diff -dur domain.orig/API.php domain/API.php
--- domain.orig/API.php	2009-11-01 10:20:19.000000000 -0800
+++ domain/API.php	2010-01-23 12:30:27.000000000 -0800
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@
  * --- 'string' == the query will use '%s' to insert the data.
  * --- 'integer' == the query will use %d to insert the data.
  * --- 'float' == the query will use %f to insert the data.
- * --- 'binary' == the query will use %b to insert the data.
+ * --- 'binary' == the query will use '%s' to insert the data.
  * For more information, see db_query() in the Drupal API documentation.
  *
  * - '#weight' [optional] Used to weight the item in the menu system.  Should normally be set to zero.  Negative values
diff -dur domain.orig/domain.admin.inc domain/domain.admin.inc
--- domain.orig/domain.admin.inc	2009-11-01 10:20:19.000000000 -0800
+++ domain/domain.admin.inc	2010-01-23 12:29:28.000000000 -0800
@@ -981,11 +981,11 @@
           if (isset($data['settings'])) {
             $settings = unserialize($data['settings']);
             $settings[$item] = $value;
-            db_query("UPDATE {domain_conf} SET settings = %b WHERE domain_id = %d", serialize($settings), $key);
+            db_query("UPDATE {domain_conf} SET settings = '%s' WHERE domain_id = %d", serialize($settings), $key);
           }
           else {
             $settings[$item] = $value;
-            db_query("INSERT INTO {domain_conf} (domain_id, settings) VALUES (%d, %b)", $key, serialize($settings));
+            db_query("INSERT INTO {domain_conf} (domain_id, settings) VALUES (%d, '%s')", $key, serialize($settings));
           }
         }
         else if (!empty($form_state['values']['variable'])) {
@@ -1024,7 +1024,7 @@
  * @param $type
  * The data type defined in hook_domainbatch().
  * @return
- * A sql-safe string ('%s', %d, %f, %b) for use with db_query().
+ * A sql-safe string ('%s', %d, %f, '%s') for use with db_query().
  */
 function domain_batch_data_type($type) {
   $return = "'%s'";
@@ -1038,7 +1038,8 @@
       $return = "%f";
       break;
     case 'binary':
-      $return = "%b";
+      drupal_set_message('A binary format is used. Please fix.', 'error');
+      $return = "'%s'";
       break;
   }
   return $return;
diff -dur domain.orig/domain_conf/domain_conf.admin.inc domain/domain_conf/domain_conf.admin.inc
--- domain.orig/domain_conf/domain_conf.admin.inc	2009-10-23 09:33:21.000000000 -0700
+++ domain/domain_conf/domain_conf.admin.inc	2010-01-23 12:29:48.000000000 -0800
@@ -163,11 +163,11 @@
   $check = 0;
   $check = db_result(db_query("SELECT COUNT(domain_id) FROM {domain_conf} WHERE domain_id = %d", $form_state['values']['domain_id']));
   if ($check > 0) {
-    $sql = "UPDATE {domain_conf} SET settings = %b WHERE domain_id = %d";
+    $sql = "UPDATE {domain_conf} SET settings = '%s' WHERE domain_id = %d";
     db_query($sql, serialize($settings), $form_state['values']['domain_id']);
   }
   else {
-    $sql = "INSERT INTO {domain_conf} (domain_id, settings) VALUES (%d, %b)";
+    $sql = "INSERT INTO {domain_conf} (domain_id, settings) VALUES (%d, '%s')";
     db_query($sql, $form_state['values']['domain_id'], serialize($settings));
   }
   drupal_set_message(t('Domain options saved successfully.'));
diff -dur domain.orig/domain_conf/domain_conf.install domain/domain_conf/domain_conf.install
--- domain.orig/domain_conf/domain_conf.install	2009-05-31 11:16:40.000000000 -0700
+++ domain/domain_conf/domain_conf.install	2010-01-23 12:33:39.000000000 -0800
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   $schema['domain_conf'] = array(
     'fields' => array(
       'domain_id' => array('type' => 'int', 'not null' => TRUE, 'default' => 0),
-      'settings' => array('type' => 'blob', 'not null' => FALSE)),
+      'settings' => array('type' => 'text', 'not null' => FALSE)),
     'primary key' => array('domain_id'),
   );
   return $schema;
diff -dur domain.orig/domain_conf/domain_conf.module domain/domain_conf/domain_conf.module
--- domain.orig/domain_conf/domain_conf.module	2009-11-01 10:20:19.000000000 -0800
+++ domain/domain_conf/domain_conf.module	2010-01-23 12:29:58.000000000 -0800
@@ -600,11 +602,11 @@
   // Settings found, update them.
