diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index e2dd03da98..f2bee47651 100644
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -6362,3 +6362,10 @@ Rom    24 Oct 2012
     tools\
         make_project
         upgrade
+
+David  24 Oct 2012
+    - db_update.php is not executable, db_schemaversion.php is
+        NOTE: I suggest that we not use .php for executable scripts
+
+    html/ops/
+        db_update.php
diff --git a/html/ops/db_update.php b/html/ops/db_update.php
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 3d7aa695c0..e131ce909a
--- a/html/ops/db_update.php
+++ b/html/ops/db_update.php
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#! /usr/bin/env php
 <?php
 // This file is part of BOINC.
 // http://boinc.berkeley.edu