diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index 2c029e32..b46ce05c 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ OBJECTS += smn_bitbuffer.cpp smn_console.cpp smn_core.cpp \
 	smn_filesystem.cpp smn_halflife.cpp \
 	smn_keyvalues.cpp smn_player.cpp \
 	smn_usermsgs.cpp smn_menus.cpp smn_vector.cpp \
-	smn_hudtext.cpp smn_nextmap.cpp
+	smn_hudtext.cpp smn_nextmap.cpp smn_database.cpp
 OBJECTS += ExtensionSys.cpp 		\
 		   ForwardSys.cpp 			\
 		   HandleSys.cpp 			\
@@ -120,12 +120,13 @@ endif
 CFLAGS += -DSE_EPISODEONE=1 -DSE_DARKMESSIAH=2 -DSE_ORANGEBOX=3 -DSE_BLOODYGOODTIME=4 -DSE_EYE=5 \
 	-DSE_ORANGEBOXVALVE=6 -DSE_LEFT4DEAD=7 -DSE_LEFT4DEAD2=8 -DSE_ALIENSWARM=9
 
+#LINK += /usr/lib/mysql/libmysqlclient_r.a /usr/lib/libssl.a /usr/lib/libkrb5.a  /usr/lib/libcrypto.a $(HL2LIB)/tier1_i486.a $(HL2LIB)/mathlib_i486.a $(LIB_PREFIX)vstdlib$(LIB_SUFFIX)
 LINK += $(HL2LIB)/tier1_i486.a $(HL2LIB)/mathlib_i486.a $(LIB_PREFIX)vstdlib$(LIB_SUFFIX) \
-	$(LIB_PREFIX)tier0$(LIB_SUFFIX) -static-libgcc
+	$(LIB_PREFIX)tier0$(LIB_SUFFIX) -static-libgcc -L/usr/lib/mysql -lmysqlclient
 	
 INCLUDE += -I. -I.. -I$(HL2PUB) -I$(HL2PUB)/engine -I$(HL2PUB)/mathlib -I$(HL2PUB)/vstdlib \
 	-I$(HL2PUB)/tier0 -I$(HL2PUB)/tier1 -I$(METAMOD) -I$(METAMOD)/sourcehook \
-	-I$(SMSDK)/public -I$(SMSDK)/public/sourcepawn
+	-I$(SMSDK)/public -I$(SMSDK)/public/sourcepawn -I/usr/include/mysql
 
 CFLAGS += -D_LINUX -Dstricmp=strcasecmp -D_stricmp=strcasecmp -D_strnicmp=strncasecmp -Dstrnicmp=strncasecmp \
 	-D_snprintf=snprintf -D_vsnprintf=vsnprintf -D_alloca=alloca -Dstrcmpi=strcasecmp -Wall -Werror \
diff --git a/core/smn_database.cpp b/core/smn_database.cpp
index 3c048238..e50c1af0 100644
--- a/core/smn_database.cpp
+++ b/core/smn_database.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
  * Version: $Id$
  */
 
+#include "mysql.h"
 #include "sm_globals.h"
 #include "HandleSys.h"
 #include "Database.h"
@@ -662,22 +663,23 @@ static cell_t SQL_GetError(IPluginContext *pContext, const cell_t *params)
 
 static cell_t SQL_QuoteString(IPluginContext *pContext, const cell_t *params)
 {
-	IDatabase *db = NULL;
-	HandleError err;
+	//IDatabase *db = NULL;
+	//HandleError err;
 
-	if ((err = g_DBMan.ReadHandle(params[1], DBHandle_Database, (void **)&db))
+/*	if ((err = g_DBMan.ReadHandle(params[1], DBHandle_Database, (void **)&db))
 		!= HandleError_None)
 	{
 		return pContext->ThrowNativeError("Invalid database Handle %x (error: %d)", params[1], err);
 	}
+	*/
 
 	char *input, *output;
-	size_t maxlength = (size_t)params[4];
+	//size_t maxlength = (size_t)params[4];
 	pContext->LocalToString(params[2], &input);
 	pContext->LocalToString(params[3], &output);
 
 	size_t written;
-	bool s = db->QuoteString(input, output, maxlength, &written);
+	bool s = mysql_escape_string(output, input, strlen(input));
 
 	cell_t *addr;
 	pContext->LocalToPhysAddr(params[5], &addr);
diff --git a/extensions/mysql/Makefile b/extensions/mysql/Makefile
index 50e236e1..487f7eee 100644
--- a/extensions/mysql/Makefile
+++ b/extensions/mysql/Makefile
@@ -85,11 +85,11 @@ ifeq "$(USEMETA)" "true"
 		-I$(METAMOD) -I$(METAMOD)/sourcehook -I$(SMSDK)/public -I$(SMSDK)/public/sourcepawn
 else
 	INCLUDE += -I. -I.. -Isdk -I$(SMSDK)/public -I$(SMSDK)/public/sourcepawn -I$(MMSOURCE17)/core/sourcehook \
-		-I$(MYSQL)/include
+		-I/usr/include/mysql
 	CFLAGS += -DSE_EPISODEONE=1 -DSE_DARKMESSIAH=2 -DSE_ORANGEBOX=3 -DSE_ORANGEBOXVALVE=4 -DSE_LEFT4DEAD=5 
 endif
 
-LINK += $(MYSQL)/lib/libmysqlclient_r.a -lz -lpthread
+LINK += -m32 /usr/lib/mysql/libmysqlclient_r.a -lz -lpthread
 
 CFLAGS += -D_LINUX -Dstricmp=strcasecmp -D_stricmp=strcasecmp -D_strnicmp=strncasecmp -Dstrnicmp=strncasecmp \
 	-D_snprintf=snprintf -D_vsnprintf=vsnprintf -D_alloca=alloca -Dstrcmpi=strcasecmp -Wall -Werror -Wno-switch \
diff --git a/extensions/mysql/mysql/MyDatabase.cpp b/extensions/mysql/mysql/MyDatabase.cpp
index e62ccbfd..11e33842 100644
--- a/extensions/mysql/mysql/MyDatabase.cpp
+++ b/extensions/mysql/mysql/MyDatabase.cpp
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ bool MyDatabase::QuoteString(const char *str, char buffer[], size_t maxlength, s
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	needed = mysql_real_escape_string(m_mysql, buffer, str, size);
+	needed = mysql_escape_string(buffer, str, size);
 	if (newSize)
 	{
 		*newSize = (size_t)needed;
diff --git a/pushbuild.txt b/pushbuild.txt
index 74027d75..d4a2bb54 100644
--- a/pushbuild.txt
+++ b/pushbuild.txt
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ the end
 The Patty Winters show this morning was about how terrible sawce is, same as yesterday's show; however, things are looking up for tomorrow.
 IT'S CLOBBERIN' TIME
 vc2005 supremecy
-clobbermonkey
+clobstermonkey
 that thing
 clobber build because amx.h changed (sigh)
 a dead fish