diff --git a/webinstall/cibuild.php b/webinstall/cibuild.php
index 414a400..c17cd00 100644
--- a/webinstall/cibuild.php
+++ b/webinstall/cibuild.php
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 include("token.php");
 include("functions.php");
 include("config.php");
-mysqli_report(MYSQLI_REPORT_ERROR | MYSQLI_REPORT_STRICT);
-include("cibuild_connection.php");
 if (! isset($CI_TOKEN)) die("no token");
 const apiBase="https://circleci.com/api/v2/";
 const webApp="https://app.circleci.com/";
@@ -95,7 +93,7 @@ function getArtifacts($job,$slug){
 }
 
 function insertPipeline($id,$param){
-    global $database;
+    $database=openDb();
     if (! isset($database)) return false;
     try {
         $status='created';
@@ -115,7 +113,7 @@ function insertPipeline($id,$param){
     }
 }
 function updatePipeline($id,$status,$tag=null){
-    global $database;
+    $database=openDb();
     if (! isset($database)) return false;
     try{
         $stmt=null;
@@ -139,25 +137,26 @@ function updatePipeline($id,$status,$tag=null){
 
 function findPipeline($param)
 {
-    global $database;
+    $database=openDb();
     if (!isset($database))
         return false;
     try {
         $stmt = null;
         if (isset($param['tag'])) {
-            $stmt = $database->prepare("SELECT * from " . TABLENAME .
+            $stmt = $database->prepare("SELECT id,UNIX_TIMESTAMP(timestamp) from " . TABLENAME .
                 " where status='success' and environment=? and buildflags=? and tag=? order by timestamp desc");
             $stmt->bind_param("sss", $param['environment'], $param['buildflags'], $param['tag']);
         } else {
-            $stmt = $database->prepare("SELECT id from " . TABLENAME .
+            $stmt = $database->prepare("SELECT id,UNIX_TIMESTAMP(timestamp) from " . TABLENAME .
                 " where status='success' and environment=? and buildflags=? order by timestamp desc");
             $stmt->bind_param("ss", $param['environment'], $param['buildflags']);
         }
         $stmt->execute();
         $id=null;
-        $stmt->bind_result($id);
+        $timestamp=null;
+        $stmt->bind_result($id,$timestamp);
         if ($stmt->fetch()){
-            return $id;
+            return array('pipeline'=>$id,'timestamp'=>$timestamp);
         }
         return false;
     } catch (Exception $e) {
@@ -295,12 +294,12 @@ try {
         $par=array();
         addVars($par,['environment','buildflags']);
         if (isset($_REQUEST['tag'])) $par['tag']=$_REQUEST['tag'];
-        $id=findPipeline($par);
+        $rt=findPipeline($par);
         header("Content-Type: application/json");
-        $rt=array('status'=>'OK');
-        if ($id){
-            $rt['pipeline']=$id;
+        if (!$rt){
+            $rt=array();
         }
+        $rt['status']='OK';
         echo(json_encode($rt));
         exit(0);
     }
diff --git a/webinstall/create_db.php b/webinstall/create_db.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a37139d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webinstall/create_db.php
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<?php
+echo "CREATEDB\n";
+include("functions.php");
+$database=openDb();
+if (! isset($database)){
+    die("ERROR: db not set\n");
+}
+try{
+$sql="CREATE TABLE `CIBUILDS` (
+  `id` varchar(255) NOT NULL,
+  `tag` varchar(255),
+  `status` varchar(255) NOT NULL,
+  `config` longtext,
+  `environment` VARCHAR(255),
+  `buildflags` longtext,
+  `timestamp` timestamp ,
+  PRIMARY KEY  (`id`)
+);";
+
+echo "executing $sql<br>";
+$rt=$database->query($sql);
+echo "execute OK<br>";
+} catch (Exception $e){
+    echo "ERROR: ".$e;
+}
+
+
+?>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/webinstall/functions.php b/webinstall/functions.php
index d431058..bb27108 100644
--- a/webinstall/functions.php
+++ b/webinstall/functions.php
@@ -1,4 +1,17 @@
 <?php
+mysqli_report(MYSQLI_REPORT_ERROR | MYSQLI_REPORT_STRICT);
+include("../../../cibuild_db.php");
+function openDb(){
+    if (! defined('database::SERVER')) return null;
+    try{
+        $db=new mysqli(database::SERVER, database::USER, database::PASS,database::DB);
+        $db->query("SET CHARACTER SET 'utf8'");
+        return $db;
+    }catch (Exception $e){
+        error_log("openDB error $e");
+    }
+    return null;
+}
 function safeName($name)
 {
     return preg_replace('[^0-9_a-zA-Z.-]', '', $name);