undefined function: html_entity_decode() using php prior to version 4.3

[jperry1]

Using PHP Version 4.2.1

When trying to add events to my MySQL database or the flatfile I get the following PHP error in my events\phperror.log file:

[19-Jul-2005 11:18:16] PHP Fatal error: Call to undefined function: html_entity_decode() in d:\inetpub\wwwroot\accomm\ezphpcal\functions\class .inputfilter_clean.php on line 151

Researched and found out that the above function was introduced in version 4.3, I found out how to emulate html_entity_decode for versions of php prior to 4.3:

function html_entity_decode($string)
{
$trans_tbl = get_html_translation_table(HTML_ENTITIES);
$trans_tbl = array_flip($trans_tbl);
return strtr($string, $trans_tbl);
}

I added this to the config.inc.php file and everything works fine to post but then I could not get to my admin panel.

Is this a fix you can add easily or is there a better place to put this function?

>> I added this function to the top of functions\class.inputfilter_clean.php and it appears to work ok

[Brian]

Do you have XSS protection enabled?

[jperry1]

Yes, XSS Protection is enabled

[Brian]

Try the attached file and see if it works for you.

[Admin removed attached file. It is included in version 6.2.9 and greater.]

[jperry1]

Yes.. That works fine. Good idea to check if it exists or not for versions that have it. Thanks.