diff --git a/lam/lib/cache.inc b/lam/lib/cache.inc
index 1ed72838..813d805d 100644
--- a/lam/lib/cache.inc
+++ b/lam/lib/cache.inc
@@ -42,11 +42,11 @@ include_once('ldap.inc');
 class cache {
 	
 	/** This variable contains the cache */
-	var $ldapcache;
+	private $ldapcache;
 	/** This variable contains a list and their scope of attributes which should be cached */
-	var $attributes;
+	private $attributes;
 	/** This is the last timestamp on which the LDAP cache has been refreshed */
-	var $time;
+	private $time;
 
 	/**
 	 * Constructor.
diff --git a/lam/lib/selfService.inc b/lam/lib/selfService.inc
index 49f0afca..8e2007d4 100644
--- a/lam/lib/selfService.inc
+++ b/lam/lib/selfService.inc
@@ -255,37 +255,37 @@ function checkSelfServiceSettings($scope, $options) {
 class selfServiceProfile {
 
 	/** server address */
-	var $serverURL;
+	public $serverURL;
 
 	/** LDAP suffix */
-	var $LDAPSuffix;
+	public $LDAPSuffix;
 
 	/** LDAP user DN*/
-	var $LDAPUser;
+	public $LDAPUser;
 
 	/** LDAP password */
-	var $LDAPPassword;
+	public $LDAPPassword;
 
 	/** LDAP search attribute */
-	var $searchAttribute;
+	public $searchAttribute;
 
 	/** describing text for user login */
-	var $loginCaption;
+	public $loginCaption;
 
 	/** describing text for search attribute */
-	var $loginAttributeText;
+	public $loginAttributeText;
 
 	/** describing text for self service main page */
-	var $mainPageText;
+	public $mainPageText;
 
 	/** input fields
 	 * Format: array(<module> => array(array('name' => <group name>, 'fields' => array(<field1>, <field2>))))
 	 *
 	 */
-	var $inputFields;
+	public $inputFields;
 	
 	/** configuration settings of modules */
-	var $moduleSettings;
+	public $moduleSettings;
 
 	/**
 	 * Constructor