diff --git a/code/web/public_php/login/class/connection_handler.php b/code/web/public_php/login/class/connection_handler.php
index 7124cf94f..12a8d12e3 100644
--- a/code/web/public_php/login/class/connection_handler.php
+++ b/code/web/public_php/login/class/connection_handler.php
@@ -49,6 +49,25 @@ class ConnectionHandler
         return $salt;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Create the db ring.
+     * @todo: currently broken, because it uses globals.
+     */
+    private function CreateRing($domainInfo)
+    { // check if the ring user exist, and create it if not
+        // $ringDb = mysqli_connect($DBHost, $RingDBUserName, $RingDBPassword) or die(errorMsgBlock(3004, 'Ring', $DBHost, $RingDBUserName));
+        // mysqli_select_db($ringDb, $domainInfo['ring_db_name']) or die(errorMsgBlock(3005, 'Ring', $domainInfo['ring_db_name'], $DBHost, $RingDBUserName));
+        // $query = "SELECT user_id FROM ring_users where user_id = '" . $id . "'";
+        // $result = mysqli_query($ringDb, $query) or die(errorMsgBlock(3006, $query, 'Ring', $domainInfo['ring_db_name'], $DBHost, $RingDBUserName, mysqli_error($ringDb)));
+
+        // if (mysqli_num_rows($result) == 0) {
+        //     // no ring user record, build one
+        //     $login = mysqli_real_escape_string($ringDb, $_GET['login']);
+        //     $query = "INSERT INTO ring_users SET user_id = '$id', user_name = '$login', user_type='ut_pioneer'";
+        //     $result = mysqli_query($ringDb, $query) or die(errorMsgBlock(3006, $query, 'Ring', $domainInfo['ring_db_name'], $DBHost, $RingDBUserName, mysqli_error($ringDb)));
+        // }
+    }
+
     private function Login($login, $password, $clientApplication, $cp, $submittedLang)
     {
         $res = false;
@@ -63,18 +82,7 @@ class ConnectionHandler
 
             // if we need to create missing ring info
             if ($AutoCreateRingInfo) {
-                // check if the ring user exist, and create it if not
-                $ringDb = mysqli_connect($DBHost, $RingDBUserName, $RingDBPassword) or die(errorMsgBlock(3004, 'Ring', $DBHost, $RingDBUserName));
-                mysqli_select_db($ringDb, $domainInfo['ring_db_name']) or die(errorMsgBlock(3005, 'Ring', $domainInfo['ring_db_name'], $DBHost, $RingDBUserName));
-                $query = "SELECT user_id FROM ring_users where user_id = '" . $id . "'";
-                $result = mysqli_query($ringDb, $query) or die(errorMsgBlock(3006, $query, 'Ring', $domainInfo['ring_db_name'], $DBHost, $RingDBUserName, mysqli_error($ringDb)));
-
-                if (mysqli_num_rows($result) == 0) {
-                    // no ring user record, build one
-                    $login = mysqli_real_escape_string($ringDb, $_GET['login']);
-                    $query = "INSERT INTO ring_users SET user_id = '$id', user_name = '$login', user_type='ut_pioneer'";
-                    $result = mysqli_query($ringDb, $query) or die(errorMsgBlock(3006, $query, 'Ring', $domainInfo['ring_db_name'], $DBHost, $RingDBUserName, mysqli_error($ringDb)));
-                }
+                CreateRing($domainInfo);
             }
 
             // store the web host for this domain