diff --git a/db_tracking.php b/db_tracking.php
index df589ed723..73ecd5b23c 100644
--- a/db_tracking.php
+++ b/db_tracking.php
@@ -91,11 +91,7 @@ if ($GLOBALS['dbi']->numRows($all_tables_result) > 0) {
     // Print out information about versions
 
     $drop_image_or_text = '';
-    if (in_array(
-        $GLOBALS['cfg']['ActionLinksMode'],
-        array('icons', 'both')
-        )
-    ) {
+    if (PMA_Util::showIcons('ActionLinksMode')) {
         $drop_image_or_text .= PMA_Util::getImage(
             'b_drop.png',
             __('Delete tracking data for this table')
diff --git a/libraries/DisplayResults.class.php b/libraries/DisplayResults.class.php
index fabb04fabd..5ff12d60f1 100644
--- a/libraries/DisplayResults.class.php
+++ b/libraries/DisplayResults.class.php
@@ -535,11 +535,7 @@ class PMA_DisplayResults
     ) {
 
         $caption_output = '';
-        if (in_array(
-            $GLOBALS['cfg']['TableNavigationLinksMode'],
-            array('icons', 'both')
-            )
-        ) {
+        if (PMA_Util::showIcons('TableNavigationLinksMode')) {
             $caption_output .= $caption;
         }
 
diff --git a/libraries/Footer.class.php b/libraries/Footer.class.php
index 49b0798577..c845c826f8 100644
--- a/libraries/Footer.class.php
+++ b/libraries/Footer.class.php
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class PMA_Footer
     {
         $message = '<a href="/">' . __('phpMyAdmin Demo Server') . '</a>: ';
         if (file_exists('./revision-info.php')) {
-            include('./revision-info.php');
+            include './revision-info.php';
             $message .= sprintf(
                 __('Currently running Git revision %1$s from the %2$s branch.'),
                 '<a target="_top" href="' . $repobase . $fullrevision . '">'
@@ -161,11 +161,7 @@ class PMA_Footer
         $retval .= '<div id="selflink" class="print_ignore">';
         $retval .= '<a href="' . $url . '"'
             . ' title="' . __('Open new phpMyAdmin window') . '" target="_blank">';
-        if (in_array(
-            $GLOBALS['cfg']['TabsMode'],
-            array('icons', 'both')
-            )
-        ) {
+        if (PMA_Util::showIcons('TabsMode')) {
             $retval .= PMA_Util::getImage(
                 'window-new.png',
                 __('Open new phpMyAdmin window')
diff --git a/libraries/Menu.class.php b/libraries/Menu.class.php
index cb48a2a6d4..050b0040b2 100644
--- a/libraries/Menu.class.php
+++ b/libraries/Menu.class.php
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ class PMA_Menu
         $item .= '%3$s</a>';
         $retval .= "<div id='floating_menubar'></div>";
         $retval .= "<div id='serverinfo'>";
-        if (in_array($GLOBALS['cfg']['TabsMode'], array('icons', 'both'))) {
+        if (PMA_Util::showIcons('TabsMode')) {
             $retval .= PMA_Util::getImage(
                 's_host.png',
                 '',
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ class PMA_Menu
 
         if (strlen($this->_db)) {
             $retval .= $separator;
-            if (in_array($GLOBALS['cfg']['TabsMode'], array('icons', 'both'))) {
+            if (PMA_Util::showIcons('TabsMode')) {
                 $retval .= PMA_Util::getImage(
                     's_db.png',
                     '',
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ class PMA_Menu
                 include './libraries/tbl_info.inc.php';
 
