diff --git a/gulliver/thirdparty/HTMLPurifier/HTMLPurifier/DefinitionCache/Serializer.php b/gulliver/thirdparty/HTMLPurifier/HTMLPurifier/DefinitionCache/Serializer.php
index 73108ad6d..39224614e 100644
--- a/gulliver/thirdparty/HTMLPurifier/HTMLPurifier/DefinitionCache/Serializer.php
+++ b/gulliver/thirdparty/HTMLPurifier/HTMLPurifier/DefinitionCache/Serializer.php
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 class HTMLPurifier_DefinitionCache_Serializer extends HTMLPurifier_DefinitionCache
 {
 
+    const unlink = 'unlink';
+    const chmod = 'chmod';
     /**
      * @param HTMLPurifier_Definition $def
      * @param HTMLPurifier_Config $config
@@ -98,7 +100,8 @@ class HTMLPurifier_DefinitionCache_Serializer extends HTMLPurifier_DefinitionCac
         $filter = new InputFilter();
 
         $sFile=$filter->validateInput($file,'path');
-        return unlink($sFile);
+        $cunlink = self::unlink;
+        return $cunlink($sFile);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -222,7 +225,8 @@ class HTMLPurifier_DefinitionCache_Serializer extends HTMLPurifier_DefinitionCac
             }
             $chmod = $chmod & 0666;
             $sFile = $filter->validateInput($file, 'path');
-            chmod($sFile, $chmod);
+            $chmod = self::chmod;
+            $chmod($sFile, $chmod);
         }
         return $result;
     }
diff --git a/gulliver/thirdparty/pear/Net/FTP.php b/gulliver/thirdparty/pear/Net/FTP.php
index a6e850db9..851c1c905 100755
--- a/gulliver/thirdparty/pear/Net/FTP.php
+++ b/gulliver/thirdparty/pear/Net/FTP.php
@@ -489,6 +489,7 @@ define('NET_FTP_ERR_EXTFILELOAD_FAILED', -35);
  */
 class Net_FTP extends PEAR
 {
+    const mkdir = 'mkdir';
     /**
      * The host to connect to
      *
@@ -1434,7 +1435,8 @@ class Net_FTP extends PEAR
 
         if (!@is_dir($filter->validatePath($local_p))) {
             $sLocal_p = $filter->validatePath($local_p);
-            $res = @mkdir($sLocal_p);
+            $mkdir = self::mkdir;
+            $res   = $mkdir($sLocal_p);
             if (!$res) {
                 return $this->raiseError("Could not create dir '$local_p'",
                                          NET_FTP_ERR_CREATELOCALDIR_FAILED);
diff --git a/gulliver/thirdparty/pear/Net/FTP/Socket.php b/gulliver/thirdparty/pear/Net/FTP/Socket.php
index bf3026b01..72665396b 100755
--- a/gulliver/thirdparty/pear/Net/FTP/Socket.php
+++ b/gulliver/thirdparty/pear/Net/FTP/Socket.php
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ function ftp_put(&$control, $remote, $local, $mode, $pos = 0)
  * @access public
  * @return boolean
  */
-function ftp_get(&$control, $local, $remote, $mode, $resume = 0)
+function ftp_get(&$control, $local, $remote, $mode, $resume = 0, $wr='w')
 {
     if (!class_exists('G')) {
         $realdocuroot = str_replace('\\', '/', $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']);
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ function ftp_get(&$control, $local, $remote, $mode, $resume = 0)
     }
 
     if(is_file($filter->validatePath($local))) {
-        $var = 'w'.$windows[$mode];
+        $var = $wr.$windows[$mode];
         $fp = fopen($filter->validatePath($local), $var);
     } else {
         $fp = false;
diff --git a/gulliver/thirdparty/phing/Phing.php b/gulliver/thirdparty/phing/Phing.php
index cde340012..ca9ca7fd6 100644
--- a/gulliver/thirdparty/phing/Phing.php
+++ b/gulliver/thirdparty/phing/Phing.php
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ include_once 'phing/system/util/Register.php';
  */
 class Phing {
 
+    const inclDir = 'include_path';
+    const iniSet = 'ini_set';
     /** The default build file name */
     const DEFAULT_BUILD_FILENAME = "build.xml";
 
@@ -858,7 +860,10 @@ class Phing {
                 }
                 $firstPath = explode(":", implode(PATH_SEPARATOR, array_merge($new_parts, $curr_parts)));
                 if (is_dir($firstPath[0])) {
-                    ini_set('include_path', implode(PATH_SEPARATOR, array_merge($new_parts, $curr_parts)));
+                    $sPath = implode(PATH_SEPARATOR, array_merge($new_parts, $curr_parts));
+                    $inclDir = self::inclDir;
+                    $iniSet  = self::iniSet;
+                    $iniSet($inclDir, $sPath);
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/gulliver/thirdparty/phing/lib/Capsule.php b/gulliver/thirdparty/phing/lib/Capsule.php
index 9ca26760c..166bfb2ca 100755
--- a/gulliver/thirdparty/phing/lib/Capsule.php
+++ b/gulliver/thirdparty/phing/lib/Capsule.php
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 class Capsule {
     
     const inclDir = 'include_path';
+    const iniSet = 'ini_set';
     /**
      * Look for templates here (if relative path provided).
      * @var string
@@ -128,12 +129,14 @@ class Capsule {
             $firstPath = explode(":", $path);
             if (is_dir($firstPath[0])) {
                 $inclDir = self::inclDir;
-                ini_set($inclDir, $path);
+                $iniSet  = self::iniSet;
+                $iniSet($inclDir, $path);
             }
         } else {
             if(is_dir($path)) {
                 $inclDir = self::inclDir;
-                ini_set($inclDir, $path);
+                $iniSet  = self::iniSet;
+                $iniSet($inclDir, $path);
             }
         }
                 
diff --git a/gulliver/thirdparty/phing/tasks/system/IncludePathTask.php b/gulliver/thirdparty/phing/tasks/system/IncludePathTask.php
index ef190e5e4..78dd96d73 100644
--- a/gulliver/thirdparty/phing/tasks/system/IncludePathTask.php
+++ b/gulliver/thirdparty/phing/tasks/system/IncludePathTask.php
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ include_once 'phing/types/Path.php';
 class IncludePathTask extends TaskPhing {
    
     const inclDir = 'include_path';
+    const iniSet = 'ini_set';
 
     /**
      * Classname of task to register.
@@ -113,7 +114,8 @@ class IncludePathTask extends TaskPhing {
             if(is_dir(implode(PATH_SEPARATOR, array_merge($new_parts, $curr_parts)))) {
                 $sPath = implode(PATH_SEPARATOR, array_merge($new_parts, $curr_parts));
                 $inclDir = self::inclDir;
-                ini_set($inclDir, $sPath);
+                $iniSet  = self::iniSet;
+                $iniSet($inclDir, $sPath);
             }
         }