diff --git a/admin/settings/security.php b/admin/settings/security.php
index 4209805932b26..444458035ff21 100644
--- a/admin/settings/security.php
+++ b/admin/settings/security.php
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     $temp->add(new admin_setting_configselect('maxbytes', get_string('maxbytes', 'admin'), get_string('configmaxbytes', 'admin'), 0, $max_upload_choices));
     // 100MB
     $defaultuserquota = 104857600;
-    $params = new stdclass;
+    $params = new stdClass();
     $params->bytes = $defaultuserquota;
     $params->displaysize = display_size($defaultuserquota);
     $temp->add(new admin_setting_configtext('userquota', get_string('userquota', 'admin'), get_string('configuserquota', 'admin', $params), $defaultuserquota));
diff --git a/admin/xmldb/index.php b/admin/xmldb/index.php
index 53daf816ed62f..4b80b2862b318 100644
--- a/admin/xmldb/index.php
+++ b/admin/xmldb/index.php
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
                 print_error('xmldberror');
             }
         } else {
-            $a = new stdclass;
+            $a = new stdClass();
             $a->action = $action;
             $a->actionclass = $actionclass;
             print_error('cannotinstantiateclass', 'xmldb', '', $a);
diff --git a/blocks/comments/block_comments.php b/blocks/comments/block_comments.php
index c6c009045bfd4..979a8d82cb57a 100644
--- a/blocks/comments/block_comments.php
+++ b/blocks/comments/block_comments.php
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ function get_content() {
         $this->content->footer = '';
         $this->content->text = '';
         list($context, $course, $cm) = get_context_info_array($PAGE->context->id);
-        $args = new stdclass;
+        $args = new stdClass();
         $args->context   = $PAGE->context;
         $args->course    = $course;
         $args->area      = 'page_comments';
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ function get_content() {
         $comment = new comment($args);
         $comment->set_view_permission(true);
 
-        $this->content = new stdClass;
+        $this->content = new stdClass();
         $this->content->text = $comment->output(true);
         $this->content->footer = '';
         return $this->content;
diff --git a/comment/comment_ajax.php b/comment/comment_ajax.php
index adbb0110e3555..8f1ea5cc24da7 100644
--- a/comment/comment_ajax.php
+++ b/comment/comment_ajax.php
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 
 // initilising comment object
 if (!empty($client_id)) {
-    $args = new stdclass;
+    $args = new stdClass();
     $args->context   = $context;
     $args->course    = $course;
     $args->cm        = $cm;
diff --git a/comment/comment_post.php b/comment/comment_post.php
index 9338fc9302e80..e0730def92775 100644
--- a/comment/comment_post.php
+++ b/comment/comment_post.php
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 $returnurl = optional_param('returnurl', '',     PARAM_URL);
 $component = optional_param('component', '', PARAM_ALPHAEXT);
 
-$cmt = new stdclass;
+$cmt = new stdClass();
 $cmt->contextid = $contextid;
 $cmt->courseid  = $course->id;
 $cmt->area      = $area;
diff --git a/comment/lib.php b/comment/lib.php
index 61036304d997b..59e6d6e35eded 100644
--- a/comment/lib.php
+++ b/comment/lib.php
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ public function __construct($options) {
         }
 
         // setup options for callback functions
-        $this->args = new stdclass;
+        $this->args = new stdClass();
         $this->args->context     = $this->context;
         $this->args->courseid    = $this->courseid;
         $this->args->cm          = $this->cm;
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ public function output($return = true) {
         $murl->remove_params('comment_page');
         $this->link = $murl->out();
 
-        $options = new stdclass;
+        $options = new stdClass();
         $options->client_id = $this->cid;
         $options->commentarea = $this->commentarea;
         $options->itemid = $this->itemid;
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ public function add($content, $format = FORMAT_MOODLE) {
             throw new comment_exception('nopermissiontocomment');
         }
         $now = time();
-        $newcmt = new stdclass;
+        $newcmt = new stdClass();
         $newcmt->contextid    = $this->contextid;
         $newcmt->commentarea  = $this->commentarea;
         $newcmt->itemid       = $this->itemid;
diff --git a/course/format/social/format.php b/course/format/social/format.php
index 25f0c8fa6265a..f989f6fc830b2 100644
--- a/course/format/social/format.php
+++ b/course/format/social/format.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
     /// Print forum intro above posts  MDL-18483
         if (trim($forum->intro) != '') {
-            $options = new stdclass;
+            $options = new stdClass();
             $options->para = false;
             $introcontent = format_module_intro('forum', $forum, $cm->id);
 
diff --git a/files/filebrowser_ajax.php b/files/filebrowser_ajax.php
index 8ecc13423a19a..96099863274c6 100755
--- a/files/filebrowser_ajax.php
+++ b/files/filebrowser_ajax.php
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 
 echo $OUTPUT->header(); // send headers
 
