diff --git a/system/database/DB_utility.php b/system/database/DB_utility.php
index d7018bf..9533ec6 100644
--- a/system/database/DB_utility.php
+++ b/system/database/DB_utility.php
@@ -133,7 +133,11 @@
 		}
 	
 		$query = $this->db->query($sql);
-		return current($query->result_array());
+		$res = $query->result_array();
+		
+		// Note: Due to a bug in current() that affects some versions
+		// of PHP we can not pass function call directly into it
+		return current($res);
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -159,7 +163,10 @@
 			$query = $this->db->query($sql);
 			
 			// Build the result array...
-			$res = current($query->result_array());
+			// Note: Due to a bug in current() that affects some versions
+			// of PHP we can not pass function call directly into it
+			$res = $query->result_array();
+			$res = current($res);
 			$key = str_replace($this->db->database.'.', '', current($res));
 			$keys = array_keys($res);
 			unset($res[$keys[0]]);
@@ -190,7 +197,11 @@
 		}
 	
 		$query = $this->db->query($sql);
-		return current($query->result_array());
+		
+		// Note: Due to a bug in current() that affects some versions
+		// of PHP we can not pass function call directly into it
+		$res = $query->result_array();
+		return current($res);
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_driver.php
index be7c672..1afc206 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_driver.php
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 	 */	
 	function db_connect()
 	{
-		return mysql_connect($this->hostname, $this->username, $this->password, TRUE);
+		return @mysql_connect($this->hostname, $this->username, $this->password, TRUE);
 	}
 	
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 	 */	
 	function db_pconnect()
 	{
-		return mysql_pconnect($this->hostname, $this->username, $this->password);
+		return @mysql_pconnect($this->hostname, $this->username, $this->password);
 	}
 	
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_driver.php
index 5942091..3a0d3b5 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_driver.php
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 	 */	
 	function db_connect()
 	{
-		return mysqli_connect($this->hostname, $this->username, $this->password);
+		return @mysqli_connect($this->hostname, $this->username, $this->password);
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/oci8/oci8_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/oci8/oci8_driver.php
index c091edf..551a670 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/oci8/oci8_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/oci8/oci8_driver.php
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 	 */
 	function db_connect()
 	{
-		return ocilogon($this->username, $this->password, $this->hostname);
+		return @ocilogon($this->username, $this->password, $this->hostname);
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
 	 */
 	function db_pconnect()
 	{
-		return ociplogon($this->username, $this->password, $this->hostname);
+		return @ociplogon($this->username, $this->password, $this->hostname);
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_driver.php
index 09ca07e..4d1fac2 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_driver.php
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 	 */	
 	function db_connect()
 	{
-		return odbc_connect($this->database, $this->username, $this->password);
+		return @odbc_connect($this->database, $this->username, $this->password);
 	}
 	
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 	 */	
 	function db_pconnect()
 	{
-		return odbc_pconnect($this->database, $this->username, $this->password);
+		return @odbc_pconnect($this->database, $this->username, $this->password);
 	}
 	
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_driver.php
index 81aaafe..68fde01 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_driver.php
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 	{
 		$port = ($this->port == '') ? '' : " port=".$this->port;
 		
-		return pg_connect("host=".$this->hostname.$port." dbname=".$this->database." user=".$this->username." password=".$this->password);
+		return @pg_connect("host=".$this->hostname.$port." dbname=".$this->database." user=".$this->username." password=".$this->password);
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 	{
 		$port = ($this->port == '') ? '' : " port=".$this->port;
 
-		return pg_pconnect("host=".$this->hostname.$port." dbname=".$this->database." user=".$this->username." password=".$this->password);
+		return @pg_pconnect("host=".$this->hostname.$port." dbname=".$this->database." user=".$this->username." password=".$this->password);
 	}
 	
