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Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 07:35:49 +0200
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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] PHP 5.3 Suggested Feature List
From: pierre.php@gmail.com (Pierre)

On 9/10/07, Larry Garfield <larry@garfieldtech.com> wrote:
> On Monday 10 September 2007, Lester Caine wrote:
> > Scott MacVicar wrote:
> > >> 6) Remove safe_mode, register_globals and magic_quotes
> > >>
> > >> 1        0        -1
> > >
> > > +1, The sooner we get rid of this the better, though I could see things
> > > going wrong if its not properly documented for everyone. I'd perhaps not
> > > remove the functions such as get_magic_quotes_gpc and the likes and just
> > > have them acting like they are disabled. This would prevent bc breaks
> > > for most applications.
> >
> > Don't forget that the majority of users have yet to move FROM PHP4. So
> > making things even more difficult to port over is not a good idea.
> > I have two legacy sections of code that I STILL have not worked out what is
> > stopping me switching off register_globals - code that I inherited from
> > others.
>
> The correct time to break BC is PHP 6.  Shared hosts, what most PHP code ends

Please don't use this thread to discuss such problems, it is a vote
only thread. Besides a small comment to explain your vote, there is no
need to start again endless discussions here.

Thanks for your understandings,
--Pierre