diff --git a/copyparty/httpcli.py b/copyparty/httpcli.py
index 77a4dfb4..40da9a2c 100644
--- a/copyparty/httpcli.py
+++ b/copyparty/httpcli.py
@@ -1540,11 +1540,6 @@ class HttpCli(object):
         if "delete" in self.uparam:
             return self.handle_rm(body)
 
-        # up2k-php compat
-        for k in "chunkpit.php", "handshake.php":
-            if self.vpath.endswith(k):
-                self.vpath = self.vpath[: -len(k)]
-
         name = undot(body["name"])
         if "/" in name:
             raise Pebkac(400, "your client is old; press CTRL-SHIFT-R and try again")
@@ -1558,6 +1553,9 @@ class HttpCli(object):
         body["addr"] = self.ip
         body["vcfg"] = dbv.flags
 
+        if not self.can_delete:
+            body.pop("replace")
+
         if rem:
             dst = vfs.canonical(rem)
             try:
diff --git a/copyparty/up2k.py b/copyparty/up2k.py
index fb189273..55201d64 100644
--- a/copyparty/up2k.py
+++ b/copyparty/up2k.py
@@ -2116,7 +2116,7 @@ class Up2k(object):
                             job[k] = cj[k]
 
                         pdir = djoin(cj["ptop"], cj["prel"])
-                        job["name"] = self._untaken(pdir, cj["name"], now, cj["addr"])
+                        job["name"] = self._untaken(pdir, cj, now)
                         dst = os.path.join(job["ptop"], job["prel"], job["name"])
                         if not self.args.nw:
                             bos.unlink(dst)  # TODO ed pls
@@ -2163,7 +2163,7 @@ class Up2k(object):
                 ]:
                     job[k] = cj[k]
 
-                for k in ["life"]:
+                for k in ["life", "replace"]:
                     if k in cj:
                         job[k] = cj[k]
 
@@ -2195,10 +2195,18 @@ class Up2k(object):
                 "wark": wark,
             }
 
-    def _untaken(self, fdir: str, fname: str, ts: float, ip: str) -> str:
+    def _untaken(self, fdir: str, job: dict[str, Any], ts: float) -> str:
+        fname = job["name"]
+        ip = job["addr"]
+
         if self.args.nw:
             return fname
 
+        fp = os.path.join(fdir, fname)
+        if job.get("replace") and bos.path.exists(fp):
+            self.log("replacing existing file at {}".format(fp))
+            bos.unlink(fp)
+
         if self.args.plain_ip:
             dip = ip.replace(":", ".")
         else:
@@ -2973,7 +2981,7 @@ class Up2k(object):
             return
 
         self.registry[job["ptop"]][job["wark"]] = job
-        job["name"] = self._untaken(pdir, job["name"], job["t0"], job["addr"])
+        job["name"] = self._untaken(pdir, job, job["t0"])
         # if len(job["name"].split(".")) > 8:
         #    raise Exception("aaa")
 
diff --git a/tests/util.py b/tests/util.py
index 1a6c6f40..1b2d29da 100644
--- a/tests/util.py
+++ b/tests/util.py
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ class Cfg(Namespace):
     def __init__(self, a=None, v=None, c=None):
         ka = {}
 
-        ex = "daw dav_inf dav_mac e2d e2ds e2dsa e2t e2ts e2tsr e2v e2vu e2vp ed emp force_js ihead magic nid nih no_acode no_athumb no_dav no_del no_dupe no_logues no_mv no_readme no_robots no_scandir no_sync no_thumb no_vthumb no_wal no_zip nw xdev xlink xvol"
+        ex = "daw dav_inf dav_mac e2d e2ds e2dsa e2t e2ts e2tsr e2v e2vu e2vp ed emp force_js ihead magic nid nih no_acode no_athumb no_dav no_del no_dupe no_logues no_mv no_readme no_robots no_scandir no_thumb no_vthumb no_zip nw xdev xlink xvol"
         ka.update(**{k: False for k in ex.split()})
 
         ex = "dotpart no_rescan no_sendfile no_voldump plain_ip"
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ class Cfg(Namespace):
             v=v or [],
             c=c,
             E=E,
+            dbd="wal",
             s_wr_sz=512 * 1024,
             unpost=600,
             u2sort="s",