Merge branch 'master' into saravea

Conflicts:
	mod/blog/views/default/blog/sidebar/archives.php

87 files changed, 1939 insertions, 508 deletions

diff --git a/engine/classes/ElggAccess.php b/engine/classes/ElggAccess.php
index 6f8d9bb4b..0aed477fc 100644
--- a/engine/classes/ElggAccess.php
+++ b/engine/classes/ElggAccess.php
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ class ElggAccess {
 	 */
 	private $ignore_access;
 
+	// @codingStandardsIgnoreStart
 	/**
 	 * Get current ignore access setting.
 	 *
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ class ElggAccess {
 		elgg_deprecated_notice('ElggAccess::get_ignore_access() is deprecated by ElggAccess::getIgnoreAccess()', 1.8);
 		return $this->getIgnoreAccess();
 	}
+	// @codingStandardsIgnoreEnd
 
 	/**
 	 * Get current ignore access setting.
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@ class ElggAccess {
 		return $this->ignore_access;
 	}
 
+	// @codingStandardsIgnoreStart
 	/**
 	 * Set ignore access.
 	 *
@@ -49,6 +52,7 @@ class ElggAccess {
 		elgg_deprecated_notice('ElggAccess::set_ignore_access() is deprecated by ElggAccess::setIgnoreAccess()', 1.8);
 		return $this->setIgnoreAccess($ignore);
 	}
+	// @codingStandardsIgnoreEnd
 
 	/**
 	 * Set ignore access.
diff --git a/engine/classes/ElggAttributeLoader.php b/engine/classes/ElggAttributeLoader.php
index 2d1c1abde..ffc80b02d 100644
--- a/engine/classes/ElggAttributeLoader.php
+++ b/engine/classes/ElggAttributeLoader.php
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
  * Loads ElggEntity attributes from DB or validates those passed in via constructor
  *
  * @access private
+ *
+ * @package    Elgg.Core
+ * @subpackage DataModel
  */
 class ElggAttributeLoader {
 
@@ -21,7 +24,7 @@ class ElggAttributeLoader {
 		'time_created',
 		'time_updated',
 		'last_action',
-		'enabled'
+		'enabled',
 	);
 
 	/**
@@ -65,9 +68,11 @@ class ElggAttributeLoader {
 	public $full_loader = '';
 
 	/**
-	 * @param string $class class of object being loaded
-	 * @param string $required_type entity type this is being used to populate
-	 * @param array $initialized_attrs attributes after initializeAttributes() has been run
+	 * Constructor
+	 *
+	 * @param string $class             class of object being loaded
+	 * @param string $required_type     entity type this is being used to populate
+	 * @param array  $initialized_attrs attributes after initializeAttributes() has been run
 	 * @throws InvalidArgumentException
 	 */
 	public function __construct($class, $required_type, array $initialized_attrs) {
@@ -87,14 +92,33 @@ class ElggAttributeLoader {
 		$this->secondary_attr_names = array_diff($all_attr_names, self::$primary_attr_names);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Get primary attributes missing that are missing
+	 *
+	 * @param stdClass $row Database row
+	 * @return array
+	 */
 	protected function isMissingPrimaries($row) {
 		return array_diff(self::$primary_attr_names, array_keys($row)) !== array();
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Get secondary attributes that are missing
+	 *
+	 * @param stdClass $row Database row
+	 * @return array
+	 */
 	protected function isMissingSecondaries($row) {
 		return array_diff($this->secondary_attr_names, array_keys($row)) !== array();
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Check that the type is correct
+	 *
+	 * @param stdClass $row Database row
+	 * @return void
+	 * @throws InvalidClassException
+	 */
 	protected function checkType($row) {
 		if ($row['type'] !== $this->required_type) {
 			$msg = elgg_echo('InvalidClassException:NotValidElggStar', array($row['guid'], $this->class));
@@ -176,6 +200,8 @@ class ElggAttributeLoader {
 						// saved, these are stored w/ type "site", but with no sites_entity row. These
 						// are probably only created in the unit tests.
 						// @todo Don't save vanilla ElggEntities with type "site"
+
+						$row = $this->filterAddedColumns($row);
 						$row['guid'] = (int) $row['guid'];
 						return $row;
 					}
@@ -185,15 +211,38 @@ class ElggAttributeLoader {
 			}
 		}
 
-		// loading complete: re-check missing and check type
-		if (($was_missing_primaries && $this->isMissingPrimaries($row))
-				|| ($was_missing_secondaries && $this->isMissingSecondaries($row))) {
-			throw new LogicException('Attribute loaders failed to return proper attributes');
-		}
+		$row = $this->filterAddedColumns($row);
+
+		// Note: If there are still missing attributes, we're running on a 1.7 or earlier schema. We let
+		// this pass so the upgrades can run.
 
-		// guid needs to be an int  http://trac.elgg.org/ticket/4111
+		// guid needs to be an int  https://github.com/elgg/elgg/issues/4111
 		$row['guid'] = (int) $row['guid'];
 
 		return $row;
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Filter out keys returned by the query which should not appear in the entity's attributes
+	 *
+	 * @param array $row All columns from the query
+	 * @return array Columns acceptable for the entity's attributes
+	 */
+	protected function filterAddedColumns($row) {
+		// make an array with keys as acceptable attribute names
+		$acceptable_attrs = self::$primary_attr_names;
+		array_splice($acceptable_attrs, count($acceptable_attrs), 0, $this->secondary_attr_names);
+		$acceptable_attrs = array_combine($acceptable_attrs, $acceptable_attrs);
+
+		// @todo remove these when #4584 is in place
+		$acceptable_attrs['tables_split'] = true;
+		$acceptable_attrs['tables_loaded'] = true;
+
+		foreach ($row as $key => $val) {
+			if (!isset($acceptable_attrs[$key])) {
+				unset($row[$key]);
+			}
+		}
+		return $row;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/engine/classes/ElggAutoP.php b/engine/classes/ElggAutoP.php
index f3c7cc972..05842d1b2 100644
--- a/engine/classes/ElggAutoP.php
+++ b/engine/classes/ElggAutoP.php
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
  *
  * In DIV elements, Ps are only added when there would be at
  * least two of them.
+ * 
+ * @package    Elgg.Core
+ * @subpackage Output
  */
 class ElggAutoP {
 
@@ -51,8 +54,12 @@ class ElggAutoP {
 	protected $_alterList = 'article aside blockquote body details div footer header
 		section';
 
+	/** @var string */
 	protected $_unique = '';
 
+	/**
+	 * Constructor
+	 */
 	public function __construct() {
 		$this->_blocks = preg_split('@\\s+@', $this->_blocks);
 		$this->_descendList = preg_split('@\\s+@', $this->_descendList);
@@ -98,21 +105,28 @@ class ElggAutoP {
 		$html = str_replace('&', $this->_unique . 'AMP', $html);
 
 		$this->_doc = new DOMDocument();
-	   
+
 		// parse to DOM, suppressing loadHTML warnings
 		// http://www.php.net/manual/en/domdocument.loadhtml.php#95463
 		libxml_use_internal_errors(true);
 
+		// Do not load entities. May be unnecessary, better safe than sorry
+		$disable_load_entities = libxml_disable_entity_loader(true);
+
 		if (!$this->_doc->loadHTML("<html><meta http-equiv='content-type' " 
 				. "content='text/html; charset={$this->encoding}'><body>{$html}</body>"
 				. "</html>")) {
+
+			libxml_disable_entity_loader($disable_load_entities);
 			return false;
 		}
 
+		libxml_disable_entity_loader($disable_load_entities);
+
 		$this->_xpath = new DOMXPath($this->_doc);
 		// start processing recursively at the BODY element
 		$nodeList = $this->_xpath->query('//body[1]');
-		$this->_addParagraphs($nodeList->item(0));
+		$this->addParagraphs($nodeList->item(0));
 
 		// serialize back to HTML
 		$html = $this->_doc->saveHTML();
@@ -128,9 +142,16 @@ class ElggAutoP {
 
 		// re-parse so we can handle new AUTOP elements
 
+		// Do not load entities. May be unnecessary, better safe than sorry
+		$disable_load_entities = libxml_disable_entity_loader(true);
+
 		if (!$this->_doc->loadHTML($html)) {
+			libxml_disable_entity_loader($disable_load_entities);
 			return false;
 		}
+
+		libxml_disable_entity_loader($disable_load_entities);
+
 		// must re-create XPath object after DOM load
 		$this->_xpath = new DOMXPath($this->_doc);
 
@@ -187,15 +208,16 @@ class ElggAutoP {
 	/**
 	 * Add P and BR elements as necessary
 	 *
-	 * @param DOMElement $el
+	 * @param DOMElement $el DOM element
+	 * @return void
 	 */
-	protected function _addParagraphs(DOMElement $el) {
+	protected function addParagraphs(DOMElement $el) {
 		// no need to call recursively, just queue up
 		$elsToProcess = array($el);
 		$inlinesToProcess = array();
 		while ($el = array_shift($elsToProcess)) {
 			// if true, we can alter all child nodes, if not, we'll just call
-			// _addParagraphs on each element in the descendInto list
+			// addParagraphs on each element in the descendInto list
 			$alterInline = in_array($el->nodeName, $this->_alterList);
 
 			// inside affected elements, we want to trim leading whitespace from
@@ -229,8 +251,8 @@ class ElggAutoP {
 				if ($alterInline) {
 					$isText = ($node->nodeType === XML_TEXT_NODE);
 					$isLastInline = (! $node->nextSibling
-								   || ($node->nextSibling->nodeType === XML_ELEMENT_NODE
-									   && in_array($node->nextSibling->nodeName, $this->_blocks)));
+							|| ($node->nextSibling->nodeType === XML_ELEMENT_NODE
+								&& in_array($node->nextSibling->nodeName, $this->_blocks)));
 					if ($isElement) {
 						$isFollowingBr = ($node->nodeName === 'br');
 					}
@@ -263,7 +285,7 @@ class ElggAutoP {
 					if ($isBlock) {
 						if (in_array($node->nodeName, $this->_descendList)) {
 							$elsToProcess[] = $node;
-							//$this->_addParagraphs($node);
+							//$this->addParagraphs($node);
 						}
 					}
 					$openP = true;
diff --git a/engine/classes/ElggBatch.php b/engine/classes/ElggBatch.php
index 5d59425d0..d810ea066 100644
--- a/engine/classes/ElggBatch.php
+++ b/engine/classes/ElggBatch.php
@@ -150,6 +150,20 @@ class ElggBatch
 	private $incrementOffset = true;
 
 	/**
+	 * Entities that could not be instantiated during a fetch
+	 *
+	 * @var stdClass[]
+	 */
+	private $incompleteEntities = array();
+
+	/**
+	 * Total number of incomplete entities fetched
+	 *
+	 * @var int
+	 */
+	private $totalIncompletes = 0;
+
+	/**
 	 * Batches operations on any elgg_get_*() or compatible function that supports
 	 * an options array.
 	 *
@@ -222,16 +236,22 @@ class ElggBatch
 	}
 
 	/**
+	 * Tell the process that an entity was incomplete during a fetch
+	 *
+	 * @param stdClass $row
+	 *
+	 * @access private
+	 */
+	public function reportIncompleteEntity(stdClass $row) {
+		$this->incompleteEntities[] = $row;
+	}
+
+	/**
 	 * Fetches the next chunk of results
 	 *
 	 * @return bool
 	 */
 	private function getNextResultsChunk() {
-		// reset memory caches after first chunk load
-		if ($this->chunkIndex > 0) {
-			global $DB_QUERY_CACHE, $ENTITY_CACHE;
-			$DB_QUERY_CACHE = $ENTITY_CACHE = array();
-		}
 
 		// always reset results.
 		$this->results = array();
@@ -265,27 +285,47 @@ class ElggBatch
 		if ($this->incrementOffset) {
 			$offset = $this->offset + $this->retrievedResults;
 		} else {
-			$offset = $this->offset;
+			$offset = $this->offset + $this->totalIncompletes;
 		}
 
 		$current_options = array(
 			'limit' => $limit,
-			'offset' => $offset
+			'offset' => $offset,
+			'__ElggBatch' => $this,
 		);
 
 		$options = array_merge($this->options, $current_options);
-		$getter = $this->getter;
 
-		if (is_string($getter)) {
-			$this->results = $getter($options);
-		} else {
-			$this->results = call_user_func_array($getter, array($options));
+		$this->incompleteEntities = array();
+		$this->results = call_user_func_array($this->getter, array($options));
+
+		$num_results = count($this->results);
+		$num_incomplete = count($this->incompleteEntities);
+
+		$this->totalIncompletes += $num_incomplete;
+
+		if ($this->incompleteEntities) {
+			// pad the front of the results with nulls representing the incompletes
+			array_splice($this->results, 0, 0, array_pad(array(), $num_incomplete, null));
+			// ...and skip past them
+			reset($this->results);
+			for ($i = 0; $i < $num_incomplete; $i++) {
+				next($this->results);
+			}
 		}
 
 		if ($this->results) {
 			$this->chunkIndex++;
-			$this->resultIndex = 0;
-			$this->retrievedResults += count($this->results);
+
+			// let the system know we've jumped past the nulls
+			$this->resultIndex = $num_incomplete;
+
+			$this->retrievedResults += ($num_results + $num_incomplete);
+			if ($num_results == 0) {
+				// This fetch was *all* incompletes! We need to fetch until we can either
+				// offer at least one row to iterate over, or give up.
+				return $this->getNextResultsChunk();
+			}
 			return true;
 		} else {
 			return false;
diff --git a/engine/classes/ElggCache.php b/engine/classes/ElggCache.php
index 4317f4be9..909eab39b 100644
--- a/engine/classes/ElggCache.php
+++ b/engine/classes/ElggCache.php
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ abstract class ElggCache implements ArrayAccess {
 		$this->variables = array();
 	}
 
+	// @codingStandardsIgnoreStart
 	/**
 	 * Set a cache variable.
 	 *
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ abstract class ElggCache implements ArrayAccess {
 		elgg_deprecated_notice('ElggCache::set_variable() is deprecated by ElggCache::setVariable()', 1.8);
 		$this->setVariable($variable, $value);
 	}
+	// @codingStandardsIgnoreEnd
 
 	/**
 	 * Set a cache variable.
@@ -52,6 +54,7 @@ abstract class ElggCache implements ArrayAccess {
 		$this->variables[$variable] = $value;
 	}
 
+	// @codingStandardsIgnoreStart
 	/**
 	 * Get variables for this cache.
 	 *
@@ -65,6 +68,7 @@ abstract class ElggCache implements ArrayAccess {
 		elgg_deprecated_notice('ElggCache::get_variable() is deprecated by ElggCache::getVariable()', 1.8);
 		return $this->getVariable($variable);
 	}
+	// @codingStandardsIgnoreEnd
 
 	/**
 	 * Get variables for this cache.
diff --git a/engine/classes/ElggCrypto.php b/engine/classes/ElggCrypto.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..317d371e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engine/classes/ElggCrypto.php
@@ -0,0 +1,208 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * ElggCrypto
+ *
+ * @package    Elgg.Core
+ * @subpackage Crypto
+ *
+ * @access private
+ */
+class ElggCrypto {
+
+	/**
+	 * Character set for temp passwords (no risk of embedded profanity/glyphs that look similar)
+	 */
+	const CHARS_PASSWORD = 'bcdfghjklmnpqrstvwxyz2346789';
+
+	/**
+	 * Generate a string of highly randomized bytes (over the full 8-bit range).
+	 *
+	 * @param int $length Number of bytes needed
+	 * @return string Random bytes
+	 *
+	 * @author George Argyros <argyros.george@gmail.com>
+	 * @copyright 2012, George Argyros. All rights reserved.
+	 * @license Modified BSD
+	 * @link https://github.com/GeorgeArgyros/Secure-random-bytes-in-PHP/blob/master/srand.php Original
+	 *
+	 * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+	 * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+	 *    * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+	 *      notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+	 *    * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+	 *      notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+	 *      documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+	 *    * Neither the name of the <organization> nor the
+	 *      names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products
+	 *      derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
+	 *
+	 * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND
+	 * ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
+	 * WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
+	 * DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL GEORGE ARGYROS BE LIABLE FOR ANY
+	 * DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
+	 * (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
+	 * LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND
+	 * ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+	 * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
+	 * SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+	 */
+	public function getRandomBytes($length) {
+		/**
+		 * Our primary choice for a cryptographic strong randomness function is
+		 * openssl_random_pseudo_bytes.
+		 */
+		$SSLstr = '4'; // http://xkcd.com/221/
+		if (function_exists('openssl_random_pseudo_bytes')
+				&& (version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '5.3.4') >= 0 || substr(PHP_OS, 0, 3) !== 'WIN')) {
+			$SSLstr = openssl_random_pseudo_bytes($length, $strong);
+			if ($strong) {
+				return $SSLstr;
+			}
+		}
+
+		/**
+		 * If mcrypt extension is available then we use it to gather entropy from
+		 * the operating system's PRNG. This is better than reading /dev/urandom
+		 * directly since it avoids reading larger blocks of data than needed.
+		 * Older versions of mcrypt_create_iv may be broken or take too much time
+		 * to finish so we only use this function with PHP 5.3.7 and above.
+		 * @see https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=55169
+		 */
+		if (function_exists('mcrypt_create_iv')
+				&& (version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '5.3.7') >= 0 || substr(PHP_OS, 0, 3) !== 'WIN')) {
+			$str = mcrypt_create_iv($length, MCRYPT_DEV_URANDOM);
+			if ($str !== false) {
+				return $str;
+			}
+		}
+
+		/**
+		 * No build-in crypto randomness function found. We collect any entropy
+		 * available in the PHP core PRNGs along with some filesystem info and memory
+		 * stats. To make this data cryptographically strong we add data either from
+		 * /dev/urandom or if its unavailable, we gather entropy by measuring the
+		 * time needed to compute a number of SHA-1 hashes.
+		 */
+		$str = '';
+		$bits_per_round = 2; // bits of entropy collected in each clock drift round
+		$msec_per_round = 400; // expected running time of each round in microseconds
+		$hash_len = 20; // SHA-1 Hash length
+		$total = $length; // total bytes of entropy to collect
+
+		$handle = @fopen('/dev/urandom', 'rb');
+		if ($handle && function_exists('stream_set_read_buffer')) {
+			@stream_set_read_buffer($handle, 0);
+		}
+
+		do {
+			$bytes = ($total > $hash_len) ? $hash_len : $total;
+			$total -= $bytes;
+
+			//collect any entropy available from the PHP system and filesystem
+			$entropy = rand() . uniqid(mt_rand(), true) . $SSLstr;
+			$entropy .= implode('', @fstat(@fopen(__FILE__, 'r')));
+			$entropy .= memory_get_usage() . getmypid();
+			$entropy .= serialize($_ENV) . serialize($_SERVER);
+			if (function_exists('posix_times')) {
+				$entropy .= serialize(posix_times());
+			}
+			if (function_exists('zend_thread_id')) {
+				$entropy .= zend_thread_id();
+			}
+
+			if ($handle) {
+				$entropy .= @fread($handle, $bytes);
+			} else {
+				// Measure the time that the operations will take on average
+				for ($i = 0; $i < 3; $i++) {
+					$c1 = microtime(true);
+					$var = sha1(mt_rand());
+					for ($j = 0; $j < 50; $j++) {
+						$var = sha1($var);
+					}
+					$c2 = microtime(true);
+					$entropy .= $c1 . $c2;
+				}
+
+				// Based on the above measurement determine the total rounds
+				// in order to bound the total running time.
+				$rounds = (int) ($msec_per_round * 50 / (int) (($c2 - $c1) * 1000000));
+
+				// Take the additional measurements. On average we can expect
+				// at least $bits_per_round bits of entropy from each measurement.
+				$iter = $bytes * (int) (ceil(8 / $bits_per_round));
+
+				for ($i = 0; $i < $iter; $i++) {
+					$c1 = microtime();
+					$var = sha1(mt_rand());
+					for ($j = 0; $j < $rounds; $j++) {
+						$var = sha1($var);
+					}
+					$c2 = microtime();
+					$entropy .= $c1 . $c2;
+				}
+			}
+
+			// We assume sha1 is a deterministic extractor for the $entropy variable.
+			$str .= sha1($entropy, true);
+
+		} while ($length > strlen($str));
+
+		if ($handle) {
+			@fclose($handle);
+		}
+
+		return substr($str, 0, $length);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Generate a random string of specified length.
+	 *
+	 * Uses supplied character list for generating the new string.
+	 * If no character list provided - uses Base64 URL character set.
+	 *
+	 * @param int         $length Desired length of the string
+	 * @param string|null $chars  Characters to be chosen from randomly. If not given, the Base64 URL
+	 *                            charset will be used.
+	 *
+	 * @return string The random string
+	 *
+	 * @throws InvalidArgumentException
+	 *
+	 * @copyright Copyright (c) 2005-2013 Zend Technologies USA Inc. (http://www.zend.com)
+	 * @license   http://framework.zend.com/license/new-bsd New BSD License
+	 *
+	 * @see https://github.com/zendframework/zf2/blob/master/library/Zend/Math/Rand.php#L179
+	 */
+	public static function getRandomString($length, $chars = null) {
+		if ($length < 1) {
+			throw new InvalidArgumentException('Length should be >= 1');
+		}
+
+		if (empty($chars)) {
+			$numBytes = ceil($length * 0.75);
+			$bytes    = self::getRandomBytes($numBytes);
+			$string = substr(rtrim(base64_encode($bytes), '='), 0, $length);
+
+			// Base64 URL
+			return strtr($string, '+/', '-_');
+		}
+
+		$listLen = strlen($chars);
+
+		if ($listLen == 1) {
+			return str_repeat($chars, $length);
+		}
+
+		$bytes  = self::getRandomBytes($length);
+		$pos    = 0;
+		$result = '';
+		for ($i = 0; $i < $length; $i++) {
+			$pos     = ($pos + ord($bytes[$i])) % $listLen;
+			$result .= $chars[$pos];
+		}
+
+		return $result;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/engine/classes/ElggData.php b/engine/classes/ElggData.php
index 426248ca3..4f843cde4 100644
--- a/engine/classes/ElggData.php
+++ b/engine/classes/ElggData.php
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ abstract class ElggData implements
 	 */
 	protected $attributes = array();
 
