diff --git a/examples/connecting-to-databases.php b/examples/connecting-to-databases.php
index 45bdb506..d9bf4375 100644
--- a/examples/connecting-to-databases.php
+++ b/examples/connecting-to-databases.php
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ try {
 		'driver' => 'odbc',
 		'username' => 'root',
 		'password' => '***',
-		'dsn' => 'Driver={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb)};Dbq=' . __DIR__ . '/data/sample.mdb',
+		'dsn' => 'Driver={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb, *.accdb)};Dbq=' . __DIR__ . '/data/sample.mdb',
 	]);
 	echo 'OK';
 } catch (Dibi\Exception $e) {
diff --git a/examples/database-reflection.php b/examples/database-reflection.php
index 79afc2b1..3f1a4c64 100644
--- a/examples/database-reflection.php
+++ b/examples/database-reflection.php
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@ if (@!include __DIR__ . '/../vendor/autoload.php') {
 }
 
 
-dibi::connect([
+$dibi = new Dibi\Connection([
 	'driver' => 'sqlite3',
 	'database' => 'data/sample.s3db',
 ]);
 
 
 // retrieve database reflection
-$database = dibi::getDatabaseInfo();
+$database = $dibi->getDatabaseInfo();
 
 echo "<h2>Database '{$database->getName()}'</h2>\n";
 echo "<ul>\n";
diff --git a/examples/dumping-sql-and-result-set.php b/examples/dumping-sql-and-result-set.php
index 0ae1d9af..00cab946 100644
--- a/examples/dumping-sql-and-result-set.php
+++ b/examples/dumping-sql-and-result-set.php
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ if (@!include __DIR__ . '/../vendor/autoload.php') {
 }
 
 
-dibi::connect([
+$dibi = new Dibi\Connection([
 	'driver' => 'sqlite3',
 	'database' => 'data/sample.s3db',
 ]);
 
 
-$res = dibi::query('
+$res = $dibi->query('
 	SELECT * FROM products
 	INNER JOIN orders USING (product_id)
 	INNER JOIN customers USING (customer_id)
diff --git a/examples/fetching-examples.php b/examples/fetching-examples.php
index 582484f7..290ea841 100644
--- a/examples/fetching-examples.php
+++ b/examples/fetching-examples.php
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Tracy\Debugger::enable();
 
 <?php
 
-dibi::connect([
+$dibi = new Dibi\Connection([
 	'driver' => 'sqlite3',
 	'database' => 'data/sample.s3db',
 ]);
@@ -34,46 +34,46 @@ product_id | title
 
 // fetch a single row
 echo "<h2>fetch()</h2>\n";
-$row = dibi::fetch('SELECT title FROM products');
+$row = $dibi->fetch('SELECT title FROM products');
 Tracy\Dumper::dump($row); // Chair
 
 
 // fetch a single value
 echo "<h2>fetchSingle()</h2>\n";
-$value = dibi::fetchSingle('SELECT title FROM products');
+$value = $dibi->fetchSingle('SELECT title FROM products');
 Tracy\Dumper::dump($value); // Chair
 
 
 // fetch complete result set
 echo "<h2>fetchAll()</h2>\n";
-$all = dibi::fetchAll('SELECT * FROM products');
+$all = $dibi->fetchAll('SELECT * FROM products');
 Tracy\Dumper::dump($all);
 
 
 // fetch complete result set like association array
 echo "<h2>fetchAssoc('title')</h2>\n";
-$res = dibi::query('SELECT * FROM products');
+$res = $dibi->query('SELECT * FROM products');
 $assoc = $res->fetchAssoc('title'); // key
 Tracy\Dumper::dump($assoc);
 
 
 // fetch complete result set like pairs key => value
 echo "<h2>fetchPairs('product_id', 'title')</h2>\n";
-$res = dibi::query('SELECT * FROM products');
+$res = $dibi->query('SELECT * FROM products');
 $pairs = $res->fetchPairs('product_id', 'title');
 Tracy\Dumper::dump($pairs);
 
