Call get_magic_quotes_gpc() only for PHP < 5.4 as it always returns false on newer versions and is deprecated since PHP 7.4

Author: W0rma

lib/request/sfWebRequest.class.php

@@ -75,7 +75,14 @@ public function initialize(sfEventDispatcher $dispatcher, $parameters = array(),
     parent::initialize($dispatcher, $parameters, $attributes, $options);
 
     // GET parameters
-    $this->getParameters = get_magic_quotes_gpc() ? sfToolkit::stripslashesDeep($_GET) : $_GET;
+    if (version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '5.4', '<') && get_magic_quotes_gpc())
+    {
+      $this->getParameters = sfToolkit::stripslashesDeep($_GET);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      $this->getParameters = $_GET;
+    }
     $this->parameterHolder->add($this->getParameters);
 
     $postParameters = $_POST;
@@ -148,7 +155,15 @@ public function initialize(sfEventDispatcher $dispatcher, $parameters = array(),
       $this->setMethod(self::GET);
     }
 
-    $this->postParameters = get_magic_quotes_gpc() ? sfToolkit::stripslashesDeep($postParameters) : $postParameters;
+    if (version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '5.4', '<') && get_magic_quotes_gpc())
+    {
+      $this->postParameters = sfToolkit::stripslashesDeep($postParameters);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      $this->postParameters = $postParameters;
+    }
+
     $this->parameterHolder->add($this->postParameters);
 
     if ($formats = $this->getOption('formats'))
@@ -600,7 +615,14 @@ public function getCookie($name, $defaultValue = null)
 
     if (isset($_COOKIE[$name]))
     {
-      $retval = get_magic_quotes_gpc() ? sfToolkit::stripslashesDeep($_COOKIE[$name]) : $_COOKIE[$name];
+      if (version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '5.4', '<') && get_magic_quotes_gpc())
+      {
+        $retval = sfToolkit::stripslashesDeep($_COOKIE[$name]);
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        $retval = $_COOKIE[$name];
+      }
     }
 
     return $retval;