PHP 7.0 get_magic_quotes_runtime error

Question

I have code like that:

    if (function_exists('get_magic_quotes_runtime')) {
        $mqr = @get_magic_quotes_runtime();
        @set_magic_quotes_runtime(0);
    }

And when it is executed It returns error message: Uncaught Error: Call to undefined function set_magic_quotes_runtime()

But why function_exists('get_magic_quotes_runtime') returns true? Is it normal for PHP 7.0?

Answer 1

get_magic_quotes_runtime has returned false since PHP 5.4, was marked deprecated in 7.4, and was removed from the language in 8.0

set_magic_quotes_runtime has been deprecated since 5.3, and was removed from the language in 7.0.

In short, you probably absolutely shouldn't have the words "magic quotes" anywhere in your code any more, they haven't had any functional effect in roughly a decade.