-$err = new stdclass;
+$err = new stdClass();
 if (isguestuser()) {
     $err->error = get_string('noguest');
     die(json_encode($err));
diff --git a/lib/db/upgrade.php b/lib/db/upgrade.php
index ac1f7500909ff..bf9d9d74cfaaa 100644
--- a/lib/db/upgrade.php
+++ b/lib/db/upgrade.php
@@ -2639,7 +2639,7 @@ function xmldb_main_upgrade($oldversion) {
         }
         $active_licenses = array();
 
-        $license = new stdclass;
+        $license = new stdClass();
 
         // add unknown license
         $license->shortname = 'unknown';
diff --git a/lib/filelib.php b/lib/filelib.php
index 53e044294e3c7..18637a0aa82c2 100644
--- a/lib/filelib.php
+++ b/lib/filelib.php
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ function file_get_drafarea_folders($draftitemid, $filepath, &$data) {
     if ($files = $fs->get_directory_files($context->id, 'user', 'draft', $draftitemid, $filepath, false)) {
         foreach ($files as $file) {
             if ($file->is_directory()) {
-                $item = new stdclass;
+                $item = new stdClass();
                 $item->sortorder = $file->get_sortorder();
                 $item->filepath = $file->get_filepath();
 
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ function file_get_drafarea_files($draftitemid, $filepath = '/') {
     $context = get_context_instance(CONTEXT_USER, $USER->id);
     $fs = get_file_storage();
 
-    $data = new stdclass;
+    $data = new stdClass();
     $data->path = array();
     $data->path[] = array('name'=>get_string('files'), 'path'=>'/');
 
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ function file_get_drafarea_files($draftitemid, $filepath = '/') {
     $maxlength = 12;
     if ($files = $fs->get_directory_files($context->id, 'user', 'draft', $draftitemid, $filepath, false)) {
         foreach ($files as $file) {
-            $item = new stdclass;
+            $item = new stdClass();
             $item->filename = $file->get_filename();
             $item->filepath = $file->get_filepath();
             $item->fullname = trim($item->filename, '/');
diff --git a/lib/form/editor.php b/lib/form/editor.php
index 95af0d1532367..1ca0c371c83be 100644
--- a/lib/form/editor.php
+++ b/lib/form/editor.php
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ function toHtml() {
                 $draftitemid = $this->_values['itemid'];
             }
 
-            $args = new stdclass;
+            $args = new stdClass();
             // need these three to filter repositories list
             $args->accepted_types = array('image');
             $args->return_types = (FILE_INTERNAL | FILE_EXTERNAL);
diff --git a/lib/form/filemanager.php b/lib/form/filemanager.php
index 8033c2a57fbcd..89640f13c5fee 100644
--- a/lib/form/filemanager.php
+++ b/lib/form/filemanager.php
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ function toHtml() {
         $client_id = uniqid();
 
         // filemanager options
-        $options = new stdclass;
+        $options = new stdClass();
         $options->mainfile  = $this->_options['mainfile'];
         $options->maxbytes  = $this->_options['maxbytes'];
         $options->maxfiles  = $this->getMaxfiles();
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ public function __construct(stdClass $options) {
         }
 
         // building file picker options
-        $params = new stdclass;
+        $params = new stdClass();
         $params->accepted_types = $options->accepted_types;
         $params->return_types = $options->return_types;
         $params->context = $options->context;
diff --git a/lib/form/filepicker.php b/lib/form/filepicker.php
index 81307651dabc9..1c590486fab11 100644
--- a/lib/form/filepicker.php
+++ b/lib/form/filepicker.php
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ function toHtml() {
 
         $client_id = uniqid();
 
-        $args = new stdclass;
+        $args = new stdClass();
         // need these three to filter repositories list
         $args->accepted_types = $this->_options['accepted_types']?$this->_options['accepted_types']:'*';
         $args->return_types = FILE_INTERNAL;
diff --git a/lib/form/url.php b/lib/form/url.php
index 21cb1e7817ae6..8822aa8ec466a 100755
--- a/lib/form/url.php
+++ b/lib/form/url.php
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ function toHtml(){
 $straddlink
 </button>
 EOD;
-        $args = new stdclass;
+        $args = new stdClass();
         $args->accepted_types = '*';
         $args->return_types = FILE_EXTERNAL;
         $args->context = $PAGE->context;
diff --git a/lib/licenselib.php b/lib/licenselib.php
index b3c3789a5d33d..c6700557653d2 100644
--- a/lib/licenselib.php
+++ b/lib/licenselib.php
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ static private function set_active_licenses() {
     static public function install_licenses() {
         $active_licenses = array();
 