                 $retval .= $separator;
-                if (in_array($GLOBALS['cfg']['TabsMode'], array('icons', 'both'))) {
+                if (PMA_Util::showIcons('TabsMode')) {
                     $icon = $tbl_is_view ? 'b_views.png' : 's_tbl.png';
                     $retval .= PMA_Util::getImage(
                         $icon,
diff --git a/libraries/Util.class.php b/libraries/Util.class.php
index ea210f328a..32a65b7326 100644
--- a/libraries/Util.class.php
+++ b/libraries/Util.class.php
@@ -86,6 +86,18 @@ class PMA_Util
         return $pow;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Checks whether configuration value tells to show icons.
+     *
+     * @param string $value Configuration option name
+     *
+     * @return boolean Whether to show icons.
+     */
+    public static function showIcons($value)
+    {
+        return in_array($GLOBALS['cfg'][$value], array('icons', 'both'));
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns an HTML IMG tag for a particular icon from a theme,
      * which may be an actual file or an icon from a sprite.
@@ -105,11 +117,7 @@ class PMA_Util
         $menu_icon = false, $control_param = 'ActionLinksMode'
     ) {
         $include_icon = $include_text = false;
-        if (in_array(
-                $GLOBALS['cfg'][$control_param],
-                array('icons', 'both')
-            )
-        ) {
+        if (self::showIcons($control_param]) {
             $include_icon = true;
         }
         if ($force_text
@@ -2528,11 +2536,7 @@ class PMA_Util
 
             // Move to the beginning or to the previous page
             if ($pos > 0) {
-                if (in_array(
-                    $GLOBALS['cfg']['TableNavigationLinksMode'],
-                    array('icons', 'both')
-                )
-                ) {
+                if (self::showIcons('TableNavigationLinksMode')) {
                     $caption1 = '&lt;&lt;';
                     $caption2 = ' &lt; ';
                     $title1   = ' title="' . _pgettext('First page', 'Begin') . '"';
@@ -2569,11 +2573,7 @@ class PMA_Util
             $list_navigator_html .= '</form>';
 
             if ($pos + $max_count < $count) {
-                if (in_array(
-                    $GLOBALS['cfg']['TableNavigationLinksMode'],
-                    array('icons', 'both')
-                    )
-                ) {
+                if ( self::showIcons('TableNavigationLinksMode')) {
                     $caption3 = ' &gt; ';
                     $caption4 = '&gt;&gt;';
                     $title3   = ' title="' . _pgettext('Next page', 'Next') . '"';
diff --git a/libraries/display_create_table.lib.php b/libraries/display_create_table.lib.php
index 2575163393..dcdeca84b7 100644
--- a/libraries/display_create_table.lib.php
+++ b/libraries/display_create_table.lib.php
@@ -40,11 +40,7 @@ $is_create_table_priv = true;
 <fieldset>
     <legend>
 <?php
-if (in_array(
-        $GLOBALS['cfg']['ActionLinksMode'],
-        array('icons', 'both')
-    )
-) {
+if (PMA_Util::showIcons('ActionLinksMode')) {
     echo PMA_Util::getImage('b_newtbl.png');
 }
 echo __('Create table');
diff --git a/libraries/navigation/NavigationTree.class.php b/libraries/navigation/NavigationTree.class.php
index a4673a7d93..36c85e047d 100644
--- a/libraries/navigation/NavigationTree.class.php
+++ b/libraries/navigation/NavigationTree.class.php
@@ -576,11 +576,7 @@ class PMA_NavigationTree
                     $groups[$key]->separator = $node->separator;
                     $groups[$key]->separator_depth = $node->separator_depth - 1;
                     $groups[$key]->icon = '';
-                    if (in_array(
-                        $GLOBALS['cfg']['TableNavigationLinksMode'],
-                        array('icons', 'both')
-                        )
-                    ) {
+                    if (PMA_Util::showIcons('TableNavigationLinksMode')) {
                         $groups[$key]->icon = PMA_Util::getImage(
                             'b_group.png'
                         );
@@ -900,11 +896,7 @@ class PMA_NavigationTree
             if ($node->type == Node::CONTAINER) {
                 $retval .= "<i>";
             }
-            if (in_array(
-                $GLOBALS['cfg']['TableNavigationLinksMode'],
-                array('icons', 'both')
-                )
-            ) {
+            if (PMA_Util::showIcons('TableNavigationLinksMode')) {
                 $retval .= "<div class='block'>";
                 if (isset($node->links['icon'])) {
                     $args = array();
diff --git a/libraries/operations.lib.php b/libraries/operations.lib.php
index 6163a3f051..336dcd1b77 100644
--- a/libraries/operations.lib.php
+++ b/libraries/operations.lib.php
@@ -25,11 +25,7 @@ function PMA_getHtmlForDatabaseComment($db)
         . PMA_generate_common_hidden_inputs($db)
         . '<fieldset>'
         . '<legend>';
-    if (in_array(
-        $GLOBALS['cfg']['ActionLinksMode'],
-        array('icons', 'both')
-        )
-    ) {
+    if (PMA_Util::showIcons('ActionLinksMode')) {
         $html_output .= '<img class="icon ic_b_comment" '
             . 'src="themes/dot.gif" alt="" />';
     }
@@ -73,11 +69,7 @@ function PMA_getHtmlForRenameDatabase($db)
         . '<fieldset>'
         . '<legend>';
 
