Index: install/install_toolkit.php
===================================================================
--- install/install_toolkit.php	(revision 13377)
+++ install/install_toolkit.php	(working copy)
@@ -442,62 +442,59 @@
 		function ParseConfig($parse_section = false)
 		{
 			if (!file_exists($this->INIFile)) {
-				return Array();
+				return Array ();
 			}
 
-			if( file_exists($this->INIFile) && !is_readable($this->INIFile) ) {
+			if (file_exists($this->INIFile) && !is_readable($this->INIFile)) {
 				die('Could Not Open Ini File');
 			}
 
 			$contents = file($this->INIFile);
 
-			$retval = Array();
-			$section = '';
-			$ln = 1;
-			$resave = false;
-			foreach ($contents as $line) {
-				if ($ln == 1 && $line != '<'.'?'.'php die() ?'.">\n") {
-					$resave = true;
-				}
+			if ($contents && $contents[0] == '<' . '?' . 'php die() ?' . ">\n") {
+				// format of "config.php" file before 5.1.0 version
+				array_shift($contents);
 
-				$ln++;
-				$line = trim($line);
-				$line = preg_replace('/;[.]*/', '', $line);
-				if (strlen($line) > 0) {
-					//echo $line . " - ";
-					if (preg_match('/^\[[a-z]+\]$/i', str_replace(' ', '', $line))) {
-						//echo 'section';
-						$section = mb_substr($line, 1, (mb_strlen($line) - 2));
-						if ($parse_section) {
-							$retval[$section] = array();
-						}
-						continue;
-					} elseif (strpos($line, '=') !== false) {
-						//echo 'main element';
-						list ($key, $val) = explode(' = ', $line);
-						if (!$parse_section) {
-							$retval[trim($key)] = str_replace('"', '', $val);
-						}
-						else {
-							$retval[$section][trim($key)] = str_replace('"', '', $val);
-						}
-					}
-				}
+				return $this->parseIniString(implode('', $contents), $parse_section);
 			}
 
-			if ($resave) {
-				$fp = fopen($this->INIFile, 'w');
-				reset($contents);
-				fwrite($fp,'<'.'?'.'php die() ?'.">\n\n");
-				foreach ($contents as $line) {
-					fwrite($fp,"$line");
-				}
-				fclose($fp);
-			}
+			$_CONFIG = Array ();
+	    	require($this->INIFile);
 
-			return $retval;
+	    	if ($parse_section) {
+	    		return $_CONFIG;
+	    	}
+
+	    	$ret = Array ();
+
+	    	foreach ($_CONFIG as $section => $section_variables) {
+	    		$ret = array_merge($ret, $section_variables);
+	    	}
+
+	    	return $ret;
 		}
 
+		/**
+		 * Equivalent for "parse_ini_string" function available since PHP 5.3.0
+		 *
+		 * @param string $ini
+		 * @param bool $process_sections
+		 * @param int $scanner_mode
+		 * @return Array
+		 */
+		function parseIniString($ini, $process_sections = false, $scanner_mode = null)
+		{
+			# Generate a temporary file.
+			$tempname = tempnam('/tmp', 'ini');
+			$fp = fopen($tempname, 'w');
+			fwrite($fp, $ini);
+			$ini = parse_ini_file($tempname, !empty($process_sections));
+			fclose($fp);
+			@unlink($tempname);
+
+			return $ini;
+		}
+
 		function SaveConfig($silent = false)
 		{
 			if (!is_writable($this->INIFile) && !is_writable(dirname($this->INIFile))) {
@@ -506,15 +503,16 @@
 			}
 
 			$fp = fopen($this->INIFile, 'w');
-			fwrite($fp,'<'.'?'.'php die() ?'.">\n\n");
+			fwrite($fp, '<' . '?' . 'php' . "\n\n");
 
 			foreach ($this->systemConfig as $section_name => $section_data) {
-				fwrite($fp, '['.$section_name."]\n");
 				foreach ($section_data as $key => $value) {
-					fwrite($fp, $key.' = "'.$value.'"'."\n");
+					fwrite($fp, '$_CONFIG[\'' . $section_name . '\'][\'' . $key . '\'] = \'' . addslashes($value) . '\';' . "\n");
 				}
+
 				fwrite($fp, "\n");
 			}
+
 			fclose($fp);
 		}
 
