ADDT and PHP 5.3.x project

Question

Hello all, as 'abandon' user of ADDT... i hope we can together make ADDT compatible for future release of PHP.
Currently PHP 5.3 our main 'enemy'.
The 'patch' that i summarized far from other thread:
1. function split() found in:
- includes\common\lib\file\KT_File.class.php
- includes\common\lib\file_upload\KT_FileUpload.class.php
- includes\common\lib\folder\KT_Folder.class.php
- includes\common\lib\image\KT_Image.class.php
occurences found: one instance per file
possible fix: try replacing with preg_split()
2. function mysql_escape_string() found in:
- includes\common\lib\db\KT_FakeRecordset.class.php
occurences found: three instances
possible fix: try replacing with mysql_real_escape_string() but better to use function_exists so it still keep compatible with previous php version, for example :
if(function_exists(”mysql_real_escape_string”)){
$insert_values .= “‘” . mysql_real_escape_string($value) . “‘, “;
}else{
$insert_values .= “‘” . mysql_escape_string($value) . “‘, “;
Other than that a handful of other ADDT files make an ini_get() – call to some deprecated PHP.INI functions such as safe_mode — but I´m not sure if this would trigger errors, because ADDT just tries to retrieve the related INI values and doesn´t atempt to change them.
3. find "= &new"  and replace with "= new";
4.  Look inside includes/tng/tNG_insert.class.php, tNG_update.class.php, tNG_delete.class.php and tNG_custom.class.php and replace
parent::tNG_fields($connection); with parent::tNG($connection);
I've no idea about solution no.4, since parent:: usually(as far as i know) use for direct access a method on parent's class... but the solution works for me
As We're talking about live project here (i'm serious about this)  without legitimate technical support.  I have an idea if we can make a group and hire an expert programmer to audit ADDT's includes folder so it will compatible with PHP 5.3.x.. But, does it mean we break our license policy with adobe ?
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Hope this thread will alive and so does our ADDT's project
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Answer 1

I've been running a custom CMS for the past 2 years, which was build on ADDT. I finally got the courage to setup a 5.3 test server just to see how it stands. Some of the ADDT features used on the CMS are as follows:
Includes
Dymanic Lists and Forms
Image Uploads
List Sorting
Widgets
Send Email
much, much more
When I first ran the sites front end, everything was perfect. All I did was update a few of the files as recommended on these forums. That was about 15 minutes work, and voila - the display of the sites contents was great.
However - when I dove into the admin area, that is where the problems started. Most of the problems were simply errors, that pinpointed where the problem was, and for the most part - the problem was already outlined on these forums, but the include file was not mentioned (eg: don't just update "tNG_insert.class.php", you also need to update "tNG_multipleInsert.class.php" and several others.
NOW I AM STUCK! This is on the lists and forms. Both of these items display properly, but when I try to update a record, an error is thrown that I cannot find a fix for. This same error is appearing on Joomla and Drupal forums all over the internet, and the only solution I ever see is "wait for the 5.3 update for the program". OF COURSE, THAT IS NOT COMING FOR ADDT!
Since lists and forms is the most used feature (for me anyway) of ADDT, it is rendering ADDT completely useless on PHP 5.3.
THE ERROR:
"PHP Warning: Parameter 2 to Trigger_Default_FormValidation() expected to be a reference, value given in D:\sites\pra2.ca\public_html\includes\tng\tNG.class.php on line 228"
I know this has to do with the "pass by reference" deprecation, but I cannot figure out how to fix this problem. I am able to supress the warning with the @ symbol, and therefore I can continue testing. But that is just hiding the problem, not fixing it.
Any suggestions would be appeciated