diff --git a/campcaster/src/modules/archiveServer/var/install/install.php b/campcaster/src/modules/archiveServer/var/install/install.php
index db3cccc20..cc0068971 100644
--- a/campcaster/src/modules/archiveServer/var/install/install.php
+++ b/campcaster/src/modules/archiveServer/var/install/install.php
@@ -34,9 +34,11 @@ if (!function_exists('pg_connect')) {
   exit(2);
 }
 
-PEAR::setErrorHandling(PEAR_ERROR_PRINT, "%s<hr>\n");
+PEAR::setErrorHandling(PEAR_ERROR_RETURN);
 $dbc = DB::connect($config['dsn'], TRUE);
 if (PEAR::isError($dbc)) {
+    echo $dbc->getMessage()."\n";
+    echo $dbc->getUserInfo()."\n";
     echo "Database connection problem.\n";
     echo "Check if database '{$config['dsn']['database']}' exists".
         " with corresponding permissions.\n";
@@ -73,15 +75,6 @@ if ($log) {
 	echo "# testlog:\n{$log}";
 }
 
-#echo "#  Reinstall + testdata insert ...\n";
-#$gb->reinstall();
-#$gb->sessid = $gb->login('root', $gb->config['tmpRootPass']);
-#$gb->testData();
-#$gb->logout($gb->sessid); unset($gb->sessid);
-
-#echo "#  TREE DUMP:\n";
-#echo $gb->dumpTree();
-
 echo "# Delete test data ...\n";
 $gb->deleteData();
 
diff --git a/campcaster/src/modules/archiveServer/var/xmlrpc/xrArchive.php b/campcaster/src/modules/archiveServer/var/xmlrpc/xrArchive.php
index 307d6307f..4e2adcb9a 100644
--- a/campcaster/src/modules/archiveServer/var/xmlrpc/xrArchive.php
+++ b/campcaster/src/modules/archiveServer/var/xmlrpc/xrArchive.php
@@ -60,8 +60,11 @@ if(PHP5){
 
 
 /* ============================================================= runable code */
-PEAR::setErrorHandling(PEAR_ERROR_RETURN);
-$dbc = DB::connect($config['dsn'], TRUE);
+$r = $dbc =& DB::connect($config['dsn'], TRUE);
+if (PEAR::isError($r)) {
+    trigger_error("DB::connect: ".$r->getMessage()." ".$r->getUserInfo(),E_USER_ERROR);
+}
+$dbc->setErrorHandling(PEAR_ERROR_RETURN);
 $dbc->setFetchMode(DB_FETCHMODE_ASSOC);
 
 $archive = new XR_Archive($dbc, $config);
diff --git a/campcaster/src/modules/archiveServer/var/xmlrpc/xr_cli_test.php b/campcaster/src/modules/archiveServer/var/xmlrpc/xr_cli_test.php
index 6bfc92d4b..1f4300c1a 100644
--- a/campcaster/src/modules/archiveServer/var/xmlrpc/xr_cli_test.php
+++ b/campcaster/src/modules/archiveServer/var/xmlrpc/xr_cli_test.php
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ $infos = array(
 
     "deleteAudioClip"   =>
         array('m'=>"archive.deleteAudioClip",
-            'p'=>array('sessid', 'gunid'), 'r'=>'status'),
+            'p'=>array('sessid', 'gunid','forced'), 'r'=>'status'),
     "existsAudioClip"   => array('m'=>"archive.existsAudioClip",
         'p'=>array('sessid', 'gunid'), 'r'=>'exists'),
     "getAudioClip"  => array('m'=>"archive.getAudioClip",
diff --git a/campcaster/src/modules/storageServer/var/MetaData.php b/campcaster/src/modules/storageServer/var/MetaData.php
index 1052f49c7..89d7912d9 100644
--- a/campcaster/src/modules/storageServer/var/MetaData.php
+++ b/campcaster/src/modules/storageServer/var/MetaData.php
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ class MetaData {
     function exists()
     {
     	if (is_null($this->exists)) {
-	        $this->exists = $this->dbCheck($gunid) &&
+	        $this->exists = $this->dbCheck($this->gunid) &&
             				is_file($this->fname) &&
             				is_readable($this->fname);
     	}
diff --git a/campcaster/src/modules/storageServer/var/install/install.php b/campcaster/src/modules/storageServer/var/install/install.php
index 99b4df999..03f0cee2f 100644
--- a/campcaster/src/modules/storageServer/var/install/install.php
+++ b/campcaster/src/modules/storageServer/var/install/install.php
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 // no remote execution
 $arr = array_diff_assoc($_SERVER, $_ENV);
-if(isset($arr["DOCUMENT_ROOT"]) && $arr["DOCUMENT_ROOT"] != ""){
+if (isset($arr["DOCUMENT_ROOT"]) && $arr["DOCUMENT_ROOT"] != "") {
     header("HTTP/1.1 400");
     header("Content-type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8");
     echo "400 Not executable\r\n";
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ require_once "../Prefs.php";
 
 function errCallback($err)
 {
-    if(assert_options(ASSERT_ACTIVE)==1) return;
+    if (assert_options(ASSERT_ACTIVE) == 1) {
+        return;
+    }
     echo "ERROR:\n";
     echo "request: "; print_r($_REQUEST);
     echo "gm:\n".$err->getMessage()."\ndi:\n".$err->getDebugInfo().
@@ -29,15 +31,14 @@ function errCallback($err)
     exit(1);
 }
 
-if(!function_exists('pg_connect')){
+if (!function_exists('pg_connect')) {
   trigger_error("PostgreSQL PHP extension required and not found.", E_USER_ERROR);
   exit(2);
 }
 
-#PEAR::setErrorHandling(PEAR_ERROR_PRINT, "%s<hr>\n");
 PEAR::setErrorHandling(PEAR_ERROR_RETURN);
 $dbc = DB::connect($config['dsn'], TRUE);
-if(PEAR::isError($dbc)){
+if (PEAR::isError($dbc)) {
     echo $dbc->getMessage()."\n";
     echo $dbc->getUserInfo()."\n";
     echo "Database connection problem.\n";