Function code that handles automatic backslashes in PHP

//Handles PHP automatic backslashes
if (get_magic_quotes_gpc()) { 
function stripslashes_deep($value) 
{ 
$value = is_array($value) ? 
array_map('stripslashes_deep', $value) : 
stripslashes($value); 

return $value; 
} 

$_POST = array_map('stripslashes_deep', $_POST); 
$_GET = array_map('stripslashes_deep', $_GET); 
$_COOKIE = array_map('stripslashes_deep', $_COOKIE); 
}