 
 // fetch row by row
 echo "<h2>using foreach</h2>\n";
-$res = dibi::query('SELECT * FROM products');
+$res = $dibi->query('SELECT * FROM products');
 foreach ($res as $n => $row) {
 	Tracy\Dumper::dump($row);
 }
 
 
 // more complex association array
-$res = dibi::query('
+$res = $dibi->query('
 	SELECT *
 	FROM products
 	INNER JOIN orders USING (product_id)
@@ -85,11 +85,11 @@ $assoc = $res->fetchAssoc('name|title'); // key
 Tracy\Dumper::dump($assoc);
 
 echo "<h2>fetchAssoc('name[]title')</h2>\n";
-$res = dibi::query('SELECT * FROM products INNER JOIN orders USING (product_id) INNER JOIN customers USING (customer_id)');
+$res = $dibi->query('SELECT * FROM products INNER JOIN orders USING (product_id) INNER JOIN customers USING (customer_id)');
 $assoc = $res->fetchAssoc('name[]title'); // key
 Tracy\Dumper::dump($assoc);
 
 echo "<h2>fetchAssoc('name->title')</h2>\n";
-$res = dibi::query('SELECT * FROM products INNER JOIN orders USING (product_id) INNER JOIN customers USING (customer_id)');
+$res = $dibi->query('SELECT * FROM products INNER JOIN orders USING (product_id) INNER JOIN customers USING (customer_id)');
 $assoc = $res->fetchAssoc('name->title'); // key
 Tracy\Dumper::dump($assoc);
diff --git a/examples/importing-dump-from-file.php b/examples/importing-dump-from-file.php
index 777e5a75..66c509ae 100644
--- a/examples/importing-dump-from-file.php
+++ b/examples/importing-dump-from-file.php
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ if (@!include __DIR__ . '/../vendor/autoload.php') {
 }
 
 
-dibi::connect([
+$dibi = new Dibi\Connection([
 	'driver' => 'sqlite3',
 	'database' => 'data/sample.s3db',
 ]);
 
 
-$count = dibi::loadFile('compress.zlib://data/sample.dump.sql.gz');
+$count = $dibi->loadFile('compress.zlib://data/sample.dump.sql.gz');
 
 echo 'Number of SQL commands:', $count;
diff --git a/examples/query-language-and-conditions.php b/examples/query-language-and-conditions.php
index 1a93d988..0c1d6000 100644
--- a/examples/query-language-and-conditions.php
+++ b/examples/query-language-and-conditions.php
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ if (@!include __DIR__ . '/../vendor/autoload.php') {
 }
 
 
-dibi::connect([
+$dibi = new Dibi\Connection([
 	'driver' => 'sqlite3',
 	'database' => 'data/sample.s3db',
 ]);
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ $bar = 2;
 $name = $cond1 ? 'K%' : null;
 
 // if & end
-dibi::test('
+$dibi->test('
 	SELECT *
 	FROM customers
 	%if', isset($name), 'WHERE name LIKE ?', $name, '%end'
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ dibi::test('
 
 
 // if & else & (optional) end
-dibi::test('
+$dibi->test('
 	SELECT *
 	FROM people
 	WHERE id > 0
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ dibi::test('
 
 
 // nested condition
-dibi::test('
+$dibi->test('
 	SELECT *
 	FROM customers
 	WHERE
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ dibi::test('
 
 
 // IF()
-dibi::test('UPDATE products SET', [
-	'price' => ['IF(price_fixed, price, ?)', 123],
+$dibi->test('UPDATE products SET', [
+	'price' => $dibi->expression('IF(price_fixed, price, ?)', 123),
 ]);
 // -> SELECT * FROM customers WHERE LIMIT 10
diff --git a/examples/query-language-basic-examples.php b/examples/query-language-basic-examples.php
index d1b1591a..fd80a751 100644
--- a/examples/query-language-basic-examples.php
+++ b/examples/query-language-basic-examples.php
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ if (@!include __DIR__ . '/../vendor/autoload.php') {
 date_default_timezone_set('Europe/Prague');
 
