diff --git a/_darcs/inventory b/_darcs/inventory
index c8e2b1b21e..49dc7559d3 100644
--- a/_darcs/inventory
+++ b/_darcs/inventory
@@ -19,4 +19,6 @@ Sarven Capadisli <csarven@controlyourself.ca>**20081218003302
  
 ] 
 [more information in subscription notices
-Evan Prodromou <evan@prodromou.name>**20081212171135] 
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+Evan Prodromou <evan@prodromou.name>**20081212171135] 
+[first step of phpcs-cleanup of index.php
+Evan Prodromou <evan@prodromou.name>**20081221002332] 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/_darcs/patches/20081221002332-84dde-5834e12499fff0a23a8a6a76018f8beaa5ea8a96.gz b/_darcs/patches/20081221002332-84dde-5834e12499fff0a23a8a6a76018f8beaa5ea8a96.gz
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ae9dc79627
Binary files /dev/null and b/_darcs/patches/20081221002332-84dde-5834e12499fff0a23a8a6a76018f8beaa5ea8a96.gz differ
diff --git a/_darcs/pristine/index.php b/_darcs/pristine/index.php
index d387740fc2..3cecb5c8b6 100644
--- a/_darcs/pristine/index.php
+++ b/_darcs/pristine/index.php
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?php
-/*
+/**
  * Laconica - a distributed open-source microblogging tool
  * Copyright (C) 2008, Controlez-Vous, Inc.
  *
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@
 define('INSTALLDIR', dirname(__FILE__));
 define('LACONICA', true);
 
-require_once(INSTALLDIR . "/lib/common.php");
+require_once INSTALLDIR . '/lib/common.php';
 
-# get and cache current user
+// get and cache current user
 
 $user = common_current_user();
 
-# initialize language env
+// initialize language env
 
 common_init_language();
 
@@ -41,30 +41,34 @@ if (!$action || !preg_match('/^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]*$/', $action)) {
 
 if (!$user && common_config('site', 'private') &&
     !in_array($action, array('login', 'openidlogin', 'finishopenidlogin',
-                             'recoverpassword', 'api', 'doc', 'register')))
-{
+                             'recoverpassword', 'api', 'doc', 'register'))) {
     common_redirect(common_local_url('login'));
 }
 
 $actionfile = INSTALLDIR."/actions/$action.php";
 