+	// @codingStandardsIgnoreStart
 	/**
 	 * Initialise the attributes array.
 	 *
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ abstract class ElggData implements
 			elgg_deprecated_notice('initialise_attributes() is deprecated by initializeAttributes()', 1.8);
 		}
 	}
+	// @codingStandardsIgnoreEnd
 
 	/**
 	 * Initialize the attributes array.
diff --git a/engine/classes/ElggDiskFilestore.php b/engine/classes/ElggDiskFilestore.php
index 7374aad35..6e2354012 100644
--- a/engine/classes/ElggDiskFilestore.php
+++ b/engine/classes/ElggDiskFilestore.php
@@ -194,7 +194,9 @@ class ElggDiskFilestore extends ElggFilestore {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Returns the filename as saved on disk for an ElggFile object
+	 * Get the filename as saved on disk for an ElggFile object
+	 *
+	 * Returns an empty string if no filename set
 	 *
 	 * @param ElggFile $file File object
 	 *
@@ -213,7 +215,12 @@ class ElggDiskFilestore extends ElggFilestore {
 			throw new InvalidParameterException($msg);
 		}
 
-		return $this->dir_root . $this->makefileMatrix($owner_guid) . $file->getFilename();
+		$filename = $file->getFilename();
+		if (!$filename) {
+			return '';
+		}
+
+		return $this->dir_root . $this->makeFileMatrix($owner_guid) . $filename;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -221,7 +228,7 @@ class ElggDiskFilestore extends ElggFilestore {
 	 *
 	 * @param ElggFile $file File object
 	 *
-	 * @return mixed
+	 * @return string
 	 */
 	public function grabFile(ElggFile $file) {
 		return file_get_contents($file->getFilenameOnFilestore());
@@ -235,6 +242,9 @@ class ElggDiskFilestore extends ElggFilestore {
 	 * @return bool
 	 */
 	public function exists(ElggFile $file) {
+		if (!$file->getFilename()) {
+			return false;
+		}
 		return file_exists($this->getFilenameOnFilestore($file));
 	}
 
@@ -248,12 +258,13 @@ class ElggDiskFilestore extends ElggFilestore {
 	 */
 	public function getSize($prefix = '', $container_guid) {
 		if ($container_guid) {
-			return get_dir_size($this->dir_root . $this->makefileMatrix($container_guid) . $prefix);
+			return get_dir_size($this->dir_root . $this->makeFileMatrix($container_guid) . $prefix);
 		} else {
 			return false;
 		}
 	}
 
+	// @codingStandardsIgnoreStart
 	/**
 	 * Create a directory $dirroot
 	 *
@@ -268,6 +279,7 @@ class ElggDiskFilestore extends ElggFilestore {
 
 		return $this->makeDirectoryRoot($dirroot);
 	}
+	// @codingStandardsIgnoreEnd
 
 	/**
 	 * Create a directory $dirroot
@@ -287,6 +299,7 @@ class ElggDiskFilestore extends ElggFilestore {
 		return true;
 	}
 
+	// @codingStandardsIgnoreStart
 	/**
 	 * Multibyte string tokeniser.
 	 *
@@ -318,7 +331,9 @@ class ElggDiskFilestore extends ElggFilestore {
 			return str_split($string);
 		}
 	}
+	// @codingStandardsIgnoreEnd
 
+	// @codingStandardsIgnoreStart
 	/**
 	 * Construct a file path matrix for an entity.
 	 *
@@ -330,8 +345,9 @@ class ElggDiskFilestore extends ElggFilestore {
 	protected function make_file_matrix($identifier) {
 		elgg_deprecated_notice('ElggDiskFilestore::make_file_matrix() is deprecated by ::makeFileMatrix()', 1.8);
 
-		return $this->makefileMatrix($identifier);
+		return $this->makeFileMatrix($identifier);
 	}
+	// @codingStandardsIgnoreEnd
 
 	/**
 	 * Construct a file path matrix for an entity.
@@ -352,6 +368,7 @@ class ElggDiskFilestore extends ElggFilestore {
 		return "$time_created/$entity->guid/";
 	}
 
+	// @codingStandardsIgnoreStart
 	/**
 	 * Construct a filename matrix.
 	 *
@@ -370,6 +387,7 @@ class ElggDiskFilestore extends ElggFilestore {
 
 		return $this->makeFileMatrix($guid);
 	}
+	// @codingStandardsIgnoreEnd
 
 	/**
 	 * Returns a list of attributes to save to the database when saving
diff --git a/engine/classes/ElggEntity.php b/engine/classes/ElggEntity.php
index f44e73023..a563f6fad 100644
--- a/engine/classes/ElggEntity.php
+++ b/engine/classes/ElggEntity.php
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
  *
  * @package    Elgg.Core
  * @subpackage DataModel.Entities
- * 
+ *
  * @property string $type           object, user, group, or site (read-only after save)
  * @property string $subtype        Further clarifies the nature of the entity (read-only after save)
  * @property int    $guid           The unique identifier for this entity (read only)
@@ -352,8 +352,8 @@ abstract class ElggEntity extends ElggData implements
 					'limit' => 0
 				);
 				// @todo in 1.9 make this return false if can't add metadata
-				// http://trac.elgg.org/ticket/4520
-				// 
+				// https://github.com/elgg/elgg/issues/4520
+				//
 				// need to remove access restrictions right now to delete
 				// because this is the expected behavior
 				$ia = elgg_set_ignore_access(true);
@@ -375,12 +375,11 @@ abstract class ElggEntity extends ElggData implements
 			}
 
 			return $result;
-		}
-
-		// unsaved entity. store in temp array
-		// returning single entries instead of an array of 1 element is decided in
-		// getMetaData(), just like pulling from the db.
-		else {
+		} else {
+			// unsaved entity. store in temp array
+			// returning single entries instead of an array of 1 element is decided in
+			// getMetaData(), just like pulling from the db.
+			//
 			// if overwrite, delete first
 			if (!$multiple || !isset($this->temp_metadata[$name])) {
 				$this->temp_metadata[$name] = array();
@@ -965,7 +964,7 @@ abstract class ElggEntity extends ElggData implements
 	 *
 	 * @tip Can be overridden by registering for the permissions_check:comment,
 	 * <entity type> plugin hook.
-	 * 
+	 *
 	 * @param int $user_guid User guid (default is logged in user)
 	 *
 	 * @return bool
@@ -1271,15 +1270,23 @@ abstract class ElggEntity extends ElggData implements
 	public function save() {
 		$guid = $this->getGUID();
 		if ($guid > 0) {
-			cache_entity($this);
 
-			return update_entity(
+			// See #5600. This ensures the lower level can_edit_entity() check will use a
+			// fresh entity from the DB so it sees the persisted owner_guid
+			_elgg_disable_caching_for_entity($guid);
+
+			$ret = update_entity(
 				$guid,
 				$this->get('owner_guid'),
 				$this->get('access_id'),
 				$this->get('container_guid'),
 				$this->get('time_created')
 			);
+
+			_elgg_enable_caching_for_entity($guid);
+			_elgg_cache_entity($this);
+
+			return $ret;
 		} else {
 			// Create a new entity (nb: using attribute array directly
 			// 'cos set function does something special!)
@@ -1321,7 +1328,7 @@ abstract class ElggEntity extends ElggData implements
 			$this->attributes['subtype'] = get_subtype_id($this->attributes['type'],
 				$this->attributes['subtype']);
 
-			cache_entity($this);
+			_elgg_cache_entity($this);
 
 			return $this->attributes['guid'];
 		}
@@ -1358,12 +1365,12 @@ abstract class ElggEntity extends ElggData implements
 				$this->attributes['tables_loaded']++;
 			}
 
-			// guid needs to be an int  http://trac.elgg.org/ticket/4111
+			// guid needs to be an int  https://github.com/elgg/elgg/issues/4111
 			$this->attributes['guid'] = (int)$this->attributes['guid'];
 
 			// Cache object handle
 			if ($this->attributes['guid']) {
-				cache_entity($this);
+				_elgg_cache_entity($this);
 			}
 
 			return true;
diff --git a/engine/classes/ElggFile.php b/engine/classes/ElggFile.php
index 3e9c24c17..23080834b 100644
--- a/engine/classes/ElggFile.php
+++ b/engine/classes/ElggFile.php
@@ -275,9 +275,14 @@ class ElggFile extends ElggObject {
 	 */
 	public function delete() {
 		$fs = $this->getFilestore();
-		if ($fs->delete($this)) {
-			return parent::delete();
+		
+		$result = $fs->delete($this);
+		
+		if ($this->getGUID() && $result) {
+			$result = parent::delete();
 		}
+		
+		return $result;
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/engine/classes/ElggFileCache.php b/engine/classes/ElggFileCache.php
index e654f1db2..94143f777 100644
--- a/engine/classes/ElggFileCache.php
+++ b/engine/classes/ElggFileCache.php
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ class ElggFileCache extends ElggCache {
 		}
 	}
 
+	// @codingStandardsIgnoreStart
 	/**
 	 * Create and return a handle to a file.
 	 *
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ class ElggFileCache extends ElggCache {
 
 		return $this->createFile($filename, $rw);
 	}
+	// @codingStandardsIgnoreEnd
 
 	/**
 	 * Create and return a handle to a file.
@@ -72,6 +74,7 @@ class ElggFileCache extends ElggCache {
 		return fopen($path . $filename, $rw);
 	}
 
+	// @codingStandardsIgnoreStart
 	/**
 	 * Create a sanitised filename for the file.
 	 *
@@ -86,6 +89,7 @@ class ElggFileCache extends ElggCache {
 
 		return $filename;
 	}
+	// @codingStandardsIgnoreEnd
 
 	/**
 	 * Create a sanitised filename for the file.
diff --git a/engine/classes/ElggGroup.php b/engine/classes/ElggGroup.php
index 61f699f1a..7e69b7a84 100644
--- a/engine/classes/ElggGroup.php
+++ b/engine/classes/ElggGroup.php
@@ -48,21 +48,18 @@ class ElggGroup extends ElggEntity
 					$msg = elgg_echo('IOException:FailedToLoadGUID', array(get_class(), $guid->guid));
 					throw new IOException($msg);
 				}
-
-			// Is $guid is an ElggGroup? Use a copy constructor
 			} else if ($guid instanceof ElggGroup) {
+				// $guid is an ElggGroup so this is a copy constructor
 				elgg_deprecated_notice('This type of usage of the ElggGroup constructor was deprecated. Please use the clone method.', 1.7);
 
 				foreach ($guid->attributes as $key => $value) {
 					$this->attributes[$key] = $value;
 				}
-
-			// Is this is an ElggEntity but not an ElggGroup = ERROR!
 			} else if ($guid instanceof ElggEntity) {
+				// @todo why separate from else
 				throw new InvalidParameterException(elgg_echo('InvalidParameterException:NonElggGroup'));
-
-			// Is it a GUID
 			} else if (is_numeric($guid)) {
+				// $guid is a GUID so load entity
 				if (!$this->load($guid)) {
 					throw new IOException(elgg_echo('IOException:FailedToLoadGUID', array(get_class(), $guid)));
 				}
@@ -338,7 +335,7 @@ class ElggGroup extends ElggEntity
 
 		$this->attributes = $attrs;
 		$this->attributes['tables_loaded'] = 2;
-		cache_entity($this);
+		_elgg_cache_entity($this);
 
 		return true;
 	}
@@ -355,7 +352,12 @@ class ElggGroup extends ElggEntity
 		}
 
 		// Now save specific stuff
-		return create_group_entity($this->get('guid'), $this->get('name'), $this->get('description'));
+
+		_elgg_disable_caching_for_entity($this->guid);
+		$ret = create_group_entity($this->get('guid'), $this->get('name'), $this->get('description'));
+		_elgg_enable_caching_for_entity($this->guid);
+
+		return $ret;
 	}
 
 	// EXPORTABLE INTERFACE ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/engine/classes/ElggLRUCache.php b/engine/classes/ElggLRUCache.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f51af2ed7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engine/classes/ElggLRUCache.php
@@ -0,0 +1,181 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * Least Recently Used Cache
+ *
+ * A fixed sized cache that removes the element used last when it reaches its
+ * size limit.
+ * 
+ * Based on https://github.com/cash/LRUCache
+ * 
+ * @access private
+ * 
+ * @package    Elgg.Core
+ * @subpackage Cache
+ */
+class ElggLRUCache implements ArrayAccess {
+	/** @var int */
+	protected $maximumSize;
+
+	/**
+	 * The front of the array contains the LRU element
+	 *
+	 * @var array
+	 */
+	protected $data = array();
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a LRU Cache
+	 *
+	 * @param int $size The size of the cache
+	 * @throws InvalidArgumentException
+	 */
+	public function __construct($size) {
+		if (!is_int($size) || $size <= 0) {
+			throw new InvalidArgumentException();
+		}
+		$this->maximumSize = $size;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Get the value cached with this key
+	 *
+	 * @param int|string $key     The key. Strings that are ints are cast to ints.
+	 * @param mixed      $default The value to be returned if key not found. (Optional)
+	 * @return mixed
+	 */
+	public function get($key, $default = null) {
+		if (isset($this->data[$key])) {
+			$this->recordAccess($key);
+			return $this->data[$key];
+		} else {
+			return $default;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Add something to the cache
+	 *
+	 * @param int|string $key   The key. Strings that are ints are cast to ints.
+	 * @param mixed      $value The value to cache
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public function set($key, $value) {
+		if (isset($this->data[$key])) {
+			$this->data[$key] = $value;
+			$this->recordAccess($key);
+		} else {
+			$this->data[$key] = $value;
+			if ($this->size() > $this->maximumSize) {
+				// remove least recently used element (front of array)
+				reset($this->data);
+				unset($this->data[key($this->data)]);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Get the number of elements in the cache
+	 *
+	 * @return int
+	 */
+	public function size() {
+		return count($this->data);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Does the cache contain an element with this key
+	 *
+	 * @param int|string $key The key
+	 * @return boolean
+	 */
+	public function containsKey($key) {
+		return isset($this->data[$key]);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Remove the element with this key.
+	 *
+	 * @param int|string $key The key
+	 * @return mixed Value or null if not set
+	 */
+	public function remove($key) {
+		if (isset($this->data[$key])) {
+			$value = $this->data[$key];
+			unset($this->data[$key]);
+			return $value;
+		} else {
+			return null;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Clear the cache
+	 * 
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public function clear() {
+		$this->data = array();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Moves the element from current position to end of array
+	 * 
+	 * @param int|string $key The key
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	protected function recordAccess($key) {
+		$value = $this->data[$key];
+		unset($this->data[$key]);
+		$this->data[$key] = $value;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Assigns a value for the specified key
+	 *
+	 * @see ArrayAccess::offsetSet()
+	 *
+	 * @param int|string $key   The key to assign the value to.
+	 * @param mixed      $value The value to set.
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public function offsetSet($key, $value) {
+		$this->set($key, $value);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Get the value for specified key
+	 *
+	 * @see ArrayAccess::offsetGet()
+	 *
+	 * @param int|string $key The key to retrieve.
+	 * @return mixed
+	 */
+	public function offsetGet($key) {
+		return $this->get($key);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Unsets a key.
+	 *
+	 * @see ArrayAccess::offsetUnset()
+	 *
+	 * @param int|string $key The key to unset.
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public function offsetUnset($key) {
+		$this->remove($key);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Does key exist?
+	 *
+	 * @see ArrayAccess::offsetExists()
+	 *
+	 * @param int|string $key A key to check for.
+	 * @return boolean
+	 */
+	public function offsetExists($key) {
+		return $this->containsKey($key);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/engine/classes/ElggMenuBuilder.php b/engine/classes/ElggMenuBuilder.php
index f6ec9dcd3..b463143d8 100644
--- a/engine/classes/ElggMenuBuilder.php
+++ b/engine/classes/ElggMenuBuilder.php
@@ -128,8 +128,10 @@ class ElggMenuBuilder {
 					$parent_name = $menu_item->getParentName();
 					if (array_key_exists($parent_name, $current_gen)) {
 						$next_gen[$menu_item->getName()] = $menu_item;
-						$current_gen[$parent_name]->addChild($menu_item);
-						$menu_item->setParent($current_gen[$parent_name]);
+						if (!in_array($menu_item, $current_gen[$parent_name]->getData('children'))) {
+							$current_gen[$parent_name]->addChild($menu_item);
+							$menu_item->setParent($current_gen[$parent_name]);
+						}
 						unset($children[$index]);
 					}
 				}
@@ -235,8 +237,8 @@ class ElggMenuBuilder {
 	/**
 	 * Compare two menu items by their display text
 	 *
-	 * @param ElggMenuItem $a
-	 * @param ElggMenuItem $b
+	 * @param ElggMenuItem $a Menu item
+	 * @param ElggMenuItem $b Menu item
 	 * @return bool
 	 */
 	public static function compareByText($a, $b) {
@@ -253,8 +255,8 @@ class ElggMenuBuilder {
 	/**
 	 * Compare two menu items by their identifiers
 	 *
-	 * @param ElggMenuItem $a
-	 * @param ElggMenuItem $b
+	 * @param ElggMenuItem $a Menu item
+	 * @param ElggMenuItem $b Menu item
 	 * @return bool
 	 */
 	public static function compareByName($a, $b) {
@@ -271,8 +273,8 @@ class ElggMenuBuilder {
 	/**
 	 * Compare two menu items by their priority
 	 *
-	 * @param ElggMenuItem $a
-	 * @param ElggMenuItem $b
+	 * @param ElggMenuItem $a Menu item
+	 * @param ElggMenuItem $b Menu item
 	 * @return bool
 	 *
 	 * @todo change name to compareByPriority
diff --git a/engine/classes/ElggObject.php b/engine/classes/ElggObject.php
index 6263f84f6..aeaa3ba5c 100644
--- a/engine/classes/ElggObject.php
+++ b/engine/classes/ElggObject.php
@@ -66,21 +66,18 @@ class ElggObject extends ElggEntity {
 					$msg = elgg_echo('IOException:FailedToLoadGUID', array(get_class(), $guid->guid));
 					throw new IOException($msg);
 				}
-
-			// Is $guid is an ElggObject? Use a copy constructor
 			} else if ($guid instanceof ElggObject) {
+				// $guid is an ElggObject so this is a copy constructor
 				elgg_deprecated_notice('This type of usage of the ElggObject constructor was deprecated. Please use the clone method.', 1.7);
 
 				foreach ($guid->attributes as $key => $value) {
 					$this->attributes[$key] = $value;
 				}
-
-			// Is this is an ElggEntity but not an ElggObject = ERROR!
 			} else if ($guid instanceof ElggEntity) {
+				// @todo remove - do not need separate exception
 				throw new InvalidParameterException(elgg_echo('InvalidParameterException:NonElggObject'));
-
-			// Is it a GUID
 			} else if (is_numeric($guid)) {
+				// $guid is a GUID so load
 				if (!$this->load($guid)) {
 					throw new IOException(elgg_echo('IOException:FailedToLoadGUID', array(get_class(), $guid)));
 				}
@@ -110,7 +107,7 @@ class ElggObject extends ElggEntity {
 
