diff --git a/www/admin/class_test.db.query-placeholder.php b/www/admin/class_test.db.query-placeholder.php
index 6da93482..da052c4e 100644
--- a/www/admin/class_test.db.query-placeholder.php
+++ b/www/admin/class_test.db.query-placeholder.php
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ echo "INSERT ALL COLUMN TYPES: "
 	. "ERROR: " . $db->dbGetLastError(true) . "<br>";
 echo "<hr>";
 
+// test connectors: = , <> () for query detection
+
 // convert placeholder tests
 // ? -> $n
 // :name -> $n
diff --git a/www/lib/CoreLibs/Combined/DateTime.php b/www/lib/CoreLibs/Combined/DateTime.php
index 50532a57..b4c5d654 100644
--- a/www/lib/CoreLibs/Combined/DateTime.php
+++ b/www/lib/CoreLibs/Combined/DateTime.php
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ class DateTime
 		} else {
 			$str = implode(', ', array_slice($formatted, 0, -1));
 			if (!empty($formatted[count($formatted) - 1])) {
-				$str .= ' and ' . $formatted[count($formatted) - 1];
+				$str .= ' and ' . (string)array_pop($formatted);
 			}
 			return $negative . $str;
 		}
diff --git a/www/lib/CoreLibs/DB/IO.php b/www/lib/CoreLibs/DB/IO.php
index aeccd679..35c81a57 100644
--- a/www/lib/CoreLibs/DB/IO.php
+++ b/www/lib/CoreLibs/DB/IO.php
@@ -1318,14 +1318,14 @@ class IO
 		// regex for params: only stand alone $number allowed
 		// exclude all '' enclosed strings, ignore all numbers [note must start with digit]
 		// can have space/tab/new line
-		// must have = , ( [equal, comma, opening round bracket]
+		// must have <> = , ( [not equal, equal, comma, opening round bracket]
 		// can have space/tab/new line
 		// $ number with 1-9 for first and 0-9 for further digits
 		// /s for matching new line in . list
 		// [disabled, we don't used ^ or $] /m for multi line match
 		// Matches in 1:, must be array_filtered to remove empty, count with array_unique
 		preg_match_all(
-			'/(?:\'.*?\')?\s*(?:\?\?|[(=,])\s*(?:\d+|(?:\'.*?\')|(\$[1-9]{1}(?:[0-9]{1,})?))/s',
+			'/(?:\'.*?\')?\s*(?:\?\?|<>|[(=,])\s*(?:\d+|(?:\'.*?\')|(\$[1-9]{1}(?:[0-9]{1,})?))/s',
 			$query,
 			$match
 		);