Index: branches/5.2.x/core/units/helpers/themes_helper.php
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diff -u -N -r14698 -r14699
--- branches/5.2.x/core/units/helpers/themes_helper.php	(.../themes_helper.php)	(revision 14698)
+++ branches/5.2.x/core/units/helpers/themes_helper.php	(.../themes_helper.php)	(revision 14699)
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 /**
-* @version	$Id: themes_helper.php 14698 2011-10-26 10:29:54Z alex $
+* @version	$Id: themes_helper.php 14699 2011-10-26 11:39:38Z alex $
 * @package	In-Portal
 * @copyright	Copyright (C) 1997 - 2009 Intechnic. All rights reserved.
 * @license      GNU/GPL
@@ -413,16 +413,16 @@
 		function refreshThemes()
 		{
 			$themes_found = Array();
-			$skip_filenames = Array ('.', '..', 'CVS', '.svn');
 
-			$fh = opendir($this->themesFolder.'/');
-			while (($filename = readdir($fh))) {
-				if (in_array($filename, $skip_filenames)) {
-					continue;
-				}
+			$iterator = new DirectoryIterator($this->themesFolder . '/');
+			/* @var $file_info DirectoryIterator */
 
-				if (is_dir($this->themesFolder.'/'.$filename)) {
+			foreach ($iterator as $file_info) {
+				$filename = $file_info->getFilename();
+
+				if ( $file_info->isDir() && !$file_info->isDot() && $filename != '.svn' && $filename != 'CVS' ) {
 					$theme_id = $this->refreshTheme($filename);
+
 					if ($theme_id) {
 						$themes_found[] = $theme_id;
 						// increment serial of updated themes