-        $license = new stdclass;
+        $license = new stdClass();
 
         $license->shortname = 'unknown';
         $license->fullname = 'Unknown license';
diff --git a/lib/upgradelib.php b/lib/upgradelib.php
index 5adeecfe7f40b..2d359cd13a5bb 100644
--- a/lib/upgradelib.php
+++ b/lib/upgradelib.php
@@ -1428,7 +1428,7 @@ function upgrade_plugin_mnet_functions($component) {
         $f = $data['filename'];
         $c = $data['classname'];
         foreach ($data['methods'] as $method) {
-            $dataobject = new stdclass;
+            $dataobject = new stdClass();
             $dataobject->plugintype  = $type;
             $dataobject->pluginname  = $plugin;
             $dataobject->enabled     = 1;
diff --git a/mod/assignment/lib.php b/mod/assignment/lib.php
index cdfd76b405ecb..23058952e45bc 100644
--- a/mod/assignment/lib.php
+++ b/mod/assignment/lib.php
@@ -1001,7 +1001,7 @@ function display_submission($offset=-1,$userid =-1, $display=true) {
 
         $this->preprocess_submission($submission);
 
-        $mformdata = new stdclass;
+        $mformdata = new stdClass();
         $mformdata->context = $this->context;
         $mformdata->maxbytes = $this->course->maxbytes;
         $mformdata->courseid = $this->course->id;
diff --git a/mod/assignment/type/upload/upload.php b/mod/assignment/type/upload/upload.php
index 93b0f7799ca2a..202efed3547a4 100644
--- a/mod/assignment/type/upload/upload.php
+++ b/mod/assignment/type/upload/upload.php
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
 
 echo $OUTPUT->box_start('generalbox');
 if ($instance->can_upload_file($submission) && ($id==null)) {
-    $data = new stdclass;
+    $data = new stdClass();
     // move submission files to user draft area
     $data = file_prepare_standard_filemanager($data, 'files', $filemanager_options, $context, 'mod_assignment', 'submission', $submission->id);
     // set file manager itemid, so it will find the files in draft area
diff --git a/mod/chat/chat_ajax.php b/mod/chat/chat_ajax.php
index 8542b3dfca45a..836dc49cdf25f 100644
--- a/mod/chat/chat_ajax.php
+++ b/mod/chat/chat_ajax.php
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
     $send_user_list = false;
     if ($messages && ($chat_lasttime != $chat_newlasttime)) {
         foreach ($messages as $n => &$message) {
-            $tmp = new stdclass;
+            $tmp = new stdClass();
             // when somebody enter room, user list will be updated
             if (!empty($message->system)){
                 $send_user_list = true;
diff --git a/mod/chat/gui_ajax/theme/bubble/config.php b/mod/chat/gui_ajax/theme/bubble/config.php
index dbdf3c2915136..f427d76e91bf2 100755
--- a/mod/chat/gui_ajax/theme/bubble/config.php
+++ b/mod/chat/gui_ajax/theme/bubble/config.php
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?php
-$chattheme_cfg = new stdclass;
+$chattheme_cfg = new stdClass();
 $chattheme_cfg->avatar = true;
 $chattheme_cfg->align  = true;
 $chattheme_cfg->event_message = <<<TEMPLATE
diff --git a/mod/chat/gui_ajax/theme/compact/config.php b/mod/chat/gui_ajax/theme/compact/config.php
index a0337c22b1043..fb78b5ee648b4 100755
--- a/mod/chat/gui_ajax/theme/compact/config.php
+++ b/mod/chat/gui_ajax/theme/compact/config.php
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?php
-$chattheme_cfg = new stdclass;
+$chattheme_cfg = new stdClass();
 $chattheme_cfg->avatar = false;
 $chattheme_cfg->align  = false;
 $chattheme_cfg->event_message = <<<TEMPLATE
diff --git a/mod/chat/lib.php b/mod/chat/lib.php
index 6d5857fc7348e..6a1c128f90fae 100644
--- a/mod/chat/lib.php
+++ b/mod/chat/lib.php
@@ -1076,7 +1076,7 @@ function chat_format_userlist($users, $course) {
  */
 function chat_print_error($level, $msg) {
     header('Content-Length: ' . ob_get_length() );
-    $error = new stdclass;
+    $error = new stdClass();
     $error->level = $level;
     $error->msg   = $msg;
     $response['error'] = $error;
diff --git a/mod/data/db/upgrade.php b/mod/data/db/upgrade.php
index 6c47c6d7bfdb4..438b1993cecc8 100644
--- a/mod/data/db/upgrade.php
+++ b/mod/data/db/upgrade.php
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ function xmldb_data_upgrade($oldversion) {
                         $lastdataid = $res->dataid;
                         $lastcourseid = $res->courseid;
                     }
-                    $cmt = new stdclass;
+                    $cmt = new stdClass();
                     $cmt->contextid   = $modcontext->id;
                     $cmt->commentarea = 'database_entry';
                     $cmt->itemid      = $res->itemid;
diff --git a/mod/data/field/file/field.class.php b/mod/data/field/file/field.class.php
index 3aa2bcbfeeb82..bfea754852862 100755
--- a/mod/data/field/file/field.class.php
+++ b/mod/data/field/file/field.class.php
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ function display_add_field($recordid=0) {
         // itemid element
         $html .= '<input type="hidden" name="field_'.$this->field->id.'_file" value="'.$itemid.'" />';
 
