PHP 7 Compatibility

WP Engine’s PHP 7 Compatibility Checker identified several things that need changed in the plugin code for it to be PHP 7 compatible. Would be great if this helpful plugin would be compatible so I could speed up my site.

From WP Engine’s PHP 7 Compatibility Checker:

FILE: /nas/content/live/rebeldesk/wp-content/plugins/better-wp-security/core/class-itsec-core.php
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FOUND 3 ERRORS AFFECTING 3 LINES
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648 | ERROR | Global variable ‘HTTP_RAW_POST_DATA’ is deprecated since PHP 5.6 and removed since PHP 7.0 – use php://input instead.
650 | ERROR | Global variable ‘HTTP_RAW_POST_DATA’ is deprecated since PHP 5.6 and removed since PHP 7.0 – use php://input instead.
651 | ERROR | Global variable ‘HTTP_RAW_POST_DATA’ is deprecated since PHP 5.6 and removed since PHP 7.0 – use php://input instead.
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FILE: /nas/content/live/rebeldesk/wp-content/plugins/better-wp-security/core/content/system.php
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FOUND 4 ERRORS AFFECTING 4 LINES
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73 | ERROR | Extension ‘mysql_’ is deprecated since PHP 5.5 and deprecated since PHP 5.6 and removed since PHP 7.0 – use mysqli instead.
180 | ERROR | INI directive ‘safe_mode’ is deprecated from PHP 5.3 and forbidden from PHP 5.4.
231 | ERROR | INI directive ‘register_globals’ is deprecated from PHP 5.3 and forbidden from PHP 5.4.
248 | ERROR | INI directive ‘magic_quotes_gpc’ is deprecated from PHP 5.3 and forbidden from PHP 5.4.
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