diff --git a/browse_foreigners.php b/browse_foreigners.php
index 4d2670aa4..f0c024dc1 100644
--- a/browse_foreigners.php
+++ b/browse_foreigners.php
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ if (isset($foreign_navig) && $foreign_navig == $strShowAll) {
     unset($foreign_limit);
 }
 
-require './libraries/get_foreign.lib.php';
+$foreignData = PMA_getForeignData($foreigners, $field, $override_total, isset($foreign_filter) ? $foreign_filter : '', $foreign_limit);
 
 if (isset($pk)) {
     $pk_uri = '&pk=' . urlencode($pk);
@@ -51,19 +51,18 @@ if (isset($pk)) {
 
 $gotopage = '';
 $showall = '';
-// $the_total comes from get_foreign.lib.php
 
-if (isset($disp_row) && is_array($disp_row)) {
+if (is_array($foreignData['disp_row'])) {
 
-    if ($cfg['ShowAll'] && ($the_total > $per_page)) {
+    if ($cfg['ShowAll'] && ($foreignData['the_total'] > $per_page)) {
         $showall = '<input type="submit" name="foreign_navig" value="' . $strShowAll . '" />';
     }
 
     $session_max_rows = $per_page;
     $pageNow = @floor($pos / $session_max_rows) + 1;
-    $nbTotalPage = @ceil($the_total / $session_max_rows);
+    $nbTotalPage = @ceil($foreignData['the_total'] / $session_max_rows);
 
-    if ($the_total > $per_page) {
+    if ($foreignData['the_total'] > $per_page) {
         $gotopage = PMA_pageselector(
                       'browse_foreigners.php?field='    . urlencode($field) .
                                        '&amp;'          . PMA_generate_common_url($db, $table)
@@ -163,7 +162,7 @@ if (isset($disp_row) && is_array($disp_row)) {
 
 <table width="100%">
 <?php
-if (isset($disp_row) && is_array($disp_row)) {
+if (is_array($foreignData['disp_row'])) {
     $header = '<tr>
         <th>' . $strKeyname . '</th>
         <th>' . $strDescription . '</th>
@@ -178,14 +177,14 @@ if (isset($disp_row) && is_array($disp_row)) {
 
     $values = array();
     $keys   = array();
-    foreach ($disp_row as $relrow) {
-        if ($foreign_display != FALSE) {
-            $values[] = $relrow[$foreign_display];
+    foreach ($foreignData['disp_row'] as $relrow) {
+        if ($foreignData['foreign_display'] != FALSE) {
+            $values[] = $relrow[$foreignData['foreign_display']];
         } else {
             $values[] = '';
         }
 
-        $keys[] = $relrow[$foreign_field];
+        $keys[] = $relrow[$foreignData['foreign_field']];
     }
 
