diff --git a/system/codeigniter/Common.php b/system/codeigniter/Common.php
index a4531a7..885cca2 100644
--- a/system/codeigniter/Common.php
+++ b/system/codeigniter/Common.php
@@ -79,10 +79,15 @@
 */
 function &_get_config()
 {
-	static $conf;
-	
-	if ( ! isset($conf))
+	static $main_conf;
+		
+	if ( ! isset($main_conf))
 	{
+		if ( ! file_exists(APPPATH.'config/config'.EXT))
+		{
+			show_error('The configuration file config'.EXT.' does not exist.');
+		}
+		
 		require(APPPATH.'config/config'.EXT);
 		
 		if ( ! isset($config) OR ! is_array($config))
@@ -90,9 +95,9 @@
 			show_error('Your config file does not appear to be formatted correctly.');
 		}
 
-		$conf[0] =& $config;
+		$main_conf[0] =& $config;
 	}
-	return $conf[0];
+	return $main_conf[0];
 }
 
 
diff --git a/system/helpers/text_helper.php b/system/helpers/text_helper.php
index e4f816e..e2da327 100644
--- a/system/helpers/text_helper.php
+++ b/system/helpers/text_helper.php
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@
 	// or B) whether the PHP tags enclose the entire string, we will add our
 	// own PHP tags around the string along with some markers to make replacement easier later
 	
-	$str = '<?php //tempstart'."\n".$str.'//tempend ?>'; // <?
+	$str = '<?php //tempstart'."\n".$str.'//tempend ?>';
 	
 	// All the magic happens here, baby!
 	$str = highlight_string($str, TRUE);
diff --git a/system/libraries/Exceptions.php b/system/libraries/Exceptions.php
index a72dbf8..c3af801 100644
--- a/system/libraries/Exceptions.php
+++ b/system/libraries/Exceptions.php
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 	 */	
 	function CI_Exceptions()
 	{
-		log_message('debug', "Output Class Initialized");
+		// Note:  Do not log messages from this constructor.
 	}
   	// END CI_Exceptions()
   	
diff --git a/system/libraries/Input.php b/system/libraries/Input.php
index 6aba5dd..dbf939b 100644
--- a/system/libraries/Input.php
+++ b/system/libraries/Input.php
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@
 		 * But it doesn't seem to pose a problem.
 		 *
 		 */		
-		$str = str_replace(array('<?php', '<?PHP', '<?', '?>'),  array('&lt;?php', '&lt;?PHP', '&lt;?', '?&gt;'), $str); // <?php BBEdit bug fix
+		$str = str_replace(array('<?php', '<?PHP', '<?', '?>'),  array('&lt;?php', '&lt;?PHP', '&lt;?', '?&gt;'), $str);
 	
 		/*
 		 * Compact any exploded words