-    if (in_array(
-        $GLOBALS['cfg']['ActionLinksMode'],
-        array('icons', 'both')
-        )
-    ) {
+    if (PMA_Util::showIcons('ActionLinksMode')) {
         $html_output .= PMA_Util::getImage('b_edit.png');
     }
     $html_output .= __('Rename database to:')
@@ -121,11 +113,7 @@ function PMA_getHtmlForDropDatabaseLink($db)
     $html_output = '<div class="operations_half_width">'
         . '<fieldset class="caution">';
     $html_output .= '<legend>';
-    if (in_array(
-        $GLOBALS['cfg']['ActionLinksMode'],
-        array('icons', 'both')
-        )
-    ) {
+    if (PMA_Util::showIcons('ActionLinksMode')) {
         $html_output .= PMA_Util::getImage('b_deltbl.png');
     }
     $html_output .= __('Remove database')
@@ -181,11 +169,7 @@ function PMA_getHtmlForCopyDatabase($db)
     $html_output .= '<fieldset>'
         . '<legend>';
 
-    if (in_array(
-        $GLOBALS['cfg']['ActionLinksMode'],
-        array('icons', 'both')
-        )
-    ) {
+    if (PMA_Util::showIcons('ActionLinksMode')) {
         $html_output .= PMA_Util::getImage('b_edit.png');
     }
     $html_output .= __('Copy database to:')
@@ -250,11 +234,7 @@ function PMA_getHtmlForChangeDatabaseCharset($db, $table)
 
     $html_output .= '<fieldset>' . "\n"
        . '    <legend>';
-    if (in_array(
-        $GLOBALS['cfg']['ActionLinksMode'],
-        array('icons', 'both')
-        )
-    ) {
+    if (PMA_Util::showIcons('ActionLinksMode')) {
         $html_output .= PMA_Util::getImage('s_asci.png');
     }
     $html_output .= '<label for="select_db_collation">' . __('Collation')
@@ -289,11 +269,7 @@ function PMA_getHtmlForExportRelationalSchemaView($url_query)
 {
     $html_output = '<div class="operations_full_width">'
         . '<fieldset><a href="schema_edit.php?' . $url_query . '">';
-    if (in_array(
-        $GLOBALS['cfg']['ActionLinksMode'],
-        array('icons', 'both')
-        )
-    ) {
+    if (PMA_Util::showIcons('ActionLinksMode')) {
         $html_output .= PMA_Util::getImage(
             'b_edit.png'
         );
diff --git a/libraries/schema/User_Schema.class.php b/libraries/schema/User_Schema.class.php
index 7c37d07ae9..c8aee8b34c 100644
--- a/libraries/schema/User_Schema.class.php
+++ b/libraries/schema/User_Schema.class.php
@@ -409,11 +409,7 @@ class PMA_User_Schema
             <legend>
             <?php
             echo PMA_generate_common_hidden_inputs($db);
-            if (in_array(
-                    $GLOBALS['cfg']['ActionLinksMode'],
-                    array('icons', 'both')
-                )
-            ) {
+            if (PMA_Util::showIcons('ActionLinksMode')) {
                 echo PMA_Util::getImage('b_views.png');
             }
             echo __('Display relational schema');
diff --git a/libraries/server_bin_log.lib.php b/libraries/server_bin_log.lib.php
index a47282969e..ecefa4d812 100644
--- a/libraries/server_bin_log.lib.php
+++ b/libraries/server_bin_log.lib.php
@@ -167,11 +167,7 @@ function PMA_getNavigationRow($url_params, $pos, $num_rows, $dontlimitchars)
 
