diff --git a/core.php b/core.php
index 7d2fa89aa3..1071f79b7f 100644
--- a/core.php
+++ b/core.php
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 	# See the README and LICENSE files for details
 
 	# --------------------------------------------------------
-	# $Id: core.php,v 1.10 2003-01-25 20:50:23 jlatour Exp $
+	# $Id: core.php,v 1.11 2003-01-25 21:29:20 jlatour Exp $
 	# --------------------------------------------------------
 
 	###########################################################################
@@ -38,8 +38,17 @@
 		require_once( $t_local_config );
 	}
 
-	# Attempt to find the location of the core files.
-	$t_core_path = dirname(__FILE__).DIRECTORY_SEPERATOR.'core';
+	# Directory separator was introduced in PHP 4.0.6
+	if ( !defined( 'DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR' ) ) {
+		if (substr(php_uname(), 0, 7) == 'Windows') {
+			define('DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR', '\\');
+		} else {
+			define('DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR', '/');
+		}
+	}
+
+	# Attempt to find the location of the core files.	
+	$t_core_path = dirname(__FILE__).DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'core';
 	if (isset($GLOBALS['g_core_path']) && !isset( $HTTP_GET_VARS['g_core_path'] ) && !isset( $HTTP_POST_VARS['g_core_path'] ) && !isset( $HTTP_COOKIE_VARS['g_core_path'] ) ) {
 		$t_core_path = $g_core_path;
 	}
diff --git a/core/php_api.php b/core/php_api.php
index b613d2cd9e..3d2b272d0d 100644
--- a/core/php_api.php
+++ b/core/php_api.php
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 	# See the README and LICENSE files for details
 
 	# --------------------------------------------------------
-	# $Id: php_api.php,v 1.6 2003-01-03 03:24:25 jfitzell Exp $
+	# $Id: php_api.php,v 1.7 2003-01-25 21:29:20 jlatour Exp $
 	# --------------------------------------------------------
 
 	###########################################################################
@@ -66,17 +66,4 @@ function php_version_at_least( $p_version_string ) {
 			$_REQUEST[$key] = $value;
 		}
 	}
-
-	########################
-	# PHP Constants
-	########################
-
-	# Directory separator was introduced in PHP 4.0.6
-	if ( !defined( 'DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR' ) ) {
-		if (substr(php_uname(), 0, 7) == 'Windows') {
-			define('DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR', '\\');
-		} else {
-			define('DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR', '/');
-		}
-	}
 ?>