Re: PHP 5.2.7 + magic_quotes_gpc broken
| From: | Marcus Boerger | Date: | Sun, 07 Dec 2008 13:47:49 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: PHP 5.2.7 + magic_quotes_gpc broken | ||
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Hello Ilia,
Ilia, this is ultimately your call but I suggest we drop 5.2.7, explain
that people shouldn't use it on php.net news and then provide 5.2.8.
marcus
Saturday, December 6, 2008, 9:35:42 PM, you wrote:
> Hey,
> There have been several bug reports about magic_quotes_gpc being
> broken, at the moment in 5.2.7 the escaping is not performed even when
> enabled. So any applications that attempt to undo the work of
> magic_quotes_gpc will end up with problems.
> I've backed out the bug that broke this #42718
> Since this is a relative serious issue from a security stand point if
> people rely on it being enabled and a potential data loss for those
> trying to undo it, I'd like to see a release packaged asap.
> If Ilia agrees then could fixes to the 5.2 branch be restricted to
> build fixes only.
> Scott
Best regards,
Marcus