diff --git a/.htaccess b/.htaccess
index 2a48b3a2..ab03a418 100644
--- a/.htaccess
+++ b/.htaccess
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 DirectoryIndex index.php5 index.php
 </IfModule>
 
+<FilesMatch "\.(sqlite|sdb|s3db|db)$">
+Deny from all
+</FilesMatch>
+
 <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
 RewriteEngine  on
 
diff --git a/core/database.class.php b/core/database.class.php
index a87c4df3..c8c03188 100644
--- a/core/database.class.php
+++ b/core/database.class.php
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ class SQLite extends DBEngine {
 		$extras = "";
 		foreach(explode(",", $data) as $bit) {
 			$matches = array();
-			if(preg_match("/INDEX\s+\((.*)\)/", $bit, $matches)) {
+			if(preg_match("/INDEX\s*\((.*)\)/", $bit, $matches)) {
 				$col = $matches[1];
 				$extras .= "CREATE INDEX {$name}_{$col} on $name($col);";
 			}
diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index bb1fef13..db83fcbf 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -66,7 +66,9 @@ try {
 
 
 	// for databases which support transactions
-	$database->db->CommitTrans(true);
+	if($database->engine->name != "sqlite") {
+		$database->db->CommitTrans(true);
+	}
 }
 catch(Exception $e) {
 	$version = VERSION;