Index: wp-settings.php
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--- wp-settings.php	(revision 10838)
+++ wp-settings.php	(working copy)
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@
 if ( function_exists('memory_get_usage') && ( (int) @ini_get('memory_limit') < abs(intval(WP_MEMORY_LIMIT)) ) )
 	@ini_set('memory_limit', WP_MEMORY_LIMIT);
 
-set_magic_quotes_runtime(0);
+if ( version_compare(PHP_VERSION,'5.2.9','<=') )
+	set_magic_quotes_runtime(0);
 @ini_set('magic_quotes_sybase', 0);
 
 /**