 		$this->attributes = $attrs;
 		$this->attributes['tables_loaded'] = 2;
-		cache_entity($this);
+		_elgg_cache_entity($this);
 
 		return true;
 	}
@@ -129,8 +126,12 @@ class ElggObject extends ElggEntity {
 		}
 
 		// Save ElggObject-specific attributes
-		return create_object_entity($this->get('guid'), $this->get('title'),
-			$this->get('description'));
+
+		_elgg_disable_caching_for_entity($this->guid);
+		$ret = create_object_entity($this->get('guid'), $this->get('title'), $this->get('description'));
+		_elgg_enable_caching_for_entity($this->guid);
+
+		return $ret;
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/engine/classes/ElggPlugin.php b/engine/classes/ElggPlugin.php
index ae447bddb..545b9a53c 100644
--- a/engine/classes/ElggPlugin.php
+++ b/engine/classes/ElggPlugin.php
@@ -299,17 +299,15 @@ class ElggPlugin extends ElggObject {
 
 		$private_settings = get_data($q);
 
-		if ($private_settings) {
-			$return = array();
+		$return = array();
 
+		if ($private_settings) {
 			foreach ($private_settings as $setting) {
 				$return[$setting->name] = $setting->value;
 			}
-
-			return $return;
 		}
 
-		return false;
+		return $return;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -350,11 +348,14 @@ class ElggPlugin extends ElggObject {
 	 */
 	public function unsetAllSettings() {
 		$db_prefix = get_config('dbprefix');
-		$ps_prefix = elgg_namespace_plugin_private_setting('setting', '');
+
+		$us_prefix = elgg_namespace_plugin_private_setting('user_setting', '', $this->getID());
+		$is_prefix = elgg_namespace_plugin_private_setting('internal', '', $this->getID());
 
 		$q = "DELETE FROM {$db_prefix}private_settings
 			WHERE entity_guid = $this->guid
-			AND name NOT LIKE '$ps_prefix%'";
+			AND name NOT LIKE '$us_prefix%'
+			AND name NOT LIKE '$is_prefix%'";
 
 		return delete_data($q);
 	}
@@ -420,20 +421,18 @@ class ElggPlugin extends ElggObject {
 
 		$private_settings = get_data($q);
 
-		if ($private_settings) {
-			$return = array();
+		$return = array();
 
+		if ($private_settings) {
 			foreach ($private_settings as $setting) {
 				$name = substr($setting->name, $ps_prefix_len);
 				$value = $setting->value;
 
 				$return[$name] = $value;
 			}
-
-			return $return;
 		}
 
-		return false;
+		return $return;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -546,7 +545,7 @@ class ElggPlugin extends ElggObject {
 	 * Returns if the plugin is complete, meaning has all required files
 	 * and Elgg can read them and they make sense.
 	 *
-	 * @todo bad name? This could be confused with isValid() from ElggPackage.
+	 * @todo bad name? This could be confused with isValid() from ElggPluginPackage.
 	 *
 	 * @return bool
 	 */
@@ -649,8 +648,8 @@ class ElggPlugin extends ElggObject {
 			// Note: this will not run re-run the init hooks!
 			if ($return) {
 				if ($this->canReadFile('activate.php')) {
-					$flags = ELGG_PLUGIN_INCLUDE_START | ELGG_PLUGIN_REGISTER_CLASSES
-							| ELGG_PLUGIN_REGISTER_LANGUAGES | ELGG_PLUGIN_REGISTER_VIEWS;
+					$flags = ELGG_PLUGIN_INCLUDE_START | ELGG_PLUGIN_REGISTER_CLASSES |
+							ELGG_PLUGIN_REGISTER_LANGUAGES | ELGG_PLUGIN_REGISTER_VIEWS;
 
 					$this->start($flags);
 
diff --git a/engine/classes/ElggPluginPackage.php b/engine/classes/ElggPluginPackage.php
index 209242288..37eb4bf4d 100644
--- a/engine/classes/ElggPluginPackage.php
+++ b/engine/classes/ElggPluginPackage.php
@@ -294,6 +294,7 @@ class ElggPluginPackage {
 			return true;
 		}
 
+		$this->errorMsg = elgg_echo('unknown_error');
 		return false;
 	}
 
diff --git a/engine/classes/ElggPriorityList.php b/engine/classes/ElggPriorityList.php
index b5f8fe163..416df885c 100644
--- a/engine/classes/ElggPriorityList.php
+++ b/engine/classes/ElggPriorityList.php
@@ -165,9 +165,9 @@ class ElggPriorityList
 	/**
 	 * Move an existing element to a new priority.
 	 *
-	 * @param mixed  $element      The element to move
-	 * @param int    $new_priority The new priority for the element
-	 * @param bool   $strict       Whether to check the type of the element match
+	 * @param mixed $element      The element to move
+	 * @param int   $new_priority The new priority for the element
+	 * @param bool  $strict       Whether to check the type of the element match
 	 * @return bool
 	 */
 	public function move($element, $new_priority, $strict = false) {
@@ -354,7 +354,12 @@ class ElggPriorityList
 		return ($key !== NULL && $key !== FALSE);
 	}
 
-	// Countable
+	/**
+	 * Countable interface
+	 *
+	 * @see Countable::count()
+	 * @return int
+	 */
 	public function count() {
 		return count($this->elements);
 	}
diff --git a/engine/classes/ElggSite.php b/engine/classes/ElggSite.php
index 1a34df195..dd996fe98 100644
--- a/engine/classes/ElggSite.php
+++ b/engine/classes/ElggSite.php
@@ -77,28 +77,24 @@ class ElggSite extends ElggEntity {
 					$msg = elgg_echo('IOException:FailedToLoadGUID', array(get_class(), $guid->guid));
 					throw new IOException($msg);
 				}
-
-			// Is $guid is an ElggSite? Use a copy constructor
 			} else if ($guid instanceof ElggSite) {
+				// $guid is an ElggSite so this is a copy constructor
 				elgg_deprecated_notice('This type of usage of the ElggSite constructor was deprecated. Please use the clone method.', 1.7);
 
 				foreach ($guid->attributes as $key => $value) {
 					$this->attributes[$key] = $value;
 				}
-
-			// Is this is an ElggEntity but not an ElggSite = ERROR!
 			} else if ($guid instanceof ElggEntity) {
+				// @todo remove and just use else clause
 				throw new InvalidParameterException(elgg_echo('InvalidParameterException:NonElggSite'));
-
-			// See if this is a URL
 			} else if (strpos($guid, "http") !== false) {
+				// url so retrieve by url
 				$guid = get_site_by_url($guid);
 				foreach ($guid->attributes as $key => $value) {
 					$this->attributes[$key] = $value;
 				}
-
-			// Is it a GUID
 			} else if (is_numeric($guid)) {
+				// $guid is a GUID so load
 				if (!$this->load($guid)) {
 					throw new IOException(elgg_echo('IOException:FailedToLoadGUID', array(get_class(), $guid)));
 				}
@@ -128,7 +124,7 @@ class ElggSite extends ElggEntity {
 
 		$this->attributes = $attrs;
 		$this->attributes['tables_loaded'] = 2;
-		cache_entity($this);
+		_elgg_cache_entity($this);
 
 		return true;
 	}
diff --git a/engine/classes/ElggStaticVariableCache.php b/engine/classes/ElggStaticVariableCache.php
index 17d849400..9c14fdfba 100644
--- a/engine/classes/ElggStaticVariableCache.php
+++ b/engine/classes/ElggStaticVariableCache.php
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ class ElggStaticVariableCache extends ElggSharedMemoryCache {
 	/**
 	 * The cache.
 	 *
-	 * @var unknown_type
+	 * @var array
 	 */
 	private static $__cache;
 
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class ElggStaticVariableCache extends ElggSharedMemoryCache {
 	 * memory, optionally with a given namespace (to avoid overlap).
 	 *
 	 * @param string $namespace The namespace for this cache to write to.
-	 * @note namespaces of the same name are shared!
+	 * @warning namespaces of the same name are shared!
 	 */
 	function __construct($namespace = 'default') {
 		$this->setNamespace($namespace);
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class ElggStaticVariableCache extends ElggSharedMemoryCache {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * This was probably meant to delete everything?
+	 * Clears the cache for a particular namespace
 	 *
 	 * @return void
 	 */
diff --git a/engine/classes/ElggTranslit.php b/engine/classes/ElggTranslit.php
index 676c59fc8..b4bf87797 100644
--- a/engine/classes/ElggTranslit.php
+++ b/engine/classes/ElggTranslit.php
@@ -20,11 +20,10 @@
  * and is licensed under the LGPL. For more information, see
  * <http://www.doctrine-project.org>.
  *
- * @author      Konsta Vesterinen <kvesteri@cc.hut.fi>
- * @author      Jonathan H. Wage <jonwage@gmail.com>
- *
- * @author      Steve Clay <steve@mrclay.org>
- * @package     Elgg.Core
+ * @package Elgg.Core
+ * @author  Konsta Vesterinen <kvesteri@cc.hut.fi>
+ * @author  Jonathan H. Wage <jonwage@gmail.com>
+ * @author  Steve Clay <steve@mrclay.org>
  *
  * @access private Plugin authors should not use this directly
  */
@@ -32,8 +31,9 @@ class ElggTranslit {
 
 	/**
 	 * Create a version of a string for embedding in a URL
-	 * @param string $string a UTF-8 string
-	 * @param string $separator
+	 *
+	 * @param string $string    A UTF-8 string
+	 * @param string $separator The character to separate words with
 	 * @return string
 	 */
 	static public function urlize($string, $separator = '-') {
@@ -49,24 +49,29 @@ class ElggTranslit {
 		// Internationalization, AND 日本語!
 		$string = self::transliterateAscii($string);
 
-		// more translation
+		// allow HTML tags in titles
+		$string = preg_replace('~<([a-zA-Z][^>]*)>~', ' $1 ', $string);
+
+		// more substitutions
+		// @todo put these somewhere else
 		$string = strtr($string, array(
-			// Euro/GBP
-			"\xE2\x82\xAC" /* € */ => 'E', "\xC2\xA3" /* £ */ => 'GBP',
+			// currency
+			"\xE2\x82\xAC" /* € */ => ' E ',
+			"\xC2\xA3" /* £ */ => ' GBP ',
 		));
 
 		// remove all ASCII except 0-9a-zA-Z, hyphen, underscore, and whitespace
 		// note: "x" modifier did not work with this pattern.
 		$string = preg_replace('~['
-			. '\x00-\x08'  # control chars
-			. '\x0b\x0c'   # vert tab, form feed
-			. '\x0e-\x1f'  # control chars
-			. '\x21-\x2c'  # ! ... ,
-			. '\x2e\x2f'   # . slash
-			. '\x3a-\x40'  # : ... @
-			. '\x5b-\x5e'  # [ ... ^
-			. '\x60'       # `
-			. '\x7b-\x7f'  # { ... DEL
+			. '\x00-\x08'  // control chars
+			. '\x0b\x0c'   // vert tab, form feed
+			. '\x0e-\x1f'  // control chars
+			. '\x21-\x2c'  // ! ... ,
+			. '\x2e\x2f'   // . slash
+			. '\x3a-\x40'  // : ... @
+			. '\x5b-\x5e'  // [ ... ^
+			. '\x60'       // `
+			. '\x7b-\x7f'  // { ... DEL
 			. ']~', '', $string);
 		$string = strtr($string, '', '');
 
@@ -80,10 +85,10 @@ class ElggTranslit {
 		// note: we cannot use [^0-9a-zA-Z] because that matches multibyte chars.
 		// note: "x" modifier did not work with this pattern.
 		$pattern = '~['
-			. '\x00-\x2f'  # controls ... slash
-			. '\x3a-\x40'  # : ... @
-			. '\x5b-\x60'  # [ ... `
-			. '\x7b-\x7f'  # { ... DEL
+			. '\x00-\x2f'  // controls ... slash
+			. '\x3a-\x40'  // : ... @
+			. '\x5b-\x60'  // [ ... `
+			. '\x7b-\x7f'  // { ... DEL
 			. ']+~x';
 
 		// ['internationalization', 'and', '日本語']
@@ -98,6 +103,7 @@ class ElggTranslit {
 
 	/**
 	 * Transliterate Western multibyte chars to ASCII
+	 *
 	 * @param string $utf8 a UTF-8 string
 	 * @return string
 	 */
@@ -247,6 +253,7 @@ class ElggTranslit {
 
 	/**
 	 * Tests that "normalizer_normalize" exists and works
+	 *
 	 * @return bool
 	 */
 	static public function hasNormalizerSupport() {
@@ -255,7 +262,7 @@ class ElggTranslit {
 			$form_c = "\xC3\x85"; // 'LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A WITH RING ABOVE' (U+00C5)
 			$form_d = "A\xCC\x8A"; // A followed by 'COMBINING RING ABOVE' (U+030A)
 			$ret = (function_exists('normalizer_normalize')
-				    && $form_c === normalizer_normalize($form_d));
+				&& $form_c === normalizer_normalize($form_d));
 		}
 		return $ret;
 	}
diff --git a/engine/classes/ElggUser.php b/engine/classes/ElggUser.php
index 6c1cdc1de..6163f9b62 100644
--- a/engine/classes/ElggUser.php
+++ b/engine/classes/ElggUser.php
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ class ElggUser extends ElggEntity
 		$this->attributes['code'] = NULL;
 		$this->attributes['banned'] = "no";
 		$this->attributes['admin'] = 'no';
+		$this->attributes['prev_last_action'] = NULL;
+		$this->attributes['last_login'] = NULL;
+		$this->attributes['prev_last_login'] = NULL;
 		$this->attributes['tables_split'] = 2;
 	}
 
@@ -65,30 +68,26 @@ class ElggUser extends ElggEntity
 					$msg = elgg_echo('IOException:FailedToLoadGUID', array(get_class(), $guid->guid));
 					throw new IOException($msg);
 				}
-
-			// See if this is a username
 			} else if (is_string($guid)) {
+				// $guid is a username
 				$user = get_user_by_username($guid);
 				if ($user) {
 					foreach ($user->attributes as $key => $value) {
 						$this->attributes[$key] = $value;
 					}
 				}
-
-			// Is $guid is an ElggUser? Use a copy constructor
 			} else if ($guid instanceof ElggUser) {
+				// $guid is an ElggUser so this is a copy constructor
 				elgg_deprecated_notice('This type of usage of the ElggUser constructor was deprecated. Please use the clone method.', 1.7);
 
 				foreach ($guid->attributes as $key => $value) {
 					$this->attributes[$key] = $value;
 				}
-
-			// Is this is an ElggEntity but not an ElggUser = ERROR!
 			} else if ($guid instanceof ElggEntity) {
+				// @todo why have a special case here
 				throw new InvalidParameterException(elgg_echo('InvalidParameterException:NonElggUser'));
-
-			// Is it a GUID
 			} else if (is_numeric($guid)) {
+				// $guid is a GUID so load entity
 				if (!$this->load($guid)) {
 					throw new IOException(elgg_echo('IOException:FailedToLoadGUID', array(get_class(), $guid)));
 				}
@@ -116,7 +115,7 @@ class ElggUser extends ElggEntity
 
 		$this->attributes = $attrs;
 		$this->attributes['tables_loaded'] = 2;
-		cache_entity($this);
+		_elgg_cache_entity($this);
 
 		return true;
 	}
@@ -133,9 +132,13 @@ class ElggUser extends ElggEntity
 		}
 
 		// Now save specific stuff
-		return create_user_entity($this->get('guid'), $this->get('name'), $this->get('username'),
+		_elgg_disable_caching_for_entity($this->guid);
+		$ret = create_user_entity($this->get('guid'), $this->get('name'), $this->get('username'),
 			$this->get('password'), $this->get('salt'), $this->get('email'), $this->get('language'),
 			$this->get('code'));
+		_elgg_enable_caching_for_entity($this->guid);
+
+		return $ret;
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/engine/classes/ElggVolatileMetadataCache.php b/engine/classes/ElggVolatileMetadataCache.php
index 8a33c198d..4acda7cee 100644
--- a/engine/classes/ElggVolatileMetadataCache.php
+++ b/engine/classes/ElggVolatileMetadataCache.php
@@ -33,9 +33,11 @@ class ElggVolatileMetadataCache {
 	protected $ignoreAccess = null;
 
 	/**
-	 * @param int $entity_guid
-	 *
-	 * @param array $values
+	 * Cache metadata for an entity
+	 * 
+	 * @param int   $entity_guid The GUID of the entity
+	 * @param array $values      The metadata values to cache
+	 * @return void
 	 */
 	public function saveAll($entity_guid, array $values) {
 		if (!$this->getIgnoreAccess()) {
@@ -45,8 +47,9 @@ class ElggVolatileMetadataCache {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * @param int $entity_guid
-	 *
+	 * Get the metadata for an entity
+	 * 
+	 * @param int $entity_guid The GUID of the entity
 	 * @return array
 	 */
 	public function loadAll($entity_guid) {
@@ -61,15 +64,17 @@ class ElggVolatileMetadataCache {
 	 * Declare that there may be fetch-able metadata names in storage that this
 	 * cache doesn't know about
 	 *
-	 * @param int $entity_guid
+	 * @param int $entity_guid The GUID of the entity
+	 * @return void
 	 */
 	public function markOutOfSync($entity_guid) {
 		unset($this->isSynchronized[$entity_guid]);
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * @param $entity_guid
-	 *
+	 * Have all the metadata for this entity been cached?
+	 * 
+	 * @param int $entity_guid The GUID of the entity
 	 * @return bool
 	 */
 	public function isSynchronized($entity_guid) {
@@ -77,13 +82,15 @@ class ElggVolatileMetadataCache {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * @param int $entity_guid
-	 *
-	 * @param string $name
-	 *
-	 * @param array|int|string|null $value  null means it is known that there is no
-	 *                                      fetch-able metadata under this name
-	 * @param bool $allow_multiple
+	 * Cache a piece of metadata
+	 * 
+	 * @param int                   $entity_guid    The GUID of the entity
+	 * @param string                $name           The metadata name
+	 * @param array|int|string|null $value          The metadata value. null means it is 
+	 *                                              known that there is no fetch-able 
+	 *                                              metadata under this name
+	 * @param bool                  $allow_multiple Can the metadata be an array
+	 * @return void
 	 */
 	public function save($entity_guid, $name, $value, $allow_multiple = false) {
 		if ($this->getIgnoreAccess()) {
@@ -115,10 +122,8 @@ class ElggVolatileMetadataCache {
 	 * function's return value should be trusted (otherwise a null return value
 	 * is ambiguous).
 	 *
-	 * @param int $entity_guid
-	 *
-	 * @param string $name
-	 *
+	 * @param int    $entity_guid The GUID of the entity
+	 * @param string $name        The metadata name
 	 * @return array|string|int|null null = value does not exist
 	 */
 	public function load($entity_guid, $name) {
@@ -133,9 +138,9 @@ class ElggVolatileMetadataCache {
 	 * Forget about this metadata entry. We don't want to try to guess what the
 	 * next fetch from storage will return
 	 *
-	 * @param int $entity_guid
-	 *
-	 * @param string $name
+	 * @param int    $entity_guid The GUID of the entity
+	 * @param string $name        The metadata name
+	 * @return void
 	 */
 	public function markUnknown($entity_guid, $name) {
 		unset($this->values[$entity_guid][$name]);
@@ -145,10 +150,8 @@ class ElggVolatileMetadataCache {
 	/**
 	 * If true, load() will return an accurate value for this name
 	 *
-	 * @param int $entity_guid
-	 *
-	 * @param string $name
-	 *
+	 * @param int    $entity_guid The GUID of the entity
+	 * @param string $name        The metadata name
 	 * @return bool
 	 */
 	public function isKnown($entity_guid, $name) {
@@ -163,10 +166,8 @@ class ElggVolatileMetadataCache {
 	/**
 	 * Declare that metadata under this name is known to be not fetch-able from storage
 	 *
-	 * @param int $entity_guid
-	 *
-	 * @param string $name
-	 *
+	 * @param int    $entity_guid The GUID of the entity
+	 * @param string $name        The metadata name
 	 * @return array
 	 */
 	public function markEmpty($entity_guid, $name) {
@@ -176,7 +177,8 @@ class ElggVolatileMetadataCache {
 	/**
 	 * Forget about all metadata for an entity
 	 *
-	 * @param int $entity_guid
+	 * @param int $entity_guid The GUID of the entity
+	 * @return void
 	 */
 	public function clear($entity_guid) {
 		$this->values[$entity_guid] = array();
@@ -185,6 +187,8 @@ class ElggVolatileMetadataCache {
 
