diff --git a/etc/sphinx.conf.in b/etc/sphinx.conf.in
index 81c156c..6c919e8 100644
--- a/etc/sphinx.conf.in
+++ b/etc/sphinx.conf.in
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Minimal Sphinx configuration sample (clean, simple, functional)
+# minimal sphinx configuration suited to piler
 #
 
 source base
diff --git a/webui/controller/accounting/accounting.php b/webui/controller/accounting/accounting.php
index fa20d1c..9531a72 100644
--- a/webui/controller/accounting/accounting.php
+++ b/webui/controller/accounting/accounting.php
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
                 $this->data['accounting'][$id]['display'] = $row[$this->data['sort']];
             }
             if($this->data['sorttype'] == 1){
-                $this->data['accounting'][$id]['display'] = date("d M Y",$row[$this->data['sort']]);
+                $this->data['accounting'][$id]['display'] = date(DATE_TEMPLATE, $row[$this->data['sort']]);
             }
             if($this->data['sorttype'] == 2){
                 $this->data['accounting'][$id]['display'] = nice_size($row[$this->data['sort']]);
diff --git a/webui/model/accounting/accounting.php b/webui/model/accounting/accounting.php
index 277af38..961acb5 100644
--- a/webui/model/accounting/accounting.php
+++ b/webui/model/accounting/accounting.php
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
         
         }
         
-		if(ENABLE_SYSLOG == 1) { syslog(LOG_INFO, sprintf("processed %s to %s: %d records deleted, %d records added",date("d M Y",$return['starttimestamp']),date("d M Y",$return['endtimestamp']),$return['deletedstats'],$return['addedstats'])); }
+		if(ENABLE_SYSLOG == 1) { syslog(LOG_INFO, sprintf("processed %s to %s: %d records deleted, %d records added",date(DATE_TEMPLATE, $return['starttimestamp']),date(DATE_TEMPLATE, $return['endtimestamp']),$return['deletedstats'],$return['addedstats'])); }
 		
         return $return;
     }
diff --git a/webui/view/theme/default/templates/accounting/accounting.tpl b/webui/view/theme/default/templates/accounting/accounting.tpl
index ed1ee92..c1613f4 100644
--- a/webui/view/theme/default/templates/accounting/accounting.tpl
+++ b/webui/view/theme/default/templates/accounting/accounting.tpl
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@
             <td><a href="index.php?route=accounting/accounting&amp;view=accounts&amp;domain=<?php echo $details['item']; ?>"><?php echo count($accounts[$details['item']]); ?></a></td>
         <?php } ?>
 
-            <td><?php echo date("d M Y",$details['oldest']); ?></td>
-            <td><?php echo date("d M Y",$details['newest']); ?></td>
+            <td><?php echo date(DATE_TEMPLATE, $details['oldest']); ?></td>
+            <td><?php echo date(DATE_TEMPLATE, $details['newest']); ?></td>
             <td>
                 <?php echo $details['sent']; ?>
             </td>
diff --git a/webui/view/theme/default/templates/stat/online.tpl b/webui/view/theme/default/templates/stat/online.tpl
index 2d09e95..07c59ef 100644
--- a/webui/view/theme/default/templates/stat/online.tpl
+++ b/webui/view/theme/default/templates/stat/online.tpl
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
       <tr>
          <td class="domaincell"><?php print $user['username']; ?></td>
          <td class="domaincell"><?php if(DEMO_MODE == 1) { print anonimize_ip_addr($user['ipaddr']); } else { print $user['ipaddr']; } ?></td>
-         <td class="domaincell"><?php print date("Y.m.d. G:i:s", $user['ts']); ?></td>
-         <td class="domaincell"><?php print date("Y.m.d. G:i:s", $user['last_activity']); ?></td>
+         <td class="domaincell"><?php print date(DATE_TEMPLATE . " H:i:s", $user['ts']); ?></td>
+         <td class="domaincell"><?php print date(DATE_TEMPLATE . " H:i:s", $user['last_activity']); ?></td>
       </tr>
 <?php } ?>
 
diff --git a/webui/view/theme/mobile/templates/accounting/accounting.tpl b/webui/view/theme/mobile/templates/accounting/accounting.tpl
index 0923c62..583928c 100644
--- a/webui/view/theme/mobile/templates/accounting/accounting.tpl
+++ b/webui/view/theme/mobile/templates/accounting/accounting.tpl
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@
                 <div><a href="index.php?route=accounting/accounting&amp;view=accounts&amp;domain=<?php echo $details['item']; ?>"><?php echo count($accounts[$details['item']]); ?></a></div>
              <?php } ?>
 
-                <div class="domaincell"><?php echo date("d M Y",$details['oldest']); ?></div>
-                <div class="domaincell"><?php echo date("d M Y",$details['newest']); ?></div>
+                <div class="domaincell"><?php echo date(DATE_TEMPLATE, $details['oldest']); ?></div>
+                <div class="domaincell"><?php echo date(DATE_TEMPLATE, $details['newest']); ?></div>
                 <div class="domaincell">
                     <?php echo $details['sent']; ?>
                 </div>
diff --git a/webui/view/theme/mobile/templates/stat/online.tpl b/webui/view/theme/mobile/templates/stat/online.tpl
index 1e63389..7f6d335 100644
--- a/webui/view/theme/mobile/templates/stat/online.tpl
+++ b/webui/view/theme/mobile/templates/stat/online.tpl
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
       <div class="domainrow">
          <div class="domaincell"><?php print $user['username']; ?></div>
          <div class="domaincell"><?php if(DEMO_MODE == 1) { print anonimize_ip_addr($user['ipaddr']); } else { print $user['ipaddr']; } ?></div>
-         <div class="domaincell"><?php print date("Y.m.d. G:i:s", $user['ts']); ?></div>
-         <div class="domaincell"><?php print date("Y.m.d. G:i:s", $user['last_activity']); ?></div>
+         <div class="domaincell"><?php print date(DATE_TEMPLATE . " H:i:s", $user['ts']); ?></div>
+         <div class="domaincell"><?php print date(DATE_TEMPLATE . " H:i:s", $user['last_activity']); ?></div>
       </div>
 <?php } ?>