-        $options = new stdclass;
+        $options = new stdClass();
         $options->maxbytes  = $this->field->param3;
         $options->itemid    = $itemid;
         $options->accepted_types = '*';
diff --git a/mod/data/field/picture/field.class.php b/mod/data/field/picture/field.class.php
index 3faf33d5b422e..3086c84550443 100755
--- a/mod/data/field/picture/field.class.php
+++ b/mod/data/field/picture/field.class.php
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ function display_add_field($recordid=0) {
             $str .= '<img width="'.s($this->previewwidth).'" height="'.s($this->previewheight).'" src="'.$src.'" alt="" />';
         }
 
-        $options = new stdclass;
+        $options = new stdClass();
         $options->maxbytes  = $this->field->param3;
         $options->itemid    = $itemid;
         $options->accepted_types = array('image');
diff --git a/mod/data/field/url/field.class.php b/mod/data/field/url/field.class.php
index d720c5705e61f..b4e7683507515 100755
--- a/mod/data/field/url/field.class.php
+++ b/mod/data/field/url/field.class.php
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class data_field_url extends data_field_base {
     function display_add_field($recordid=0) {
         global $CFG, $DB, $OUTPUT, $PAGE;
 
-        $args = new stdclass;
+        $args = new stdClass();
         $args->accepted_types = '*';
         $args->return_types = FILE_EXTERNAL;
         $args->context = $this->context;
diff --git a/mod/data/import.php b/mod/data/import.php
index 60d5c72a1c48c..d93284b1aa384 100755
--- a/mod/data/import.php
+++ b/mod/data/import.php
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
     require_once('import_form.php');
     echo $OUTPUT->heading(get_string('uploadrecords', 'data'), 3);
     $form = new mod_data_import_form(new moodle_url('/mod/data/import.php'));
-    $formdata = new stdclass;
+    $formdata = new stdClass();
     $formdata->d = $data->id;
     $form->set_data($formdata);
     $form->display();
diff --git a/mod/data/lib.php b/mod/data/lib.php
index b556f01e661ff..a24b392e09c25 100755
--- a/mod/data/lib.php
+++ b/mod/data/lib.php
@@ -1293,7 +1293,7 @@ function data_print_template($template, $records, $data, $search='', $page=0, $r
             if (!empty($CFG->usecomments)) {
                 require_once($CFG->dirroot  . '/comment/lib.php');
                 list($context, $course, $cm) = get_context_info_array($context->id);
-                $cmt = new stdclass;
+                $cmt = new stdClass();
                 $cmt->context = $context;
                 $cmt->course  = $course;
                 $cmt->cm      = $cm;
@@ -1332,7 +1332,7 @@ function data_print_template($template, $records, $data, $search='', $page=0, $r
                 if (!empty($CFG->usecomments)) {
                     require_once($CFG->dirroot . '/comment/lib.php');
                     list($context, $course, $cm) = get_context_info_array($context->id);
-                    $cmt = new stdclass;
+                    $cmt = new stdClass();
                     $cmt->context = $context;
                     $cmt->course  = $course;
                     $cmt->cm      = $cm;
diff --git a/mod/glossary/db/upgrade.php b/mod/glossary/db/upgrade.php
index b4c6257ae5d00..0ebe94ffadca4 100644
--- a/mod/glossary/db/upgrade.php
+++ b/mod/glossary/db/upgrade.php
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ function xmldb_glossary_upgrade($oldversion) {
                         $lastglossaryid = $res->glossaryid;
                         $lastcourseid   = $res->courseid;
                     }
-                    $cmt = new stdclass;
+                    $cmt = new stdClass();
                     $cmt->contextid     = $modcontext->id;
                     $cmt->commentarea   = 'glossary_entry';
                     $cmt->itemid        = $res->itemid;
diff --git a/mod/glossary/import.php b/mod/glossary/import.php
index 00d607d4c0c89..32513063fc860 100644
--- a/mod/glossary/import.php
+++ b/mod/glossary/import.php
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 if ( !$data = $form->get_data() ) {
     echo $OUTPUT->box_start('glossarydisplay generalbox');
     // display upload form
-    $data = new stdclass;
+    $data = new stdClass();
     $data->id = $id;
     $form->set_data($data);
     $form->display();
diff --git a/mod/glossary/lib.php b/mod/glossary/lib.php
index 17193875bebcf..56ad02b8b1457 100644
--- a/mod/glossary/lib.php
+++ b/mod/glossary/lib.php
@@ -1046,7 +1046,7 @@ function glossary_print_entry_icons($course, $cm, $glossary, $entry, $mode='',$h
         $output = true;
         if (!empty($CFG->usecomments)) {
             require_once($CFG->dirroot . '/comment/lib.php');
-            $cmt = new stdclass;
+            $cmt = new stdClass();
             $cmt->component = 'mod_glossary';
             $cmt->context  = $context;
             $cmt->course   = $course;
diff --git a/mod/quiz/lib.php b/mod/quiz/lib.php
index ec964e5fc2281..825fe244ca4bf 100644
--- a/mod/quiz/lib.php
+++ b/mod/quiz/lib.php
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ function quiz_update_effective_access($quiz, $userid) {
     $override = $DB->get_record('quiz_overrides', array('quiz' => $quiz->id, 'userid' => $userid));
 
