diff --git a/createaccount.py b/createaccount.py
index 23e0215..31d93b3 100644
--- a/createaccount.py
+++ b/createaccount.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import helper,psql
+import helper,database
 
 maxuser = 1000
 
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ def process_form(req,form):
 	except:
 		username = ""
 	if (username != "") and (password1 != "") and (password2 != "") and (password1 == password2):
-		psql.add_webgo_user(username,password1)
+		newuser = database.Users(username=username,password=password1)
+		#.add_webgo_user(username,password1)
 		req.write("User %s has been successfully created. Click the following button to login:<br>" % username)
 		data = """
 		<form  method="post">
diff --git a/database.py b/database.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ac1ca5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database.py
@@ -0,0 +1,184 @@
+#apt-get install python-sqlobject python-psycopg
+from sqlobject import *
+
+import sys, os, time
+import gnugo, helper
+
+
+
+
+	
+#account and database name
+dbname  = "/home/mtsrc/daten/projekte/webgo/webgo.sqlite"
+#dbname	= "/tmp/webgo.sqlite"
+dbdebug = "debug=t&debugOutput=t" #don't want SQL debug messages? just change to an empty string: "debug="
+#dbdebug = "debug="
+
+#build connection string and connect
+connection_string='sqlite:%s?%s' %(dbname,dbdebug)
+connection=connectionForURI(connection_string)
+__connection__ = connection
+
+class GobanTable(SQLObject):
+	"""
+	Abstract:
+	A GobanTable instance contains all data of a current goban: players, board etc.
+	
+	Details: The table looks like this:
+	
+	player1
+	player2
+	turn_number
+	size
+	name
+	description
+	sgf
+	created
+	lastmove	
+	"""
+	player1 = StringCol()
+	player2 = StringCol()
+	size = IntCol()
+	name = StringCol(default = helper.generate_game_name(), unique=True,notNone=True,alternateID=True)
+	turn_number = 1
+	description = StringCol(default=None)
+	sgf = gnugo.create_sgf_file(size)
+	created = int(time.time())
+	lastmove = int(time.time())
+
+	def players(self):
+		"""returns both player names as a tuple"""
+		return (self.player1,self.player2)
+		
+	def set_time(self):
+		"""updates self.lastmove to current time"""
+		self.lastmove = int(time.time)
+		
+#create table which has been defined above:
+# if ifNotExists=True, then an existing table does not get overridden.
+GobanTable.createTable(ifNotExists=True)
+
+
+# add a game to goban table
+gob = GobanTable(player1="gast",player2="gast",size=9)
+
+
+
+class Users(SQLObject):
+	"""
+	creates a table named users with following columns:
+	name - name of user
+	password - passsword of user
+	game1 - the 10 game slots of this user contain names
+	...      of goban tables
+	game10
+	sessionid - id of current session
+	timeout -  when does session time out?
+	"""
+	username = StringCol(unique=True,notNone=True,alternateID=True)
+	password = StringCol()
+	game1 = StringCol(default=None)
+	game2 = StringCol(default=None)
+	game3 = StringCol(default=None)
+	game4 = StringCol(default=None)
+	game5 = StringCol(default=None)
+	game6 = StringCol(default=None)
+	game7 = StringCol(default=None)
+	game8 = StringCol(default=None)
+	game9 = StringCol(default=None)
+	game10 = StringCol(default=None)
+	sessionid = StringCol(default=None)
+	timeout = IntCol(default=None)
+	
+	def gamelist(self):
+		"""
+		return the list of all games of the given user.
+		"""
+		#TODO: how to generate this list automatically?
+		ret = []
+		ret.append(self.game1)
+		ret.append(self.game2)
+		ret.append(self.game3)
+		ret.append(self.game4)
+		ret.append(self.game5)
+		ret.append(self.game6)
+		ret.append(self.game7)
+		ret.append(self.game8)
+		ret.append(self.game9)
+		ret.append(self.game10)
+		return ret
+	
+	def removegame(self,gamename):
+		"""removes a game whose name is given."""
+		if self.game1 == gamename: self.game1=None
+		if self.game2 == gamename: self.game2=None
+		if self.game3 == gamename: self.game3=None
+		if self.game4 == gamename: self.game4=None
+		if self.game5 == gamename: self.game5=None
+		if self.game6 == gamename: self.game6=None
+		if self.game7 == gamename: self.game7=None
+		if self.game8 == gamename: self.game8=None
+		if self.game9 == gamename: self.game9=None
+		if self.game10 == gamename: self.game10=None
+	
+	def free_slot_left(self):
+		"""Returns True, if there is an empty game slot left, else returns False."""
+		if self.game1 == None: return True
+		elif self.game2 == None: return True
+		elif self.game3 == None: return True
+		elif self.game4 == None: return True
+		elif self.game5 == None: return True
+		elif self.game6 == None: return True
+		elif self.game7 == None: return True
+		elif self.game8 == None: return True
+		elif self.game9 == None: return True
+		elif self.game10 == None: return True
+		else: return False
+			
+	def add_game(self,gamename):
+		"""saves the game name into an empty slot"""
+		if self.game1 == None: self.game1 = gamename
+		elif self.game2 == None: self.game1 = gamename
+		elif self.game3 == None: self.game1 = gamename
+		elif self.game4 == None: self.game1 = gamename
+		elif self.game5 == None: self.game1 = gamename
+		elif self.game6 == None: self.game1 = gamename
+		elif self.game7 == None: self.game1 = gamename
+		elif self.game8 == None: self.game1 = gamename
+		elif self.game9 == None: self.game1 = gamename
+		elif self.game10 == None: self.game1 = gamename
+		else: return False
+		
+	def set_timeout(self):
+		self.timeout = int(time.time()) + 900 #current time in seconds + seconds for session
+
+def get_users_with_free_game_slots():
+	"""
+	returns a list of users who have at least one empty game slot """
+	idlist = Users.select(Users.q.free_slot_left == True)
+	retlist = []
+	for entry in idlist:
+		retlist.append(Users.get(entry).username)
+	return retlist
+	
+
+#create table which has been defined above:
+# if ifNotExists=True, then an existing table does not get overridden.
+Users.createTable(ifNotExists=True)
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+	connection_string='sqlite:%s?%s' %(os.path.abspath("webgo.sqlite"),dbdebug)
+	connection=connectionForURI(connection_string)
+	__connection__ = connection
+
+	# add a game to goban table
+	user = Users(username="gast",password="gast")
+	#print user.gamelist()
+	print user.sessionid
+	user.sessionid=1
+	print user.sessionid
+
+	#print Users.byUsername("gast")
+
+#deleting a row:
+#f = MyObject(1)
+#f.destroySelf()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/deletegame.py b/deletegame.py
index 8dea3c2..23bd88d 100644
--- a/deletegame.py
+++ b/deletegame.py
@@ -1,19 +1,7 @@
-import psql,login,helper
+import login,helper,database
 
