Form wont return array when using this function to overcome magic quotes?

To counteract magic quotes I have this function set at the top of every page. However it seems to be affecting when I have an array in a form <input type="checkbox" name="check[]" />.

if ( in_array( strtolower( ini_get( 'magic_quotes_gpc' ) ), array( '1', 'on' ) ) ) {
    $_POST = array_map( 'stripslashes', $_POST );
    $_GET = array_map( 'stripslashes', $_GET );
    $_COOKIE = array_map( 'stripslashes', $_COOKIE );
}

I removed the function and it worked returning the full array when printing the array. However I need magic quotes off and also.

With the funciton I just get Array returned.

How can I change the function above or overcome this issue?

Thanks

Solution

There is an excellent page on the php website about how to disable magic quotes, both in the .ini file and at runtime. I highly suggest using their code instead of something homebaked.