     if (!$override) {
-        $override = new stdclass;
+        $override = new stdClass();
         $override->timeopen = null;
         $override->timeclose = null;
         $override->timelimit = null;
diff --git a/mod/wiki/locallib.php b/mod/wiki/locallib.php
index b03aa915b475a..35fb5cd58850e 100644
--- a/mod/wiki/locallib.php
+++ b/mod/wiki/locallib.php
@@ -1128,7 +1128,7 @@ function wiki_delete_comment($idcomment, $context, $pageid) {
     require_once($CFG->dirroot . '/comment/lib.php');
 
     list($context, $course, $cm) = get_context_info_array($context->id);
-    $cmt = new stdclass;
+    $cmt = new stdClass();
     $cmt->context = $context;
     $cmt->itemid = $pageid;
     $cmt->area = 'wiki_page';
diff --git a/mod/wiki/pagelib.php b/mod/wiki/pagelib.php
index 69de1b39c59d7..e7e11f836e414 100644
--- a/mod/wiki/pagelib.php
+++ b/mod/wiki/pagelib.php
@@ -926,7 +926,7 @@ function print_content($pagetitle = '') {
 
         // @TODO: Change this to has_capability and show an alternative interface.
         require_capability('mod/wiki:createpage', $context, NULL, true, 'nocreatepermission', 'wiki');
-        $data = new stdclass;
+        $data = new stdClass();
         if (!empty($pagetitle)) {
             $data->pagetitle = $pagetitle;
         }
@@ -1037,7 +1037,7 @@ function print_header() {
         parent::print_header();
 
         $this->print_pagetitle();
-        $vstring = new stdclass;
+        $vstring = new stdClass();
         $vstring->old = $this->compare;
         $vstring->new = $this->comparewith;
         echo $OUTPUT->heading(get_string('comparewith', 'wiki', $vstring));
diff --git a/mod/workshop/allocation/manual/lib.php b/mod/workshop/allocation/manual/lib.php
index 2ae4fa684e4a2..5174c7d7ca209 100644
--- a/mod/workshop/allocation/manual/lib.php
+++ b/mod/workshop/allocation/manual/lib.php
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ public function ui() {
         $allocations = array();
 
         foreach ($participants as $participant) {
-            $allocations[$participant->id] = new stdclass;
+            $allocations[$participant->id] = new stdClass();
             $allocations[$participant->id]->userid = $participant->id;
             $allocations[$participant->id]->submissionid = null;
             $allocations[$participant->id]->reviewedby = array();
diff --git a/question/previewlib.php b/question/previewlib.php
index c3dfbfb69b70c..4f60b030e9d21 100644
--- a/question/previewlib.php
+++ b/question/previewlib.php
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ function question_preview_question_pluginfile($course, $context, $component,
 
