Index: branches/5.1.x/core/kernel/languages/phrases_cache.php
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diff -u -N -r12127 -r12453
--- branches/5.1.x/core/kernel/languages/phrases_cache.php	(.../phrases_cache.php)	(revision 12127)
+++ branches/5.1.x/core/kernel/languages/phrases_cache.php	(.../phrases_cache.php)	(revision 12453)
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 /**
-* @version	$Id: phrases_cache.php 11892 2009-07-01 08:35:06Z alex $
+* @version	$Id: phrases_cache.php 12453 2009-09-05 14:11:39Z alex $
 * @package	In-Portal
 * @copyright	Copyright (C) 1997 - 2009 Intechnic. All rights reserved.
 * @license      GNU/GPL
@@ -131,13 +131,13 @@
 		//actually possible when custom field contains references to language labels and its being rebuilt in OnAfterConfigRead
 		//which is triggered by Sections rebuild, which in turn read all the configs and all of that happens BEFORE seeting the language...
 
-		if (ereg("^!.+!$", $label) > 0)
-		{
-			$label = substr($label, 1, -1); //cut exclamation marks
+		// cut exclamation marks - depricated form of passing phrase name from templates
+		$label = preg_replace('/^!(.*)!$/', '\\1', $label);
+
+		if (strlen($label) == 0) {
+			return '';
 		}
 
-		if( strlen($label) == 0 ) return '';
-
 		$original_label = $label;
 		$label = mb_strtoupper($label);
 		if(isset($this->Phrases[$label])) {