diff --git a/cake/basics.php b/cake/basics.php
index b62b8e2fb..8ecc94bd1 100644
--- a/cake/basics.php
+++ b/cake/basics.php
@@ -117,18 +117,18 @@ if (!function_exists('clone')) {
 			print "{$var}\n</pre>\n";
 		}
 	}
-	if (!function_exists('getMicrotime')) {
+if (!function_exists('getMicrotime')) {
 /**
  * Returns microtime for execution time checking
  *
  * @return float Microtime
  */
-		function getMicrotime() {
-			list($usec, $sec) = explode(" ", microtime());
-			return ((float)$usec + (float)$sec);
-		}
+	function getMicrotime() {
+		list($usec, $sec) = explode(" ", microtime());
+		return ((float)$usec + (float)$sec);
 	}
-	if (!function_exists('sortByKey')) {
+}
+if (!function_exists('sortByKey')) {
 /**
  * Sorts given $array by key $sortby.
  *
@@ -138,28 +138,28 @@ if (!function_exists('clone')) {
  * @param integer $type Type of sorting to perform
  * @return mixed Sorted array
  */
-		function sortByKey(&$array, $sortby, $order = 'asc', $type = SORT_NUMERIC) {
-			if (!is_array($array)) {
-				return null;
-			}
-
-			foreach ($array as $key => $val) {
-				$sa[$key] = $val[$sortby];
-			}
-
-			if ($order == 'asc') {
-				asort($sa, $type);
-			} else {
-				arsort($sa, $type);
-			}
-
-			foreach ($sa as $key => $val) {
-				$out[] = $array[$key];
-			}
-			return $out;
+	function sortByKey(&$array, $sortby, $order = 'asc', $type = SORT_NUMERIC) {
+		if (!is_array($array)) {
+			return null;
 		}
+
+		foreach ($array as $key => $val) {
+			$sa[$key] = $val[$sortby];
+		}
+
+		if ($order == 'asc') {
+			asort($sa, $type);
+		} else {
+			arsort($sa, $type);
+		}
+
+		foreach ($sa as $key => $val) {
+			$out[] = $array[$key];
+		}
+		return $out;
 	}
-	if (!function_exists('array_combine')) {
+}
+if (!function_exists('array_combine')) {
 /**
  * Combines given identical arrays by using the first array's values as keys,
  * and the second one's values as values. (Implemented for back-compatibility with PHP4)
@@ -168,26 +168,26 @@ if (!function_exists('clone')) {
  * @param array $a2 Array to use for values
  * @return mixed Outputs either combined array or false.
  */
-		function array_combine($a1, $a2) {
-			$a1 = array_values($a1);
-			$a2 = array_values($a2);
-			$c1 = count($a1);
-			$c2 = count($a2);
+	function array_combine($a1, $a2) {
+		$a1 = array_values($a1);
+		$a2 = array_values($a2);
+		$c1 = count($a1);
+		$c2 = count($a2);
 
-			if ($c1 != $c2) {
-				return false;
-			}
-			if ($c1 <= 0) {
-				return false;
-			}
-
-			$output=array();
-			for ($i = 0; $i < $c1; $i++) {
-				$output[$a1[$i]] = $a2[$i];
-			}
-			return $output;
+		if ($c1 != $c2) {
+			return false;
 		}
+		if ($c1 <= 0) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		$output = array();
+
+		for ($i = 0; $i < $c1; $i++) {
+			$output[$a1[$i]] = $a2[$i];
+		}
+		return $output;
 	}
+}
 /**
  * Convenience method for htmlspecialchars.
  *
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ if (!function_exists('clone')) {
 		}
 		return null;
 	}
-	if (!function_exists('file_put_contents')) {
+if (!function_exists('file_put_contents')) {
 /**
  * Writes data into file.
  *
@@ -417,23 +417,24 @@ if (!function_exists('clone')) {
  * @param mixed  $data String or array.
  * @return boolean Success
  */
-		function file_put_contents($fileName, $data) {
-			if (is_array($data)) {
-				$data = join('', $data);
-			}
-			$res = @fopen($fileName, 'w+b');
-			if ($res) {
-				$write = @fwrite($res, $data);
-				if ($write === false) {
-					return false;
-				} else {
-					@fclose($res);
-					return $write;
-				}
-			}
-			return false;
+	function file_put_contents($fileName, $data) {
+		if (is_array($data)) {
+			$data = join('', $data);
 		}
+		$res = @fopen($fileName, 'w+b');
+
+		if ($res) {
+			$write = @fwrite($res, $data);
+			if ($write === false) {
+				return false;
+			} else {
+				@fclose($res);
+				return $write;
+			}
+		}
+		return false;
 	}
+}
 /**
  * Reads/writes temporary data to cache files or session.
  *
diff --git a/cake/libs/controller/component.php b/cake/libs/controller/component.php
index e9eb71238..72ed52073 100644
--- a/cake/libs/controller/component.php
+++ b/cake/libs/controller/component.php
@@ -164,13 +164,15 @@ class Component extends Object {
 		if (is_array($object->components)) {
 			$normal = Set::normalize($object->components);
 			foreach ($normal as $component => $config) {
-				$parts = preg_split('/\/|\./', $component);
+				$plugin = null;
 