 #helper = apache.import_module("helper")
 
-def get_game_slot_of_game(player, gamename):
-	"""
-	gets playername and game name,
-	searches through the game slots and returns the game slot used by the game.
-	"""
-	slotlist = psql.get_user_game_list(player)
-	ret = ""
-	for i in range(0,len(slotlist)):
-		if slotlist[i] == gamename:
-			ret = "game" + str(i+1)
-	return ret
-	
 def main(req,form):
 	"""
 	get request,util.FieldStorage.
@@ -27,16 +15,15 @@ def main(req,form):
 		gamename = ""
 	if gamename != "":
 		#get player names from game table in database
-		players = psql.get_players_for_game(gamename)
+		mygame=database.GobanTable.byName(gamename)
+		players = mygame.players()
 		#free game slots of players
 		for player in players:
-			gameslot = get_game_slot_of_game(player,gamename)
-			helper.debug(req,form,"delete: got %s as gameslot." % gameslot)
-			if gameslot != "":
-				psql.set_game_slot(player,gameslot,"")
+			myuser = database.Users.byUsername(player)
+			myuser.removegame(gamename)
 		
 		#delete table
-		psql.drop_table(gamename)
+		mygame.destroySelf()
 		#now display game overview form.
 		login.game_overview_form(req,form)
 
diff --git a/filehandling.py b/filehandling.py
index f6b5697..71e1e41 100644
--- a/filehandling.py
+++ b/filehandling.py
@@ -1,6 +1,29 @@
-import os,tempfile,dircache,string,commands
+import ConfigParser,os,tempfile,dircache,string,commands
+
+configname="webgo.conf"
 
