile, GIF images not supported: '.$imagepath, OC_Log::DEBUG);
 				}
 				break;
 			case IMAGETYPE_JPEG:
 				if (imagetypes() & IMG_JPG) {
-					self::$resource = imagecreatefromjpeg($imagepath);
+					$this->resource = imagecreatefromjpeg($imagepath);
 				} else {
-					OC_Log::write('core','OC_Image::loadFromFile, JPG images not supported: '.$imagepath, OC_Log::DEBUG);
+					OC_Log::write('core','OC_Image->loadFromFile, JPG images not supported: '.$imagepath, OC_Log::DEBUG);
 				}
 				break;
 			case IMAGETYPE_PNG:
 				if (imagetypes() & IMG_PNG) {
-					self::$resource = imagecreatefrompng($imagepath);
+					$this->resource = imagecreatefrompng($imagepath);
 				} else {
-					OC_Log::write('core','OC_Image::loadFromFile, PNG images not supported: '.$imagepath, OC_Log::DEBUG);
+					OC_Log::write('core','OC_Image->loadFromFile, PNG images not supported: '.$imagepath, OC_Log::DEBUG);
 				}
 				break;
 			case IMAGETYPE_XBM:
 				if (imagetypes() & IMG_XPM) {
-					self::$resource = imagecreatefromxbm($imagepath);
+					$this->resource = imagecreatefromxbm($imagepath);
 				} else {
-					OC_Log::write('core','OC_Image::loadFromFile, XBM/XPM images not supported: '.$imagepath, OC_Log::DEBUG);
+					OC_Log::write('core','OC_Image->loadFromFile, XBM/XPM images not supported: '.$imagepath, OC_Log::DEBUG);
 				}
 				break;
 			case IMAGETYPE_WBMP:
 			case IMAGETYPE_BMP:
 				if (imagetypes() & IMG_WBMP) {
-					self::$resource = imagecreatefromwbmp($imagepath);
+					$this->resource = imagecreatefromwbmp($imagepath);
 				} else {
-					OC_Log::write('core','OC_Image::loadFromFile, (W)BMP images not supported: '.$imagepath, OC_Log::DEBUG);
+					OC_Log::write('core','OC_Image->loadFromFile, (W)BMP images not supported: '.$imagepath, OC_Log::DEBUG);
 				}
 				break;
 			/*
@@ -382,17 +370,16 @@ class OC_Image {
 				break;
 			*/
 			default:
-				self::$resource = imagecreatefromstring(file_get_contents($imagepath));
+				$this->resource = imagecreatefromstring(file_get_contents($imagepath));
 				$itype = IMAGETYPE_PNG;
-				OC_Log::write('core','OC_Image::loadFromFile, Default', OC_Log::DEBUG);
+				OC_Log::write('core','OC_Image->loadFromFile, Default', OC_Log::DEBUG);
 				break;
 		}
 		if($this->valid()) {
-			self::$imagetype = $itype;
-			self::$filepath = $imagepath;
-			self::$destroy = true;
+			$this->imagetype = $itype;
+			$this->filepath = $imagepath;
 		}
-		return self::$resource;
+		return $this->resource;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -404,13 +391,12 @@ class OC_Image {
 		if(is_resource($str)) {
 			return false;
 		}
-		self::$resource = imagecreatefromstring($str);
-		if(!self::$resource) {
-			OC_Log::write('core','OC_Image::loadFromData, couldn\'t load', OC_Log::DEBUG);
+		$this->resource = imagecreatefromstring($str);
+		if(!$this->resource) {
+			OC_Log::write('core','OC_Image->loadFromData, couldn\'t load', OC_Log::DEBUG);
 			return false;
 		}
-		self::$destroy = true;
-		return self::$resource;
+		return $this->resource;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -424,20 +410,19 @@ class OC_Image {
 		}
 		$data = base64_decode($str);
 		if($data) { // try to load from string data
-			self::$resource = imagecreatefromstring($data);
-			if(!self::$resource) {
-				OC_Log::write('core','OC_Image::loadFromBase64, couldn\'t load', OC_Log::DEBUG);
+			$this->resource = imagecreatefromstring($data);
+			if(!$this->resource) {
+				OC_Log::write('core','OC_Image->loadFromBase64, couldn\'t load', OC_Log::DEBUG);
 				return false;
 			}
-			self::$destroy = true;
-			return self::$resource;
+			return $this->resource;
 		} else {
 			return false;
 		}
 	}
 