 	/**
 	 * Clear entire cache and mark all entities as out of sync
+	 * 
+	 * @return void
 	 */
 	public function flush() {
 		$this->values = array();
@@ -197,7 +201,8 @@ class ElggVolatileMetadataCache {
 	 *
 	 * This setting makes this component a little more loosely-coupled.
 	 *
-	 * @param bool $ignore
+	 * @param bool $ignore Whether to ignore access or not
+	 * @return void
 	 */
 	public function setIgnoreAccess($ignore) {
 		$this->ignoreAccess = (bool) $ignore;
@@ -205,12 +210,16 @@ class ElggVolatileMetadataCache {
 
 	/**
 	 * Tell the cache to call elgg_get_ignore_access() to determing access status.
+	 * 
+	 * @return void
 	 */
 	public function unsetIgnoreAccess() {
 		$this->ignoreAccess = null;
 	}
 
 	/**
+	 * Get the ignore access value
+	 * 
 	 * @return bool
 	 */
 	protected function getIgnoreAccess() {
@@ -225,12 +234,10 @@ class ElggVolatileMetadataCache {
 	 * Invalidate based on options passed to the global *_metadata functions
 	 *
 	 * @param string $action  Action performed on metadata. "delete", "disable", or "enable"
-	 *
-	 * @param array $options  Options passed to elgg_(delete|disable|enable)_metadata
-	 *
-	 *   "guid" if given, invalidation will be limited to this entity
-	 *
-	 *   "metadata_name" if given, invalidation will be limited to metadata with this name
+	 * @param array  $options Options passed to elgg_(delete|disable|enable)_metadata
+	 *                         "guid" if given, invalidation will be limited to this entity
+	 *                         "metadata_name" if given, invalidation will be limited to metadata with this name
+	 * @return void
 	 */
 	public function invalidateByOptions($action, array $options) {
 		// remove as little as possible, optimizing for common cases
@@ -254,7 +261,10 @@ class ElggVolatileMetadataCache {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * @param int|array $guids
+	 * Populate the cache from a set of entities
+	 * 
+	 * @param int|array $guids Array of or single GUIDs
+	 * @return void
 	 */
 	public function populateFromEntities($guids) {
 		if (empty($guids)) {
@@ -318,9 +328,7 @@ class ElggVolatileMetadataCache {
 	 * cache if RAM usage becomes an issue.
 	 *
 	 * @param array $guids GUIDs of entities to examine
-	 *
-	 * @param int $limit Limit in characters of all metadata (with ints casted to strings)
-	 *
+	 * @param int   $limit Limit in characters of all metadata (with ints casted to strings)
 	 * @return array
 	 */
 	public function filterMetadataHeavyEntities(array $guids, $limit = 1024000) {
diff --git a/engine/classes/ElggWidget.php b/engine/classes/ElggWidget.php
index c123e5032..66191bf47 100644
--- a/engine/classes/ElggWidget.php
+++ b/engine/classes/ElggWidget.php
@@ -146,10 +146,15 @@ class ElggWidget extends ElggObject {
 			}
 		}
 
+		$bottom_rank = count($widgets);
+		if ($column == $this->column) {
+			$bottom_rank--;
+		}
+		
 		if ($rank == 0) {
 			// top of the column
 			$this->order = reset($widgets)->order - 10;
-		} elseif ($rank == (count($widgets) - 1)) {
+		} elseif ($rank == $bottom_rank) {
 			// bottom of the column of active widgets
 			$this->order = end($widgets)->order + 10;
 		} else {
diff --git a/engine/classes/ElggXMLElement.php b/engine/classes/ElggXMLElement.php
index 4e4b7e63c..cbd3fc5ce 100644
--- a/engine/classes/ElggXMLElement.php
+++ b/engine/classes/ElggXMLElement.php
@@ -20,7 +20,12 @@ class ElggXMLElement {
 		if ($xml instanceof SimpleXMLElement) {
 			$this->_element = $xml;
 		} else {
+			// do not load entities
+			$disable_load_entities = libxml_disable_entity_loader(true);
+
 			$this->_element = new SimpleXMLElement($xml);
+
+			libxml_disable_entity_loader($disable_load_entities);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -76,6 +81,12 @@ class ElggXMLElement {
 		return $result;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Override ->
+	 * 
+	 * @param string $name Property name
+	 * @return mixed
+	 */
 	function __get($name) {
 		switch ($name) {
 			case 'name':
@@ -94,6 +105,12 @@ class ElggXMLElement {
 		return null;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Override isset
+	 * 
+	 * @param string $name Property name
+	 * @return boolean
+	 */
 	function __isset($name) {
 		switch ($name) {
 			case 'name':
@@ -111,5 +128,4 @@ class ElggXMLElement {
 		}
 		return false;
 	}
-
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/engine/handlers/cache_handler.php b/engine/handlers/cache_handler.php
index 9848d3531..36fc665bb 100644
--- a/engine/handlers/cache_handler.php
+++ b/engine/handlers/cache_handler.php
@@ -88,20 +88,18 @@ header("ETag: \"$etag\"");
 $filename = $dataroot . 'views_simplecache/' . md5($viewtype . $view);
 
 if (file_exists($filename)) {
-	$contents = file_get_contents($filename);
+	readfile($filename);
 } else {
 	// someone trying to access a non-cached file or a race condition with cache flushing
 	mysql_close($mysql_dblink);
 	require_once(dirname(dirname(__FILE__)) . "/start.php");
 
 	global $CONFIG;
-	if (!isset($CONFIG->views->simplecache[$view])) {
+	if (!in_array($view, $CONFIG->views->simplecache)) {
 		header("HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found");
 		exit;
 	}
 
 	elgg_set_viewtype($viewtype);
-	$contents = elgg_view($view);
+	echo elgg_view($view);
 }
-
-echo $contents;
diff --git a/engine/lib/actions.php b/engine/lib/actions.php
index f78ca63df..8047914ac 100644
--- a/engine/lib/actions.php
+++ b/engine/lib/actions.php
@@ -74,8 +74,7 @@ function action($action, $forwarder = "") {
 	);
 
 	if (!in_array($action, $exceptions)) {
-		// All actions require a token.
-		action_gatekeeper();
+		action_gatekeeper($action);
 	}
 
 	$forwarder = str_replace(elgg_get_site_url(), "", $forwarder);
@@ -188,6 +187,26 @@ function elgg_unregister_action($action) {
 }
 
 /**
+ * Is the token timestamp within acceptable range?
+ * 
+ * @param int $ts timestamp from the CSRF token
+ * 
+ * @return bool
+ */
+function _elgg_validate_token_timestamp($ts) {
+	$action_token_timeout = elgg_get_config('action_token_timeout');
+	// default is 2 hours
+	$timeout = ($action_token_timeout !== null) ? $action_token_timeout : 2;
+
+	$hour = 60 * 60;
+	$timeout = $timeout * $hour;
+	$now = time();
+
+	// Validate time to ensure its not crazy
+	return ($timeout == 0 || ($ts > $now - $timeout) && ($ts < $now + $timeout));
+}
+
+/**
  * Validate an action token.
  *
  * Calls to actions will automatically validate tokens. If tokens are not
@@ -205,8 +224,6 @@ function elgg_unregister_action($action) {
  * @access private
  */
 function validate_action_token($visibleerrors = TRUE, $token = NULL, $ts = NULL) {
-	global $CONFIG;
-
 	if (!$token) {
 		$token = get_input('__elgg_token');
 	}
@@ -215,29 +232,18 @@ function validate_action_token($visibleerrors = TRUE, $token = NULL, $ts = NULL)
 		$ts = get_input('__elgg_ts');
 	}
 
-	if (!isset($CONFIG->action_token_timeout)) {
-		// default to 2 hours
-		$timeout = 2;
-	} else {
-		$timeout = $CONFIG->action_token_timeout;
-	}
-
 	$session_id = session_id();
 
 	if (($token) && ($ts) && ($session_id)) {
 		// generate token, check with input and forward if invalid
-		$generated_token = generate_action_token($ts);
+		$required_token = generate_action_token($ts);
 
 		// Validate token
-		if ($token == $generated_token) {
-			$hour = 60 * 60;
-			$timeout = $timeout * $hour;
-			$now = time();
-
-			// Validate time to ensure its not crazy
-			if ($timeout == 0 || ($ts > $now - $timeout) && ($ts < $now + $timeout)) {
+		if ($token == $required_token) {
+			
+			if (_elgg_validate_token_timestamp($ts)) {
 				// We have already got this far, so unless anything
-				// else says something to the contry we assume we're ok
+				// else says something to the contrary we assume we're ok
 				$returnval = true;
 
 				$returnval = elgg_trigger_plugin_hook('action_gatekeeper:permissions:check', 'all', array(
@@ -293,12 +299,33 @@ function validate_action_token($visibleerrors = TRUE, $token = NULL, $ts = NULL)
  * This function verifies form input for security features (like a generated token),
  * and forwards if they are invalid.
  *
+ * @param string $action The action being performed
+ * 
  * @return mixed True if valid or redirects.
  * @access private
  */
-function action_gatekeeper() {
-	if (validate_action_token()) {
-		return TRUE;
+function action_gatekeeper($action) {
+	if ($action === 'login') {
+		if (validate_action_token(false)) {
+			return true;
+		}
+		
+		$token = get_input('__elgg_token');
+		$ts = (int)get_input('__elgg_ts');
+		if ($token && _elgg_validate_token_timestamp($ts)) {
+			// The tokens are present and the time looks valid: this is probably a mismatch due to the 
+			// login form being on a different domain.
+			register_error(elgg_echo('actiongatekeeper:crosssitelogin'));
+			
+			
+			forward('login', 'csrf');
+		}
+		
+		// let the validator send an appropriate msg
+		validate_action_token();
+		
+	} elseif (validate_action_token()) {
+		return true;
 	}
 
 	forward(REFERER, 'csrf');
@@ -337,16 +364,19 @@ function generate_action_token($timestamp) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Initialise the site secret hash.
+ * Initialise the site secret (32 bytes: "z" to indicate format + 186-bit key in Base64 URL).
  *
  * Used during installation and saves as a datalist.
  *
+ * Note: Old secrets were hex encoded.
+ *
  * @return mixed The site secret hash or false
  * @access private
  * @todo Move to better file.
  */
 function init_site_secret() {
-	$secret = md5(rand() . microtime());
+	$secret = 'z' . ElggCrypto::getRandomString(31);
+
 	if (datalist_set('__site_secret__', $secret)) {
 		return $secret;
 	}
@@ -373,6 +403,26 @@ function get_site_secret() {
 }
 
 /**
+ * Get the strength of the site secret
+ *
+ * @return string "strong", "moderate", or "weak"
+ * @access private
+ */
+function _elgg_get_site_secret_strength() {
+	$secret = get_site_secret();
+	if ($secret[0] !== 'z') {
+		$rand_max = getrandmax();
+		if ($rand_max < pow(2, 16)) {
+			return 'weak';
+		}
+		if ($rand_max < pow(2, 32)) {
+			return 'moderate';
+		}
+	}
+	return 'strong';
+}
+
+/**
  * Check if an action is registered and its script exists.
  *
  * @param string $action Action name
diff --git a/engine/lib/admin.php b/engine/lib/admin.php
index ec19a5476..f36f29668 100644
--- a/engine/lib/admin.php
+++ b/engine/lib/admin.php
@@ -134,11 +134,11 @@ function elgg_delete_admin_notice($id) {
 }
 
 /**
- * List all admin messages.
+ * Get admin notices. An admin must be logged in since the notices are private.
  *
  * @param int $limit Limit
  *
- * @return array List of admin notices
+ * @return array Array of admin notices
  * @since 1.8.0
  */
 function elgg_get_admin_notices($limit = 10) {
@@ -158,11 +158,13 @@ function elgg_get_admin_notices($limit = 10) {
  * @since 1.8.0
  */
 function elgg_admin_notice_exists($id) {
+	$old_ia = elgg_set_ignore_access(true);
 	$notice = elgg_get_entities_from_metadata(array(
 		'type' => 'object',
 		'subtype' => 'admin_notice',
 		'metadata_name_value_pair' => array('name' => 'admin_notice_id', 'value' => $id)
 	));
+	elgg_set_ignore_access($old_ia);
 
 	return ($notice) ? TRUE : FALSE;
 }
@@ -234,6 +236,7 @@ function admin_init() {
 	elgg_register_action('admin/site/update_advanced', '', 'admin');
 	elgg_register_action('admin/site/flush_cache', '', 'admin');
 	elgg_register_action('admin/site/unlock_upgrade', '', 'admin');
+	elgg_register_action('admin/site/regenerate_secret', '', 'admin');
 
 	elgg_register_action('admin/menu/save', '', 'admin');
 
@@ -289,6 +292,7 @@ function admin_init() {
 	elgg_register_admin_menu_item('configure', 'settings', null, 100);
 	elgg_register_admin_menu_item('configure', 'basic', 'settings', 10);
 	elgg_register_admin_menu_item('configure', 'advanced', 'settings', 20);
+	elgg_register_admin_menu_item('configure', 'advanced/site_secret', 'settings', 25);
 	elgg_register_admin_menu_item('configure', 'menu_items', 'appearance', 30);
 	elgg_register_admin_menu_item('configure', 'profile_fields', 'appearance', 40);
 	// default widgets is added via an event handler elgg_default_widgets_init() in widgets.php
@@ -468,14 +472,18 @@ function admin_page_handler($page) {
 	$vars = array('page' => $page);
 
 	// special page for plugin settings since we create the form for them
-	if ($page[0] == 'plugin_settings' && isset($page[1]) &&
-		(elgg_view_exists("settings/{$page[1]}/edit") || elgg_view_exists("plugins/{$page[1]}/settings"))) {
+	if ($page[0] == 'plugin_settings') {
+		if (isset($page[1]) && (elgg_view_exists("settings/{$page[1]}/edit") || 
+			elgg_view_exists("plugins/{$page[1]}/settings"))) {
 
-		$view = 'admin/plugin_settings';
-		$plugin = elgg_get_plugin_from_id($page[1]);
-		$vars['plugin'] = $plugin;
+			$view = 'admin/plugin_settings';
+			$plugin = elgg_get_plugin_from_id($page[1]);
+			$vars['plugin'] = $plugin;
 
-		$title = elgg_echo("admin:{$page[0]}");
+			$title = elgg_echo("admin:{$page[0]}");
+		} else {
+			forward('', '404');
+		}
 	} else {
 		$view = 'admin/' . implode('/', $page);
 		$title = elgg_echo("admin:{$page[0]}");
diff --git a/engine/lib/annotations.php b/engine/lib/annotations.php
index bd5ea1a1f..5e9b530de 100644
--- a/engine/lib/annotations.php
+++ b/engine/lib/annotations.php
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ function elgg_get_annotations(array $options = array()) {
  *          annotation_name(s), annotation_value(s), or guid(s) must be set.
  *
  * @param array $options An options array. {@See elgg_get_annotations()}
- * @return mixed Null if the metadata name is invalid. Bool on success or fail.
+ * @return bool|null true on success, false on failure, null if no annotations to delete.
  * @since 1.8.0
  */
 function elgg_delete_annotations(array $options) {
@@ -242,16 +242,20 @@ function elgg_delete_annotations(array $options) {
  * @warning Unlike elgg_get_annotations() this will not accept an empty options array!
  *
  * @param array $options An options array. {@See elgg_get_annotations()}
- * @return mixed
+ * @return bool|null true on success, false on failure, null if no annotations disabled.
  * @since 1.8.0
  */
 function elgg_disable_annotations(array $options) {
 	if (!elgg_is_valid_options_for_batch_operation($options, 'annotations')) {
 		return false;
 	}
+	
+	// if we can see hidden (disabled) we need to use the offset
+	// otherwise we risk an infinite loop if there are more than 50
+	$inc_offset = access_get_show_hidden_status();
 
 	$options['metastring_type'] = 'annotations';
-	return elgg_batch_metastring_based_objects($options, 'elgg_batch_disable_callback', false);
+	return elgg_batch_metastring_based_objects($options, 'elgg_batch_disable_callback', $inc_offset);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -259,8 +263,11 @@ function elgg_disable_annotations(array $options) {
  *
  * @warning Unlike elgg_get_annotations() this will not accept an empty options array!
  *
+ * @warning In order to enable annotations, you must first use
+ * {@link access_show_hidden_entities()}.
+ *
  * @param array $options An options array. {@See elgg_get_annotations()}
- * @return mixed
+ * @return bool|null true on success, false on failure, null if no metadata enabled.
  * @since 1.8.0
  */
 function elgg_enable_annotations(array $options) {
@@ -416,8 +423,8 @@ function elgg_list_entities_from_annotations($options = array()) {
 function elgg_get_entities_from_annotation_calculation($options) {
 	$db_prefix = elgg_get_config('dbprefix');
 	$defaults = array(
-		'calculation'	=>	'sum',
-		'order_by'		=>	'annotation_calculation desc'
+		'calculation' => 'sum',
+		'order_by' => 'annotation_calculation desc'
 	);
 
 	$options = array_merge($defaults, $options);
@@ -454,6 +461,12 @@ function elgg_get_entities_from_annotation_calculation($options) {
  * @return string
  */
 function elgg_list_entities_from_annotation_calculation($options) {
+	$defaults = array(
+		'calculation' => 'sum',
+		'order_by' => 'annotation_calculation desc'
+	);
+	$options = array_merge($defaults, $options);
+
 	return elgg_list_entities($options, 'elgg_get_entities_from_annotation_calculation');
 }
 
@@ -532,15 +545,16 @@ function elgg_annotation_exists($entity_guid, $annotation_type, $owner_guid = NU
 		return FALSE;
 	}
 
-	$entity_guid = (int)$entity_guid;
-	$annotation_type = sanitise_string($annotation_type);
+	$entity_guid = sanitize_int($entity_guid);
+	$owner_guid = sanitize_int($owner_guid);
+	$annotation_type = sanitize_string($annotation_type);
 
-	$sql = "select a.id" .
-			" FROM {$CONFIG->dbprefix}annotations a, {$CONFIG->dbprefix}metastrings m " .
-			" WHERE a.owner_guid={$owner_guid} AND a.entity_guid={$entity_guid} " .
-			" AND a.name_id=m.id AND m.string='{$annotation_type}'";
+	$sql = "SELECT a.id FROM {$CONFIG->dbprefix}annotations a" .
+			" JOIN {$CONFIG->dbprefix}metastrings m ON a.name_id = m.id" .
+			" WHERE a.owner_guid = $owner_guid AND a.entity_guid = $entity_guid" .
+			" AND m.string = '$annotation_type'";
 
-	if ($check_annotation = get_data_row($sql)) {
+	if (get_data_row($sql)) {
 		return TRUE;
 	}
 
diff --git a/engine/lib/cache.php b/engine/lib/cache.php
index 59359124e..3116c1a9b 100644
--- a/engine/lib/cache.php
+++ b/engine/lib/cache.php
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ function elgg_get_simplecache_url($type, $view) {
 	global $CONFIG;
 	$lastcache = (int)$CONFIG->lastcache;
 	$viewtype = elgg_get_viewtype();
+	elgg_register_simplecache_view("$type/$view");// see #5302
 	if (elgg_is_simplecache_enabled()) {
 		$url = elgg_get_site_url() . "cache/$type/$viewtype/$view.$lastcache.$type";
 	} else {
diff --git a/engine/lib/configuration.php b/engine/lib/configuration.php
index a0f297f0c..55e5bbd36 100644
--- a/engine/lib/configuration.php
+++ b/engine/lib/configuration.php
@@ -486,9 +486,9 @@ function get_config($name, $site_guid = 0) {
 	// @todo these haven't really been implemented in Elgg 1.8. Complete in 1.9.
 	// show dep message
 	if ($new_name) {
-	//	$msg = "Config value $name has been renamed as $new_name";
+		//	$msg = "Config value $name has been renamed as $new_name";
 		$name = $new_name;
-	//	elgg_deprecated_notice($msg, $dep_version);
+		//	elgg_deprecated_notice($msg, $dep_version);
 	}
 
 	// decide from where to return the value
diff --git a/engine/lib/database.php b/engine/lib/database.php
index 2b348366d..a7949788d 100644
--- a/engine/lib/database.php
+++ b/engine/lib/database.php
@@ -12,17 +12,19 @@
 /**
  * Query cache for all queries.
  *
- * Each query and its results are stored in this array as:
+ * Each query and its results are stored in this cache as:
  * <code>
- * $DB_QUERY_CACHE[$query] => array(result1, result2, ... resultN)
+ * $DB_QUERY_CACHE[query hash] => array(result1, result2, ... resultN)
  * </code>
+ * @see elgg_query_runner() for details on the hash.
  *
- * @warning be array this var may be an array or ElggStaticVariableCache depending on when called :(
+ * @warning Elgg used to set this as an empty array to turn off the cache
  *
- * @global ElggStaticVariableCache|array $DB_QUERY_CACHE
+ * @global ElggLRUCache|null $DB_QUERY_CACHE
+ * @access private
  */
 global $DB_QUERY_CACHE;
-$DB_QUERY_CACHE = array();
+$DB_QUERY_CACHE = null;
 
