diff --git a/boot.php b/boot.php
index b55c3198b..a31d0f4aa 100644
--- a/boot.php
+++ b/boot.php
@@ -94,6 +94,25 @@ define ( 'GRAVITY_PARENT',       0);
 define ( 'GRAVITY_LIKE',         3);
 define ( 'GRAVITY_COMMENT',      6);
 
+// Please disable magic_quotes_gpc so we don't have to do this.
+// See http://php.net/manual/en/security.magicquotes.disabling.php
+
+if (get_magic_quotes_gpc()) {
+    $process = array(&$_GET, &$_POST, &$_COOKIE, &$_REQUEST);
+    while (list($key, $val) = each($process)) {
+        foreach ($val as $k => $v) {
+            unset($process[$key][$k]);
+            if (is_array($v)) {
+                $process[$key][stripslashes($k)] = $v;
+                $process[] = &$process[$key][stripslashes($k)];
+            } else {
+                $process[$key][stripslashes($k)] = stripslashes($v);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    unset($process);
+}
+
 
 // Our main application structure for the life of this page
 // Primarily deals with the URL that got us here