         $html .= '<a href="server_binlog.php'
             . PMA_generate_common_url($this_url_params) . '"';
-        if (in_array(
-            $GLOBALS['cfg']['TableNavigationLinksMode'],
-            array('icons', 'both')
-        )
-        ) {
+        if (PMA_Util::showIcons('TableNavigationLinksMode')) {
             $html .= ' title="' . _pgettext('Previous page', 'Previous') . '">';
         } else {
             $html .= '>' . _pgettext('Previous page', 'Previous');
@@ -205,11 +201,7 @@ function PMA_getNavigationRow($url_params, $pos, $num_rows, $dontlimitchars)
         $html .= ' - <a href="server_binlog.php'
             . PMA_generate_common_url($this_url_params)
             . '"';
-        if (in_array(
-            $GLOBALS['cfg']['TableNavigationLinksMode'],
-            array('icons', 'both')
-        ) 
-        ) {
+        if (PMA_Util::showIcons('TableNavigationLinksMode')) {
             $html .= ' title="' . _pgettext('Next page', 'Next') . '">';
         } else {
             $html .= '>' . _pgettext('Next page', 'Next');
diff --git a/libraries/sql_query_form.lib.php b/libraries/sql_query_form.lib.php
index 3054a60d0a..66bbb6b182 100644
--- a/libraries/sql_query_form.lib.php
+++ b/libraries/sql_query_form.lib.php
@@ -295,11 +295,7 @@ function PMA_sqlQueryFormInsert(
         }
         $html .= '</select>'
             . '<div id="tablefieldinsertbuttoncontainer">';
-        if (in_array(
-            $GLOBALS['cfg']['ActionLinksMode'],
-            array('icons', 'both')
-            )
-        ) {
+        if (PMA_Util::showIcons('ActionLinksMode')) {
             $html .= '<input type="button" class="button" name="insert"'
                 . ' value="&lt;&lt;" onclick="insertValueQuery()"'
                 . ' title="' . __('Insert') . '" />';
diff --git a/libraries/structure.lib.php b/libraries/structure.lib.php
index a3da23f9ed..b4eb649b6d 100644
--- a/libraries/structure.lib.php
+++ b/libraries/structure.lib.php
@@ -1191,7 +1191,7 @@ function PMA_getHtmlForTableStructureHeader(
         if (PMA_DRIZZLE) {
             $colspan -= 2;
         }
-        if (in_array($GLOBALS['cfg']['ActionLinksMode'], array('icons', 'both'))) {
+        if (PMA_Util::showIcons('ActionLinksMode')) {
             $colspan--;
         }
         $html_output .= '<th colspan="' . $colspan . '" '
@@ -1562,11 +1562,7 @@ function PMA_getHtmlForAddColumn($columns_list)
         $GLOBALS['db'],
         $GLOBALS['table']
     );
-    if (in_array(
-        $GLOBALS['cfg']['ActionLinksMode'],
-        array('icons', 'both')
-        )
-    ) {
+    if (PMA_Util::showIcons('ActionLinksMode')) {
         $html_output .=PMA_Util::getImage(
             'b_insrow.png',
             __('Add column')