Does magic_quotes_gpc need to be turned off?

[claybourg]

I get the magicquotes error in the Advanced Parameters but I do not see any undesirable effects.

 

Does it have the be turned off or can I leave it alone?

 

Thanks

[delete]

Hello Claybourg,

 

This is highly recommended by Prestashop to disable the magic quotes, this is recommended by PHP also, the feature is deprecated in the newest releases (5.3 and more). 

 

As it is explained in PHP documentation it's used by beginners :

 

 

 

There is no reason to use magic quotes because they are no longer a supported part of PHP. However, they did exist and did help a few beginners blissfully and unknowingly write better (more secure) code.

 

With some modules you might have also some side effects if magic quotes are enabled.