--- a/install/install.php
+++ b/install/install.php
@@ -158,9 +158,9 @@
 			else $fail =  write_message(_PASSWORDTWICE);

 			if(!isset($fail)) {

 				$result = dbquery("INSERT INTO ".$tableprefix."fanfiction_authors(`penname`, `email`, `password`, `date`) VALUES('$penname', '".$_POST['email']."', '$encryptpassword', now( ))");

+				define("USERUID", dbinsertid( ));

 				$skinquery = dbquery("SELECT skin FROM ".$settingsprefix."fanfiction_settings WHERE sitekey = '".SITEKEY."'");

 				list($skin) = dbrow($skinquery);

-				define("USERUID", dbinsertid( ));

 				$result2 = dbquery("INSERT INTO ".$tableprefix."fanfiction_authorprefs(`uid`, `userskin`, `level`) VALUES('".USERUID."', '$skin', '1')");

 				if($result && $result2) $output .= write_message(_ACTIONSUCCESSFUL."<br /><br />Installation complete!  <a href='../user.php?action=login'>Log in</a> to your site and go to the Admin area to configure your archive. <strong>Note:</strong> Please delete the install/ folder!");

 			}

@@ -901,7 +901,7 @@
 			$language = $_POST['language'];

 			$sitekey = descript($_POST['sitekey']);

 			$settingsprefix = descript($_POST['settingsprefix']);

-			$mysql_access = mysql_connect($dbhost, $dbuser, $dbpass);

+			$mysql_access = mysqli_connect($dbhost, $dbuser, $dbpass);

 			if(!$mysql_access) {

 				$output .= write_message(_CONFIGFAILED);

 			}