diff --git a/ConnectionClass.php b/ConnectionClass.php
index 0426823f..86f17a79 100644
--- a/ConnectionClass.php
+++ b/ConnectionClass.php
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ function init($DatabaseServer, $DatabaseUsername, $DatabasePassword, $DatabaseNa
     {
         $user_agent = explode('/', isset($_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT']) ? $_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'] : '');
         if (isset($user_agent[0]) && $user_agent[0] == 'Mozilla') {
-            $conn = new mysqli($DatabaseServer, $DatabaseUsername, $DatabasePassword, $DatabaseName);
+            $conn = mysqli_init();
+            $conn->ssl_set(NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+            $conn->real_connect($DatabaseServer, $DatabaseUsername, $DatabasePassword, $DatabaseName, 3306, null, MYSQLI_CLIENT_SSL);
             // Disable strict mode to ensure compatibility
             if ($conn && !$conn->connect_errno) {
                 $conn->query("SET SESSION sql_mode = ''");
diff --git a/DatabaseInc.php b/DatabaseInc.php
index 5f0c57a7..41905cfd 100644
--- a/DatabaseInc.php
+++ b/DatabaseInc.php
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ function db_start()
 
 
 ##### Connection help #####
+/*
 if (!empty($DatabaseServer) && !empty($DatabaseUsername) && !empty($DatabaseName))
     $connection = mysqli_connect($DatabaseServer, $DatabaseUsername, $DatabasePassword, $DatabaseName);
 
@@ -80,11 +81,12 @@ function db_start()
             if ($result && mysqli_num_rows($result) > 0) {
                 $row = mysqli_fetch_assoc($result);
                 if ((int)$row['lbtfc'] !== 1) {
-                $connection->query("SET @@GLOBAL.log_bin_trust_function_creators = 1");
+                // $connection->query("SET @@GLOBAL.log_bin_trust_function_creators = 1");
                 }
             }
         }   
     }
+*/
 
 # ---------- #
 #  Debugger  #
diff --git a/ForgotPass.php b/ForgotPass.php
index 0b370833..7256dc96 100644
--- a/ForgotPass.php
+++ b/ForgotPass.php
@@ -65,7 +65,9 @@ function db_start() {
 
     switch ($DatabaseType) {
         case 'mysqli':
-            $connection = new mysqli($DatabaseServer, $DatabaseUsername, $DatabasePassword, $DatabaseName);
+            $connection = mysqli_init();
+            $connection->ssl_set(NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+            $connection->real_connect($DatabaseServer, $DatabaseUsername, $DatabasePassword, $DatabaseName, 3306, null, MYSQLI_CLIENT_SSL);
             break;
     }
 
diff --git a/PasswordCheck.php b/PasswordCheck.php
index 3c14c072..d334f2e2 100644
--- a/PasswordCheck.php
+++ b/PasswordCheck.php
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ function db_start()
 	switch($DatabaseType)
 	{
 		case 'mysqli':
-                     $connection = new mysqli($DatabaseServer,$DatabaseUsername,$DatabasePassword,$DatabaseName);
+                     $connection = mysqli_init();
+                     $connection->ssl_set(NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+                     $connection->real_connect($DatabaseServer, $DatabaseUsername, $DatabasePassword, $DatabaseName, 3306, null, MYSQLI_CLIENT_SSL);
 		break;
 	}
 	// Error code for both.
@@ -56,7 +58,9 @@ function db_start()
 