-				if (count($parts) === 1) {
+				if (isset($this->__controllerVars['plugin'])) {
 					$plugin = $this->__controllerVars['plugin'] . '.';
-				} else {
-					$plugin = Inflector::underscore($parts['0']) . '.';
-					$component = array_pop($parts);
+				}
+
+				if (strpos($component, '.') !== false) {
+					list($plugin, $component) = explode('.', $component);
+					$plugin = $plugin . '.';
 				}
 				$componentCn = $component . 'Component';
 
diff --git a/cake/libs/controller/components/acl.php b/cake/libs/controller/components/acl.php
index 3a4ed946f..b518b10f7 100644
--- a/cake/libs/controller/components/acl.php
+++ b/cake/libs/controller/components/acl.php
@@ -299,7 +299,8 @@ class DbAcl extends AclBase {
 		$inherited = array();
 		$acoIDs = Set::extract($acoPath, '{n}.' . $this->Aco->alias . '.id');
 
-		for ($i = 0 ; $i < count($aroPath); $i++) {
+		$count = count($aroPath);
+		for ($i = 0 ; $i < $count; $i++) {
 			$permAlias = $this->Aro->Permission->alias;
 
 			$perms = $this->Aro->Permission->find('all', array(
diff --git a/cake/libs/controller/components/security.php b/cake/libs/controller/components/security.php
index a5615513f..f53e2dc51 100644
--- a/cake/libs/controller/components/security.php
+++ b/cake/libs/controller/components/security.php
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ class SecurityComponent extends Object {
 				}
 
 				foreach ($this->disabledFields as $value) {
-					$parts = preg_split('/\/|\./', $value);
+					$parts = explode('.', $value);
 
 					if (count($parts) == 1) {
 						$key1[] = $controller->modelClass . '.' . $parts['0'];
diff --git a/cake/libs/debugger.php b/cake/libs/debugger.php
index 25ff7b90e..670deff11 100644
--- a/cake/libs/debugger.php
+++ b/cake/libs/debugger.php
@@ -228,8 +228,9 @@ class Debugger extends Object {
 
 		$backtrace = debug_backtrace();
 		$back = array();
+		$count = count($backtrace);
 
-		for ($i = $options['start']; $i < count($backtrace) && $i < $options['depth']; $i++) {
+		for ($i = $options['start']; $i < $count && $i < $options['depth']; $i++) {
 			$trace = array_merge(
 				array(
 					'file' => '[internal]',
diff --git a/cake/libs/flay.php b/cake/libs/flay.php
index 2deec8f9e..102864ff2 100644
--- a/cake/libs/flay.php
+++ b/cake/libs/flay.php
@@ -143,8 +143,8 @@ class Flay extends Object{
 						}
 					}
 