   if (!empty($settings)) {
     $settings[$variable] = $value;
-    db_query("UPDATE {domain_conf} SET settings = %b WHERE domain_id = %d", serialize($settings), $domain_id);
+    db_query("UPDATE {domain_conf} SET settings = '%s' WHERE domain_id = %d", serialize($settings), $domain_id);
   }
   else if (domain_lookup($domain_id) != -1) {
     $settings = array($variable => $value);
-    db_query("INSERT INTO {domain_conf} (domain_id, settings) VALUES (%d, %b)", $domain_id, serialize($settings));
+    db_query("INSERT INTO {domain_conf} (domain_id, settings) VALUES (%d, '%s')", $domain_id, serialize($settings));
   }
   // Clear the cache.
   cache_clear_all('variables', 'cache');
diff -dur domain.orig/domain_theme/domain_theme.admin.inc domain/domain_theme/domain_theme.admin.inc
--- domain.orig/domain_theme/domain_theme.admin.inc	2009-10-11 07:19:25.000000000 -0700
+++ domain/domain_theme/domain_theme.admin.inc	2010-01-23 12:30:09.000000000 -0800
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@
   db_query("UPDATE {domain_theme} SET status = 0 WHERE domain_id = %d", $domain_id);
   $check = domain_theme_lookup($domain_id, $theme);
   if ($check == -1) {
-    db_query("INSERT INTO {domain_theme} (domain_id, theme, settings, status) VALUES (%d, '%s', %b, 1)", $domain_id, $theme, $settings);
+    db_query("INSERT INTO {domain_theme} (domain_id, theme, settings, status) VALUES (%d, '%s', '%s', 1)", $domain_id, $theme, $settings);
   }
   else {
     db_query("UPDATE {domain_theme} SET status = 1 WHERE domain_id = %d AND theme = '%s'", $domain_id, $theme);
@@ -340,10 +340,10 @@
     unset($values['var'], $values['submit'], $values['reset'], $values['form_id'], $values['op'], $values['form_build_id'], $values['form_token'], $values['domain_id'], $values['domain_color'], $values['domain_color_defaults']);
     $settings = serialize($values);
     if ($check > 0) {
-      db_query("UPDATE {domain_theme} SET settings = %b, filepath = '%s' WHERE domain_id = %d AND theme = '%s'", $settings, $filepath, $domain_id, $theme);
+      db_query("UPDATE {domain_theme} SET settings = '%s', filepath = '%s' WHERE domain_id = %d AND theme = '%s'", $settings, $filepath, $domain_id, $theme);
     }
     else {
-      db_query("INSERT INTO {domain_theme} (domain_id, theme, settings, status, filepath) VALUES (%d, '%s', %b, 0, '%s')", $domain_id, $theme, $settings, $filepath);
+      db_query("INSERT INTO {domain_theme} (domain_id, theme, settings, status, filepath) VALUES (%d, '%s', '%s', 0, '%s')", $domain_id, $theme, $settings, $filepath);
     }
     drupal_set_message(t('The configuration options have been saved.'));
   }
diff -dur domain.orig/domain_theme/domain_theme.install domain/domain_theme/domain_theme.install
--- domain.orig/domain_theme/domain_theme.install	2009-06-08 06:57:33.000000000 -0700
+++ domain/domain_theme/domain_theme.install	2010-01-23 12:34:03.000000000 -0800
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     'fields' => array(
       'domain_id' => array('type' => 'int', 'not null' => TRUE, 'default' => 0),
       'theme' => array('type' => 'varchar', 'length' => '255', 'not null' => TRUE, 'default' => ''),
-      'settings' => array('type' => 'blob', 'not null' => FALSE),
+      'settings' => array('type' => 'text', 'not null' => FALSE),
       'status' => array('type' => 'int', 'size' => 'tiny', 'not null' => TRUE, 'default' => 0),
       'filepath' => array('type' => 'varchar', 'length' => '255', 'not null' => FALSE)),
     'primary key' => array('domain_id', 'theme'),