 
-dibi::connect([
+$dibi = new Dibi\Connection([
 	'driver' => 'sqlite3',
 	'database' => 'data/sample.s3db',
 ]);
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ dibi::connect([
 $ipMask = '192.168.%';
 $timestamp = mktime(0, 0, 0, 10, 13, 1997);
 
-dibi::test('
+$dibi->test('
 	SELECT COUNT(*) as [count]
 	FROM [comments]
 	WHERE [ip] LIKE ?', $ipMask, '
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ dibi::test('
 
 
 // dibi detects INSERT or REPLACE command
-dibi::test('
+$dibi->test('
 	REPLACE INTO products', [
 		'title' => 'Super product',
 		'price' => 318,
@@ -50,12 +50,12 @@ $array = [
 	'brand' => null,
 	'created' => new DateTime,
 ];
-dibi::test('INSERT INTO products', $array, $array, $array);
+$dibi->test('INSERT INTO products', $array, $array, $array);
 // -> INSERT INTO products ([title], [price], [brand], [created]) VALUES ('Super Product', ...) , (...) , (...)
 
 
 // dibi detects UPDATE command
-dibi::test('
+$dibi->test('
 	UPDATE colors SET', [
 		'color' => 'blue',
 		'order' => 12,
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ dibi::test('
 
 // modifier applied to array
 $array = [1, 2, 3];
-dibi::test('
+$dibi->test('
 	SELECT *
 	FROM people
 	WHERE id IN (?)', $array
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ $order = [
 	'field1' => 'asc',
 	'field2' => 'desc',
 ];
-dibi::test('
+$dibi->test('
 	SELECT *
 	FROM people
 	ORDER BY %by', $order, '
@@ -88,5 +88,5 @@ dibi::test('
 
 
 // indentifiers and strings syntax mix
-dibi::test('UPDATE [table] SET `item` = "5 1/4"" diskette"');
+$dibi->test('UPDATE [table] SET `item` = "5 1/4"" diskette"');
 // -> UPDATE [table] SET [item] = '5 1/4" diskette'
diff --git a/examples/result-set-data-types.php b/examples/result-set-data-types.php
index 1eb5f1c9..ed7f0fa8 100644
--- a/examples/result-set-data-types.php
+++ b/examples/result-set-data-types.php
@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@ date_default_timezone_set('Europe/Prague');
 
 <?php
 
-dibi::connect([
+$dibi = new Dibi\Connection([
 	'driver' => 'sqlite3',
 	'database' => 'data/sample.s3db',
 ]);
 
 
 // using manual hints
-$res = dibi::query('SELECT * FROM [customers]');
+$res = $dibi->query('SELECT * FROM [customers]');
 
 $res->setType('customer_id', Type::INTEGER)
 	->setType('added', Type::DATETIME)
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ Tracy\Dumper::dump($res->fetch());
 
 
 // using auto-detection (works well with MySQL or other strictly typed databases)
-$res = dibi::query('SELECT * FROM [customers]');
+$res = $dibi->query('SELECT * FROM [customers]');
 
 Tracy\Dumper::dump($res->fetch());
 // outputs:
diff --git a/examples/tracy-and-exceptions.php b/examples/tracy-and-exceptions.php
index ee9a00bf..4fb1163c 100644
--- a/examples/tracy-and-exceptions.php
+++ b/examples/tracy-and-exceptions.php
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ if (@!include __DIR__ . '/../vendor/autoload.php') {
 Tracy\Debugger::enable();
 
 
-$connection = dibi::connect([
+$dibi = new Dibi\Connection([
 	'driver' => 'sqlite3',
 	'database' => 'data/sample.s3db',
 	'profiler' => [
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ $connection = dibi::connect([
 
 // add panel to debug bar
 $panel = new Dibi\Bridges\Tracy\Panel;
-$panel->register($connection);
+$panel->register($dibi);
 