 
+def read_config(location=None):
+	
+	config = ConfigParser.ConfigParser()
+	if location != None:
+		# location of file was given on command line
+		try:
+			config.readfp(open(location))
+		except:
+			#TODO: debug-awareness
+			print "(EE)[%s]: cannot open %s!"%(__name__,location)
+	else:
+		#use default config from . or /etc
+		try:
+			config.readfp(open('/etc/'+configname))
+		except:
+			try:
+				config.readfp(open(configname))
+			except:
+				#TODO: debug-awareness
+				print "(EE)[%s]: cannot open %s in ./ or /etc/!"%(__name__,location)
+	return config
 
 def read_file(filename):
 	"""
diff --git a/gamecreation.py b/gamecreation.py
index b52b77b..4113327 100644
--- a/gamecreation.py
+++ b/gamecreation.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from mod_python import *
-import psql,helper,login
+import helper,login,database
 
 
 def display_game_creation_form(req,form):
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ def process_creation_form(req,form):
 	"""
 	validates and processes the game creation form. 
 	If everything was ok, a game will be created.
+	TODO: change this function, so that the original database state canbe 
+	restored, if for example one of the users does not have a free game slot.
 	"""
 	player1 = form["player1"]
 	player2 = form["player2"]
@@ -53,12 +55,13 @@ def process_creation_form(req,form):
 	#check if at least one of the players is the current user
 	if (player1 == username) or (player2 == username):
 		#create game
-		gamename = psql.create_goban_table(player1,player2,int(form["gobansize"]),description)
+		mygame = database.GobanTable(player1=player1,player2=player2,size=int(form["gobansize"]),description = description)
+		gamename = mygame.name
 		#update entries for player one and player two
 		for player in [player1,player2]:
-			gameslot = psql.get_free_game_slot(player)
-			if gameslot != "":
-				psql.set_game_slot(player,gameslot,gamename)
+			myplayer = database.Users.byUsername(player)
+			if myplayer.free_slot_left:
+				myplayer.add_game(gamename)
 			else:#should not happen: no free game slot.
 				#print error msg
 				req.write("Error: No free game slots for player "+player+"!")
@@ -77,7 +80,7 @@ def create_user_dropdown_list(listname,selected = ""):
 	gets a name for the generated list and, optionally, the preselected value.
 	returns a <select> form as string.
 	"""
-	userlist = psql.get_users_with_free_game_slots()
+	userlist = database.get_users_with_free_game_slots()
 	data = '<select name="%s">' % listname
 	for item in userlist:
 		#check whether current item = item for preselection
diff --git a/goban.py b/goban.py
index 438344d..14f9924 100755
--- a/goban.py
+++ b/goban.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ DEBUG = 1
 
 import sys,string
 import cgi
-import psql,helper,gnugo
+import helper,gnugo,database
 
 picklefile = "goban.pickledump"
 
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ def display_goban(goban,req,form):
 	<input type="hidden" name="game" value="%s">
 	""" % (form["sessionid"],form["username"],form["game"])
 	
-	sgf = psql.get_sgf(form["game"])
+	#TODO: check form[game] before the following asignment
+	mygame = database.GobanTable.byName(form["game"])
+	sgf = mygame.sgf
 	helper.debug(req,form,sgf)
 	gobandict = gnugo.parse_static_gnugo_sgf(sgf)
 	
@@ -133,58 +135,13 @@ def set_stone(gobandict, position,req,form):
 			#let gnugo make the above move, let gnugo write move to file
 			new_sgf = gnugo.make_move_in_sgf(req,form,gobandict,position)			
 			#write new sgf file into database
-			psql.update_goban_table_field(name,"x1","sgf",new_sgf)
-			psql.update_turn_number(name,turn+1)
-			psql.set_time(name)
+			mygame = database.GobanTable.byName(name)
+			mygame.sgf = new_sgf
+			mygame.turn_number = turn + 1
+			mygame.set_time()
 			return ""
 		else: #move not ok
 			return "This is not a legal move (says Gnugo)."
 	else: #position not empty
 		return "Could not make move: Field not empty."
 
-def update_goban_dict_and_table(gobandict,gobanlite):
-	"""
-	gets a gobandict and a gobdict light (just coordinates and size).
-	updates the fields in gobandict and database.
-	returns changed gobandict and True (or False) if something has been changed (or not).
-	"""
-	tf = False
-	for key in gobanlite.keys():
-		if gobandict[key] != gobanlite[key]:
-			#found difference in dicts.
-			#update gobandict
-			gobandict[key] = gobanlite[key]
-			#update databse table. the only valid difference can be changed goban field positions.
-			psql.update_goban_field(gobandict["name"],key[0],key[1],gobandict[key])
-			tf = True
-	return gobandict,tf
-
-
-			
-###############################################################################
-
-def main(req,form):
-	"""# Print the required header that tells the browser how to render the text.
-	#(currently done by error logger)
-	#print "Content-Type: text/plain\n\n"
-	gamename = form["game"]
-	#do stuff
-	data = 	helper.header()
-
-	#read goban table from database
-	tmplist = psql.read_table(gamename)
-	#make a dictionary out of the list
-	goban = psql.fetchall_list_to_goban_dict(tmplist)
-	#print goban
-
-	(goban,retstring) = process_form(goban)
-	data += "<p> Turn number: %s, %s Player's Move.</p>" % (goban["turn_number"],("White","Black")[goban["turn_number"] % 2]) #eleet ;>
-	data += display_goban(goban)
-	if retstring != "":
-		data +="\n<p>"+retstring+"</p>\n"
-
-	
-	data += helper.footer(req,form)
-	print data
-	"""
-	
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/init_webgo.py b/init_webgo.py
index 18e2e7b..55c8896 100755
--- a/init_webgo.py
+++ b/init_webgo.py
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
-import psql
+import database
 
