diff --git a/config/bootstrap.php b/config/bootstrap.php
index 47a27d5..3c27742 100644
--- a/config/bootstrap.php
+++ b/config/bootstrap.php
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ function validate_storage_dir(): void{
     }
 }
 
+// validate that the required storage subdirectories exist
+// attempt to create them if they don't
 function validate_storage_subdirs(): void {
     $storageSubdirs = array();
     $storageSubdirs[] = CSS_UPLOAD_DIR;
@@ -82,9 +84,6 @@ function validate_storage_subdirs(): void {
     }
 }
 
-// Verify that the requested directory exists
-// and optionally create it if it doesn't.
-
 function get_db(): PDO {
     try {
         // SQLite will just create this if it doesn't exist.
@@ -152,6 +151,8 @@ function create_tables(): void {
     }
 }
 
+// make sure all tables exist
+// attempt to create them if they don't
 function validate_tables(): void {
     $appTables = array();
     $appTables[] = "settings";
@@ -173,6 +174,7 @@ function validate_tables(): void {
     }
 }
 
+// make sure tables that need to be seeded have been
 function validate_table_contents(): void {
     $db = get_db();
 
diff --git a/public/index.php b/public/index.php
index 9c55648..bbfb57d 100644
--- a/public/index.php
+++ b/public/index.php
@@ -39,67 +39,11 @@ if (strpos($path, $config->basePath) === 0) {
 // strip the trailing slash from the resulting route
 $path = trim($path, '/');
 
-// Main router function
-function route(string $requestPath, string $requestMethod, array $routeHandlers): bool {
-    foreach ($routeHandlers as $routeHandler) {
-        $routePattern = $routeHandler[0];
-        $controller = $routeHandler[1];
-        $methods = $routeHandler[2] ?? ['GET'];
-
-        # Only allow valid route and filename characters
-        # to prevent directory traversal and other attacks
-        $routePattern = preg_replace('/\{([^}]+)\}/', '([a-zA-Z0-9._-]+)', $routePattern);
-        $routePattern = '#^' . $routePattern . '$#';
-
-        if (preg_match($routePattern, $requestPath, $matches)) {
-            if (in_array($requestMethod, $methods)){
-                // Save any path elements we're interested in
-                // (but discard the match on the entire path)
-                array_shift($matches);
-
-                if (strpos($controller, '@')) {
-                    [$controllerName, $methodName] = explode('@', $controller);
-                } else {
-                    // Default to 'index' method if no method specified
-                    $controllerName = $controller;
-                    $methodName = 'index';
-                }
-
-                $instance = new $controllerName();
-                call_user_func_array([$instance, $methodName], $matches);
-                return true;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    
-    return false;
-}
-
-// Define the recognized routes.
-// Anything else will 404.
-$routeHandlers = [
-    ['', 'HomeController'],
-    ['', 'HomeController@handleTick', ['POST']],
-    ['admin', 'AdminController'],
-    ['admin', 'AdminController@handleSave', ['POST']],
-    ['admin/css', 'CssController'],
-    ['admin/css', 'CssController@handlePost', ['POST']],
-    ['feed/rss', 'FeedController@rss'],
-    ['feed/atom', 'FeedController@atom'],
-    ['login', 'AuthController@showLogin'],
-    ['login', 'AuthController@handleLogin', ['POST']],
-    ['logout', 'AuthController@handleLogout', ['GET', 'POST']],
-    ['mood', 'MoodController'],
-    ['mood', 'MoodController@handleMood', ['POST']],
-    ['tick/{y}/{m}/{d}/{h}/{i}/{s}', 'TickController'],
-    ['css/custom/{filename}.css', 'CssController@serveCustomCss'],
-];
-
 // Set content type
 header('Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8');
 
 // Render the requested route or throw a 404
-if (!route($path, $method, $routeHandlers)){
+if (!Router::route($path, $method)){
     http_response_code(404);
     echo "404 - Page Not Found";
     exit;
diff --git a/src/Framework/Router/Router.php b/src/Framework/Router/Router.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7fb1c9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Framework/Router/Router.php
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+<?php
+// Very simple router class
+class Router {
+    // Define the recognized routes.
+    // Anything else will 404.
+    private static $routeHandlers = [
+        ['', 'HomeController'],
+        ['', 'HomeController@handleTick', ['POST']],
+        ['admin', 'AdminController'],
+        ['admin', 'AdminController@handleSave', ['POST']],
+        ['admin/css', 'CssController'],
+        ['admin/css', 'CssController@handlePost', ['POST']],
+        ['feed/rss', 'FeedController@rss'],
+        ['feed/atom', 'FeedController@atom'],
+        ['login', 'AuthController@showLogin'],
+        ['login', 'AuthController@handleLogin', ['POST']],
+        ['logout', 'AuthController@handleLogout', ['GET', 'POST']],
+        ['mood', 'MoodController'],
+        ['mood', 'MoodController@handleMood', ['POST']],
+        ['tick/{y}/{m}/{d}/{h}/{i}/{s}', 'TickController'],
+        ['css/custom/{filename}.css', 'CssController@serveCustomCss'],
+    ];
+
+
+    // Main router function
+    public static function route(string $requestPath, string $requestMethod): bool {
+        foreach (self::$routeHandlers as $routeHandler) {
+            $routePattern = $routeHandler[0];
+            $controller = $routeHandler[1];
+            $methods = $routeHandler[2] ?? ['GET'];
+
+            # Only allow valid route and filename characters
+            # to prevent directory traversal and other attacks
+            $routePattern = preg_replace('/\{([^}]+)\}/', '([a-zA-Z0-9._-]+)', $routePattern);
+            $routePattern = '#^' . $routePattern . '$#';
+
+            if (preg_match($routePattern, $requestPath, $matches)) {
+                if (in_array($requestMethod, $methods)){
+                    // Save any path elements we're interested in
+                    // (but discard the match on the entire path)
+                    array_shift($matches);
+
+                    if (strpos($controller, '@')) {
+                        [$controllerName, $methodName] = explode('@', $controller);
+                    } else {
+                        // Default to 'index' method if no method specified
+                        $controllerName = $controller;
+                        $methodName = 'index';
+                    }
+
+                    $instance = new $controllerName();
+                    call_user_func_array([$instance, $methodName], $matches);
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Model/CssModel/CssModel.php b/src/Model/CssModel/CssModel.php
index b801eb6..7884b06 100644
--- a/src/Model/CssModel/CssModel.php
+++ b/src/Model/CssModel/CssModel.php
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class CssModel {
 
         $stmt = $db->prepare("SELECT COUNT(id) FROM css WHERE filename = ?");
         $stmt->execute([$filename]);
-        $fileExists = $stmt->fetch();
+        $fileExists = $stmt->fetchColumn();
 
         if ($fileExists) {
             $stmt = $db->prepare("UPDATE css SET description = ? WHERE filename = ?");