diff --git a/public/include/admin_checks.php b/public/include/admin_checks.php
index 1a28da32..2652659b 100644
--- a/public/include/admin_checks.php
+++ b/public/include/admin_checks.php
@@ -2,16 +2,17 @@
 $defflip = (!cfip()) ? exit(header('HTTP/1.1 401 Unauthorized')) : 1;
 
 if (@$_SESSION['USERDATA']['is_admin'] && $user->isAdmin(@$_SESSION['USERDATA']['id'])) {
-  
   if (!include_once(INCLUDE_DIR . '/lib/jsonRPCClient.php')) die('Unable to load libs');
-  
   $notice = array();
   $enotice = array();
   $error = array();
   
-  // setup some basic stuff for checking
-  $apache_user = posix_getuid();
-  $apache_user = (function_exists('posix_getpwuid')) ? posix_getpwuid($apache_user) : $apache_user;
+  // setup some basic stuff for checking - getuid/getpwuid not available on mac/windows
+  $apache_user = 'unknown';
+  if (substr_count(strtolower(PHP_OS), 'nix') > 0) {
+    $apache_user = (function_exists('posix_getuid')) ? posix_getuid() : 'unknown';
+    $apache_user = (function_exists('posix_getpwuid')) ? posix_getpwuid($apache_user) : $apache_user;
+  }
   
   // setup checks
   // check if memcache isn't available but enabled in config -> error
@@ -71,19 +72,29 @@ if (@$_SESSION['USERDATA']['is_admin'] && $user->isAdmin(@$_SESSION['USERDATA'][
     $error[] = "strict or mc_antidos are enabled and memcache is not, <u>memcache is required</u> to use these.";
   }
   // poke stratum using gettingstarted details -> enotice
-  $socket = @socket_create(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, SOL_TCP);
-  if ($socket !== false) {
-    $address = @gethostbyname($config['gettingstarted']['stratumurl']);
-    $result = @socket_connect($socket, $address, $config['gettingstarted']['stratumport']);
-    if ($result !== 1) {
+  if (substr_count(strtolower(PHP_OS), 'nix') > 0) {
+    // unix *poke*
+    $socket = @socket_create(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, SOL_TCP);
+    if ($socket !== false) {
+      $address = @gethostbyname($config['gettingstarted']['stratumurl']);
+      $result = @socket_connect($socket, $address, $config['gettingstarted']['stratumport']);
+      if ($result !== 1) {
+        $enotice[] = "We tried to poke your Stratum server using config->gettingstarted details but it didn't respond";
+      }
+      $close = @socket_close($socket);
+    }
+  } else {
+    // mac/windows *poke*
+    if (! $fp = @fsockopen($config['gettingstarted']['stratumurl'],$config['gettingstarted']['stratumport'],$errCode,$errStr,1)) {
       $enotice[] = "We tried to poke your Stratum server using config->gettingstarted details but it didn't respond";
     }
-    $close = @socket_close($socket);
+    @fclose($fp);
   }
+  
   // security checks
   // strict not on -> notice
   if (!$config['strict']) {
-    $notice[] = "strict is <u>disabled</u> - if you have memcache, you should turn this on.";
+    $notice[] = "Strict is <u>disabled</u> - if you have memcache, you should turn this on.";
   }
   // salts too short -> notice, salts default -> error
   if ((strlen(SALT) < 24) || (strlen(SALTY) < 24) || SALT == 'PLEASEMAKEMESOMETHINGRANDOM' || SALTY == 'THISSHOULDALSOBERRAANNDDOOM') {
diff --git a/public/include/classes/user.class.php b/public/include/classes/user.class.php
index 1c0feee0..3d1366b3 100644
--- a/public/include/classes/user.class.php
+++ b/public/include/classes/user.class.php
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ class User extends Base {
   private function createSession($username) {
     $this->debug->append("STA " . __METHOD__, 4);
     $this->debug->append("Log in user to _SESSION", 2);
-    if ($this->config['strict']) {
+    if ($this->config['strict'] && $this->config['memcache']['enabled']) {
       session_regenerate_id(true);
       $_SESSION['AUTHENTICATED'] = '1';
       // $this->user from checkUserPassword
diff --git a/public/include/pages/login.inc.php b/public/include/pages/login.inc.php
index 84964672..d80dd08c 100644
--- a/public/include/pages/login.inc.php
+++ b/public/include/pages/login.inc.php
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ if ($setting->getValue('maintenance') && !$user->isAdmin($user->getUserIdByEmail
         $port = ($_SERVER["SERVER_PORT"] == "80" || $_SERVER["SERVER_PORT"] == "443") ? "" : (":".$_SERVER["SERVER_PORT"]);
         $location = (@$_SERVER['HTTPS'] == "on") ? 'https://' : 'http://';
         $location .= $_SERVER['SERVER_NAME'] . $port . $_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME'];
-        if ($config['strict']) {
+        if ($config['strict'] && $config['memcache']['enabled']) {
           $update = array('key' => '','sid' => '','ua' => '','ip' => '','la' => 0,'hn' => 0,'hnl' => 0,'ha' => 0,'hal' => 0);
           $session->regen_session_id();
           $update['sid'] = session_id();
diff --git a/public/index.php b/public/index.php
index 61a5a327..cb99e3fd 100644
--- a/public/index.php
+++ b/public/index.php
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ if ($config['memcache']['enabled'] && ($config['mc_antidos']['enabled'] || $conf
 }
 
 // Quick config check
-if (@$_SESSION['USERDATA']['is_admin'] && (!$config['skip_config_tests'])) {
+if (@$_SESSION['USERDATA']['is_admin'] && !@$config['skip_config_tests']) {
   require_once(INCLUDE_DIR. '/admin_checks.php');
 }