 
 // throws error because SQL is bad
-dibi::query('SELECT FROM customers WHERE customer_id < ?', 38);
+$dibi->query('SELECT FROM customers WHERE customer_id < ?', 38);
 
 ?><!DOCTYPE html><link rel="stylesheet" href="data/style.css">
 
diff --git a/examples/tracy.php b/examples/tracy.php
index b1a819af..d14709a8 100644
--- a/examples/tracy.php
+++ b/examples/tracy.php
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ if (@!include __DIR__ . '/../vendor/autoload.php') {
 Tracy\Debugger::enable();
 
 
-$connection = dibi::connect([
+$dibi = new Dibi\Connection([
 	'driver' => 'sqlite3',
 	'database' => 'data/sample.s3db',
 	'profiler' => [
@@ -21,14 +21,14 @@ $connection = dibi::connect([
 
 // add panel to debug bar
 $panel = new Dibi\Bridges\Tracy\Panel;
-$panel->register($connection);
+$panel->register($dibi);
 
 
 // query will be logged
-dibi::query('SELECT 123');
+$dibi->query('SELECT 123');
 
 // result set will be dumped
-Tracy\Debugger::barDump(dibi::fetchAll('SELECT * FROM customers WHERE customer_id < ?', 38), '[customers]');
+Tracy\Debugger::barDump($dibi->fetchAll('SELECT * FROM customers WHERE customer_id < ?', 38), '[customers]');
 
 
 ?>
diff --git a/examples/using-datetime.php b/examples/using-datetime.php
index 1d7860d9..d35d33d6 100644
--- a/examples/using-datetime.php
+++ b/examples/using-datetime.php
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ date_default_timezone_set('Europe/Prague');
 
 
 // CHANGE TO REAL PARAMETERS!
-dibi::connect([
+$dibi = new Dibi\Connection([
 	'driver' => 'sqlite3',
 	'database' => 'data/sample.s3db',
 	'formatDate' => "'Y-m-d'",
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ dibi::connect([
 
 
 // generate and dump SQL
-dibi::test('
+$dibi->test('
 	INSERT INTO [mytable]', [
 		'id' => 123,
 		'date' => new DateTime('12.3.2007'),
diff --git a/examples/using-extension-methods.php b/examples/using-extension-methods.php
index dd1db2f7..6adffdb3 100644
--- a/examples/using-extension-methods.php
+++ b/examples/using-extension-methods.php
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Tracy\Debugger::enable();
 
 <?php
 
-dibi::connect([
+$dibi = new Dibi\Connection([
 	'driver' => 'sqlite3',
 	'database' => 'data/sample.s3db',
 ]);
@@ -29,6 +29,6 @@ Dibi\Result::extensionMethod('fetchShuffle', function (Dibi\Result $obj) {
 
 
 // fetch complete result set shuffled
-$res = dibi::query('SELECT * FROM [customers]');
+$res = $dibi->query('SELECT * FROM [customers]');
 $all = $res->fetchShuffle();
 Tracy\Dumper::dump($all);
diff --git a/examples/using-fluent-syntax.php b/examples/using-fluent-syntax.php
index 385355d2..26de1734 100644
--- a/examples/using-fluent-syntax.php
+++ b/examples/using-fluent-syntax.php
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ if (@!include __DIR__ . '/../vendor/autoload.php') {
 date_default_timezone_set('Europe/Prague');
 
 
-dibi::connect([
+$dibi = new Dibi\Connection([
 	'driver' => 'sqlite3',
 	'database' => 'data/sample.s3db',
 ]);
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ $record = [
 ];
 
 // SELECT ...
-dibi::select('product_id')->as('id')
+$dibi->select('product_id')->as('id')
 	->select('title')
 	->from('products')
 	->innerJoin('orders')->using('(product_id)')
@@ -40,35 +40,35 @@ dibi::select('product_id')->as('id')
 
