diff --git a/system/engine/controller.php b/system/engine/controller.php
index c32d5e1..b3a7853 100644
--- a/system/engine/controller.php
+++ b/system/engine/controller.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ class HF_Controller
 {
     protected $config;
     protected $tpl;
+    /** @var HF_Core  */
     protected $core;
 
     public function __construct($config, $core, $tpl = null)
@@ -10,6 +11,26 @@ class HF_Controller
         $this->config = $config;
         $this->tpl = $tpl;
         $this->core = $core;
+        $this->initdb();
+    }
+
+    protected function initdb()
+    {
+        if (isvarset($this->config["MYSQL_DBNAME"]) && isvarset($this->config["MYSQL_USER"]))
+        {
+            $pdo = new PDO(
+                "mysql:dbname={$this->config['MYSQL_DBNAME']};host={$this->config['MYSQL_HOST']}",
+                $this->config['MYSQL_USER'],
+                $this->config['MYSQL_PASS'],
+                array(
+                    PDO::MYSQL_ATTR_INIT_COMMAND => "SET NAMES utf8",
+                    PDO::ATTR_DEFAULT_FETCH_MODE => PDO::FETCH_OBJ,
+                    PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE => PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION
+                )
+            );
+
+            DB::$c = $pdo;
+        }
     }
 
     public function loadRender($template, $parameters=array())
diff --git a/system/engine/core.php b/system/engine/core.php
index 2d0668c..7472b90 100644
--- a/system/engine/core.php
+++ b/system/engine/core.php
@@ -12,9 +12,11 @@ class HF_Core
 	private $args = array();
     private $config = array();
     private $tpl;
+    private $starttime;
 	
 	public function __construct()
 	{
+        $this->starttime = microtime(true);
         $config = include("system/engine/config-default.php");
         if (is_file("application/config.php"))
         {
@@ -31,6 +33,11 @@ class HF_Core
         $this->findController();
 	}
 
+    public function getRuntime()
+    {
+        return $this->starttime - microtime(true);
+    }
+
     public function siteURL()
     {
         if (isvarset($this->config["SITE_URL"]))