 def clear():
 	try:
-		psql.drop_table("users")	
+		database.Users.dropTable(ifExists=True)
 	except:
 		pass
 
 def create():
+	database.Users.createTable(ifExists = False)
 	#psql.create_goban_table("gast","gast2",9)
-	psql.create_user_table()
 	#psql.add_webgo_user("gast","gast")
 	#psql.add_webgo_user("gast2","gast2")
 	
diff --git a/login.py b/login.py
index acb4e61..334321b 100755
--- a/login.py
+++ b/login.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import psql,init_webgo,helper,gamecreation
+import database,init_webgo,helper,gamecreation
 from sets import Set as set
 from mod_python import *
 
@@ -11,17 +11,19 @@ def process_form(req,form):
 		if ("username" in form.keys()) and ("password" in form.keys()):
 			#extract name and password
 			username		= form["username"]
+			myuser = database.Users.byUsername(username)
 			password	= form["password"]
 			sessionid	= form["sessionid"]
-			origpassword = psql.get_user_info(username,"password")
+			
+			origpassword = myuser.password
 			#debug:
 			helper.debug(req,form,'<hr>--password:'+str(password)+' ---origpassword:'+str(origpassword)+'<hr>')
 			#check if user exists (else we would get an error string)	
 			if origpassword != "no such user": #no error message, now check password
 				if password == origpassword:
 					#login accepted
-					psql.set_user_sessionid(username,sessionid)
-					psql.set_user_timeout(username)
+					myuser.sessionid = sessionid
+					myser.set_timeout()
 					#now display list of games.
 					game_overview_form(req,form)
 				else:
@@ -48,7 +50,7 @@ def game_overview_form(req,form):
 	<h2> Current Games: </h2>
 	
 	"""
-	gamelist = psql.get_user_game_list(username)
+	gamelist = myuser.gamelist()
 	#debug
 	helper.debug(req,form,str(gamelist)+"<hr>\n")
 	#display list of current games
@@ -65,15 +67,16 @@ def game_overview_form(req,form):
 			tmp += '<input type="hidden" name="username" value="%s">\n' % username
 			tmp += '<input type="hidden" name="game" value="%s">\n' % item
 			tmp += '<td><input type=submit class="submit" name="play" value="Play"></td>\n'
-			description = psql.get_description(item)
+			mygame = database.GobanTable.byName(item)
+			description = mygame.description
 			if (description == None) or (description == "None") or (description == ""):
 				description = item
 			tmp += '<td>%s</td>\n' % description
-			players = psql.get_players_for_game(item)
+			players = mygame.players()
 			tmp += '<td>%s</td>\n' % players[0]
 			tmp += '<td>%s</td>\n' % players[1]
-			tmp += '<td>%s</td>\n' % helper.format_time(psql.get_time(item,"created"))
-			tmp += '<td>%s</td>\n' % helper.format_time(psql.get_time(item,"lastmove"))
+			tmp += '<td>%s</td>\n' % helper.format_time(mygame.created)
+			tmp += '<td>%s</td>\n' % helper.format_time(mygame.lastmove)
 			tmp += '<td><input type=submit class="submit" name="delete" value="Delete"></td>\n'
 			tmp += '</tr></form>\n'
 	if helper.clean_list(gamelist) != []:
@@ -153,9 +156,10 @@ def logout(req,form):
 	reads username from form and clears timeout and sessionid from users table.
 	"""
 	username = form["username"]
-	psql.set_user_sessionid(username,"")
-	psql.set_user_timeout(username,"")
-
+	myuser = database.Users.byUsername(username)
+	myuser.sessionid = ""
+	myuser.timeout = 0
+	
 
 def main(req,form):
 	#debug
diff --git a/logout.py b/logout.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5949eac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/logout.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import database
+import login
+
+def process_form(req,form):
+	username = form["username"]
+	myuser = database.Users.byUsername(username)
+	myuser.sessionid = None
+	
+	login.main(req,form)
+	
+
+def main(req,form):
+	process_form(req,form)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 2ca446a..fe5f512 100755
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import sys, traceback,string,time
-import init_webgo,psql
+import init_webgo,database
 
 from mod_python import *
 
@@ -24,33 +24,45 @@ def handler(req):
 			sessionid=""
 			username=""
 			
