Index: branches/RC/core/kernel/globals.php
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diff -u -N -r9639 -r10098
--- branches/RC/core/kernel/globals.php	(.../globals.php)	(revision 9639)
+++ branches/RC/core/kernel/globals.php	(.../globals.php)	(revision 10098)
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
     			//echo $line . " - ";
     			if(eregi('^[[a-z]+]$',str_replace(' ', '', $line))) {
     				//echo 'section';
-    				$section = substr($line,1,(strlen($line)-2));
+    				$section = mb_substr($line,1,(mb_strlen($line)-2));
     				if ($parse_section) {
     					$retval[$section] = array();
     				}
@@ -268,17 +268,17 @@
 		      $pass_structure.=${'c'.$strpart};
 
 		      // shortcutting the loop a bit
-		      $p=$p+strlen(${'c'.$strpart});
+		      $p=$p+mb_strlen(${'c'.$strpart});
 		    }
 		    $previous=$strpart;
 		  }
 
 
 		  // generating the password from the structure defined in $pass_structure
-		  for ($g=0;$g<strlen($pass_structure);$g++)
+		  for ($g=0;$g<mb_strlen($pass_structure);$g++)
 		  {
 		    mt_srand((double)microtime()*1000000);
-		    $sel=substr($pass_structure,$g,1);
+		    $sel=mb_substr($pass_structure,$g,1);
 		    $pass.=${'p'.$sel}[mt_rand(0,-1+${'s'.$sel})];
 
 		  }
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@
 			// substitute section instead of #section# parameter in title preset name
 			$module_section = explode(':', $module_section);
 			$section = preg_replace('/(configuration|configure)_(.*)/i', '\\2', $module_section[count($module_section) == 2 ? 1 : 0]);
-			$string = str_replace('#section#', strtolower($section), $string);
+			$string = str_replace('#section#', mb_strtolower($section), $string);
 		}
 		return $string;
 	}