Is it dangerous to remove "magic_quotes_gpc" from .htaccess file?

I'm installing phplist under my server that is based on cgi mode. I read that I have to 开发者_Python百科hide the part related to "magic_quotes_gpc" on .htaccess file and that I also need to configure php.ini file so to allow magic quotes.

I have configured a separate database for phplist different from that of my site. So is there anything dangerous about that? What is it about "sql injectors" ?

I'm using PHP Version 4.4.9

It is absolutely not "dangerous".

This functionality has been deprecated in PHP 5.3, so it will be the normal move to remove it.

Considering sql injection, even with magic_quotes activated you would have to do some checks, so nothings change here.