 
 ##### Connection help #####
-$connection = mysqli_connect($DatabaseServer, $DatabaseUsername, $DatabasePassword, $DatabaseName);
+$connection = mysqli_init();
+$connection->ssl_set(NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+$connection->real_connect($DatabaseServer, $DatabaseUsername, $DatabasePassword, $DatabaseName, 3306, null, MYSQLI_CLIENT_SSL);
 
 if (!$connection)
 {
diff --git a/install/Ins1.php b/install/Ins1.php
index 59bba962..910a6d21 100644
--- a/install/Ins1.php
+++ b/install/Ins1.php
@@ -97,9 +97,11 @@
 </html>';
 //$dbconn = mysqli_connect($_SESSION['host'],$_SESSION['username'],$_SESSION['password'])
 try{
-    $dbconn = new mysqli($_SESSION['server'], $_SESSION['username'], $_SESSION['password'], '', $_SESSION['port']);
+    $dbconn = mysqli_init();
+    $dbconn->ssl_set(NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+    $dbconn->real_connect($_SESSION['server'], $_SESSION['username'], $_SESSION['password'], '', $_SESSION['port'], null, MYSQLI_CLIENT_SSL);
     } catch (Exception $e) {
-        // echo 'Caught exception: ', $e->getMessage(), "\n";
+        echo 'Caught exception: ', $e->getMessage(), "\n";
         exit($err);
     }
 if ($dbconn->connect_errno != 0) {
diff --git a/install/Ins2.php b/install/Ins2.php
index e8f807e3..0304ab7e 100644
--- a/install/Ins2.php
+++ b/install/Ins2.php
@@ -40,10 +40,12 @@
 
 // Helper function to create mysqli connection with strict mode disabled
 function createConnection($server, $username, $password, $database = '', $port = 3306) {
+    $conn = mysqli_init();
+    $conn->ssl_set(NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
     if ($database != '') {
-        $conn = new mysqli($server, $username, $password, $database, $port);
+        $conn->real_connect($server, $username, $password, $database, $port, null, MYSQLI_CLIENT_SSL);
     } else {
-        $conn = new mysqli($server, $username, $password, '', $port);
+        $conn->real_connect($server, $username, $password, '', $port, null, MYSQLI_CLIENT_SSL);
     }
     if ($conn && !$conn->connect_errno) {
         $conn->query("SET SESSION sql_mode = ''");
@@ -188,7 +190,7 @@ function executeSQL($myFile)
     $dbconn = createConnection($_SESSION['server'], $_SESSION['username'], $_SESSION['password'], $_SESSION['db'], $_SESSION['port']);
     
     // Enable function creation with binary logging
-    $dbconn->query("SET GLOBAL log_bin_trust_function_creators = 1");
+    // $dbconn->query("SET GLOBAL log_bin_trust_function_creators = 1");
     
     $sql = file_get_contents($myFile);
     $sqllines = par_spt("/[\n]/", $sql);
@@ -223,7 +225,7 @@ function createUpdatedByTriggers()
     $dbconn = createConnection($_SESSION['server'], $_SESSION['username'], $_SESSION['password'], $_SESSION['db'], $_SESSION['port']);
     
     // Enable trigger/function creation with binary logging
-    $dbconn->query("SET GLOBAL log_bin_trust_function_creators = 1");
+    // $dbconn->query("SET GLOBAL log_bin_trust_function_creators = 1");
 
     if ($result = $dbconn->query("SELECT DISTINCT TABLE_NAME
                 FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS
diff --git a/install/Ins3.php b/install/Ins3.php
index 6178fac5..0764e937 100644
--- a/install/Ins3.php
+++ b/install/Ins3.php
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@
 
 // Helper function to create mysqli connection with strict mode disabled
 function createConnectionIns3($server, $username, $password, $database = '', $port = 3306) {
-    $conn = new mysqli($server, $username, $password, $database, $port);
+    $conn = mysqli_init();
+    $conn->ssl_set(NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+    $conn->real_connect($server, $username, $password, $database, $port, null, MYSQLI_CLIENT_SSL);
     if ($conn && !$conn->connect_errno) {
         $conn->query("SET SESSION sql_mode = ''");
     }
@@ -106,7 +108,7 @@ function executeSQL($myFile)
     $dbconn = createConnectionIns3($_SESSION['server'],$_SESSION['username'],$_SESSION['password'],$_SESSION['db'],$_SESSION['port']);
     