-					if (count($links)) {
-						for ($ii = 0; $ii < count($links); $ii++) {
+					if ($count = count($links)) {
+						for ($ii = 0; $ii < $count; $ii++) {
 							if (preg_match("#^(http|https|ftp|nntp)://#", $links[$ii])) {
 								$prefix = null;
 							} else {
diff --git a/cake/libs/model/datasources/dbo_source.php b/cake/libs/model/datasources/dbo_source.php
index 627523461..8d82385cf 100644
--- a/cake/libs/model/datasources/dbo_source.php
+++ b/cake/libs/model/datasources/dbo_source.php
@@ -1238,7 +1238,8 @@ class DboSource extends DataSource {
 	function buildStatement($query, $model) {
 		$query = array_merge(array('offset' => null, 'joins' => array()), $query);
 		if (!empty($query['joins'])) {
-			for ($i = 0; $i < count($query['joins']); $i++) {
+			$count = count($query['joins']);
+			for ($i = 0; $i < $count; $i++) {
 				if (is_array($query['joins'][$i])) {
 					$query['joins'][$i] = $this->buildJoinStatement($query['joins'][$i]);
 				}
diff --git a/cake/libs/view/helper.php b/cake/libs/view/helper.php
index 00ef64f8f..4703d93da 100644
--- a/cake/libs/view/helper.php
+++ b/cake/libs/view/helper.php
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ class Helper extends Overloadable {
 
 		$model = $view->model;
 		$sameScope = $hasField = false;
-		$parts = array_values(Set::filter(preg_split('/\/|\./', $entity), true));
+		$parts = array_values(Set::filter(explode('.', $entity), true));
 
 		if (empty($parts)) {
 			return;
diff --git a/cake/libs/view/helpers/form.php b/cake/libs/view/helpers/form.php
index 24237ae84..81e8c451a 100644
--- a/cake/libs/view/helpers/form.php
+++ b/cake/libs/view/helpers/form.php
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ class FormHelper extends AppHelper {
 			$defaultModel = $this->params['models'][0];
 		} elseif (empty($model) && empty($this->params['models'])) {
 			$model = false;
-		} elseif (is_string($model) && (strpos($model, '/') !== false || strpos($model, '.') !== false)) {
-			$path = preg_split('/\/|\./', $model);
+		} elseif (is_string($model) && strpos($model, '.') !== false) {
+			$path = explode('.', $model);
 			$model = $path[count($path) - 1];
 		}
 
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ class FormHelper extends AppHelper {
 		if (isset($this->params['_Token']) && !empty($this->params['_Token'])) {
 			if (!empty($this->params['_Token']['disabledFields'])) {
 				foreach ($this->params['_Token']['disabledFields'] as $value) {
-					$parts = preg_split('/\/|\./', $value);
+					$parts = explode('.', $value);
 					if (count($parts) == 1) {
 						if ($parts[0] === $field || $parts[0] === $fieldSuffix) {
 							return;
@@ -463,8 +463,8 @@ class FormHelper extends AppHelper {
 		}
 
 		if ($text === null) {
-			if (strpos($fieldName, '/') !== false || strpos($fieldName, '.') !== false) {
-				$text = array_pop(preg_split('/[\/\.]+/', $fieldName));
+			if (strpos($fieldName, '.') !== false) {
+				$text = array_pop(explode('.', $fieldName));
 			} else {
 				$text = $fieldName;
 			}
diff --git a/cake/libs/view/view.php b/cake/libs/view/view.php
index 779544f40..ff0271119 100644
--- a/cake/libs/view/view.php
+++ b/cake/libs/view/view.php
@@ -702,13 +702,10 @@ class View extends Object {
 				$options = $helper;
 				$helper = $i;
 			}
-			$parts = preg_split('/\/|\./', $helper);
+			$plugin = $this->plugin;
 
-			if (count($parts) === 1) {
-				$plugin = $this->plugin;
-			} else {
-				$plugin = Inflector::underscore($parts['0']);
-				$helper = $parts[count($parts) - 1];
+			if (strpos($helper, '.') !== false) {
+				list($plugin, $helper) = explode('.', $helper);
 			}
 			$helperCn = $helper . 'Helper';
 
diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/libs/view/helpers/form.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/libs/view/helpers/form.test.php
index 03cf07a5f..e99b6bdc9 100644
--- a/cake/tests/cases/libs/view/helpers/form.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/libs/view/helpers/form.test.php
@@ -1158,7 +1158,7 @@ class FormHelperTest extends CakeTestCase {
 		);
 		$this->assertTags($result, $expected);
 
-		$result = $this->Form->hidden('Contact/idontexist');
+		$result = $this->Form->hidden('Contact.idontexist');
 		$expected = array(
 			'input' => array('type' => 'hidden', 'name' => 'data[Contact][idontexist]', 'value' => '', 'id' => 'ContactIdontexist'),
 		);
@@ -1186,7 +1186,7 @@ class FormHelperTest extends CakeTestCase {
 		);
 		$this->assertTags($result, $expected);
 