Index: install/upgrades.php
===================================================================
--- install/upgrades.php	(revision 13377)
+++ install/upgrades.php	(working copy)
@@ -1427,6 +1427,9 @@
 
 				$this->Conn->Query('DROP TABLE IF EXISTS ' . TABLE_PREFIX . 'Phrase');
 				$this->Conn->Query('RENAME TABLE ' . $temp_table . ' TO ' . TABLE_PREFIX . 'Phrase');
+
+				// save "config.php" in php format, not ini format as before
+				$this->_toolkit->SaveConfig();
 			}
 		}
 	}
\ No newline at end of file
Index: kernel/globals.php
===================================================================
--- kernel/globals.php	(revision 13377)
+++ kernel/globals.php	(working copy)
@@ -135,59 +135,63 @@
 {
 	function parse_portal_ini($file, $parse_section = false)
 	{
-			if (!file_exists($file)) return false;
+		if (!file_exists($file)) {
+			return Array ();
+		}
 
-    	if( file_exists($file) && !is_readable($file) ) die('Could Not Open Ini File');
+    	if (file_exists($file) && !is_readable($file)) {
+    		die('Could Not Open Ini File');
+    	}
 
     	$contents = file($file);
 
-    	$retval = Array();
-    	$section = '';
-    	$ln = 1;
-    	$resave = false;
-    	foreach($contents as $line) {
-    		if ($ln == 1 && $line != '<'.'?'.'php die() ?'.">\n") {
-    			$resave = true;
-    		}
-    		$ln++;
-    		$line = trim($line);
-    		$line = preg_replace('/;[.]*/', '', $line);
-    		if(strlen($line) > 0) {
-    			//echo $line . " - ";
-    			if (preg_match('/^\[[a-z]+\]$/i', str_replace(' ', '', $line))) {
-    				//echo 'section';
-    				$section = mb_substr($line,1,(mb_strlen($line)-2));
-    				if ($parse_section) {
-    					$retval[$section] = array();
-    				}
-    				continue;
-    			} elseif(strpos($line, '=') !== false) {
-    				//echo 'main element';
-    				list($key,$val) = explode(' = ',$line);
-    				if (!$parse_section) {
-    					$retval[trim($key)] = str_replace('"', '', $val);
-    				}
-    				else {
-    					$retval[$section][trim($key)] = str_replace('"', '', $val);
-    				}
-    			} //end if
-    			//echo '<br />';
-    		} //end if
-    	} //end foreach
-    	if($resave)
-    	{
-    		$fp = fopen($file, 'w');
-    		reset($contents);
-    		fwrite($fp,'<'.'?'.'php die() ?'.">\n\n");
-    		foreach($contents as $line) fwrite($fp,"$line");
-    		fclose($fp);
+		if ($contents && $contents[0] == '<' . '?' . 'php die() ?' . ">\n") {
+			// format of "config.php" file before 5.1.0 version
+			array_shift($contents);
+
+			return parse_ini_string(implode('', $contents), $parse_section);
+		}
+
+		$_CONFIG = Array ();
+    	require($file);
+
+    	if ($parse_section) {
+    		return $_CONFIG;
     	}
 
-    	return $retval;
+    	$ret = Array ();
+
+    	foreach ($_CONFIG as $section => $section_variables) {
+    		$ret = array_merge($ret, $section_variables);
+    	}
+
+    	return $ret;
 	}
 }
 
+if ( !function_exists('parse_ini_string') ) {
+	/**
+	 * Equivalent for "parse_ini_string" function available since PHP 5.3.0
+	 *
+	 * @param string $ini
+	 * @param bool $process_sections
+	 * @param int $scanner_mode
+	 * @return Array
+	 */
+	function parse_ini_string($ini, $process_sections = false, $scanner_mode = null)
+	{
+		# Generate a temporary file.
+		$tempname = tempnam('/tmp', 'ini');
+		$fp = fopen($tempname, 'w');
+		fwrite($fp, $ini);
+		$ini = parse_ini_file($tempname, !empty($process_sections));
+		fclose($fp);
+		@unlink($tempname);
 
+		return $ini;
+	}
+}
+
 if( !function_exists('getmicrotime') )
 {
 	function getmicrotime()