 if (file_exists($actionfile)) {
-    require_once($actionfile);
-    $action_class = ucfirst($action)."Action";
+
+    include_once $actionfile;
+
+    $action_class = ucfirst($action).'Action';
+
     $action_obj = new $action_class();
-	if ($config['db']['mirror'] && $action_obj->is_readonly()) {
-		if (is_array($config['db']['mirror'])) {
-			# "load balancing", ha ha
-			$k = array_rand($config['db']['mirror']);
-			$mirror = $config['db']['mirror'][$k];
-		} else {
-			$mirror = $config['db']['mirror'];
-		}
-		$config['db']['database'] = $mirror;
-	}
+
+    if ($config['db']['mirror'] && $action_obj->is_readonly()) {
+        if (is_array($config['db']['mirror'])) {
+            // "load balancing", ha ha
+            $k = array_rand($config['db']['mirror']);
+
+            $mirror = $config['db']['mirror'][$k];
+        } else {
+            $mirror = $config['db']['mirror'];
+        }
+        $config['db']['database'] = $mirror;
+    }
     if (call_user_func(array($action_obj, 'prepare'), $_REQUEST)) {
-		call_user_func(array($action_obj, 'handle'), $_REQUEST);
-	}
+        call_user_func(array($action_obj, 'handle'), $_REQUEST);
+    }
 } else {
     common_user_error(_('Unknown action'));
 }
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diff --git a/_darcs/tentative_pristine b/_darcs/tentative_pristine
index a4efd27bab..fa3a0e58e5 100644
--- a/_darcs/tentative_pristine
+++ b/_darcs/tentative_pristine
@@ -1,25 +1,52 @@
-hunk ./lib/mail.php 115
--		$headers['Subject'] = sprintf(_('%1$s is now listening to your notices on %2$s.'), $other->getBestName(),
-+		$headers['Subject'] = sprintf(_('%1$s is now listening to your notices on %2$s.'),
-+                                      $other->getBestName(),
-hunk ./lib/mail.php 120
--						   'Faithfully yours,'."\n".'%4$s.'."\n"),
--						 $long_name,
--						 common_config('site', 'name'),
--						 $other->profileurl,
--						 common_config('site', 'name'));
--
-+						   '%4$s'.
-+                           '%5$s'.
-+                           '%6$s'.
-+						   "\n".'Faithfully yours,'."\n".'%7$s.'."\n\n".
-+                           "----\n".
-+                           "Change your email address or notification options at %8$s"),
-+                         $long_name,
-+                         common_config('site', 'name'),
-+                         $other->profileurl,
-+                         ($other->location) ? sprintf(_("Location: %s\n"), $other->location) : '',
-+                         ($other->homepage) ? sprintf(_("Homepage: %s\n"), $other->homepage) : '',
-+                         ($other->bio) ? sprintf(_("Bio: %s\n\n"), $other->bio) : '',
-+                         common_config('site', 'name'),
-+                         common_local_url('emailsettings'));
+hunk ./index.php 2
+-/*
++/**
+hunk ./index.php 23
+-require_once(INSTALLDIR . "/lib/common.php");
++require_once INSTALLDIR . '/lib/common.php';
+hunk ./index.php 25
+-# get and cache current user
++// get and cache current user
+hunk ./index.php 29
+-# initialize language env
++// initialize language env
+hunk ./index.php 44
+-                             'recoverpassword', 'api', 'doc', 'register')))
+-{
++                             'recoverpassword', 'api', 'doc', 'register'))) {
+hunk ./index.php 51
+-    require_once($actionfile);
+-    $action_class = ucfirst($action)."Action";
++
++    include_once $actionfile;
++
++    $action_class = ucfirst($action).'Action';
++
+hunk ./index.php 57
+-	if ($config['db']['mirror'] && $action_obj->is_readonly()) {
+-		if (is_array($config['db']['mirror'])) {
+-			# "load balancing", ha ha
+-			$k = array_rand($config['db']['mirror']);
+-			$mirror = $config['db']['mirror'][$k];
+-		} else {
+-			$mirror = $config['db']['mirror'];
+-		}
+-		$config['db']['database'] = $mirror;
+-	}
++
++    if ($config['db']['mirror'] && $action_obj->is_readonly()) {
++        if (is_array($config['db']['mirror'])) {
++            // "load balancing", ha ha
++            $k = array_rand($config['db']['mirror']);
++
++            $mirror = $config['db']['mirror'][$k];
++        } else {
++            $mirror = $config['db']['mirror'];
++        }
++        $config['db']['database'] = $mirror;
++    }
+hunk ./index.php 70
+-		call_user_func(array($action_obj, 'handle'), $_REQUEST);
+-	}
++        call_user_func(array($action_obj, 'handle'), $_REQUEST);
++    }
diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index d387740fc2..3cecb5c8b6 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?php
-/*
+/**
  * Laconica - a distributed open-source microblogging tool
  * Copyright (C) 2008, Controlez-Vous, Inc.
  *
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@
 define('INSTALLDIR', dirname(__FILE__));
 define('LACONICA', true);
 
-require_once(INSTALLDIR . "/lib/common.php");
+require_once INSTALLDIR . '/lib/common.php';
 
-# get and cache current user
+// get and cache current user
 
 $user = common_current_user();
 
-# initialize language env
+// initialize language env
 
 common_init_language();
 
@@ -41,30 +41,34 @@ if (!$action || !preg_match('/^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]*$/', $action)) {
 
 if (!$user && common_config('site', 'private') &&
     !in_array($action, array('login', 'openidlogin', 'finishopenidlogin',
-                             'recoverpassword', 'api', 'doc', 'register')))
-{
+                             'recoverpassword', 'api', 'doc', 'register'))) {
     common_redirect(common_local_url('login'));
 }
 
 $actionfile = INSTALLDIR."/actions/$action.php";
 
 if (file_exists($actionfile)) {
-    require_once($actionfile);
-    $action_class = ucfirst($action)."Action";
+
+    include_once $actionfile;
+
+    $action_class = ucfirst($action).'Action';
+
     $action_obj = new $action_class();
-	if ($config['db']['mirror'] && $action_obj->is_readonly()) {
-		if (is_array($config['db']['mirror'])) {
-			# "load balancing", ha ha
-			$k = array_rand($config['db']['mirror']);
-			$mirror = $config['db']['mirror'][$k];
-		} else {
-			$mirror = $config['db']['mirror'];
-		}
-		$config['db']['database'] = $mirror;
-	}
+
+    if ($config['db']['mirror'] && $action_obj->is_readonly()) {
+        if (is_array($config['db']['mirror'])) {
+            // "load balancing", ha ha
+            $k = array_rand($config['db']['mirror']);
+
+            $mirror = $config['db']['mirror'][$k];
+        } else {
+            $mirror = $config['db']['mirror'];
+        }
+        $config['db']['database'] = $mirror;
+    }
     if (call_user_func(array($action_obj, 'prepare'), $_REQUEST)) {
-		call_user_func(array($action_obj, 'handle'), $_REQUEST);
-	}
+        call_user_func(array($action_obj, 'handle'), $_REQUEST);
+    }
 } else {
     common_user_error(_('Unknown action'));
 }
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