 /**
  * Queries to be executed upon shutdown.
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@ $DB_QUERY_CACHE = array();
  * </code>
  *
  * @global array $DB_DELAYED_QUERIES
+ * @access private
  */
 global $DB_DELAYED_QUERIES;
 $DB_DELAYED_QUERIES = array();
@@ -51,6 +54,7 @@ $DB_DELAYED_QUERIES = array();
  * $dblink as $dblink[$name] => resource.  Use get_db_link($name) to retrieve it.
  *
  * @global resource[] $dblink
+ * @access private
  */
 global $dblink;
 $dblink = array();
@@ -61,6 +65,7 @@ $dblink = array();
  * Each call to the database increments this counter.
  *
  * @global integer $dbcalls
+ * @access private
  */
 global $dbcalls;
 $dbcalls = 0;
@@ -123,9 +128,8 @@ function establish_db_link($dblinkname = "readwrite") {
 
 	// Set up cache if global not initialized and query cache not turned off
 	if ((!$DB_QUERY_CACHE) && (!$db_cache_off)) {
-		// @todo everywhere else this is assigned to array(), making it dangerous to call
-		// object methods on this. We should consider making this an plain array
-		$DB_QUERY_CACHE = new ElggStaticVariableCache('db_query_cache');
+		// @todo if we keep this cache in 1.9, expose the size as a config parameter
+		$DB_QUERY_CACHE = new ElggLRUCache(200);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -395,16 +399,14 @@ function elgg_query_runner($query, $callback = null, $single = false) {
 
 	// Since we want to cache results of running the callback, we need to
 	// need to namespace the query with the callback and single result request.
-	// http://trac.elgg.org/ticket/4049
+	// https://github.com/elgg/elgg/issues/4049
 	$hash = (string)$callback . (int)$single . $query;
 
 	// Is cached?
 	if ($DB_QUERY_CACHE) {
-		$cached_query = $DB_QUERY_CACHE[$hash];
-
-		if ($cached_query !== FALSE) {
+		if (isset($DB_QUERY_CACHE[$hash])) {
 			elgg_log("DB query $query results returned from cache (hash: $hash)", 'NOTICE');
-			return $cached_query;
+			return $DB_QUERY_CACHE[$hash];
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -456,19 +458,12 @@ function elgg_query_runner($query, $callback = null, $single = false) {
  * @access private
  */
 function insert_data($query) {
-	global $DB_QUERY_CACHE;
 
 	elgg_log("DB query $query", 'NOTICE');
 	
 	$dblink = get_db_link('write');
 
-	// Invalidate query cache
-	if ($DB_QUERY_CACHE) {
-		/* @var ElggStaticVariableCache $DB_QUERY_CACHE */
-		$DB_QUERY_CACHE->clear();
-	}
-
-	elgg_log("Query cache invalidated", 'NOTICE');
+	_elgg_invalidate_query_cache();
 
 	if (execute_query("$query", $dblink)) {
 		return mysql_insert_id($dblink);
@@ -478,7 +473,7 @@ function insert_data($query) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Update a row in the database.
+ * Update the database.
  *
  * @note Altering the DB invalidates all queries in {@link $DB_QUERY_CACHE}.
  *
@@ -488,18 +483,12 @@ function insert_data($query) {
  * @access private
  */
 function update_data($query) {
-	global $DB_QUERY_CACHE;
 
 	elgg_log("DB query $query", 'NOTICE');
 
 	$dblink = get_db_link('write');
 
-	// Invalidate query cache
-	if ($DB_QUERY_CACHE) {
-		/* @var ElggStaticVariableCache $DB_QUERY_CACHE */
-		$DB_QUERY_CACHE->clear();
-		elgg_log("Query cache invalidated", 'NOTICE');
-	}
+	_elgg_invalidate_query_cache();
 
 	if (execute_query("$query", $dblink)) {
 		return TRUE;
@@ -509,7 +498,7 @@ function update_data($query) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Remove a row from the database.
+ * Remove data from the database.
  *
  * @note Altering the DB invalidates all queries in {@link $DB_QUERY_CACHE}.
  *
@@ -519,18 +508,12 @@ function update_data($query) {
  * @access private
  */
 function delete_data($query) {
-	global $DB_QUERY_CACHE;
 
 	elgg_log("DB query $query", 'NOTICE');
 
 	$dblink = get_db_link('write');
 
-	// Invalidate query cache
-	if ($DB_QUERY_CACHE) {
-		/* @var ElggStaticVariableCache $DB_QUERY_CACHE */
-		$DB_QUERY_CACHE->clear();
-		elgg_log("Query cache invalidated", 'NOTICE');
-	}
+	_elgg_invalidate_query_cache();
 
 	if (execute_query("$query", $dblink)) {
 		return mysql_affected_rows($dblink);
@@ -539,6 +522,22 @@ function delete_data($query) {
 	return FALSE;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Invalidate the query cache
+ *
+ * @access private
+ */
+function _elgg_invalidate_query_cache() {
+	global $DB_QUERY_CACHE;
+	if ($DB_QUERY_CACHE instanceof ElggLRUCache) {
+		$DB_QUERY_CACHE->clear();
+		elgg_log("Query cache invalidated", 'NOTICE');
+	} elseif ($DB_QUERY_CACHE) {
+		// In case someone sets the cache to an array and primes it with data
+		$DB_QUERY_CACHE = array();
+		elgg_log("Query cache invalidated", 'NOTICE');
+	}
+}
 
 /**
  * Return tables matching the database prefix {@link $CONFIG->dbprefix}% in the currently
@@ -669,7 +668,7 @@ function run_sql_script($scriptlocation) {
 
 /**
  * Format a query string for logging
- * 
+ *
  * @param string $query Query string
  * @return string
  * @access private
diff --git a/engine/lib/deprecated-1.7.php b/engine/lib/deprecated-1.7.php
index 519eea89d..ee95b5611 100644
--- a/engine/lib/deprecated-1.7.php
+++ b/engine/lib/deprecated-1.7.php
@@ -1137,6 +1137,7 @@ function make_register_object($register_name, $register_value, $children_array =
  * @param int $guid GUID
  *
  * @return 1
+ * @deprecated 1.7
  */
 function delete_object_entity($guid) {
 	system_message(elgg_echo('deprecatedfunction', array('delete_user_entity')));
@@ -1154,6 +1155,7 @@ function delete_object_entity($guid) {
  * @param int $guid User GUID
  *
  * @return 1
+ * @deprecated 1.7
  */
 function delete_user_entity($guid) {
 	system_message(elgg_echo('deprecatedfunction', array('delete_user_entity')));
diff --git a/engine/lib/deprecated-1.8.php b/engine/lib/deprecated-1.8.php
index 2b4ffcc4f..91068d047 100644
--- a/engine/lib/deprecated-1.8.php
+++ b/engine/lib/deprecated-1.8.php
@@ -3414,6 +3414,7 @@ function list_annotations($entity_guid, $name = "", $limit = 25, $asc = true) {
  * @param unknown_type $timeupper
  * @param unknown_type $calculation
  * @internal Don't use this at all.
+ * @deprecated 1.8 Use elgg_get_annotations()
  */
 function elgg_deprecated_annotation_calculation($entity_guid = 0, $entity_type = "", $entity_subtype = "",
 $name = "", $value = "", $value_type = "", $owner_guid = 0, $timelower = 0,
@@ -4667,6 +4668,7 @@ function display_widget(ElggObject $widget) {
  *
  * @param ElggEntity $entity
  * @return int Number of comments
+ * @deprecated 1.8 Use ElggEntity->countComments()
  */
 function elgg_count_comments($entity) {
 	elgg_deprecated_notice('elgg_count_comments() is deprecated by ElggEntity->countComments()', 1.8);
@@ -4772,3 +4774,47 @@ function default_page_handler($page, $handler) {
 
 	return FALSE;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Invalidate this class's entry in the cache.
+ *
+ * @param int $guid The entity guid
+ *
+ * @return void
+ * @access private
+ * @deprecated 1.8
+ */
+function invalidate_cache_for_entity($guid) {
+	elgg_deprecated_notice('invalidate_cache_for_entity() is a private function and should not be used.', 1.8);
+	_elgg_invalidate_cache_for_entity($guid);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Cache an entity.
+ *
+ * Stores an entity in $ENTITY_CACHE;
+ *
+ * @param ElggEntity $entity Entity to cache
+ *
+ * @return void
+ * @access private
+ * @deprecated 1.8
+ */
+function cache_entity(ElggEntity $entity) {
+	elgg_deprecated_notice('cache_entity() is a private function and should not be used.', 1.8);
+	_elgg_cache_entity($entity);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Retrieve a entity from the cache.
+ *
+ * @param int $guid The guid
+ *
+ * @return ElggEntity|bool false if entity not cached, or not fully loaded
+ * @access private
+ * @deprecated 1.8
+ */
+function retrieve_cached_entity($guid) {
+	elgg_deprecated_notice('retrieve_cached_entity() is a private function and should not be used.', 1.8);
+	return _elgg_retrieve_cached_entity($guid);
+}
diff --git a/engine/lib/elgglib.php b/engine/lib/elgglib.php
index 74b70f9fb..34111c69d 100644
--- a/engine/lib/elgglib.php
+++ b/engine/lib/elgglib.php
@@ -93,10 +93,17 @@ function elgg_register_library($name, $location) {
  * @return void
  * @throws InvalidParameterException
  * @since 1.8.0
+ * @todo return boolean in 1.9 to indicate whether the library has been loaded
  */
 function elgg_load_library($name) {
 	global $CONFIG;
 
+	static $loaded_libraries = array();
+
+	if (in_array($name, $loaded_libraries)) {
+		return;
+	}
+
 	if (!isset($CONFIG->libraries)) {
 		$CONFIG->libraries = array();
 	}
@@ -113,6 +120,8 @@ function elgg_load_library($name) {
 		);
 		throw new InvalidParameterException($error);
 	}
+
+	$loaded_libraries[] = $name;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -128,7 +137,7 @@ function elgg_load_library($name) {
  * @throws SecurityException
  */
 function forward($location = "", $reason = 'system') {
-	if (!headers_sent()) {
+	if (!headers_sent($file, $line)) {
 		if ($location === REFERER) {
 			$location = $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'];
 		}
@@ -147,7 +156,7 @@ function forward($location = "", $reason = 'system') {
 			exit;
 		}
 	} else {
-		throw new SecurityException(elgg_echo('SecurityException:ForwardFailedToRedirect'));
+		throw new SecurityException(elgg_echo('SecurityException:ForwardFailedToRedirect', array($file, $line)));
 	}
 }
 
@@ -737,7 +746,7 @@ function elgg_unregister_event_handler($event, $object_type, $callback) {
  * @tip When referring to events, the preferred syntax is "event, type".
  *
  * @internal Only rarely should events be changed, added, or removed in core.
- * When making changes to events, be sure to first create a ticket in trac.
+ * When making changes to events, be sure to first create a ticket on Github.
  *
  * @internal @tip Think of $object_type as the primary namespace element, and
  * $event as the secondary namespace.
@@ -1185,6 +1194,11 @@ function elgg_dump($value, $to_screen = TRUE, $level = 'NOTICE') {
 		$to_screen = FALSE;
 	}
 
+	// Do not want to write to JS or CSS pages
+	if (elgg_in_context('js') || elgg_in_context('css')) {
+		$to_screen = FALSE;
+	}
+
 	if ($to_screen == TRUE) {
 		echo '<pre>';
 		print_r($value);
@@ -1336,7 +1350,7 @@ function full_url() {
 		"" : (":" . $_SERVER["SERVER_PORT"]);
 
 	// This is here to prevent XSS in poorly written browsers used by 80% of the population.
-	// {@trac [5813]}
+	// https://github.com/Elgg/Elgg/commit/0c947e80f512cb0a482b1864fd0a6965c8a0cd4a
 	$quotes = array('\'', '"');
 	$encoded = array('%27', '%22');
 
@@ -1383,8 +1397,8 @@ function elgg_http_build_url(array $parts, $html_encode = TRUE) {
  * add tokens to the action.  The form view automatically handles
  * tokens.
  *
- * @param string  $url         Full action URL
- * @param bool $html_encode HTML encode the url? (default: false)
+ * @param string $url         Full action URL
+ * @param bool   $html_encode HTML encode the url? (default: false)
  *
  * @return string URL with action tokens
  * @since 1.7.0
@@ -1446,7 +1460,7 @@ function elgg_http_remove_url_query_element($url, $element) {
  * Adds an element or elements to a URL's query string.
  *
  * @param string $url      The URL
- * @param array $elements Key/value pairs to add to the URL
+ * @param array  $elements Key/value pairs to add to the URL
  *
  * @return string The new URL with the query strings added
  * @since 1.7.0
@@ -2233,6 +2247,9 @@ function elgg_api_test($hook, $type, $value, $params) {
 /**#@+
  * Controls access levels on ElggEntity entities, metadata, and annotations.
  *
+ * @warning ACCESS_DEFAULT is a place holder for the input/access view. Do not
+ * use it when saving an entity.
+ *
  * @var int
  */
 define('ACCESS_DEFAULT', -1);
diff --git a/engine/lib/entities.php b/engine/lib/entities.php
index 156eec040..4fcf1c657 100644
--- a/engine/lib/entities.php
+++ b/engine/lib/entities.php
@@ -17,6 +17,15 @@ global $ENTITY_CACHE;
 $ENTITY_CACHE = array();
 
 /**
+ * GUIDs of entities banned from the entity cache (during this request)
+ *
+ * @global array $ENTITY_CACHE_DISABLED_GUIDS
+ * @access private
+ */
+global $ENTITY_CACHE_DISABLED_GUIDS;
+$ENTITY_CACHE_DISABLED_GUIDS = array();
+
+/**
  * Cache subtypes and related class names.
  *
  * @global array|null $SUBTYPE_CACHE array once populated from DB, initially null
@@ -26,14 +35,42 @@ global $SUBTYPE_CACHE;
 $SUBTYPE_CACHE = null;
 
 /**
+ * Remove this entity from the entity cache and make sure it is not re-added
+ *
+ * @param int $guid The entity guid
+ *
+ * @access private
+ * @todo this is a workaround until #5604 can be implemented
+ */
+function _elgg_disable_caching_for_entity($guid) {
+	global $ENTITY_CACHE_DISABLED_GUIDS;
+
+	_elgg_invalidate_cache_for_entity($guid);
+	$ENTITY_CACHE_DISABLED_GUIDS[$guid] = true;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Allow this entity to be stored in the entity cache
+ *
+ * @param int $guid The entity guid
+ *
+ * @access private
+ */
+function _elgg_enable_caching_for_entity($guid) {
+	global $ENTITY_CACHE_DISABLED_GUIDS;
+
+	unset($ENTITY_CACHE_DISABLED_GUIDS[$guid]);
+}
+
+/**
  * Invalidate this class's entry in the cache.
  *
  * @param int $guid The entity guid
  *
- * @return null
+ * @return void
  * @access private
  */
-function invalidate_cache_for_entity($guid) {
+function _elgg_invalidate_cache_for_entity($guid) {
 	global $ENTITY_CACHE;
 
 	$guid = (int)$guid;
@@ -50,14 +87,14 @@ function invalidate_cache_for_entity($guid) {
  *
  * @param ElggEntity $entity Entity to cache
  *
- * @return null
- * @see retrieve_cached_entity()
- * @see invalidate_cache_for_entity()
+ * @return void
+ * @see _elgg_retrieve_cached_entity()
+ * @see _elgg_invalidate_cache_for_entity()
  * @access private
- * TODO(evan): Use an ElggCache object
+ * @todo Use an ElggCache object
  */
-function cache_entity(ElggEntity $entity) {
-	global $ENTITY_CACHE;
+function _elgg_cache_entity(ElggEntity $entity) {
+	global $ENTITY_CACHE, $ENTITY_CACHE_DISABLED_GUIDS;
 
 	// Don't cache non-plugin entities while access control is off, otherwise they could be
 	// exposed to users who shouldn't see them when control is re-enabled.
@@ -65,8 +102,13 @@ function cache_entity(ElggEntity $entity) {
 		return;
 	}
 
+	$guid = $entity->getGUID();
+	if (isset($ENTITY_CACHE_DISABLED_GUIDS[$guid])) {
+		return;
+	}
+
 	// Don't store too many or we'll have memory problems
-	// TODO(evan): Pick a less arbitrary limit
+	// @todo Pick a less arbitrary limit
 	if (count($ENTITY_CACHE) > 256) {
 		$random_guid = array_rand($ENTITY_CACHE);
 
@@ -79,7 +121,7 @@ function cache_entity(ElggEntity $entity) {
 		elgg_get_metadata_cache()->clear($random_guid);
 	}
 
-	$ENTITY_CACHE[$entity->guid] = $entity;
+	$ENTITY_CACHE[$guid] = $entity;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -88,11 +130,11 @@ function cache_entity(ElggEntity $entity) {
  * @param int $guid The guid
  *
  * @return ElggEntity|bool false if entity not cached, or not fully loaded
- * @see cache_entity()
- * @see invalidate_cache_for_entity()
+ * @see _elgg_cache_entity()
+ * @see _elgg_invalidate_cache_for_entity()
  * @access private
  */
-function retrieve_cached_entity($guid) {
+function _elgg_retrieve_cached_entity($guid) {
 	global $ENTITY_CACHE;
 
 	if (isset($ENTITY_CACHE[$guid])) {
@@ -105,31 +147,6 @@ function retrieve_cached_entity($guid) {
 }
 
 /**
- * As retrieve_cached_entity, but returns the result as a stdClass
- * (compatible with load functions that expect a database row.)
- *
- * @param int $guid The guid
- *
- * @return mixed
- * @todo unused
- * @access private
- */
-function retrieve_cached_entity_row($guid) {
-	$obj = retrieve_cached_entity($guid);
-	if ($obj) {
-		$tmp = new stdClass;
-
-		foreach ($obj as $k => $v) {
-			$tmp->$k = $v;
-		}
-
-		return $tmp;
-	}
-
-	return false;
-}
-
-/**
  * Return the id for a given subtype.
  *
  * ElggEntity objects have a type and a subtype.  Subtypes
@@ -432,7 +449,7 @@ function update_subtype($type, $subtype, $class = '') {
  * @param int $time_created   The time creation timestamp
  *
  * @return bool
- * @link http://docs.elgg.org/DataModel/Entities
+ * @throws InvalidParameterException
  * @access private
  */
 function update_entity($guid, $owner_guid, $access_id, $container_guid = null, $time_created = null) {
@@ -455,6 +472,10 @@ function update_entity($guid, $owner_guid, $access_id, $container_guid = null, $
 		$time_created = (int) $time_created;
 	}
 
+	if ($access_id == ACCESS_DEFAULT) {
+		throw new InvalidParameterException('ACCESS_DEFAULT is not a valid access level. See its documentation in elgglib.h');
+	}
+
 	if ($entity && $entity->canEdit()) {
 		if (elgg_trigger_event('update', $entity->type, $entity)) {
 			$ret = update_data("UPDATE {$CONFIG->dbprefix}entities
@@ -581,7 +602,6 @@ $container_guid = 0) {
 	$type = sanitise_string($type);
 	$subtype_id = add_subtype($type, $subtype);
 	$owner_guid = (int)$owner_guid;
-	$access_id = (int)$access_id;
 	$time = time();
 	if ($site_guid == 0) {
 		$site_guid = $CONFIG->site_guid;
@@ -590,6 +610,10 @@ $container_guid = 0) {
 	if ($container_guid == 0) {
 		$container_guid = $owner_guid;
 	}
+	$access_id = (int)$access_id;
+	if ($access_id == ACCESS_DEFAULT) {
+		throw new InvalidParameterException('ACCESS_DEFAULT is not a valid access level. See its documentation in elgglib.h');
+	}
 
 	$user_guid = elgg_get_logged_in_user_guid();
 	if (!can_write_to_container($user_guid, $owner_guid, $type, $subtype)) {
@@ -737,7 +761,7 @@ function get_entity($guid) {
 	// @todo We need a single Memcache instance with a shared pool of namespace wrappers. This function would pull an instance from the pool.
 	static $shared_cache;
 
-	// We could also use: if (!(int) $guid) { return FALSE }, 
+	// We could also use: if (!(int) $guid) { return FALSE },
 	// but that evaluates to a false positive for $guid = TRUE.
 	// This is a bit slower, but more thorough.
 	if (!is_numeric($guid) || $guid === 0 || $guid === '0') {
@@ -745,7 +769,7 @@ function get_entity($guid) {
 	}
 	