-		#if sessionid=sesssionid and time < timeout:
-		# set_timeout
-		if (psql.get_user_info(username,'timeout') > int(time.time())) and (sessionid == psql.get_user_info(username,'sessionid')):
-			psql.set_user_timeout(username)
-			if "create" in form.keys():
-				gamecreation = apache.import_module("gamecreation")
-				gamecreation.main(req,form)
-			elif "delete" in form.keys():
-				deletegame = apache.import_module("deletegame")
-				deletegame.main(req,form)
-			elif ("play" in form.keys()) or ("refresh" in form.keys()):
-				playgame = apache.import_module("playgame")
-				playgame.main(req,form)
-			elif "logout" in form.keys():
-				logout = apache.import_module("logout")
-				logout.main(req,form)
+		try:
+				myuser = database.Users.byUsername(username)
+				valid_user = True
+		except:
+			#no such user
+			valid_user = False
+		
+		if username != "" and valid_user:
+			if (myuser.timeout > int(time.time())) and (sessionid == myuser.sessionid):
+				myuser.set_timeout()
+			
+				if "create" in form.keys():
+					gamecreation = apache.import_module("gamecreation")
+					gamecreation.main(req,form)
+				elif "delete" in form.keys():
+					deletegame = apache.import_module("deletegame")
+					deletegame.main(req,form)
+				elif ("play" in form.keys()) or ("refresh" in form.keys()):
+					playgame = apache.import_module("playgame")
+					playgame.main(req,form)
+				elif "logout" in form.keys():
+					logout = apache.import_module("logout")
+					logout.main(req,form)
+				else:
+					#call login.py
+					login = apache.import_module("login")
+					login.main(req,form)
 			else:
 				#call login.py
 				login = apache.import_module("login")
 				login.main(req,form)
 		else:
 			if "createaccount" in form.keys():
-				createaccount = apache.import_module("createaccount")
-				createaccount.main(req,form)
+					createaccount = apache.import_module("createaccount")
+					createaccount.main(req,form)
 			else:#call login.py
 				login = apache.import_module("login")
 				login.main(req,form)
+			
 		
 		return apache.OK
 	except:
diff --git a/playgame.py b/playgame.py
index c1cbc70..edeee15 100644
--- a/playgame.py
+++ b/playgame.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import goban,helper,psql,login,gnugo
+import goban,helper,database,login,gnugo
 import string
 
 DEBUG = 1
@@ -26,14 +26,15 @@ def create_gobandict(req,form,gamename):
 	loads sgf, transforms it to dict, writes stuff like player names to dict
 	returns dict
 	"""
-	#read goban table from database
-	tmplist = psql.read_table(gamename)
-	#make a dictionary out of the list
-	tmpdict = psql.fetchall_list_to_goban_dict(tmplist)
-	sgf = psql.get_sgf(gamename)
+	#read goban sgf  from database
+	mygame = database.GobanTable.byName(gamename)
+	sgf = mygame.sgf
 	gobandict = gnugo.parse_static_gnugo_sgf(sgf)
-	for key in ["player1","player2","turn_number","name","sgf"]:
-		gobandict[key] = tmpdict[key]
+	gobandict["player1"] = mygame.player1
+	gobandict["player2"] = mygame.player2
+	gobandict["turn_number"] = mygame.turn_number
+	gobandict["name"] = mygame.name
+	gobandict["sgf"] = sgf
 	return gobandict
 
 def main(req,form):
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ def main(req,form):
 					gobandict = create_gobandict(req,form,gamename)
 					
 			else:
-				helper.debug(req,form,"its not my turn.")
+				helper.debug(req,form,"it's not my turn.")
 		data += """<br>Turn number: %s. %s plays.\n
 		""" % (str(gobandict["turn_number"]), (string.capitalize(gobandict["play"])))
 		
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ def main(req,form):
 		#if yes: print 'your move' and display goban and process move
 		#if not: print '...s move' and display goban.
 		if is_my_turn(req,form,gobandict):
-			data += "<br>Its your turn.<br>\n"
+			data += "<br>It's your turn.<br>\n"
 		else:
 			data += "<br>This is not your turn. You have to wait for the move of the other player.<br>\n"
 		#print goban