[wp-trac] Re: [WordPress Trac] #5791: End the Escape Madness in wp-settings.php

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#5791: End the Escape Madness in wp-settings.php
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 Reporter:  hakre        |        Owner:  anonymous
     Type:  enhancement  |       Status:  new      
 Priority:  normal       |    Milestone:  2.6      
Component:  General      |      Version:           
 Severity:  normal       |   Resolution:           
 Keywords:               |  
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Changes (by darkdragon):

  * type:  defect => enhancement

Comment:

 1. Magic quotes is removed in PHP 6, WordPress supports 4.3, therefore the
 magic quotes is unlikely to be removed any time soon.
 1. The reason the slashes are added is so that plugins don't have to
 check, they automatically know that all input from POST, GET have slashes
 and can unslash for their purposes.

 There are a few issues with the way magic quotes is handled, but that code
 has been battle tested for quite a while now. I agree it could be
 simplified, but that is about it.

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