 	// Check local cache first
-	$new_entity = retrieve_cached_entity($guid);
+	$new_entity = _elgg_retrieve_cached_entity($guid);
 	if ($new_entity) {
 		return $new_entity;
 	}
@@ -767,7 +791,7 @@ function get_entity($guid) {
 
 	if ($shared_cache) {
 		$cached_entity = $shared_cache->load($guid);
-		// @todo store ACLs in memcache http://trac.elgg.org/ticket/3018#comment:3
+		// @todo store ACLs in memcache https://github.com/elgg/elgg/issues/3018#issuecomment-13662617
 		if ($cached_entity) {
 			// @todo use ACL and cached entity access_id to determine if user can see it
 			return $cached_entity;
@@ -782,7 +806,7 @@ function get_entity($guid) {
 	}
 
 	if ($new_entity) {
-		cache_entity($new_entity);
+		_elgg_cache_entity($new_entity);
 	}
 	return $new_entity;
 }
@@ -909,6 +933,8 @@ function elgg_get_entities(array $options = array()) {
 		'joins'					=>	array(),
 
 		'callback'				=> 'entity_row_to_elggstar',
+
+		'__ElggBatch'			=> null,
 	);
 
 	$options = array_merge($defaults, $options);
@@ -1026,7 +1052,7 @@ function elgg_get_entities(array $options = array()) {
 		}
 
 		if ($options['callback'] === 'entity_row_to_elggstar') {
-			$dt = _elgg_fetch_entities_from_sql($query);
+			$dt = _elgg_fetch_entities_from_sql($query, $options['__ElggBatch']);
 		} else {
 			$dt = get_data($query, $options['callback']);
 		}
@@ -1037,7 +1063,7 @@ function elgg_get_entities(array $options = array()) {
 			foreach ($dt as $item) {
 				// A custom callback could result in items that aren't ElggEntity's, so check for them
 				if ($item instanceof ElggEntity) {
-					cache_entity($item);
+					_elgg_cache_entity($item);
 					// plugins usually have only settings
 					if (!$item instanceof ElggPlugin) {
 						$guids[] = $item->guid;
@@ -1061,13 +1087,14 @@ function elgg_get_entities(array $options = array()) {
 /**
  * Return entities from an SQL query generated by elgg_get_entities.
  *
- * @param string $sql
+ * @param string    $sql
+ * @param ElggBatch $batch
  * @return ElggEntity[]
  *
  * @access private
  * @throws LogicException
  */
-function _elgg_fetch_entities_from_sql($sql) {
+function _elgg_fetch_entities_from_sql($sql, ElggBatch $batch = null) {
 	static $plugin_subtype;
 	if (null === $plugin_subtype) {
 		$plugin_subtype = get_subtype_id('object', 'plugin');
@@ -1102,7 +1129,7 @@ function _elgg_fetch_entities_from_sql($sql) {
 		if (empty($row->guid) || empty($row->type)) {
 			throw new LogicException('Entity row missing guid or type');
 		}
-		if ($entity = retrieve_cached_entity($row->guid)) {
+		if ($entity = _elgg_retrieve_cached_entity($row->guid)) {
 			$rows[$i] = $entity;
 			continue;
 		}
@@ -1144,6 +1171,11 @@ function _elgg_fetch_entities_from_sql($sql) {
 			} catch (IncompleteEntityException $e) {
 				// don't let incomplete entities throw fatal errors
 				unset($rows[$i]);
+
+				// report incompletes to the batch process that spawned this query
+				if ($batch) {
+					$batch->reportIncompleteEntity($row);
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -1441,8 +1473,10 @@ function elgg_list_entities(array $options = array(), $getter = 'elgg_get_entiti
 	global $autofeed;
 	$autofeed = true;
 
+	$offset_key = isset($options['offset_key']) ? $options['offset_key'] : 'offset';
+
 	$defaults = array(
-		'offset' => (int) max(get_input('offset', 0), 0),
+		'offset' => (int) max(get_input($offset_key, 0), 0),
 		'limit' => (int) max(get_input('limit', 10), 0),
 		'full_view' => TRUE,
 		'list_type_toggle' => FALSE,
@@ -1628,7 +1662,7 @@ function disable_entity($guid, $reason = "", $recursive = true) {
 
 				$entity->disableMetadata();
 				$entity->disableAnnotations();
-				invalidate_cache_for_entity($guid);
+				_elgg_invalidate_cache_for_entity($guid);
 
 				$res = update_data("UPDATE {$CONFIG->dbprefix}entities
 					SET enabled = 'no'
@@ -1644,8 +1678,8 @@ function disable_entity($guid, $reason = "", $recursive = true) {
 /**
  * Enable an entity.
  *
- * @warning In order to enable an entity using ElggEntity::enable(),
- * you must first use {@link access_show_hidden_entities()}.
+ * @warning In order to enable an entity, you must first use
+ * {@link access_show_hidden_entities()}.
  *
  * @param int  $guid      GUID of entity to enable
  * @param bool $recursive Recursively enable all entities disabled with the entity?
@@ -1726,7 +1760,7 @@ function delete_entity($guid, $recursive = true) {
 
 				// delete cache
 				if (isset($ENTITY_CACHE[$guid])) {
-					invalidate_cache_for_entity($guid);
+					_elgg_invalidate_cache_for_entity($guid);
 				}
 				
 				// If memcache is available then delete this entry from the cache
@@ -1773,6 +1807,10 @@ function delete_entity($guid, $recursive = true) {
 					elgg_set_ignore_access($ia);
 				}
 
+				$entity_disable_override = access_get_show_hidden_status();
+				access_show_hidden_entities(true);
+				$ia = elgg_set_ignore_access(true);
+
 				// Now delete the entity itself
 				$entity->deleteMetadata();
 				$entity->deleteOwnedMetadata();
@@ -1780,6 +1818,9 @@ function delete_entity($guid, $recursive = true) {
 				$entity->deleteOwnedAnnotations();
 				$entity->deleteRelationships();
 
+				access_show_hidden_entities($entity_disable_override);
+				elgg_set_ignore_access($ia);
+
 				elgg_delete_river(array('subject_guid' => $guid));
 				elgg_delete_river(array('object_guid' => $guid));
 				remove_all_private_settings($guid);
@@ -2087,7 +2128,7 @@ function can_edit_entity_metadata($entity_guid, $user_guid = 0, $metadata = null
 
 		$return = null;
 
-		if ($metadata->owner_guid == 0) {
+		if ($metadata && ($metadata->owner_guid == 0)) {
 			$return = true;
 		}
 		if (is_null($return)) {
@@ -2488,11 +2529,18 @@ function update_entity_last_action($guid, $posted = NULL) {
 function entities_gc() {
 	global $CONFIG;
 
-	$tables = array ('sites_entity', 'objects_entity', 'groups_entity', 'users_entity');
+	$tables = array(
+		'site' => 'sites_entity',
+		'object' => 'objects_entity',
+		'group' => 'groups_entity',
+		'user' => 'users_entity'
+	);
 
-	foreach ($tables as $table) {
-		delete_data("DELETE from {$CONFIG->dbprefix}{$table}
-			where guid NOT IN (SELECT guid from {$CONFIG->dbprefix}entities)");
+	foreach ($tables as $type => $table) {
+		delete_data("DELETE FROM {$CONFIG->dbprefix}{$table}
+			WHERE guid NOT IN (SELECT guid FROM {$CONFIG->dbprefix}entities)");
+		delete_data("DELETE FROM {$CONFIG->dbprefix}entities
+			WHERE type = '$type' AND guid NOT IN (SELECT guid FROM {$CONFIG->dbprefix}{$table})");
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/engine/lib/extender.php b/engine/lib/extender.php
index 8756e051b..8323bd3ce 100644
--- a/engine/lib/extender.php
+++ b/engine/lib/extender.php
@@ -126,14 +126,20 @@ function import_extender_plugin_hook($hook, $entity_type, $returnvalue, $params)
  * @return bool
  */
 function can_edit_extender($extender_id, $type, $user_guid = 0) {
-	if (!elgg_is_logged_in()) {
-		return false;
+	// @todo Since Elgg 1.0, Elgg has returned false from can_edit_extender()
+	// if no user was logged in. This breaks the access override. This is a
+	// temporary work around. This function needs to be rewritten in Elgg 1.9 
+	if (!elgg_check_access_overrides($user_guid)) {
+		if (!elgg_is_logged_in()) {
+			return false;
+		}
 	}
 
 	$user_guid = (int)$user_guid;
-	$user = get_entity($user_guid);
+	$user = get_user($user_guid);
 	if (!$user) {
 		$user = elgg_get_logged_in_user_entity();
+		$user_guid = elgg_get_logged_in_user_guid();
 	}
 
 	$functionname = "elgg_get_{$type}_from_id";
@@ -149,16 +155,16 @@ function can_edit_extender($extender_id, $type, $user_guid = 0) {
 	/* @var ElggExtender $extender */
 
 	// If the owner is the specified user, great! They can edit.
-	if ($extender->getOwnerGUID() == $user->getGUID()) {
+	if ($extender->getOwnerGUID() == $user_guid) {
 		return true;
 	}
 
 	// If the user can edit the entity this is attached to, great! They can edit.
-	if (can_edit_entity($extender->entity_guid, $user->getGUID())) {
+	if (can_edit_entity($extender->entity_guid, $user_guid)) {
 		return true;
 	}
 
-	// Trigger plugin hooks
+	// Trigger plugin hook - note that $user may be null
 	$params = array('entity' => $extender->getEntity(), 'user' => $user);
 	return elgg_trigger_plugin_hook('permissions_check', $type, $params, false);
 }
diff --git a/engine/lib/group.php b/engine/lib/group.php
index 624029d98..6ded8a825 100644
--- a/engine/lib/group.php
+++ b/engine/lib/group.php
@@ -240,9 +240,11 @@ function leave_group($group_guid, $user_guid) {
  */
 function get_users_membership($user_guid) {
 	$options = array(
+		'type' => 'group',
 		'relationship' => 'member',
 		'relationship_guid' => $user_guid,
-		'inverse_relationship' => FALSE
+		'inverse_relationship' => false,
+		'limit' => false,
 	);
 	return elgg_get_entities_from_relationship($options);
 }
diff --git a/engine/lib/input.php b/engine/lib/input.php
index 2d9bae4dd..80b0b8766 100644
--- a/engine/lib/input.php
+++ b/engine/lib/input.php
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ function get_input($variable, $default = NULL, $filter_result = TRUE) {
  *
  * Note: this function does not handle nested arrays (ex: form input of param[m][n])
  *
- * @param string $variable The name of the variable
- * @param string $value    The value of the variable
+ * @param string          $variable The name of the variable
+ * @param string|string[] $value    The value of the variable
  *
  * @return void
  */
diff --git a/engine/lib/languages.php b/engine/lib/languages.php
index 17db14d98..61ba91ddb 100644
--- a/engine/lib/languages.php
+++ b/engine/lib/languages.php
@@ -139,6 +139,9 @@ function get_language() {
 	return false;
 }
 
+/**
+ * @access private
+ */
 function _elgg_load_translations() {
 	global $CONFIG;
 
diff --git a/engine/lib/location.php b/engine/lib/location.php
index b319bb3bb..1534c7d7b 100644
--- a/engine/lib/location.php
+++ b/engine/lib/location.php
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ function elgg_get_entities_from_location(array $options = array()) {
 /**
  * Returns a viewable list of entities from location
  *
- * @param array $options
+ * @param array $options Options array
  *
  * @see elgg_list_entities()
  * @see elgg_get_entities_from_location()
diff --git a/engine/lib/memcache.php b/engine/lib/memcache.php
index f79fba4a9..79b87e850 100644
--- a/engine/lib/memcache.php
+++ b/engine/lib/memcache.php
@@ -35,3 +35,23 @@ function is_memcache_available() {
 
 	return $memcache_available;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Invalidate an entity in memcache
+ *
+ * @param int $entity_guid The GUID of the entity to invalidate
+ *
+ * @return void
+ * @access private
+ */
+function _elgg_invalidate_memcache_for_entity($entity_guid) {
+	static $newentity_cache;
+	

+	if ((!$newentity_cache) && (is_memcache_available())) {

+		$newentity_cache = new ElggMemcache('new_entity_cache');

+	}
+	

+	if ($newentity_cache) {

+		$newentity_cache->delete($entity_guid);

+	}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/engine/lib/metadata.php b/engine/lib/metadata.php
index 305e9918b..fdb1b85f6 100644
--- a/engine/lib/metadata.php
+++ b/engine/lib/metadata.php
@@ -191,19 +191,19 @@ function update_metadata($id, $name, $value, $value_type, $owner_guid, $access_i
 	}
 
 	// Add the metastring
-	$value = add_metastring($value);
-	if (!$value) {
+	$value_id = add_metastring($value);
+	if (!$value_id) {
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	$name = add_metastring($name);
-	if (!$name) {
+	$name_id = add_metastring($name);
+	if (!$name_id) {
 		return false;
 	}
 
 	// If ok then add it
 	$query = "UPDATE {$CONFIG->dbprefix}metadata"
-		. " set name_id='$name', value_id='$value', value_type='$value_type', access_id=$access_id,"
+		. " set name_id='$name_id', value_id='$value_id', value_type='$value_type', access_id=$access_id,"
 		. " owner_guid=$owner_guid where id=$id";
 
 	$result = update_data($query);
@@ -300,10 +300,8 @@ function elgg_get_metadata(array $options = array()) {
  *          This requires at least one constraint: metadata_owner_guid(s),
  *          metadata_name(s), metadata_value(s), or guid(s) must be set.
  *
- * @warning This returns null on no ops.
- *
  * @param array $options An options array. {@see elgg_get_metadata()}
- * @return mixed Null if the metadata name is invalid. Bool on success or fail.
+ * @return bool|null true on success, false on failure, null if no metadata to delete.
  * @since 1.8.0
  */
 function elgg_delete_metadata(array $options) {
@@ -325,10 +323,8 @@ function elgg_delete_metadata(array $options) {
  *
  * @warning Unlike elgg_get_metadata() this will not accept an empty options array!
  *
- * @warning This returns null on no ops.
- *
  * @param array $options An options array. {@See elgg_get_metadata()}
- * @return mixed
+ * @return bool|null true on success, false on failure, null if no metadata disabled.
  * @since 1.8.0
  */
 function elgg_disable_metadata(array $options) {
@@ -337,9 +333,13 @@ function elgg_disable_metadata(array $options) {
 	}
 
 	elgg_get_metadata_cache()->invalidateByOptions('disable', $options);
+	
+	// if we can see hidden (disabled) we need to use the offset
+	// otherwise we risk an infinite loop if there are more than 50
+	$inc_offset = access_get_show_hidden_status();
 
 	$options['metastring_type'] = 'metadata';
-	return elgg_batch_metastring_based_objects($options, 'elgg_batch_disable_callback', false);
+	return elgg_batch_metastring_based_objects($options, 'elgg_batch_disable_callback', $inc_offset);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -347,10 +347,11 @@ function elgg_disable_metadata(array $options) {
  *
  * @warning Unlike elgg_get_metadata() this will not accept an empty options array!
  *
- * @warning This returns null on no ops.
+ * @warning In order to enable metadata, you must first use
+ * {@link access_show_hidden_entities()}.
  *
  * @param array $options An options array. {@See elgg_get_metadata()}
- * @return mixed
+ * @return bool|null true on success, false on failure, null if no metadata enabled.
  * @since 1.8.0
  */
 function elgg_enable_metadata(array $options) {
@@ -405,9 +406,11 @@ function elgg_enable_metadata(array $options) {
  *                                         'operand' => '=',
  *                                         'case_sensitive' => TRUE
  *                                        )
- * 	                             Currently if multiple values are sent via
+ *                               Currently if multiple values are sent via
  *                               an array (value => array('value1', 'value2')
  *                               the pair's operand will be forced to "IN".
+ *                               If passing "IN" as the operand and a string as the value, 
+ *                               the value must be a properly quoted and escaped string.
  *
  * 	metadata_name_value_pairs_operator => NULL|STR The operator to use for combining
  *                                        (name = value) OPERATOR (name = value); default AND
@@ -619,6 +622,8 @@ $owner_guids = NULL) {
 			// if the operand is IN don't quote it because quoting should be done already.
 			if (is_numeric($pair['value'])) {
 				$value = sanitise_string($pair['value']);
+			} else if (is_bool($pair['value'])) {
+				$value = (int) $pair['value'];
 			} else if (is_array($pair['value'])) {
 				$values_array = array();
 
@@ -920,8 +925,8 @@ function elgg_get_metadata_cache() {
  * Invalidate the metadata cache based on options passed to various *_metadata functions
  *
  * @param string $action  Action performed on metadata. "delete", "disable", or "enable"
- *
- * @param array $options  Options passed to elgg_(delete|disable|enable)_metadata
+ * @param array  $options Options passed to elgg_(delete|disable|enable)_metadata
+ * @return void
  */
 function elgg_invalidate_metadata_cache($action, array $options) {
 	// remove as little as possible, optimizing for common cases
diff --git a/engine/lib/metastrings.php b/engine/lib/metastrings.php
index f49b4a163..57d876c06 100644
--- a/engine/lib/metastrings.php
+++ b/engine/lib/metastrings.php
@@ -421,9 +421,11 @@ function elgg_get_metastring_based_objects($options) {
 	if ($metastring_clauses) {
 		$wheres = array_merge($wheres, $metastring_clauses['wheres']);
 		$joins = array_merge($joins, $metastring_clauses['joins']);
+	} else {
+		$wheres[] = get_access_sql_suffix('n_table');
 	}
 
-	if ($options['metastring_calculation'] === ELGG_ENTITIES_NO_VALUE) {
+	if ($options['metastring_calculation'] === ELGG_ENTITIES_NO_VALUE && !$options['count']) {
 		$selects = array_unique($selects);
 		// evalutate selects
 		$select_str = '';
@@ -434,6 +436,9 @@ function elgg_get_metastring_based_objects($options) {
 		}
 
 		$query = "SELECT DISTINCT n_table.*{$select_str} FROM {$db_prefix}$type n_table";
+	} elseif ($options['count']) {
+		// count is over the entities
+		$query = "SELECT count(DISTINCT e.guid) as calculation FROM {$db_prefix}$type n_table";
 	} else {
 		$query = "SELECT {$options['metastring_calculation']}(v.string) as calculation FROM {$db_prefix}$type n_table";
 	}
@@ -462,7 +467,7 @@ function elgg_get_metastring_based_objects($options) {
 			$defaults['order_by']);
 	}
 
-	if ($options['metastring_calculation'] === ELGG_ENTITIES_NO_VALUE) {
+	if ($options['metastring_calculation'] === ELGG_ENTITIES_NO_VALUE && !$options['count']) {
 		if (isset($options['group_by'])) {
 			$options['group_by'] = sanitise_string($options['group_by']);
 			$query .= " GROUP BY {$options['group_by']}";
@@ -510,7 +515,7 @@ function elgg_get_metastring_sql($table, $names = null, $values = null,
 		&& !$ids
 		&& (!$pairs && $pairs !== 0)) {
 
-		return '';
+		return array();
 	}
 
 	$db_prefix = elgg_get_config('dbprefix');
@@ -520,8 +525,6 @@ function elgg_get_metastring_sql($table, $names = null, $values = null,
 	// only supported on values.
 	$binary = ($case_sensitive) ? ' BINARY ' : '';
 
-	$access = get_access_sql_suffix($table);
-
 	$return = array (
 		'joins' => array (),
 		'wheres' => array()
@@ -586,13 +589,15 @@ function elgg_get_metastring_sql($table, $names = null, $values = null,
 	}
 
 	if ($names_where && $values_where) {
-		$wheres[] = "($names_where AND $values_where AND $access)";
+		$wheres[] = "($names_where AND $values_where)";
 	} elseif ($names_where) {
-		$wheres[] = "($names_where AND $access)";
+		$wheres[] = $names_where;
 	} elseif ($values_where) {
-		$wheres[] = "($values_where AND $access)";
+		$wheres[] = $values_where;
 	}
 
+	$wheres[] = get_access_sql_suffix($table);
+
 	if ($where = implode(' AND ', $wheres)) {
 		$return['wheres'][] = "($where)";
 	}
diff --git a/engine/lib/navigation.php b/engine/lib/navigation.php
index 118a7214c..ab9cc05e8 100644
--- a/engine/lib/navigation.php
+++ b/engine/lib/navigation.php
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ function elgg_push_breadcrumb($title, $link = NULL) {
 	}
 