     // Build fake attempt
     $timenow = time();
-    $attempt = new stdclass;
+    $attempt = new stdClass();
     $attempt->quiz = $quiz->id;
     $attempt->userid = $USER->id;
     $attempt->attempt = 0;
diff --git a/question/type/truefalse/questiontype.php b/question/type/truefalse/questiontype.php
index de74c1ea44cbc..c2fb46984fa0e 100644
--- a/question/type/truefalse/questiontype.php
+++ b/question/type/truefalse/questiontype.php
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ function save_question_options($question) {
             $DB->update_record("question_answers", $true);
         } else {
             unset($true);
-            $true = new stdclass;
+            $true = new stdClass();
             $true->answer   = get_string("true", "quiz");
             $true->question = $question->id;
             $true->fraction = $question->correctanswer;
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ function save_question_options($question) {
             $DB->update_record("question_answers", $false);
         } else {
             unset($false);
-            $false = new stdclass;
+            $false = new stdClass();
             $false->answer   = get_string("false", "quiz");
             $false->question = $question->id;
             $false->fraction = 1 - (int)$question->correctanswer;
diff --git a/rating/rate.php b/rating/rate.php
index 3ac00e8915e6c..2a06de46e2002 100644
--- a/rating/rate.php
+++ b/rating/rate.php
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
 $PAGE->set_url('/lib/rate.php', array('contextid'=>$context->id));
 
 if ($userrating != RATING_UNSET_RATING) {
-    $ratingoptions = new stdclass;
+    $ratingoptions = new stdClass();
     $ratingoptions->context = $context;
     $ratingoptions->itemid  = $itemid;
     $ratingoptions->scaleid = $scaleid;
diff --git a/rating/rate_ajax.php b/rating/rate_ajax.php
index f40199ffcabb0..5d5da2be24f7d 100644
--- a/rating/rate_ajax.php
+++ b/rating/rate_ajax.php
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
 $PAGE->set_url('/lib/rate.php', array('contextid'=>$context->id));
 
 //rating options used to update the rating then retrieve the aggregate
-$ratingoptions = new stdclass;
+$ratingoptions = new stdClass();
 $ratingoptions->context = $context;
 $ratingoptions->itemid  = $itemid;
 $ratingoptions->scaleid = $scaleid;
diff --git a/repository/draftfiles_ajax.php b/repository/draftfiles_ajax.php
index 0b164dc707cd7..0f910ddc9af2a 100755
--- a/repository/draftfiles_ajax.php
+++ b/repository/draftfiles_ajax.php
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 
 switch ($action) {
     case 'dir':
-        $data = new stdclass;
+        $data = new stdClass();
         file_get_drafarea_folders($draftid, $filepath, $data);
         echo json_encode($data);
         die;
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 
         $fs = get_file_storage();
         $fs->create_directory($user_context->id, 'user', 'draft', $draftid, file_correct_filepath(file_correct_filepath($filepath).$newdirname));
-        $return = new stdclass;
+        $return = new stdClass();
         $return->filepath = $filepath;
         echo json_encode($return);
         die;
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
 
         $fs = get_file_storage();
         $filepath = file_correct_filepath($filepath);
-        $return = new stdclass;
+        $return = new stdClass();
         if ($stored_file = $fs->get_file($user_context->id, 'user', 'draft', $draftid, $filepath, $filename)) {
             $parent_path = $stored_file->get_parent_directory()->get_filepath();
             if ($stored_file->is_directory()) {
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@
         $parent_path = $file->get_parent_directory()->get_filepath();
 
         if ($newfile = $zipper->archive_to_storage(array($file), $user_context->id, 'user', 'draft', $draftid, $parent_path, $filepath.'.zip', $USER->id)) {
-            $return = new stdclass;
+            $return = new stdClass();
             $return->filepath = $parent_path;
             echo json_encode($return);
         } else {
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@
         // archive compressed file to an unused draft area
         $newdraftitemid = file_get_unused_draft_itemid();
         if ($newfile = $zipper->archive_to_storage(array($stored_file), $user_context->id, 'user', 'draft', $newdraftitemid, '/', $filename, $USER->id)) {
-            $return = new stdclass;
+            $return = new stdClass();
             $return->fileurl  = moodle_url::make_draftfile_url($newdraftitemid, '/', $filename)->out();
             $return->filepath = $parent_path;
             echo json_encode($return);
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@
         $file = $fs->get_file($user_context->id, 'user', 'draft', $draftid, $filepath, $filename);
 
         if ($newfile = $file->extract_to_storage($zipper, $user_context->id, 'user', 'draft', $draftid, $filepath, $USER->id)) {
-            $return = new stdclass;
+            $return = new stdClass();
             $return->filepath = $filepath;
             echo json_encode($return);
         } else {
diff --git a/repository/draftfiles_manager.php b/repository/draftfiles_manager.php
index 28954b904da19..d48b09f5f229b 100755
--- a/repository/draftfiles_manager.php
+++ b/repository/draftfiles_manager.php
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@
     echo html_writer::link($home_url, get_string('back', 'repository'));
     echo $OUTPUT->container_end();
 