 	/**
-	* @brief Checks if image resource is valid and assigns it to self::$resource.
+	* @brief Checks if image resource is valid and assigns it to $this->resource.
 	* @param $res An image resource.
 	* @returns An image resource or false on error
 	*/
@@ -445,7 +430,7 @@ class OC_Image {
 		if(!is_resource($res)) {
 			return false;
 		}
-		self::$resource = $res;
+		$this->resource = $res;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -454,12 +439,12 @@ class OC_Image {
 	* @returns bool
 	*/
 	public function resize($maxsize) {
-		if(!self::$resource) {
-			OC_Log::write('core','OC_Image::resize, No image loaded', OC_Log::ERROR);
+		if(!$this->resource) {
+			OC_Log::write('core',__METHOD__.'(): No image loaded', OC_Log::ERROR);
 			return false;
 		}
-		$width_orig=imageSX(self::$resource);
-		$height_orig=imageSY(self::$resource);
+		$width_orig=imageSX($this->resource);
+		$height_orig=imageSY($this->resource);
 		$ratio_orig = $width_orig/$height_orig;
 		
 		if ($ratio_orig > 1) {
@@ -472,18 +457,18 @@ class OC_Image {
 
 		$process = imagecreatetruecolor(round($new_width), round($new_height));
 		if ($process == false) {
-			OC_Log::write('core','OC_Image::resize. Error creating true color image',OC_Log::ERROR);
+			OC_Log::write('core',__METHOD__.'(): Error creating true color image',OC_Log::ERROR);
 			imagedestroy($process);
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		imagecopyresampled($process, self::$resource, 0, 0, 0, 0, $new_width, $new_height, $width_orig, $height_orig);
+		imagecopyresampled($process, $this->resource, 0, 0, 0, 0, $new_width, $new_height, $width_orig, $height_orig);
 		if ($process == false) {
-			OC_Log::write('core','OC_Image::resize. Error resampling process image '.$new_width.'x'.$new_height,OC_Log::ERROR);
+			OC_Log::write('core',__METHOD__.'(): Error resampling process image '.$new_width.'x'.$new_height,OC_Log::ERROR);
 			imagedestroy($process);
 			return false;
 		}
-		self::$resource = $process;
+		$this->resource = $process;
 		return true;
 	}
 
@@ -492,12 +477,12 @@ class OC_Image {
 	* @returns bool for success or failure
 	*/
 	public function centerCrop() {
-		if(!self::$resource) {
-			OC_Log::write('core','OC_Image::centerCrop, No image loaded', OC_Log::ERROR);
+		if(!$this->resource) {
+			OC_Log::write('core','OC_Image->centerCrop, No image loaded', OC_Log::ERROR);
 			return false;
 		}
-		$width_orig=imageSX(self::$resource);
-		$height_orig=imageSY(self::$resource);
+		$width_orig=imageSX($this->resource);
+		$height_orig=imageSY($this->resource);
 		if($width_orig === $height_orig) {
 			return true;
 		}
@@ -513,17 +498,17 @@ class OC_Image {
 		}
 		$process = imagecreatetruecolor($width, $height);
 		if ($process == false) {
-			OC_Log::write('core','OC_Image::centerCrop. Error creating true color image',OC_Log::ERROR);
+			OC_Log::write('core','OC_Image->centerCrop. Error creating true color image',OC_Log::ERROR);
 			imagedestroy($process);
 			return false;
 		}
-		imagecopyresampled($process, self::$resource, 0, 0, $x, $y, $width, $height, $width, $height);
+		imagecopyresampled($process, $this->resource, 0, 0, $x, $y, $width, $height, $width, $height);
 		if ($process == false) {
-			OC_Log::write('core','OC_Image::centerCrop. Error resampling process image '.$width.'x'.$height,OC_Log::ERROR);
+			OC_Log::write('core','OC_Image->centerCrop. Error resampling process image '.$width.'x'.$height,OC_Log::ERROR);
 			imagedestroy($process);
 			return false;
 		}
-		self::$resource = $process;
+		$this->resource = $process;
 		return true;
 	}
 
@@ -536,26 +521,26 @@ class OC_Image {
 	* @returns bool for success or failure
 	*/
 	public function crop($x, $y, $w, $h) {
-		if(!self::$resource) {
-			OC_Log::write('core','OC_Image::crop, No image loaded', OC_Log::ERROR);
+		if(!$this->resource) {
+			OC_Log::write('core',__METHOD__.'(): No image loaded', OC_Log::ERROR);
 			return false;
 		}
-		$width_orig=imageSX(self::$resource);
-		$height_orig=imageSY(self::$resource);
-		//OC_Log::write('core','OC_Image::crop. Original size: '.$width_orig.'x'.$height_orig, OC_Log::DEBUG);
+		$width_orig=imageSX($this->resource);
+		$height_orig=imageSY($this->resource);
+		//OC_Log::write('core',__METHOD__.'(): Original size: '.$width_orig.'x'.$height_orig, OC_Log::DEBUG);
 		$process = imagecreatetruecolor($w, $h);
 		if ($process == false) {
-			OC_Log::write('core','OC_Image::crop. Error creating true color image',OC_Log::ERROR);
+			OC_Log::write('core',__METHOD__.'(): Error creating true color image',OC_Log::ERROR);
 			imagedestroy($process);
 			return false;
 		}
-		imagecopyresampled($process, self::$resource, 0, 0, $x, $y, $w, $h, $w, $h);
+		imagecopyresampled($process, $this->resource, 0, 0, $x, $y, $w, $h, $w, $h);
 		if ($process == false) {
-			OC_Log::write('core','OC_Image::crop. Error resampling process image '.$w.'x'.$h,OC_Log::ERROR);
+			OC_Log::write('core',__METHOD__.'(): Error resampling process image '.$w.'x'.$h,OC_Log::ERROR);
 			imagedestroy($process);
 			return false;
 		}
-		self::$resource = $process;
+		$this->resource = $process;
 		return true;
 	}
 }