diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index 1db921617b..f8f70274bd 100755
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -10576,3 +10576,16 @@ David  28 Sept 2006
         update_uotd.php
         watchdogs.php
         wd_nresults_changing.php
+
+David  28 Sept 2006
+    - Redo the above, using
+        #!/usr/bin/env php
+        (suggested by Eric Myers)
+
+    html/ops/
+        db_update.php
+        update_forum_activities.php
+        update_profile_pages.php
+        update_uotd.php
+        watchdogs.php
+        wd_nresults_changing.php
diff --git a/html/ops/db_update.php b/html/ops/db_update.php
index eda6b4239e..492d40e2f0 100644
--- a/html/ops/db_update.php
+++ b/html/ops/db_update.php
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#! /usr/bin/php
+#! /usr/bin/env php
 <?php
 
 // code for one-time database updates goes here.
diff --git a/html/ops/update_forum_activities.php b/html/ops/update_forum_activities.php
index 3778076d4b..e704dd2221 100755
--- a/html/ops/update_forum_activities.php
+++ b/html/ops/update_forum_activities.php
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/php
+#!/usr/bin/env php
 <?php
 
 require_once("../inc/forum.inc");
diff --git a/html/ops/update_profile_pages.php b/html/ops/update_profile_pages.php
index e1efac4c08..a8608ec0d0 100755
--- a/html/ops/update_profile_pages.php
+++ b/html/ops/update_profile_pages.php
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/php
+#!/usr/bin/env php
 <?php
 
 require_once("../inc/db.inc");
diff --git a/html/ops/update_uotd.php b/html/ops/update_uotd.php
index 91bd4cb270..72b4fa33d0 100755
--- a/html/ops/update_uotd.php
+++ b/html/ops/update_uotd.php
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/php
+#!/usr/bin/env php
 
 <?php
 
diff --git a/html/ops/watchdogs.php b/html/ops/watchdogs.php
index 786d558abd..e5ac154efc 100644
--- a/html/ops/watchdogs.php
+++ b/html/ops/watchdogs.php
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#! /usr/bin/php
+#! /usr/bin/env php
 <?php
 
 // General-purpose watchdog script.
diff --git a/html/ops/wd_nresults_changing.php b/html/ops/wd_nresults_changing.php
index 0c4f36f549..01473d34e9 100644
--- a/html/ops/wd_nresults_changing.php
+++ b/html/ops/wd_nresults_changing.php
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#! /usr/bin/php -q
+#!/usr/bin/env php -q
 <?php
 
 // watchdog script to ensure that the number of result records