 	// avoid key collisions.
-	$CONFIG->breadcrumbs[] = array('title' => $title, 'link' => $link);
+	$CONFIG->breadcrumbs[] = array('title' => elgg_get_excerpt($title, 100), 'link' => $link);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -323,7 +323,8 @@ function elgg_site_menu_setup($hook, $type, $return, $params) {
 	}
 	
 	if (!$selected) {
-		// nothing selected, match name to context
+		// nothing selected, match name to context or match url
+		$current_url = current_page_url();
 		foreach ($return as $section_name => $section) {
 			foreach ($section as $key => $item) {
 				// only highlight internal links
@@ -332,6 +333,10 @@ function elgg_site_menu_setup($hook, $type, $return, $params) {
 						$return[$section_name][$key]->setSelected(true);
 						break 2;
 					}
+					if ($item->getHref() == $current_url) {
+						$return[$section_name][$key]->setSelected(true);
+						break 2;
+					}
 				}
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/engine/lib/notification.php b/engine/lib/notification.php
index b6399b3c6..be0c359d4 100644
--- a/engine/lib/notification.php
+++ b/engine/lib/notification.php
@@ -110,12 +110,15 @@ function notify_user($to, $from, $subject, $message, array $params = NULL, $meth
 			// Are we overriding delivery?
 			$methods = $methods_override;
 			if (!$methods) {
-				$tmp = (array)get_user_notification_settings($guid);
+				$tmp = get_user_notification_settings($guid);
 				$methods = array();
-				foreach ($tmp as $k => $v) {
-					// Add method if method is turned on for user!
-					if ($v) {
-						$methods[] = $k;
+				// $tmp may be false. don't cast
+				if (is_object($tmp)) {
+					foreach ($tmp as $k => $v) {
+						// Add method if method is turned on for user!
+						if ($v) {
+							$methods[] = $k;
+						}
 					}
 				}
 			}
@@ -165,7 +168,7 @@ function notify_user($to, $from, $subject, $message, array $params = NULL, $meth
  *
  * @param int $user_guid The user id
  *
- * @return stdClass
+ * @return stdClass|false
  */
 function get_user_notification_settings($user_guid = 0) {
 	$user_guid = (int)$user_guid;
diff --git a/engine/lib/opendd.php b/engine/lib/opendd.php
index f00ea6aab..7d635a295 100644
--- a/engine/lib/opendd.php
+++ b/engine/lib/opendd.php
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
  * @version 0.4
  */
 
+// @codingStandardsIgnoreStart
+
 /**
  * Attempt to construct an ODD object out of a XmlElement or sub-elements.
  *
@@ -103,3 +105,5 @@ function ODD_Import($xml) {
 function ODD_Export(ODDDocument $document) {
 	return "$document";
 }
+
+// @codingStandardsIgnoreEnd
diff --git a/engine/lib/output.php b/engine/lib/output.php
index da8e1ab86..de4f911fb 100644
--- a/engine/lib/output.php
+++ b/engine/lib/output.php
@@ -13,28 +13,33 @@
  * @param string $text The input string
  *
  * @return string The output string with formatted links
- **/
+ */
 function parse_urls($text) {
+
+	// URI specification: http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3986.txt
+	// This varies from the specification in the following ways:
+	//  * Supports non-ascii characters
+	//  * Does not allow parentheses and single quotes
+	//  * Cuts off commas, exclamation points, and periods off as last character
+
 	// @todo this causes problems with <attr = "val">
 	// must be in <attr="val"> format (no space).
 	// By default htmlawed rewrites tags to this format.
 	// if PHP supported conditional negative lookbehinds we could use this:
 	// $r = preg_replace_callback('/(?<!=)(?<![ ])?(?<!["\'])((ht|f)tps?:\/\/[^\s\r\n\t<>"\'\!\(\),]+)/i',
-	//
-	// we can put , in the list of excluded char but need to keep . because of domain names.
-	// it is removed in the callback.
-	$r = preg_replace_callback('/(?<!=)(?<!["\'])((ht|f)tps?:\/\/[^\s\r\n\t<>"\'\!\(\),]+)/i',
+	$r = preg_replace_callback('/(?<![=\/"\'])((ht|f)tps?:\/\/[^\s\r\n\t<>"\']+)/i',
 	create_function(
 		'$matches',
 		'
 			$url = $matches[1];
-			$period = \'\';
-			if (substr($url, -1, 1) == \'.\') {
-				$period = \'.\';
-				$url = trim($url, \'.\');
+			$punc = "";
+			$last = substr($url, -1, 1);
+			if (in_array($last, array(".", "!", ",", "(", ")"))) {
+				$punc = $last;
+				$url = rtrim($url, ".!,()");
 			}
 			$urltext = str_replace("/", "/<wbr />", $url);
-			return "<a href=\"$url\">$urltext</a>$period";
+			return "<a href=\"$url\" rel=\"nofollow\">$urltext</a>$punc";
 		'
 	), $text);
 
@@ -284,11 +289,9 @@ function elgg_get_friendly_title($title) {
 		return $result;
 	}
 
-	// handle some special cases
-	$title = str_replace('&amp;', 'and', $title);
-	// quotes and angle brackets stored in the database as html encoded
-	$title = htmlspecialchars_decode($title);
-
+	// titles are often stored HTML encoded
+	$title = html_entity_decode($title, ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8');
+	
 	$title = ElggTranslit::urlize($title);
 
 	return $title;
@@ -418,6 +421,25 @@ function _elgg_html_decode($string) {
 }
 
 /**
+ * Prepares query string for output to prevent CSRF attacks.
+ * 
+ * @param string $string
+ * @return string
+ *
+ * @access private
+ */
+function _elgg_get_display_query($string) {
+	//encode <,>,&, quotes and characters above 127
+	if (function_exists('mb_convert_encoding')) {

+		$display_query = mb_convert_encoding($string, 'HTML-ENTITIES', 'UTF-8');

+	} else {

+		// if no mbstring extension, we just strip characters

+		$display_query = preg_replace("/[^\x01-\x7F]/", "", $string);

+	}

+	return htmlspecialchars($display_query, ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8', false);
+}
+
+/**
  * Unit tests for Output
  *
  * @param string  $hook   unit_test
diff --git a/engine/lib/pageowner.php b/engine/lib/pageowner.php
index 7fd79e68a..4aaffc160 100644
--- a/engine/lib/pageowner.php
+++ b/engine/lib/pageowner.php
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@ function elgg_get_page_owner_guid($guid = 0) {
 	// return guid of page owner entity
 	$guid = elgg_trigger_plugin_hook('page_owner', 'system', NULL, 0);
 
-	$page_owner_guid = $guid;
+	if ($guid) {
+		$page_owner_guid = $guid;
+	}
 
 	return $guid;
 }
diff --git a/engine/lib/plugins.php b/engine/lib/plugins.php
index f281b1416..d5d3db466 100644
--- a/engine/lib/plugins.php
+++ b/engine/lib/plugins.php
@@ -312,10 +312,10 @@ function elgg_is_active_plugin($plugin_id, $site_guid = null) {
  */
 function elgg_load_plugins() {
 	$plugins_path = elgg_get_plugins_path();
-	$start_flags =	ELGG_PLUGIN_INCLUDE_START
-					| ELGG_PLUGIN_REGISTER_VIEWS
-					| ELGG_PLUGIN_REGISTER_LANGUAGES
-					| ELGG_PLUGIN_REGISTER_CLASSES;
+	$start_flags = ELGG_PLUGIN_INCLUDE_START |
+					ELGG_PLUGIN_REGISTER_VIEWS |
+					ELGG_PLUGIN_REGISTER_LANGUAGES |
+					ELGG_PLUGIN_REGISTER_CLASSES;
 
 	if (!$plugins_path) {
 		return false;
@@ -865,7 +865,7 @@ function elgg_set_plugin_user_setting($name, $value, $user_guid = null, $plugin_
  * Unsets a user-specific plugin setting
  *
  * @param string $name      Name of the setting
- * @param int $user_guid Defaults to logged in user
+ * @param int    $user_guid Defaults to logged in user
  * @param string $plugin_id Defaults to contextual plugin name
  *
  * @return bool
@@ -1105,6 +1105,49 @@ function plugins_test($hook, $type, $value, $params) {
 }
 
 /**
+ * Checks on deactivate plugin event if disabling it won't create unmet dependencies and blocks disable in such case.
+ *
+ * @param string $event  deactivate
+ * @param string $type   plugin
+ * @param array  $params Parameters array containing entry with ELggPlugin instance under 'plugin_entity' key
+ * @return bool  false to block plugin deactivation action
+ *
+ * @access private
+ */
+function _plugins_deactivate_dependency_check($event, $type, $params) {
+	$plugin_id = $params['plugin_entity']->getManifest()->getPluginID();
+	$plugin_name = $params['plugin_entity']->getManifest()->getName();
+
+	$active_plugins = elgg_get_plugins();
+
+	$dependents = array();
+	foreach ($active_plugins as $plugin) {
+		$manifest = $plugin->getManifest();
+		$requires = $manifest->getRequires();
+
+		foreach ($requires as $required) {
+			if ($required['type'] == 'plugin' && $required['name'] == $plugin_id) {
+				// there are active dependents
+				$dependents[$manifest->getPluginID()] = $plugin;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	if ($dependents) {
+		$list = '<ul>';
+		// construct error message and prevent disabling
+		foreach ($dependents as $dependent) {
+			$list .= '<li>' . $dependent->getManifest()->getName() . '</li>';
+		}
+		$list .= '</ul>';
+
+		register_error(elgg_echo('ElggPlugin:Dependencies:ActiveDependent', array($plugin_name, $list)));
+
+		return false;
+	}
+}
+
+/**
  * Initialize the plugin system
  * Listens to system init and registers actions
  *
@@ -1115,6 +1158,10 @@ function plugin_init() {
 	run_function_once("plugin_run_once");
 
 	elgg_register_plugin_hook_handler('unit_test', 'system', 'plugins_test');
+	
+	// note - plugins are booted by the time this handler is registered
+	// deactivation due to error may have already occurred
+	elgg_register_event_handler('deactivate', 'plugin', '_plugins_deactivate_dependency_check');
 
 	elgg_register_action("plugins/settings/save", '', 'admin');
 	elgg_register_action("plugins/usersettings/save");
diff --git a/engine/lib/relationships.php b/engine/lib/relationships.php
index fe0b8364d..b0cd627fc 100644
--- a/engine/lib/relationships.php
+++ b/engine/lib/relationships.php
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ $relationship_guid = NULL, $inverse_relationship = FALSE) {
 /**
  * Returns a viewable list of entities by relationship
  *
- * @param array $options
+ * @param array $options Options array for retrieval of entities
  *
  * @see elgg_list_entities()
  * @see elgg_get_entities_from_relationship()
diff --git a/engine/lib/river.php b/engine/lib/river.php
index f2ec1e101..e92040eb7 100644
--- a/engine/lib/river.php
+++ b/engine/lib/river.php
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ $posted = 0, $annotation_id = 0) {
  *   subtypes             => STR|ARR Entity subtype string(s)
  *   type_subtype_pairs   => ARR     Array of type => subtype pairs where subtype
  *                                   can be an array of subtype strings
- * 
+ *
  *   posted_time_lower    => INT     The lower bound on the time posted
  *   posted_time_upper    => INT     The upper bound on the time posted
  *
@@ -380,10 +380,10 @@ function _elgg_prefetch_river_entities(array $river_items) {
 	// prefetch objects and subjects
 	$guids = array();
 	foreach ($river_items as $item) {
-		if ($item->subject_guid && !retrieve_cached_entity($item->subject_guid)) {
+		if ($item->subject_guid && !_elgg_retrieve_cached_entity($item->subject_guid)) {
 			$guids[$item->subject_guid] = true;
 		}
-		if ($item->object_guid && !retrieve_cached_entity($item->object_guid)) {
+		if ($item->object_guid && !_elgg_retrieve_cached_entity($item->object_guid)) {
 			$guids[$item->object_guid] = true;
 		}
 	}
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ function _elgg_prefetch_river_entities(array $river_items) {
 	$guids = array();
 	foreach ($river_items as $item) {
 		$object = $item->getObjectEntity();
-		if ($object->container_guid && !retrieve_cached_entity($object->container_guid)) {
+		if ($object->container_guid && !_elgg_retrieve_cached_entity($object->container_guid)) {
 			$guids[$object->container_guid] = true;
 		}
 	}
@@ -434,8 +434,13 @@ function elgg_list_river(array $options = array()) {
 		'pagination' => TRUE,
 		'list_class' => 'elgg-list-river elgg-river', // @todo remove elgg-river in Elgg 1.9
 	);
-
+	
 	$options = array_merge($defaults, $options);
+	
+	if (!$options["limit"] && !$options["offset"]) {

+		// no need for pagination if listing is unlimited

+		$options["pagination"] = false;

+	}
 
 	$options['count'] = TRUE;
 	$count = elgg_get_river($options);
@@ -445,6 +450,7 @@ function elgg_list_river(array $options = array()) {
 
 	$options['count'] = $count;
 	$options['items'] = $items;
+	
 	return elgg_view('page/components/list', $options);
 }
 
diff --git a/engine/lib/sessions.php b/engine/lib/sessions.php
index a34c2045b..e3d5ce9cd 100644
--- a/engine/lib/sessions.php
+++ b/engine/lib/sessions.php
@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@ function elgg_is_admin_logged_in() {
  */
 function elgg_is_admin_user($user_guid) {
 	global $CONFIG;
+
+	$user_guid = (int)$user_guid;
+
 	// cannot use magic metadata here because of recursion
 
 	// must support the old way of getting admin from metadata
@@ -323,6 +326,12 @@ function login(ElggUser $user, $persistent = false) {
 	set_last_login($_SESSION['guid']);
 	reset_login_failure_count($user->guid); // Reset any previous failed login attempts
 
+	// if memcache is enabled, invalidate the user in memcache @see https://github.com/Elgg/Elgg/issues/3143
+	if (is_memcache_available()) {
+		// this needs to happen with a shutdown function because of the timing with set_last_login()
+		register_shutdown_function("_elgg_invalidate_memcache_for_entity", $_SESSION['guid']);
+	}
+	
 	return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/engine/lib/statistics.php b/engine/lib/statistics.php
index 0c9a3c945..4cb0bb0b8 100644
--- a/engine/lib/statistics.php
+++ b/engine/lib/statistics.php
@@ -95,13 +95,17 @@ function get_number_users($show_deactivated = false) {
  * @return string
   */
 function get_online_users() {
-	$count = find_active_users(600, 10, 0, true);
-	$objects = find_active_users(600, 10);
+	$limit = max(0, (int) get_input("limit", 10));
+	$offset = max(0, (int) get_input("offset", 0));
+	
+	$count = find_active_users(600, $limit, $offset, true);
+	$objects = find_active_users(600, $limit, $offset);
 
 	if ($objects) {
 		return elgg_view_entity_list($objects, array(
 			'count' => $count,
-			'limit' => 10,
+			'limit' => $limit,
+			'offset' => $offset
 		));
 	}
 	return '';
diff --git a/engine/lib/system_log.php b/engine/lib/system_log.php
index 5a153afb2..84302632e 100644
--- a/engine/lib/system_log.php
+++ b/engine/lib/system_log.php
@@ -187,7 +187,16 @@ function system_log($object, $event) {
 		$object_subtype = $object->getSubtype();
 		$event = sanitise_string($event);
 		$time = time();
-		$ip_address = sanitise_string($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']);
+
+		if (!empty($_SERVER['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR'])) {
+			$ip_address = array_pop(explode(',', $_SERVER['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR']));
+		} elseif (!empty($_SERVER['HTTP_X_REAL_IP'])) {
+			$ip_address = array_pop(explode(',', $_SERVER['HTTP_X_REAL_IP']));
+		} else {
+			$ip_address = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];
+		}
+		$ip_address = sanitise_string($ip_address);
+
 		$performed_by = elgg_get_logged_in_user_guid();
 
 		if (isset($object->access_id)) {
diff --git a/engine/lib/upgrade.php b/engine/lib/upgrade.php
index d684af862..158ec9ec1 100644
--- a/engine/lib/upgrade.php
+++ b/engine/lib/upgrade.php
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ function version_upgrade() {
 
 	// No version number? Oh snap...this is an upgrade from a clean installation < 1.7.
 	// Run all upgrades without error reporting and hope for the best.
-	// See http://trac.elgg.org/elgg/ticket/1432 for more.
+	// See https://github.com/elgg/elgg/issues/1432 for more.
 	$quiet = !$dbversion;
 
 	// Note: Database upgrades are deprecated as of 1.8.  Use code upgrades.  See #1433
@@ -354,16 +354,12 @@ function _elgg_upgrade_unlock() {
  * @access private
  */
 function _elgg_upgrade_is_locked() {
-	global $CONFIG, $DB_QUERY_CACHE;
-	
+	global $CONFIG;
+
 	$is_locked = count(get_data("show tables like '{$CONFIG->dbprefix}upgrade_lock'"));
-	
-	// Invalidate query cache
-	if ($DB_QUERY_CACHE) {
-		/* @var ElggStaticVariableCache $DB_QUERY_CACHE */
-		$DB_QUERY_CACHE->clear();
-		elgg_log("Query cache invalidated", 'NOTICE');
-	}
-	
+
+	// @todo why?
+	_elgg_invalidate_query_cache();
+
 	return $is_locked;
 }
diff --git a/engine/lib/upgrades/2009102801.php b/engine/lib/upgrades/2009102801.php
index cab9a6835..3ad113fb2 100644
--- a/engine/lib/upgrades/2009102801.php
+++ b/engine/lib/upgrades/2009102801.php
@@ -203,14 +203,15 @@ function user_file_matrix($guid) {
 	return "$time_created/$user->guid/";
 }
 
-global $DB_QUERY_CACHE, $DB_PROFILE, $ENTITY_CACHE;
+global $ENTITY_CACHE, $CONFIG;
 /**
  * Upgrade file locations
  */
 $users = mysql_query("SELECT guid, username
 	FROM {$CONFIG->dbprefix}users_entity WHERE username != ''");
 while ($user = mysql_fetch_object($users)) {
-	$DB_QUERY_CACHE = $DB_PROFILE = $ENTITY_CACHE = array();
+	$ENTITY_CACHE = array();
+	_elgg_invalidate_query_cache();
 
 	$to = $CONFIG->dataroot . user_file_matrix($user->guid);
 	foreach (array('1_0', '1_1', '1_6') as $version) {
diff --git a/engine/lib/upgrades/2010033101.php b/engine/lib/upgrades/2010033101.php
index 0bffee001..4779295fd 100644
--- a/engine/lib/upgrades/2010033101.php
+++ b/engine/lib/upgrades/2010033101.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 
 /**
- * Conditional upgrade for UTF8 as described in http://trac.elgg.org/ticket/1928
+ * Conditional upgrade for UTF8 as described in https://github.com/elgg/elgg/issues/1928
  */
 
 // get_version() returns the code version.
diff --git a/engine/lib/upgrades/2010061501.php b/engine/lib/upgrades/2010061501.php
index 9ff7d3102..744c28fd5 100644
--- a/engine/lib/upgrades/2010061501.php
+++ b/engine/lib/upgrades/2010061501.php
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ if ($dbversion < 2009100701) {
 			}
 		}
 
-		global $DB_QUERY_CACHE, $DB_PROFILE, $ENTITY_CACHE;
+		global $ENTITY_CACHE;
 
 		/**
 			Upgrade file locations
@@ -60,7 +60,9 @@ if ($dbversion < 2009100701) {
 		$users = mysql_query("SELECT guid, username FROM {$CONFIG->dbprefix}users_entity
 			WHERE username != ''", $link);
 		while ($user = mysql_fetch_object($users)) {
-			$DB_QUERY_CACHE = $DB_PROFILE = $ENTITY_CACHE = array();
+			$ENTITY_CACHE = array();
+			_elgg_invalidate_query_cache();
+
 
 			$to = $CONFIG->dataroot . user_file_matrix($user->guid);
 			foreach (array('1_0', '1_1', '1_6') as $version) {
diff --git a/engine/lib/upgrades/2010071001.php b/engine/lib/upgrades/2010071001.php
index 1b5d379d8..5594493a8 100644
--- a/engine/lib/upgrades/2010071001.php
+++ b/engine/lib/upgrades/2010071001.php
@@ -30,11 +30,12 @@ function user_file_matrix_2010071001($guid) {
 
 $sizes = array('large', 'medium', 'small', 'tiny', 'master', 'topbar');
 
-global $DB_QUERY_CACHE, $DB_PROFILE, $ENTITY_CACHE, $CONFIG;
+global $ENTITY_CACHE, $CONFIG;
 $users = mysql_query("SELECT guid, username FROM {$CONFIG->dbprefix}users_entity
 	WHERE username != ''");
 while ($user = mysql_fetch_object($users)) {
-	$DB_QUERY_CACHE = $DB_PROFILE = $ENTITY_CACHE = array();
+	$ENTITY_CACHE = array();
+	_elgg_invalidate_query_cache();
 