     asort($keys);
diff --git a/libraries/get_foreign.lib.php b/libraries/get_foreign.lib.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 4d4e1a7be..000000000
--- a/libraries/get_foreign.lib.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,80 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-/* vim: set expandtab sw=4 ts=4 sts=4: */
-/**
- *
- * @version $Id$
- */
-
-/**
- *
- */
-require_once './libraries/Table.class.php';
-
-/**
- * Gets foreign keys in preparation for a drop-down selector
- * Thanks to <markus@noga.de>
- */
-
-
-// lem9: we always show the foreign field in the drop-down; if a display
-// field is defined, we show it besides the foreign field
-$foreign_link = false;
-if ($foreigners && isset($foreigners[$field])) {
-    $foreigner       = $foreigners[$field];
-    $foreign_db      = $foreigner['foreign_db'];
-    $foreign_table   = $foreigner['foreign_table'];
-    $foreign_field   = $foreigner['foreign_field'];
-
-    // Count number of rows in the foreign table. Currently we do
-    // not use a drop-down if more than 200 rows in the foreign table,
-    // for speed reasons and because we need a better interface for this.
-    //
-    // We could also do the SELECT anyway, with a LIMIT, and ensure that
-    // the current value of the field is one of the choices.
-
-    $the_total   = PMA_Table::countRecords($foreign_db, $foreign_table, TRUE);
-
-    if ((isset($override_total) && $override_total == true) || $the_total < $cfg['ForeignKeyMaxLimit']) {
-        // foreign_display can be FALSE if no display field defined:
-        $foreign_display = PMA_getDisplayField($foreign_db, $foreign_table);
-
-        $f_query_main = 'SELECT ' . PMA_backquote($foreign_field)
-                        . (($foreign_display == FALSE) ? '' : ', ' . PMA_backquote($foreign_display));
-        $f_query_from = ' FROM ' . PMA_backquote($foreign_db) . '.' . PMA_backquote($foreign_table);
-        $f_query_filter = empty($foreign_filter) ? '' : ' WHERE ' . PMA_backquote($foreign_field)
-                            . ' LIKE "%' . PMA_sqlAddslashes($foreign_filter, TRUE) . '%"'
-                            . (($foreign_display == FALSE) ? '' : ' OR ' . PMA_backquote($foreign_display)
-                                . ' LIKE "%' . PMA_sqlAddslashes($foreign_filter, TRUE) . '%"'
-                                );
-        $f_query_order = ($foreign_display == FALSE) ? '' :' ORDER BY ' . PMA_backquote($foreign_table) . '.' . PMA_backquote($foreign_display);
-        $f_query_limit = isset($foreign_limit) ? $foreign_limit : '';
-
-        if (!empty($foreign_filter)) {
-            $res = PMA_DBI_query('SELECT COUNT(*)' . $f_query_from . $f_query_filter);
-            if ($res) {
-                $the_total = PMA_DBI_fetch_value($res);
-                @PMA_DBI_free_result($res);
-            } else {
-                $the_total = 0;
-            }
-        }
-
-        $disp            = PMA_DBI_query($f_query_main . $f_query_from . $f_query_filter . $f_query_order . $f_query_limit);
-        if ($disp && PMA_DBI_num_rows($disp) > 0) {
-            // garvin: If a resultset has been created, pre-cache it in the $disp_row array
-            // This helps us from not needing to use mysql_data_seek by accessing a pre-cached
-            // PHP array. Usually those resultsets are not that big, so a performance hit should
-            // not be expected.
-            $disp_row = array();
-            while ($single_disp_row = @PMA_DBI_fetch_assoc($disp)) {
-                $disp_row[] = $single_disp_row;
-            }
-            @PMA_DBI_free_result($disp);
-        }
-    } else {
-        unset($disp_row);
-        $foreign_link = true;
-    }
-}  // end if $foreigners
-
-?>
diff --git a/tbl_select.php b/tbl_select.php
index 183e481d6..3aa33e5e5 100644
--- a/tbl_select.php
+++ b/tbl_select.php
@@ -241,13 +241,9 @@ while (list($operator) = each($GLOBALS['cfg']['UnaryOperators'])) {
         // <markus@noga.de>
         $field = $fields_list[$i];
 
-        // do not use require_once here
-        require './libraries/get_foreign.lib.php';
+        $foreignData = PMA_getForeignData($foreigners, $field, false, '', '');
 
-        // we got a bug report: in some cases, even if $disp is true,
-        // there are no rows, so we add a fetch_array
-
-        if ($foreigners && isset($foreigners[$field]) && isset($disp_row) && is_array($disp_row)) {
+        if ($foreigners && isset($foreigners[$field]) && is_array($foreignData['disp_row'])) {
             // f o r e i g n    k e y s
             echo '            <select name="fields[' . $i . ']">' . "\n";
             // go back to first row
@@ -255,10 +251,12 @@ while (list($operator) = each($GLOBALS['cfg']['UnaryOperators'])) {
             // here, the 4th parameter is empty because there is no current
             // value of data for the dropdown (the search page initial values
             // are displayed empty)
-            echo PMA_foreignDropdown($disp_row, $foreign_field, $foreign_display,
+            echo PMA_foreignDropdown($foreignData['disp_row'], 
+                $foreignData['foreign_field'],
+                $foreignData['foreign_display'],
                 '', $GLOBALS['cfg']['ForeignKeyMaxLimit']);
             echo '            </select>' . "\n";
-        } elseif (isset($foreign_link) && $foreign_link == true) {
+        } elseif ($foreignData['foreign_link'] == true) {
             ?>
             <input type="text" name="fields[<?php echo $i; ?>]"
                 id="field_<?php echo md5($field); ?>[<?php echo $i; ?>]"