-    $data = new stdclass;
+    $data = new stdClass();
     $home_url->param('action', 'movefile');
     $home_url->param('draftpath', $draftpath);
     $home_url->param('filename', $filename);
diff --git a/repository/dropbox/lib.php b/repository/dropbox/lib.php
index 8f5aa6ae6a9ed..de9e398e84c95 100644
--- a/repository/dropbox/lib.php
+++ b/repository/dropbox/lib.php
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ public function print_login() {
         $url = $result['authorize_url'];
         if ($this->options['ajax']) {
             $ret = array();
-            $popup_btn = new stdclass;
+            $popup_btn = new stdClass();
             $popup_btn->type = 'popup';
             $popup_btn->url = $url;
             $ret['login'] = array($popup_btn);
diff --git a/repository/filepicker.php b/repository/filepicker.php
index 6d8740578e2da..d60cf7e6a42f7 100755
--- a/repository/filepicker.php
+++ b/repository/filepicker.php
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@
         print_error('maxbytes');
     }
     if (!empty($thefile)) {
-        $record = new stdclass;
+        $record = new stdClass();
         $record->filepath = $savepath;
         $record->filename = $filename;
         $record->component = 'user';
diff --git a/repository/flickr/lib.php b/repository/flickr/lib.php
index fef2ded8cc0a5..3e4392a4058b2 100755
--- a/repository/flickr/lib.php
+++ b/repository/flickr/lib.php
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ public function global_search() {
     public function print_login() {
         if ($this->options['ajax']) {
             $ret = array();
-            $popup_btn = new stdclass;
+            $popup_btn = new stdClass();
             $popup_btn->type = 'popup';
             $popup_btn->url = $this->flickr->auth();
             $ret['login'] = array($popup_btn);
diff --git a/repository/flickr_public/lib.php b/repository/flickr_public/lib.php
index bd2699615b3a9..74fac87312f8b 100644
--- a/repository/flickr_public/lib.php
+++ b/repository/flickr_public/lib.php
@@ -129,32 +129,32 @@ public function check_login() {
     public function print_login() {
         if ($this->options['ajax']) {
             $ret = array();
-            $fulltext = new stdclass;
+            $fulltext = new stdClass();
             $fulltext->label = get_string('fulltext', 'repository_flickr_public').': ';
             $fulltext->id    = 'el_fulltext';
             $fulltext->type = 'text';
             $fulltext->name = 'flickr_fulltext';
 
-            $tag = new stdclass;
+            $tag = new stdClass();
             $tag->label = get_string('tag', 'repository_flickr_public').': ';
             $tag->id    = 'el_tag';
             $tag->type = 'text';
             $tag->name = 'flickr_tag';
 
-            $email_field = new stdclass;
+            $email_field = new stdClass();
             $email_field->label = get_string('username', 'repository_flickr_public').': ';
             $email_field->id    = 'account';
             $email_field->type = 'text';
             $email_field->name = 'flickr_account';
 
-            $commercial = new stdclass;
+            $commercial = new stdClass();
             $commercial->label = get_string('commercialuse', 'repository_flickr_public').': ';
             $commercial->id    = 'flickr_commercial_id';
             $commercial->type  = 'checkbox';
             $commercial->name  = 'flickr_commercial';
             $commercial->value = 'yes';
 
-            $modification = new stdclass;
+            $modification = new stdClass();
             $modification->label = get_string('modification', 'repository_flickr_public').': ';
             $modification->id    = 'flickr_modification_id';
             $modification->type  = 'checkbox';
diff --git a/repository/googledocs/lib.php b/repository/googledocs/lib.php
index e8718ed3c428c..36e5d8e05c37a 100644
--- a/repository/googledocs/lib.php
+++ b/repository/googledocs/lib.php
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public function print_login($ajax = true){
         global $CFG;
         if($ajax){
             $ret = array();
-            $popup_btn = new stdclass;
+            $popup_btn = new stdClass();
             $popup_btn->type = 'popup';
             $returnurl = $CFG->wwwroot.'/repository/repository_callback.php?callback=yes&repo_id='.$this->id;
             $popup_btn->url = google_authsub::login_url($returnurl, google_docs::REALM);
diff --git a/repository/lib.php b/repository/lib.php
index b2930b92e79ef..47cab09245b40 100644
--- a/repository/lib.php
+++ b/repository/lib.php
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ public function create($silent = false) {
         $existingtype = $DB->get_record('repository', array('type'=>$this->_typename));
         if (!$existingtype) {
             //create the type
-            $newtype = new stdclass;
+            $newtype = new stdClass();
             $newtype->type = $this->_typename;
             $newtype->visible = $this->_visible;
             $newtype->sortorder = $this->_sortorder;
@@ -1204,7 +1204,7 @@ public function supported_returntypes() {
     final public function get_meta() {
         global $CFG, $OUTPUT;
         $ft = new filetype_parser;
-        $meta = new stdclass;
+        $meta = new stdClass();
         $meta->id   = $this->id;
         $meta->name = $this->get_name();
         $meta->type = $this->options['type'];
@@ -1231,7 +1231,7 @@ public static function create($type, $userid, $context, $params, $readonly=0) {
         require_once($CFG->dirroot . '/repository/'. $type . '/lib.php');
         $classname = 'repository_' . $type;
         if ($repo = $DB->get_record('repository', array('type'=>$type))) {
-            $record = new stdclass;
+            $record = new stdClass();
             $record->name = $params['name'];
             $record->typeid = $repo->id;
             $record->timecreated  = time();
@@ -1767,12 +1767,12 @@ function initialise_filepicker($args) {
     global $CFG, $USER, $PAGE, $OUTPUT;
     require_once($CFG->libdir . '/licenselib.php');
 