 
 // SELECT ...
-echo dibi::select('title')->as('id')
+echo $dibi->select('title')->as('id')
 	->from('products')
 	->fetchSingle();
 // -> Chair (as result of query: SELECT [title] AS [id] FROM [products])
 
 
 // INSERT ...
-dibi::insert('products', $record)
+$dibi->insert('products', $record)
 	->setFlag('IGNORE')
 	->test();
 // -> INSERT IGNORE INTO [products] ([title], [price], [active]) VALUES ('Super product', 318, 1)
 
 
 // UPDATE ...
-dibi::update('products', $record)
+$dibi->update('products', $record)
 	->where('product_id = ?', $id)
 	->test();
 // -> UPDATE [products] SET [title]='Super product', [price]=318, [active]=1 WHERE product_id = 10
 
 
 // DELETE ...
-dibi::delete('products')
+$dibi->delete('products')
 	->where('product_id = ?', $id)
 	->test();
 // -> DELETE FROM [products] WHERE product_id = 10
 
 
 // custom commands
-dibi::command()
+$dibi->command()
 	->update('products')
 	->where('product_id = ?', $id)
 	->set($record)
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ dibi::command()
 // -> UPDATE [products] SET [title]='Super product', [price]=318, [active]=1 WHERE product_id = 10
 
 
-dibi::command()
+$dibi->command()
 	->truncate('products')
 	->test();
 // -> TRUNCATE [products]
diff --git a/examples/using-limit-and-offset.php b/examples/using-limit-and-offset.php
index fad480dc..ff4c2911 100644
--- a/examples/using-limit-and-offset.php
+++ b/examples/using-limit-and-offset.php
@@ -12,22 +12,22 @@ if (@!include __DIR__ . '/../vendor/autoload.php') {
 }
 
 
-dibi::connect([
+$dibi = new Dibi\Connection([
 	'driver' => 'sqlite3',
 	'database' => 'data/sample.s3db',
 ]);
 
 
 // no limit
-dibi::test('SELECT * FROM [products]');
+$dibi->test('SELECT * FROM [products]');
 // -> SELECT * FROM [products]
 
 
 // with limit = 2
-dibi::test('SELECT * FROM [products] %lmt', 2);
+$dibi->test('SELECT * FROM [products] %lmt', 2);
 // -> SELECT * FROM [products] LIMIT 2
 
 
 // with limit = 2, offset = 1
-dibi::test('SELECT * FROM [products] %lmt %ofs', 2, 1);
+$dibi->test('SELECT * FROM [products] %lmt %ofs', 2, 1);
 // -> SELECT * FROM [products] LIMIT 2 OFFSET 1
diff --git a/examples/using-logger.php b/examples/using-logger.php
index 6a5c0755..c0c62986 100644
--- a/examples/using-logger.php
+++ b/examples/using-logger.php
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ if (@!include __DIR__ . '/../vendor/autoload.php') {
 date_default_timezone_set('Europe/Prague');
 
 
-dibi::connect([
+$dibi = new Dibi\Connection([
 	'driver' => 'sqlite3',
 	'database' => 'data/sample.s3db',
 	// enable query logging to this file
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ dibi::connect([
 
 
 try {
-	$res = dibi::query('SELECT * FROM [customers] WHERE [customer_id] = ?', 1);
+	$res = $dibi->query('SELECT * FROM [customers] WHERE [customer_id] = ?', 1);
 
-	$res = dibi::query('SELECT * FROM [customers] WHERE [customer_id] < ?', 5);
+	$res = $dibi->query('SELECT * FROM [customers] WHERE [customer_id] < ?', 5);
 
-	$res = dibi::query('SELECT FROM [customers] WHERE [customer_id] < ?', 38);
+	$res = $dibi->query('SELECT FROM [customers] WHERE [customer_id] < ?', 38);
 } catch (Dibi\Exception $e) {
 	echo '<p>', get_class($e), ': ', $e->getMessage(), '</p>';
 }
diff --git a/examples/using-profiler.php b/examples/using-profiler.php
index 92212639..ed46fa23 100644
--- a/examples/using-profiler.php
+++ b/examples/using-profiler.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ if (@!include __DIR__ . '/../vendor/autoload.php') {
 }
 
