diff --git a/util/global_community_silence.php b/util/global_community_silence.php
index d18efd345e..e6c936f0dd 100755
--- a/util/global_community_silence.php
+++ b/util/global_community_silence.php
@@ -5,16 +5,16 @@
  * @brief tool to silence accounts on the global community page
  *
  * With this tool, you can silence an account on the global community page.
- * Postings from silenced accounts will not be displayes on the community
+ * Postings from silenced accounts will not be displayed on the community
  * page. This silencing does only affect the display on the community page,
  * accounts following the silenced accounts will still get their postings.
  *
- * Usage: pass the URL of the to be silenced account as only parameter
+ * Usage: pass the URL of the profile to be silenced account as only parameter
  *        at the command line when running this tool. E.g.
  *
  *        $> util/global_community_silence.php http://example.com/profile/bob
  *
- *        will silence bob@example.com so that his postings wont appear at
+ *        will silence bob@example.com so that his postings won't appear at
  *        the global community page.
  *
  * Author: Tobias Diekershoff
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
  * License: AGPLv3 or later, same as Friendica
  **/
 
-if ($argc!=2 || $argv[1]=="-h" || $argv[1]=="--help" || $argv[1]=="-?") {
+if ($argc != 2 || $argv[1] == "-h" || $argv[1] == "--help" || $argv[1] == "-?") {
 	echo "Usage: ".$argv[0]." [-h|profile_url]\r\n";
 	echo "    -h, -?, --help ... show this help\r\n";
 	echo "    profile_url ...... The URL of the profile you want to silence\r\n";
@@ -36,11 +36,11 @@ if ($argc!=2 || $argv[1]=="-h" || $argv[1]=="--help" || $argv[1]=="-?") {
 use Friendica\Database\DBM;
 use Friendica\Network\Probe;
 
-require_once("boot.php");
-require_once('include/dba.php');
-require_once("include/text.php");
+require_once 'boot.php';
+require_once 'include/dba.php';
+require_once 'include/text.php';
 $a = get_app();
-require_once ".htconfig.php";
+require_once '.htconfig.php';
 
 dba::connect($db_host, $db_user, $db_pass, $db_data);
 unset($db_host, $db_user, $db_pass, $db_data);