     // Enable trigger/function creation with binary logging
-    $dbconn->query("SET GLOBAL log_bin_trust_function_creators = 1");
+    // $dbconn->query("SET GLOBAL log_bin_trust_function_creators = 1");
     
     $sql = file_get_contents($myFile);
     $sqllines = par_spt("/[\n]/",$sql);
diff --git a/install/Ins4.php b/install/Ins4.php
index de1d8c17..85deb6c8 100644
--- a/install/Ins4.php
+++ b/install/Ins4.php
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@
 
 require_once "../functions/PragRepFnc.php";
 //mysql_select_db($_SESSION['db']);
-$dbconn = new mysqli($_SESSION['server'],$_SESSION['username'],$_SESSION['password'],$_SESSION['db'],$_SESSION['port']);
+$dbconn = mysqli_init();
+$dbconn->ssl_set(NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+$dbconn->real_connect($_SESSION['server'],$_SESSION['username'],$_SESSION['password'],$_SESSION['db'],$_SESSION['port'], null, MYSQLI_CLIENT_SSL);
 if ($dbconn && !$dbconn->connect_errno) {
     $dbconn->query("SET SESSION sql_mode = ''");
 }
diff --git a/install/OpensisProcsMysqlInc.sql b/install/OpensisProcsMysqlInc.sql
index 217f1c97..82261516 100644
--- a/install/OpensisProcsMysqlInc.sql
+++ b/install/OpensisProcsMysqlInc.sql
@@ -794,9 +794,9 @@ DELIMITER ;
 -- EVENT: SET EVENT SCHEDULER ON TEMPORARILY. TO DO IT PERMANENTLY, YOU NEED TO SET THE MYSQL CONFIG
 --
 
-SET @@GLOBAL.event_scheduler = ON;
-SET GLOBAL log_bin_trust_function_creators = 1;
-SET @@GLOBAL.SQL_MODE = "NO_ENGINE_SUBSTITUTION";
+-- SET @@GLOBAL.event_scheduler = ON;
+-- SET GLOBAL log_bin_trust_function_creators = 1;
+-- SET @@GLOBAL.SQL_MODE = "NO_ENGINE_SUBSTITUTION";
 
 --
 -- EVENT: ES_HANDLER_MISSING_ATTENDANCE
diff --git a/install/OpensisUpdateProcsMysql.sql b/install/OpensisUpdateProcsMysql.sql
index ad56de66..fc47dffa 100644
--- a/install/OpensisUpdateProcsMysql.sql
+++ b/install/OpensisUpdateProcsMysql.sql
@@ -718,8 +718,8 @@ DELIMITER ;
 -- EVENT: SET EVENT SCHEDULER ON TEMPORARILY. TO DO IT PERMANENTLY, YOU NEED TO SET THE MYSQL CONFIG
 --
 
-SET @@GLOBAL.event_scheduler = ON;
-SET GLOBAL log_bin_trust_function_creators = 1;
+-- SET @@GLOBAL.event_scheduler = ON;
+-- SET GLOBAL log_bin_trust_function_creators = 1;
 
 --
 -- EVENT: ES_HANDLER_MISSING_ATTENDANCE
diff --git a/install/Selectdb.php b/install/Selectdb.php
index a7e4472e..f0bbea61 100644
--- a/install/Selectdb.php
+++ b/install/Selectdb.php
@@ -31,10 +31,12 @@
 