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/sqlite/sqlite_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/sqlite/sqlite_driver.php
index ce3c579..3f71b35 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/sqlite/sqlite_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/sqlite/sqlite_driver.php
@@ -40,14 +40,16 @@
 	 */	
 	function db_connect()
 	{
-		if ( ! $conn_id = sqlite_open($this->database, 0666, $error))
+		if ( ! $conn_id = @sqlite_open($this->database, 0666, $error))
 		{
 			log_message('error', $error);
 			
 			if ($this->db_debug)
 			{
 				$this->display_error($error, '', TRUE);
-			}		
+			}
+			
+			return FALSE;
 		}
 		
 		return $conn_id;
@@ -63,14 +65,16 @@
 	 */	
 	function db_pconnect()
 	{
-		if ( ! $conn_id = sqlite_popen($this->database, 0666, $error))
+		if ( ! $conn_id = @sqlite_popen($this->database, 0666, $error))
 		{
 			log_message('error', $error);
 			
 			if ($this->db_debug)
 			{
 				$this->display_error($error, '', TRUE);
-			}		
+			}
+			
+			return FALSE;
 		}
 		
 		return $conn_id;
diff --git a/system/helpers/form_helper.php b/system/helpers/form_helper.php
index 6d10a98..7d594d7 100644
--- a/system/helpers/form_helper.php
+++ b/system/helpers/form_helper.php
@@ -335,8 +335,24 @@
 	{
 		return '';
 	}
+
+	$temp = '__TEMP_AMPERSANDS__';
 	
-	return str_replace(array("'", '"'), array("&#39;", "&quot;"), htmlspecialchars($str));	
+	// Replace entities to temporary markers so that 
+	// htmlspecialchars won't mess them up
+	$str = preg_replace("/&#(\d+);/", "$temp\\1;", $str);
+	$str = preg_replace("/&(\w+);/",  "$temp\\1;", $str);
+
+	$str = htmlspecialchars($str);
+
+	// In case htmlspecialchars misses these.
+	$str = str_replace(array("'", '"'), array("&#39;", "&quot;"), $str);	
+	
+	// Decode the temp markers back to entities
+	$str = preg_replace("/$temp(\d+);/","&#\\1;",$str);
+	$str = preg_replace("/$temp(\w+);/","&\\1;",$str);	
+	
+	return $str;	
 }
 	
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/system/helpers/xml_helper.php b/system/helpers/xml_helper.php
index 4cc91f4..856722b 100644
--- a/system/helpers/xml_helper.php
+++ b/system/helpers/xml_helper.php
@@ -36,15 +36,18 @@
  */	
 function xml_convert($str)
 {
-	$temp = '__TEMP_AMPERSANDS';
-	
+	$temp = '__TEMP_AMPERSANDS__';
+
+	// Replace entities to temporary markers so that 
+	// ampersands won't get messed up
 	$str = preg_replace("/&#(\d+);/", "$temp\\1;", $str);
 	$str = preg_replace("/&(\w+);/",  "$temp\\1;", $str);
 	
 	$str = str_replace(array("&","<",">","\"", "'", "-"),
 					   array("&amp;", "&lt;", "&gt;", "&quot;", "&#39;", "&#45;"),
 					   $str);
-		
+
+	// Decode the temp markers back to entities		
 	$str = preg_replace("/$temp(\d+);/","&#\\1;",$str);
 	$str = preg_replace("/$temp(\w+);/","&\\1;", $str);
 		
diff --git a/system/libraries/Router.php b/system/libraries/Router.php
index d4d1b2f..886433f 100644
--- a/system/libraries/Router.php
+++ b/system/libraries/Router.php
@@ -295,7 +295,10 @@
 			// can be unreliable in some environments
 			if (is_array($_GET) AND count($_GET) == 1)
 			{
-				return current(array_keys($_GET));
+				// Note: Due to a bug in current() that affects some versions
+				// of PHP we can not pass function call directly into it
+				$keys = array_keys($_GET);
+				return current($keys);
 			}
 		
 			// Is there a PATH_INFO variable?