Coupled with MySQL you have a very powerful set of tools to build just about any type of website. And they’re both free. But, now that Oracle is trying to acquire Sun, this could soon change. And I don’t think it will change for the better. Oracle is expensive, and MySQL is a threat to them. If they own Sun, then they wouldn’t need to keep MySQL active anymore. And this could be a catastrophe for many web developers, Open Source projects, and website owners. Joomla, Drupal, http://www.simplemachines.org/, phpList, WHMCS, vBulletin, WordPress (what I use for this blog) to name but a few scripts all rely on MySQL.

“Monty Says” has an extended article on this matter, found here with more info on how to help with this problem. Please help support this cause.

Below is some code that will give you the same functionality as magic_quotes_gpc:

< ?php

function clear_magic_quotes()
{
if (get_magic_quotes_gpc()) {
/*
All these global variables are slash-encoded by default,
because magic_quotes_gpc is set by default!
(And magic_quotes_gpc affects more than just $_GET, $_POST, and $_COOKIE)
*/
$_SERVER = stripslashes_array($_SERVER);
$_GET = stripslashes_array($_GET);
$_POST = stripslashes_array($_POST);
$_COOKIE = stripslashes_array($_COOKIE);
$_FILES = stripslashes_array($_FILES);
$_ENV = stripslashes_array($_ENV);
$_REQUEST = stripslashes_array($_REQUEST);
$HTTP_SERVER_VARS = stripslashes_array($HTTP_SERVER_VARS);
$HTTP_GET_VARS = stripslashes_array($HTTP_GET_VARS);
$HTTP_POST_VARS = stripslashes_array($HTTP_POST_VARS);
$HTTP_COOKIE_VARS = stripslashes_array($HTTP_COOKIE_VARS);
$HTTP_POST_FILES = stripslashes_array($HTTP_POST_FILES);
$HTTP_ENV_VARS = stripslashes_array($HTTP_ENV_VARS);
if (isset($_SESSION)) #These are unconfirmed (?)
{
$_SESSION = stripslashes_array($_SESSION, '');
$HTTP_SESSION_VARS = stripslashes_array($HTTP_SESSION_VARS, '');
}
/*
The $GLOBALS array is also slash-encoded, but when all the above are
changed, $GLOBALS is updated to reflect those changes. (Therefore
$GLOBALS should never be modified directly). $GLOBALS also contains
infinite recursion, so it's dangerous...
*/
}
}

function stripslashes_array($data)
{
if (is_array($data))
{
foreach ($data as $key => $value)
{
$data[$key] = stripslashes_array($value);
}
return $data;
}
else
{
return stripslashes($data);
}
}

clear_magic_quotes(); // disable magic quotes
?>

But then I noticed that both ereg & eregi has been DEPRECATED, or REMOVED from PHP 5.3 & PHP 6.x

Warning
This function has been DEPRECATED as of PHP 5.3.0 and REMOVED as of PHP 6.0.0. Relying on this feature is highly discouraged.

Now I can’t finish the project until I find a good substitute…….

This is ideal if you quickly need to created an encrypted password, or want to change a password on a system that uses MD5 or something similar.

The site is here

You can also download the software, and install it on your own server for quick reference.