-		$result = $this->Form->input('Contact/password');
+		$result = $this->Form->input('Contact.password');
 		$expected = array(
 			'div' => array('class' => 'input password'),
 			'label' => array('for' => 'ContactPassword'),
@@ -1438,7 +1438,7 @@ class FormHelperTest extends CakeTestCase {
 			'/div'
 		);
 		$this->assertTags($result, $expected);
-		
+
 		for ($i = 1; $i < 5; $i++) {
 			$result = $this->Form->input("Contact.{$i}.email", array('type' => 'checkbox', 'value' => $i));
 			$expected = array(
@@ -1451,7 +1451,7 @@ class FormHelperTest extends CakeTestCase {
 				'/div'
 			);
 			$this->assertTags($result, $expected);
-		}	
+		}
 	}
 /**
  * testFormInputs method
@@ -1683,7 +1683,7 @@ class FormHelperTest extends CakeTestCase {
  * @return void
  */
 	function testLabel() {
-		$this->Form->text('Person/name');
+		$this->Form->text('Person.name');
 		$result = $this->Form->label();
 		$this->assertTags($result, array('label' => array('for' => 'PersonName'), 'Name', '/label'));
 
@@ -1726,12 +1726,12 @@ class FormHelperTest extends CakeTestCase {
 		$this->assertTags($result, array('input' => array('type' => 'text', 'name' => 'data[Model][field]', 'value' => '', 'id' => 'theID')));
 
 		$this->Form->data['Model']['text'] = 'test <strong>HTML</strong> values';
-		$result = $this->Form->text('Model/text');
+		$result = $this->Form->text('Model.text');
 		$this->assertTags($result, array('input' => array('type' => 'text', 'name' => 'data[Model][text]', 'value' => 'test &lt;strong&gt;HTML&lt;/strong&gt; values', 'id' => 'ModelText')));
 
 		$this->Form->validationErrors['Model']['text'] = 1;
 		$this->Form->data['Model']['text'] = 'test';
-		$result = $this->Form->text('Model/text', array('id' => 'theID'));
+		$result = $this->Form->text('Model.text', array('id' => 'theID'));
 		$this->assertTags($result, array('input' => array('type' => 'text', 'name' => 'data[Model][text]', 'value' => 'test', 'id' => 'theID', 'class' => 'form-error')));
 	}
 /**
@@ -1795,7 +1795,7 @@ class FormHelperTest extends CakeTestCase {
 
 		$this->Form->validationErrors['Model']['passwd'] = 1;
 		$this->Form->data['Model']['passwd'] = 'test';
-		$result = $this->Form->password('Model/passwd', array('id' => 'theID'));
+		$result = $this->Form->password('Model.passwd', array('id' => 'theID'));
 		$this->assertTags($result, array('input' => array('type' => 'password', 'name' => 'data[Model][passwd]', 'value' => 'test', 'id' => 'theID', 'class' => 'form-error')));
 	}
 /**
@@ -1993,7 +1993,7 @@ class FormHelperTest extends CakeTestCase {
 			'/div'
 		);
 		$this->assertTags($result, $expected);
-		
+
 		$result = $this->Form->input('Newsletter.subscribe', array('legend' => false, 'label' => false, 'type' => 'radio', 'value' => '1', 'options' => array('0' => 'Unsubscribe', '1' => 'Subscribe')));
 		$expected = array(
 			'div' => array('class' => 'input radio'),
@@ -2490,7 +2490,7 @@ class FormHelperTest extends CakeTestCase {
 			array('input' => array('type' => 'checkbox', 'name' => 'data[CustomField][1][value]', 'value' => '1', 'id' => 'CustomField1Value'))
 		);
 		$this->assertTags($result, $expected);
-			
+
 		$result = $this->Form->checkbox('Test.test', array('name' => 'myField'));
 		$expected = array(
 				'input' => array('type' => 'hidden', 'name' => 'myField', 'value' => '0', 'id' => 'TestTest_'),
@@ -3546,7 +3546,7 @@ class FormHelperTest extends CakeTestCase {
 		);
 		$this->assertTags($result, $expected);
 
-		$result = $this->Form->textarea('Model/tmp');
+		$result = $this->Form->textarea('Model.tmp');
 		$expected = array(
 			'textarea' => array('name' => 'data[Model][tmp]', 'id' => 'ModelTmp'),
 			'/textarea',