 
-dibi::connect([
+$dibi = new Dibi\Connection([
 	'driver' => 'sqlite3',
 	'database' => 'data/sample.s3db',
 	'profiler' => [
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ dibi::connect([
 
 // execute some queries...
 for ($i = 0; $i < 20; $i++) {
-	$res = dibi::query('SELECT * FROM [customers] WHERE [customer_id] < ?', $i);
+	$res = $dibi->query('SELECT * FROM [customers] WHERE [customer_id] < ?', $i);
 }
 
 // display output
diff --git a/examples/using-substitutions.php b/examples/using-substitutions.php
index e5e621a7..ce1acf1f 100644
--- a/examples/using-substitutions.php
+++ b/examples/using-substitutions.php
@@ -12,23 +12,23 @@ if (@!include __DIR__ . '/../vendor/autoload.php') {
 }
 
 
-dibi::connect([
+$dibi = new Dibi\Connection([
 	'driver' => 'sqlite3',
 	'database' => 'data/sample.s3db',
 ]);
 
 
 // create new substitution :blog:  ==>  wp_
-dibi::getSubstitutes()->blog = 'wp_';
+$dibi->getSubstitutes()->blog = 'wp_';
 
-dibi::test('SELECT * FROM [:blog:items]');
+$dibi->test('SELECT * FROM [:blog:items]');
 // -> SELECT * FROM [wp_items]
 
 
 // create new substitution :: (empty)  ==>  my_
-dibi::getSubstitutes()->{''} = 'my_';
+$dibi->getSubstitutes()->{''} = 'my_';
 
-dibi::test("UPDATE ::table SET [text]='Hello World'");
+$dibi->test("UPDATE ::table SET [text]='Hello World'");
 // -> UPDATE my_table SET [text]='Hello World'
 
 
@@ -45,13 +45,13 @@ function substFallBack($expr)
 
 
 // define callback
-dibi::getSubstitutes()->setCallback('substFallBack');
+$dibi->getSubstitutes()->setCallback('substFallBack');
 
 // define substitutes as constants
 define('SUBST_ACCOUNT', 'eshop_');
 define('SUBST_ACTIVE', 7);
 
-dibi::test("
+$dibi->test("
 	UPDATE :account:user
 	SET name='John Doe', status=:active:
 	WHERE id=", 7
diff --git a/examples/using-transactions.php b/examples/using-transactions.php
index a808f556..82e79aac 100644
--- a/examples/using-transactions.php
+++ b/examples/using-transactions.php
@@ -12,28 +12,28 @@ if (@!include __DIR__ . '/../vendor/autoload.php') {
 }
 
 
-dibi::connect([
+$dibi = new Dibi\Connection([
 	'driver' => 'sqlite3',
 	'database' => 'data/sample.s3db',
 ]);
 
 
 echo "<h2>Before</h2>\n";
-dibi::query('SELECT * FROM [products]')->dump();
+$dibi->query('SELECT * FROM [products]')->dump();
 // -> 3 rows
 
 
-dibi::begin();
-dibi::query('INSERT INTO [products]', [
+$dibi->begin();
+$dibi->query('INSERT INTO [products]', [
 	'title' => 'Test product',
 ]);
 
 echo "<h2>After INSERT</h2>\n";
-dibi::query('SELECT * FROM [products]')->dump();
+$dibi->query('SELECT * FROM [products]')->dump();
 
 
-dibi::rollback(); // or dibi::commit();
+$dibi->rollback(); // or $dibi->commit();
 
 echo "<h2>After rollback</h2>\n";
-dibi::query('SELECT * FROM [products]')->dump();
+$dibi->query('SELECT * FROM [products]')->dump();
 // -> 3 rows again