 // Helper function to create mysqli connection with strict mode disabled
 function createConnectionSelectDb($server, $username, $password, $database = '', $port = 3306) {
+    $conn = mysqli_init();
+    $conn->ssl_set(NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
     if ($database != '') {
-        $conn = new mysqli($server, $username, $password, $database, $port);
+        $conn->real_connect($server, $username, $password, $database, $port, null, MYSQLI_CLIENT_SSL);
     } else {
-        $conn = new mysqli($server, $username, $password);
+        $conn->real_connect($server, $username, $password, '', $port, null, MYSQLI_CLIENT_SSL);
     }
     if ($conn && !$conn->connect_errno) {
         $conn->query("SET SESSION sql_mode = ''");
diff --git a/install/SqlForClientSchoolAndSampleDataInc.php b/install/SqlForClientSchoolAndSampleDataInc.php
index 860adf15..4e1d2399 100644
--- a/install/SqlForClientSchoolAndSampleDataInc.php
+++ b/install/SqlForClientSchoolAndSampleDataInc.php
@@ -1640,7 +1640,9 @@
 (5, 'admin', 'Admin Asst', '2019-07-28 08:26:33', NULL),
 (6, 'admin', 'Test', '2022-10-13 22:08:47', NULL);";
 
-$dbconn = new mysqli($_SESSION['server'],$_SESSION['username'],$_SESSION['password'],$_SESSION['db'],$_SESSION['port']);
+$dbconn = mysqli_init();
+$dbconn->ssl_set(NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+$dbconn->real_connect($_SESSION['server'],$_SESSION['username'],$_SESSION['password'],$_SESSION['db'],$_SESSION['port'], null, MYSQLI_CLIENT_SSL);
 if ($dbconn && !$dbconn->connect_errno) {
     $dbconn->query("SET SESSION sql_mode = ''");
 }
diff --git a/install/SqlForClientSchoolInc.php b/install/SqlForClientSchoolInc.php
index 781640e5..0a709eb4 100644
--- a/install/SqlForClientSchoolInc.php
+++ b/install/SqlForClientSchoolInc.php
@@ -215,7 +215,9 @@
 
 INSERT INTO `user_profiles` (`id`, `profile`, `title`, `last_updated`, `updated_by`) VALUES (1,'admin','Administrator','2019-07-28 08:26:33',NULL),(2,'teacher','Teacher','2019-07-28 08:26:33',NULL),(3,'student','Student','2019-07-28 08:26:33',NULL),(4,'parent','Parent','2019-07-28 08:26:33',NULL),(5,'admin','Admin Asst','2019-07-28 08:26:33',NULL);";
 
-$dbconn = new mysqli($_SESSION['server'],$_SESSION['username'],$_SESSION['password'],$_SESSION['db'],$_SESSION['port']);
+$dbconn = mysqli_init();
+$dbconn->ssl_set(NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+$dbconn->real_connect($_SESSION['server'],$_SESSION['username'],$_SESSION['password'],$_SESSION['db'],$_SESSION['port'], null, MYSQLI_CLIENT_SSL);
 if ($dbconn && !$dbconn->connect_errno) {
     $dbconn->query("SET SESSION sql_mode = ''");
 }
diff --git a/install/SqlSampleDataInc.php b/install/SqlSampleDataInc.php
index 699f3702..4e801bf5 100644
--- a/install/SqlSampleDataInc.php
+++ b/install/SqlSampleDataInc.php
@@ -1590,7 +1590,9 @@
 (5, 'admin', 'Admin Asst', '2019-07-28 08:26:33', NULL),
 (6, 'admin', 'Test', '2022-10-13 22:08:47', NULL);";
 
-$dbconn = new mysqli($_SESSION['server'],$_SESSION['username'],$_SESSION['password'],$_SESSION['db'],$_SESSION['port']);
+$dbconn = mysqli_init();
+$dbconn->ssl_set(NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+$dbconn->real_connect($_SESSION['server'],$_SESSION['username'],$_SESSION['password'],$_SESSION['db'],$_SESSION['port'], null, MYSQLI_CLIENT_SSL);
 if ($dbconn && !$dbconn->connect_errno) {
     $dbconn->query("SET SESSION sql_mode = ''");
 }