diff --git a/app/music_on_hold/resources/classes/switch_music_on_hold.php b/app/music_on_hold/resources/classes/switch_music_on_hold.php
index fd0a1012e6..3e3aaf1e01 100644
--- a/app/music_on_hold/resources/classes/switch_music_on_hold.php
+++ b/app/music_on_hold/resources/classes/switch_music_on_hold.php
@@ -138,18 +138,13 @@ include "root.php";
 		public function xml() {
 			//build the list of categories
 				$music_on_hold_dir = $_SESSION['switch']['sounds']['dir'].'/music';
-			//default category
-				if (defined("GLOB_BRACE")) {
-					$array = glob($music_on_hold_dir."/{8000,16000,32000,48000}", GLOB_ONLYDIR|GLOB_BRACE);
-				}
-				else {
-					$array_1 = glob($music_on_hold_dir."/8000".$class_name.".php", GLOB_ONLYDIR);
-					$array_2 = glob($music_on_hold_dir."/16000".$class_name.".php", GLOB_ONLYDIR);
-					$array_3 = glob($music_on_hold_dir."/32000".$class_name.".php", GLOB_ONLYDIR);
-					$array_4 = glob($music_on_hold_dir."/48000".$class_name.".php", GLOB_ONLYDIR);
-					$array = array_merge((array)$array_1,(array)$array_2,(array)$array_3,(array)$array_4);
-					unset($array_1,$array_2,$array_3,$array_4);
-				}
+			//default category (note: GLOB_BRACE doesn't work on some systems)
+				$array_1 = glob($music_on_hold_dir."/8000".$class_name.".php", GLOB_ONLYDIR);
+				$array_2 = glob($music_on_hold_dir."/16000".$class_name.".php", GLOB_ONLYDIR);
+				$array_3 = glob($music_on_hold_dir."/32000".$class_name.".php", GLOB_ONLYDIR);
+				$array_4 = glob($music_on_hold_dir."/48000".$class_name.".php", GLOB_ONLYDIR);
+				$array = array_merge((array)$array_1,(array)$array_2,(array)$array_3,(array)$array_4);
+				unset($array_1,$array_2,$array_3,$array_4);
 			//other categories
 				if (count($_SESSION['domains']) > 1) {
 					$array = array_merge($array, glob($music_on_hold_dir."/*/*/*", GLOB_ONLYDIR));
diff --git a/resources/classes/domains.php b/resources/classes/domains.php
index 562a295b5d..fb413b8550 100644
--- a/resources/classes/domains.php
+++ b/resources/classes/domains.php
@@ -46,11 +46,11 @@
 					$prep_statement->execute();
 				}
 				$result = $prep_statement->fetchAll(PDO::FETCH_NAMED);
-				//unset the previous settings
+				//unset all settings
 				foreach ($result as $row) {
 					unset($_SESSION[$row['default_setting_category']]);
 				}
-				//set the settings as a session
+				//set the enabled settings as a session
 				foreach ($result as $row) {
 					if ($row['default_setting_enabled'] == 'true') {
 						$name = $row['default_setting_name'];
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
 							unset($_SESSION[$category][$subcategory]);
 						}
 					}
-					//set the settings as a session
+					//set the enabled settings as a session
 					foreach ($result as $row) {
 						$name = $row['domain_setting_name'];
 						$category = $row['domain_setting_category'];
@@ -220,8 +220,11 @@
 			//get the PROJECT PATH
 				include "root.php";
 
-			//get the list of installed apps from the core and app directories
-				$config_list = glob($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"] . PROJECT_PATH . "/*/*/app_{config,menu}.php",GLOB_BRACE);
+			//get the list of installed apps from the core and app directories (note: GLOB_BRACE doesn't work on some systems)
+				$config_list1 = glob($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"].PROJECT_PATH."/*/*/app_config.php");
+				$config_list2 = glob($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"].PROJECT_PATH."/*/*/app_menu.php");
+				$config_list = array_merge((array)$config_list1, (array)$config_list2);
+				unset($config_list1,$config_list2);
 				$x=0;
 				foreach ($config_list as &$config_path) {
 					include($config_path);
diff --git a/resources/classes/menu.php b/resources/classes/menu.php
index 8c256e9293..ea0b8ec99c 100644
--- a/resources/classes/menu.php
+++ b/resources/classes/menu.php
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 					$db = $this->db;
 
 				//get the $apps array from the installed apps from the core and mod directories
-					$config_list = glob($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"] . PROJECT_PATH . "/*/*/app_{menu}.php",GLOB_BRACE);
+					$config_list = glob($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"].PROJECT_PATH."/*/*/app_menu.php");
 					$x = 0;
 					foreach ($config_list as &$config_path) {
 						$y = 0;
diff --git a/resources/require.php b/resources/require.php
index e4c7f5bb39..364e11762d 100644
--- a/resources/require.php
+++ b/resources/require.php
@@ -48,16 +48,11 @@
 				spl_autoload_register(array($this, 'loader'));
 			}
 			private function loader($class_name) {
-				//use glob to check "/resources/classes", "/{core,app}/*/resources/classes";
-					if (defined("GLOB_BRACE")) {
-						$results = glob($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"] . PROJECT_PATH . "{/*/*,}/resources/classes/".$class_name.".php", GLOB_BRACE);
-					}
-					else {
-						$array_1 = glob($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"] . PROJECT_PATH . "/*/*/resources/classes/".$class_name.".php");
-						$array_2 = glob($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"] . PROJECT_PATH . "/resources/classes/".$class_name.".php");
-						$results = array_merge((array)$array_1,(array)$array_2);
-						unset($array_1, $array_2);
-					}
+				//use glob to get classes (note: GLOB_BRACE doesn't work on some systems)
+					$results1 = glob($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"] . PROJECT_PATH . "/*/*/resources/classes/".$class_name.".php");
+					$results2 = glob($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"] . PROJECT_PATH . "/resources/classes/".$class_name.".php");
+					$results = array_merge((array)$results1,(array)$results2);
+					unset($results1, $results2);
 
 				//include the class
 					foreach ($results as &$class_file) {