Index: compat.php
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--- compat.php	(revision 0)
+++ compat.php	(revision 0)
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * WordPress implementation for PHP functions missing from older PHP versions.
+ *
+ * @package PHP
+ * @access private
+ */
+
+// If gettext isn't available
+if ( !function_exists('_') ) {
+	function _($string) {
+		return $string;
+	}
+}
