[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #49810: Remove workaround for $HTTP_RAW_POST_DATA bug present in PHP < 5.2.2

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#49810: Remove workaround for $HTTP_RAW_POST_DATA bug present in PHP < 5.2.2
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 Reporter:  skoskie                  |       Owner:  SergeyBiryukov
     Type:  enhancement              |      Status:  reopened
 Priority:  normal                   |   Milestone:  5.5
Component:  XML-RPC                  |     Version:  trunk
 Severity:  trivial                  |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch needs-testing  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by desrosj):

 Found this searching Trac before creating my own ticket for the same
 issue.

 While working on the currently flagged PHPCompatibility issues in #49922,
 this came up.

 I think this one is tricky to fix. A
 [https://wpdirectory.net/search/01E6YDJDD16Q1TQR25YX4PNEJY plugin
 directory search] yields ~1,500 instances of `HTTP_RAW_POST_DATA` in the
 directory. Any plugin or custom code that relies on this variable being
 available could potentially experience problems when it is removed.
 There's even a test within the REST API tests making sure content in that
 global variable is properly unslashed.

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