diff --git a/pear/DB.php b/pear/DB.php
index 2e53f79e6d1..d9b809ea69e 100644
--- a/pear/DB.php
+++ b/pear/DB.php
@@ -152,6 +152,14 @@ if (!defined('DB_GETMODE_DEFAULT')) {
  * @since    PHP 4.0
  */
 class DB {
+
+	function DB ($dsn = false, $persistent = false)
+	{
+		if ($dsn) {
+			return DB::connect ($dsn, $persistent);
+		}
+	}
+
     // {{{ factory()
 
 	/**
@@ -162,7 +170,7 @@ class DB {
 	 * @return object a newly created DB object, or a DB error code on
 	 * error
 	 */
-    function &factory($type) {
+	function &factory($type) {
 		@include_once("DB/${type}.php");
 		$classname = 'DB_' . $type;
 		$obj = @new $classname;
@@ -170,7 +178,7 @@ class DB {
 			return new DB_Error(DB_ERROR_NOT_FOUND);
 		}
 		return $obj;
-    }
+	}
 
     // }}}
     // {{{ connect()
diff --git a/pear/PEAR.php.in b/pear/PEAR.php.in
index b1b4182a904..35753309260 100644
--- a/pear/PEAR.php.in
+++ b/pear/PEAR.php.in
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ class PEAR_Error
 	
 	var $mode                 = PEAR_ERROR_RETURN;
 	var $level                = E_USER_NOTICE;
+	var $code                 = -1;
 	
 	var $message              = '';
 
@@ -205,6 +206,19 @@ class PEAR_Error
 	}
 	
 
+    // }}}
+    // {{{ getCode()
+    
+	/**
+	 * Get error code from an error object
+	 *
+	 * @return int error code
+	 */
+	 function getCode ()
+	 {
+	 	return ($this->code);
+	 }
+
     // }}}
     // {{{ getType()