function updateOptions($data)
                        {
                sql::run(
                    " UPDATE `{newsticker_meta}` SET ".
                    " `refreshrate` = '".
                        sql::escape($data['refreshrate'])."',".
                    " `numitems` = '".
                        sql::escape($data['numitems'])."'".
                    " WHERE `ID` = '1'");
                if (sql::affected() == -1) {
                    tooltip::display(
                        sprintf(_("Item couldn't be updated! Error: %s"),
                            sql::error()),
                        TOOLTIP_ERROR);
                    return false;
                } else {
                tooltip::display(
                    _("Item has been successfully updated."),
                    TOOLTIP_SUCCESS);
                                }

                return true;
                        }