-    $return = new stdclass;
+    $return = new stdClass();
     $licenses = array();
     if (!empty($CFG->licenses)) {
         $array = explode(',', $CFG->licenses);
         foreach ($array as $license) {
-            $l = new stdclass;
+            $l = new stdClass();
             $l->shortname = $license;
             $l->fullname = get_string($license, 'license');
             $licenses[] = $l;
diff --git a/repository/merlot/lib.php b/repository/merlot/lib.php
index 9bd04e1846939..981a684b72183 100755
--- a/repository/merlot/lib.php
+++ b/repository/merlot/lib.php
@@ -101,12 +101,12 @@ private function _get_collection($keyword) {
      */
     public function print_login(){
         $ret = array();
-        $search = new stdclass;
+        $search = new stdClass();
         $search->type = 'text';
         $search->id   = 'merlog_search';
         $search->name = 'merlot_keyword';
         $search->label = get_string('search').': ';
-        $author = new stdclass;
+        $author = new stdClass();
         $author->type = 'text';
         $author->id   = 'merlog_author';
         $author->name = 'merlot_author';
diff --git a/repository/picasa/lib.php b/repository/picasa/lib.php
index 55b5b5e35450f..463ad2365f9f2 100644
--- a/repository/picasa/lib.php
+++ b/repository/picasa/lib.php
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public function print_login(){
         $authurl = google_authsub::login_url($returnurl, google_picasa::REALM);
         if($this->options['ajax']){
             $ret = array();
-            $popup_btn = new stdclass;
+            $popup_btn = new stdClass();
             $popup_btn->type = 'popup';
             $popup_btn->url = $authurl;
             $ret['login'] = array($popup_btn);
diff --git a/repository/repository_ajax.php b/repository/repository_ajax.php
index f726e92756b4d..a239b59555f1a 100755
--- a/repository/repository_ajax.php
+++ b/repository/repository_ajax.php
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 require_once(dirname(dirname(__FILE__)).'/lib/filelib.php');
 require_once(dirname(__FILE__).'/lib.php');
 
-$err = new stdclass;
+$err = new stdClass();
 
 /// Parameters
 $action    = optional_param('action', '', PARAM_ALPHA);
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@
                 throw new file_exception('maxbytes');
             }
 
-            $record = new stdclass;
+            $record = new stdClass();
             $record->filepath = $saveas_path;
             $record->filename = $saveas_filename;
             $record->component = 'user';
diff --git a/repository/upload/lib.php b/repository/upload/lib.php
index 411a515f6eee6..430f51c323bf4 100755
--- a/repository/upload/lib.php
+++ b/repository/upload/lib.php
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public function upload() {
             }
         }
 
-        $record = new stdclass;
+        $record = new stdClass();
         $record->filearea = 'draft';
         $record->component = 'user';
         $record->filepath = optional_param('savepath', '/', PARAM_PATH);
diff --git a/repository/url/lib.php b/repository/url/lib.php
index efcf1fb70b64b..f763b39208b68 100644
--- a/repository/url/lib.php
+++ b/repository/url/lib.php
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public function print_login() {
         $strname     = get_string('rename', 'repository_url');
         $strurl      = get_string('url', 'repository_url');
         if ($this->options['ajax']) {
-            $url = new stdclass;
+            $url = new stdClass();
             $url->label = $strurl.': ';
             $url->id   = 'fileurl';
             $url->type = 'text';
diff --git a/repository/youtube/lib.php b/repository/youtube/lib.php
index 15f3ce10083c6..a845f16797644 100644
--- a/repository/youtube/lib.php
+++ b/repository/youtube/lib.php
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public function get_listing($path='', $page = '') {
 
     public function print_login($ajax = true) {
         $ret = array();
-        $search = new stdclass;
+        $search = new stdClass();
         $search->type = 'text';
         $search->id   = 'youtube_search';
         $search->name = 'youtube_keyword';