How to turn off magic quotes gpc in Joomla 3

For MAMP

  • Go to MAMP application -> Preferences (button) -> PHP (tab) -> Choose 5.3.1 or greater -> choose OK.
  • Go to the MAMP folder -> bin -> php -> php5.3.26 -> conf -> edit php.ini -> add
    "magic_quotes_gpc = Off" a few lines above "magic_quotes_sybase = Off".
  • Restart MAMP's servers.


For most mainstream hosting companies running a CGI-Webinterface

  • Create a php.ini or php5.ini file with the following:

    magic_quotes_gpc = Off

  • Put it in your Joomla 3 root. Then change the htaccess.txt in your Joomla 3 root to .htaccess. Add the following lines to the .htaccess file (at the top), don't forget to change php.ini to php5.ini when applicable :

    <IfModule mod_suphp.c>
    suPHP_ConfigPath /home/myusername/public_html/yourJ3folder
    <Files php.ini>
    order allow,deny
    deny from all
    </Files>
    </IfModule>

Change "myusername" and "yourJ3folder" to your respective folders. The "/home/myusername/public_html/yourJ3folder" can be found via the Global Configuration:

In Joomla backend -> System -> System Information -> [Directory Permissions], the folder is usually the same as the log directory (but without /logs at the end).



.htaccess for some hosts

For some hosts, add the following to the .htaccess file in the root of your site (for example /home/myusername/public_html/.htaccess)

php_flag magic_quotes_gpc off



Yet Another Solution For Shared Hosts

  • create a php.ini file at your Joomla! root.
  • Add this content to the file and save

    magic_quotes_gpc = Off
    magic_quotes_runtime = Off
    magic_quotes_sybase = Off

  • Edit your .htaccess file and add this line at the top and save the file

    SetEnv PHPRC /home/youruser/public_html/php.ini

  • Test if the error message goes away

source : http://stackoverflow.com/questions/517008/how-to-turn-off-magic-quotes-on-shared-hosting



Another solution (for the hosts where PHP is running as FCGI module)

Works for PHP 5.3 and higher

  • create a .user.ini file at your Joomla! root.
  • Add this content to the file and save

    magic_quotes_gpc = Off