 	$user_directory = user_file_matrix_2010071001($user->guid);
 	if (!$user_directory) {
diff --git a/engine/lib/upgrades/2010071002.php b/engine/lib/upgrades/2010071002.php
index 30bd6538c..52aa15ef5 100644
--- a/engine/lib/upgrades/2010071002.php
+++ b/engine/lib/upgrades/2010071002.php
@@ -4,12 +4,13 @@
  */
 
 // loop through all users checking collections and notifications
-global $DB_QUERY_CACHE, $DB_PROFILE, $ENTITY_CACHE, $CONFIG;
+global $ENTITY_CACHE, $CONFIG;
 global $NOTIFICATION_HANDLERS;
 $users = mysql_query("SELECT guid, username FROM {$CONFIG->dbprefix}users_entity
 	WHERE username != ''");
 while ($user = mysql_fetch_object($users)) {
-	$DB_QUERY_CACHE = $DB_PROFILE = $ENTITY_CACHE = array();
+	$ENTITY_CACHE = array();
+	_elgg_invalidate_query_cache();
 
 	$user = get_entity($user->guid);
 	foreach ($NOTIFICATION_HANDLERS as $method => $foo) {
diff --git a/engine/lib/upgrades/2011052801.php b/engine/lib/upgrades/2011052801.php
index 8084bc06c..b5a8e1018 100644
--- a/engine/lib/upgrades/2011052801.php
+++ b/engine/lib/upgrades/2011052801.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 /**
  * Make sure all users have the relationship member_of_site
  */
-global $DB_QUERY_CACHE, $DB_PROFILE, $ENTITY_CACHE, $CONFIG;
+global $ENTITY_CACHE;
 $db_prefix = get_config('dbprefix');
 
 $limit = 100;
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ $q = "SELECT e.* FROM {$db_prefix}entities e
 $users = get_data($q);
 
 while ($users) {
-	$DB_QUERY_CACHE = $DB_PROFILE = $ENTITY_CACHE = array();
+	$ENTITY_CACHE = array();
+	_elgg_invalidate_query_cache();
 
 	// do manually to not trigger any events because these aren't new users.
 	foreach ($users as $user) {
diff --git a/engine/lib/upgrades/2012041801-1.8.3-multiple_user_tokens-852225f7fd89f6c5.php b/engine/lib/upgrades/2012041801-1.8.3-multiple_user_tokens-852225f7fd89f6c5.php
index 07732f261..780038c32 100644
--- a/engine/lib/upgrades/2012041801-1.8.3-multiple_user_tokens-852225f7fd89f6c5.php
+++ b/engine/lib/upgrades/2012041801-1.8.3-multiple_user_tokens-852225f7fd89f6c5.php
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * Elgg 1.8.3 upgrade 2012041801
  * multiple_user_tokens
  *
- * Fixes http://trac.elgg.org/ticket/4291
+ * Fixes https://github.com/elgg/elgg/issues/4291
  * Removes the unique index on users_apisessions for user_guid and site_guid
  */
 
diff --git a/engine/lib/upgrades/2013030600-1.8.13-update_user_location-8999eb8bf1bdd9a3.php b/engine/lib/upgrades/2013030600-1.8.13-update_user_location-8999eb8bf1bdd9a3.php
index b38eb5100..8eccf05e2 100644
--- a/engine/lib/upgrades/2013030600-1.8.13-update_user_location-8999eb8bf1bdd9a3.php
+++ b/engine/lib/upgrades/2013030600-1.8.13-update_user_location-8999eb8bf1bdd9a3.php
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@
  * This script turns that back into a string.
  */
 
-global $DB_QUERY_CACHE;
-
 $ia = elgg_set_ignore_access(true);
 $options = array(
 	'type' => 'user',
@@ -17,7 +15,7 @@ $options = array(
 $batch = new ElggBatch('elgg_get_entities', $options);
 
 foreach ($batch as $entity) {
-	$DB_QUERY_CACHE = array();
+	_elgg_invalidate_query_cache();
 	
 	if (is_array($entity->location)) {
 		$entity->location = implode(', ', $entity->location);
diff --git a/engine/lib/upgrades/2013051700-1.8.15-add_missing_group_index-52a63a3a3ffaced2.php b/engine/lib/upgrades/2013051700-1.8.15-add_missing_group_index-52a63a3a3ffaced2.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ee99bdbc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engine/lib/upgrades/2013051700-1.8.15-add_missing_group_index-52a63a3a3ffaced2.php
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Elgg 1.8.15 upgrade 2013051700
+ * add_missing_group_index
+ *
+ * Some Elgg sites are missing the groups_entity full text index on name and
+ * description. This checks if it exists and adds it if it does not.
+ */
+
+$db_prefix = elgg_get_config('dbprefix');
+
+$full_text_index_exists = false;
+$results = get_data("SHOW INDEX FROM {$db_prefix}groups_entity");
+if ($results) {
+	foreach ($results as $result) {
+		if ($result->Index_type === 'FULLTEXT') {
+			$full_text_index_exists = true;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+if ($full_text_index_exists == false) {
+	$query = "ALTER TABLE {$db_prefix}groups_entity 
+		ADD FULLTEXT name_2 (name, description)";
+	if (!update_data($query)) {
+		elgg_log("Failed to add full text index to groups_entity table", 'ERROR');
+	}
+}
diff --git a/engine/lib/upgrades/2013052900-1.8.15-ipv6_in_syslog-f5c2cc0196e9e731.php b/engine/lib/upgrades/2013052900-1.8.15-ipv6_in_syslog-f5c2cc0196e9e731.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d333a6cd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engine/lib/upgrades/2013052900-1.8.15-ipv6_in_syslog-f5c2cc0196e9e731.php
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Elgg 1.8.15 upgrade 2013052900
+ * ipv6_in_syslog
+ *
+ * Upgrade the ip column in system_log to be able to store ipv6 addresses
+ */
+
+$db_prefix = elgg_get_config('dbprefix');
+$q = "ALTER TABLE {$db_prefix}system_log MODIFY COLUMN ip_address varchar(46) NOT NULL";
+
+update_data($q);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/engine/lib/upgrades/2013060900-1.8.15-site_secret-404fc165cf9e0ac9.php b/engine/lib/upgrades/2013060900-1.8.15-site_secret-404fc165cf9e0ac9.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..538d74dd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engine/lib/upgrades/2013060900-1.8.15-site_secret-404fc165cf9e0ac9.php
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Elgg 1.8.15 upgrade 2013060900
+ * site_secret
+ *
+ * Description
+ */
+
+$strength = _elgg_get_site_secret_strength();
+
+if ($strength !== 'strong') {
+	// a new key is needed immediately
+	register_translations(elgg_get_root_path() . 'languages/');
+
+	elgg_add_admin_notice('weak_site_key', elgg_echo("upgrade:site_secret_warning:$strength"));
+}
diff --git a/engine/lib/user_settings.php b/engine/lib/user_settings.php
index 3466c25f9..0e36dc46d 100644
--- a/engine/lib/user_settings.php
+++ b/engine/lib/user_settings.php
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ function usersettings_page_handler($page) {
 		$user = get_user_by_username($page[1]);
 		elgg_set_page_owner_guid($user->guid);
 	} else {
-		$user = elgg_get_logged_in_user_guid();
+		$user = elgg_get_logged_in_user_entity();
 		elgg_set_page_owner_guid($user->guid);
 	}
 
diff --git a/engine/lib/users.php b/engine/lib/users.php
index 4a585c07f..a8fb9121c 100644
--- a/engine/lib/users.php
+++ b/engine/lib/users.php
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ function make_user_admin($user_guid) {
 			}
 
 			$r = update_data("UPDATE {$CONFIG->dbprefix}users_entity set admin='yes' where guid=$user_guid");
-			invalidate_cache_for_entity($user_guid);
+			_elgg_invalidate_cache_for_entity($user_guid);
 			return $r;
 		}
 
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ function remove_user_admin($user_guid) {
 			}
 
 			$r = update_data("UPDATE {$CONFIG->dbprefix}users_entity set admin='no' where guid=$user_guid");
-			invalidate_cache_for_entity($user_guid);
+			_elgg_invalidate_cache_for_entity($user_guid);
 			return $r;
 		}
 
@@ -553,13 +553,18 @@ function get_user($guid) {
 function get_user_by_username($username) {
 	global $CONFIG, $USERNAME_TO_GUID_MAP_CACHE;
 
+	// Fixes #6052. Username is frequently sniffed from the path info, which,
+	// unlike $_GET, is not URL decoded. If the username was not URL encoded,
+	// this is harmless.
+	$username = rawurldecode($username);
+
 	$username = sanitise_string($username);
 	$access = get_access_sql_suffix('e');
 
 	// Caching
 	if ((isset($USERNAME_TO_GUID_MAP_CACHE[$username]))
-			&& (retrieve_cached_entity($USERNAME_TO_GUID_MAP_CACHE[$username]))) {
-		return retrieve_cached_entity($USERNAME_TO_GUID_MAP_CACHE[$username]);
+			&& (_elgg_retrieve_cached_entity($USERNAME_TO_GUID_MAP_CACHE[$username]))) {
+		return _elgg_retrieve_cached_entity($USERNAME_TO_GUID_MAP_CACHE[$username]);
 	}
 
 	$query = "SELECT e.* from {$CONFIG->dbprefix}users_entity u
@@ -592,9 +597,9 @@ function get_user_by_code($code) {
 
 	// Caching
 	if ((isset($CODE_TO_GUID_MAP_CACHE[$code]))
-	&& (retrieve_cached_entity($CODE_TO_GUID_MAP_CACHE[$code]))) {
+	&& (_elgg_retrieve_cached_entity($CODE_TO_GUID_MAP_CACHE[$code]))) {
 
-		return retrieve_cached_entity($CODE_TO_GUID_MAP_CACHE[$code]);
+		return _elgg_retrieve_cached_entity($CODE_TO_GUID_MAP_CACHE[$code]);
 	}
 
 	$query = "SELECT e.* from {$CONFIG->dbprefix}users_entity u
@@ -705,18 +710,18 @@ function send_new_password_request($user_guid) {
  * @return bool
  */
 function force_user_password_reset($user_guid, $password) {
-	global $CONFIG;
-
 	$user = get_entity($user_guid);
 	if ($user instanceof ElggUser) {
-		$salt = generate_random_cleartext_password(); // Reset the salt
-		$user->salt = $salt;
+		$ia = elgg_set_ignore_access();
 
-		$hash = generate_user_password($user, $password);
+		$user->salt = generate_random_cleartext_password();
+		$hash = generate_user_password($user, $password);		
+		$user->password = $hash;
+		$result = (bool)$user->save();
 
-		$query = "UPDATE {$CONFIG->dbprefix}users_entity
-			set password='$hash', salt='$salt' where guid=$user_guid";
-		return update_data($query);
+		elgg_set_ignore_access($ia);
+
+		return $result;
 	}
 
 	return false;
@@ -1091,6 +1096,7 @@ function friends_page_handler($segments, $handler) {
  * @access private
  */
 function collections_page_handler($page_elements) {
+	gatekeeper();
 	elgg_set_context('friends');
 	$base = elgg_get_config('path');
 	if (isset($page_elements[0])) {
diff --git a/engine/lib/views.php b/engine/lib/views.php
index cfceccec0..1142461fe 100644
--- a/engine/lib/views.php
+++ b/engine/lib/views.php
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ function elgg_register_ajax_view($view) {
 
 /**
  * Unregister a view for ajax calls
- * 
+ *
  * @param string $view The view name
  * @return void
  * @since 1.8.3
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ function elgg_view_exists($view, $viewtype = '', $recurse = true) {
  * view, $view_name plugin hook.
  *
  * @warning Any variables in $_SESSION will override passed vars
- * upon name collision.  See {@trac #2124}.
+ * upon name collision.  See https://github.com/Elgg/Elgg/issues/2124
  *
  * @param string  $view     The name and location of the view to use
  * @param array   $vars     Variables to pass to the view.
@@ -795,7 +795,7 @@ function elgg_view_menu($menu_name, array $vars = array()) {
  *  - bool 'full_view' Whether to show a full or condensed view.
  *
  * @tip This function can automatically appends annotations to entities if in full
- * view and a handler is registered for the entity:annotate.  See {@trac 964} and
+ * view and a handler is registered for the entity:annotate.  See https://github.com/Elgg/Elgg/issues/964 and
  * {@link elgg_view_entity_annotations()}.
  *
  * @param ElggEntity $entity The entity to display
@@ -992,6 +992,11 @@ function elgg_view_annotation(ElggAnnotation $annotation, array $vars = array(),
 function elgg_view_entity_list($entities, $vars = array(), $offset = 0, $limit = 10, $full_view = true,
 $list_type_toggle = true, $pagination = true) {
 
+	if (!$vars["limit"] && !$vars["offset"]) {
+		// no need for pagination if listing is unlimited

+		$vars["pagination"] = false;

+	}

+		
 	if (!is_int($offset)) {
 		$offset = (int)get_input('offset', 0);
 	}
@@ -1064,8 +1069,13 @@ function elgg_view_annotation_list($annotations, array $vars = array()) {
 		'full_view' => true,
 		'offset_key' => 'annoff',
 	);
-
+	
 	$vars = array_merge($defaults, $vars);
+	
+	if (!$vars["limit"] && !$vars["offset"]) {

+		// no need for pagination if listing is unlimited

+		$vars["pagination"] = false;

+	}
 
 	return elgg_view('page/components/list', $vars);
 }
@@ -1107,7 +1117,7 @@ function elgg_view_entity_annotations(ElggEntity $entity, $full_view = true) {
  * This is a shortcut for {@elgg_view page/elements/title}.
  *
  * @param string $title The page title
- * @param array $vars   View variables (was submenu be displayed? (deprecated))
+ * @param array  $vars  View variables (was submenu be displayed? (deprecated))
  *
  * @return string The HTML (etc)
  */
@@ -1179,7 +1189,7 @@ function elgg_view_comments($entity, $add_comment = true, array $vars = array())
  *
  * @param string $image The icon and other information
  * @param string $body  Description content
- * @param array $vars   Additional parameters for the view
+ * @param array  $vars  Additional parameters for the view
  *
  * @return string
  * @since 1.8.0
@@ -1236,15 +1246,17 @@ function elgg_view_river_item($item, array $vars = array()) {
 		// subject is disabled or subject/object deleted
 		return '';
 	}
+
+	// @todo this needs to be cleaned up
 	// Don't hide objects in closed groups that a user can see.
-	// see http://trac.elgg.org/ticket/4789
-//	else {
-//		// hide based on object's container
-//		$visibility = ElggGroupItemVisibility::factory($object->container_guid);
-//		if ($visibility->shouldHideItems) {
-//			return '';
-//		}
-//	}
+	// see https://github.com/elgg/elgg/issues/4789
+	//	else {
+	//		// hide based on object's container
+	//		$visibility = ElggGroupItemVisibility::factory($object->container_guid);
+	//		if ($visibility->shouldHideItems) {
+	//			return '';
+	//		}
+	//	}
 
 	$vars['item'] = $item;
 
@@ -1332,12 +1344,12 @@ function elgg_view_list_item($item, array $vars = array()) {
 
 /**
  * View one of the elgg sprite icons
- * 
+ *
  * Shorthand for <span class="elgg-icon elgg-icon-$name"></span>
- * 
+ *
  * @param string $name  The specific icon to display
  * @param string $class Additional class: float, float-alt, or custom class
- * 
+ *
  * @return string The html for displaying an icon
  */
 function elgg_view_icon($name, $class = '') {
@@ -1636,7 +1648,7 @@ function elgg_views_boot() {
 	}
 
 	// set default icon sizes - can be overridden in settings.php or with plugin
-	if (!$CONFIG->icon_sizes) {
+	if (!isset($CONFIG->icon_sizes)) {
 		$icon_sizes = array(
 			'topbar' => array('w' => 16, 'h' => 16, 'square' => TRUE, 'upscale' => TRUE),
 			'tiny' => array('w' => 25, 'h' => 25, 'square' => TRUE, 'upscale' => TRUE),
diff --git a/engine/lib/web_services.php b/engine/lib/web_services.php
index b440e3afb..51cad6f39 100644
--- a/engine/lib/web_services.php
+++ b/engine/lib/web_services.php
@@ -1166,6 +1166,17 @@ function list_all_apis() {
  * @access private
  */
 function auth_gettoken($username, $password) {
+	// check if username is an email address

+	if (is_email_address($username)) {

+		$users = get_user_by_email($username);

+			

+		// check if we have a unique user

+		if (is_array($users) && (count($users) == 1)) {

+			$username = $users[0]->username;

+		}

+	}

+	

+	// validate username and password
 	if (true === elgg_authenticate($username, $password)) {
 		$token = create_user_token($username);
 		if ($token) {
@@ -1195,7 +1206,7 @@ $ERRORS = array();
  *
  * @return void
  * @access private
- * 
+ *
  * @throws Exception
  */
 function _php_api_error_handler($errno, $errmsg, $filename, $linenum, $vars) {
diff --git a/engine/schema/mysql.sql b/engine/schema/mysql.sql
index 6c6e9db89..4714b71bb 100644
--- a/engine/schema/mysql.sql
+++ b/engine/schema/mysql.sql
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `prefix_system_log` (
   `access_id` int(11) NOT NULL,
   `enabled` enum('yes','no') NOT NULL DEFAULT 'yes',
   `time_created` int(11) NOT NULL,
-  `ip_address` varchar(15) NOT NULL,
+  `ip_address` varchar(46) NOT NULL,
   PRIMARY KEY (`id`),
   KEY `object_id` (`object_id`),
   KEY `object_class` (`object_class`),
diff --git a/engine/tests/api/access_collections.php b/engine/tests/api/access_collections.php
index ebcd7d318..4acfae596 100644
--- a/engine/tests/api/access_collections.php
+++ b/engine/tests/api/access_collections.php
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ class ElggCoreAccessCollectionsTest extends ElggCoreUnitTest {
 	}
 
 	public function testCreateGetDeleteACL() {
-		global $DB_QUERY_CACHE;
 		
 		$acl_name = 'test access collection';
 		$acl_id = create_access_collection($acl_name);
@@ -67,8 +66,6 @@ class ElggCoreAccessCollectionsTest extends ElggCoreUnitTest {
 		$this->assertEqual($acl->id, $acl_id);
 
 		if ($acl) {
-			$DB_QUERY_CACHE = array();
-			
 			$this->assertEqual($acl->name, $acl_name);
 
 			$result = delete_access_collection($acl_id);
diff --git a/engine/tests/api/annotations.php b/engine/tests/api/annotations.php
index 947292970..c0b0687cc 100644
--- a/engine/tests/api/annotations.php
+++ b/engine/tests/api/annotations.php
@@ -65,6 +65,86 @@ class ElggCoreAnnotationAPITest extends ElggCoreUnitTest {
 		$annotations = elgg_get_annotations($options);
 		$this->assertTrue(empty($annotations));
 
+		// nothing to delete so null returned
+		$this->assertNull(elgg_delete_annotations($options));
+
+		$this->assertTrue($e->delete());
+	}
+
+	public function testElggDisableAnnotations() {
+		$e = new ElggObject();
+		$e->save();
+
+		for ($i=0; $i<30; $i++) {
+			$e->annotate('test_annotation', rand(0,10000));
+		}
+
+		$options = array(
+			'guid' => $e->getGUID(),
+			'limit' => 0
+		);
+
+		$this->assertTrue(elgg_disable_annotations($options));
+
+		$annotations = elgg_get_annotations($options);
+		$this->assertTrue(empty($annotations));
+
+		access_show_hidden_entities(true);
+		$annotations = elgg_get_annotations($options);
+		$this->assertIdentical(30, count($annotations));
+		access_show_hidden_entities(false);
+
+		$this->assertTrue($e->delete());
+	}
+
+	public function testElggEnableAnnotations() {
+		$e = new ElggObject();
+		$e->save();
+
+		for ($i=0; $i<30; $i++) {
+			$e->annotate('test_annotation', rand(0,10000));
+		}
+
+		$options = array(
+			'guid' => $e->getGUID(),
+			'limit' => 0
+		);
+
+		$this->assertTrue(elgg_disable_annotations($options));
+
+		// cannot see any annotations so returns null
+		$this->assertNull(elgg_enable_annotations($options));
+
+		access_show_hidden_entities(true);
+		$this->assertTrue(elgg_enable_annotations($options));
+		access_show_hidden_entities(false);
+
+		$annotations = elgg_get_annotations($options);
+		$this->assertIdentical(30, count($annotations));
+
+		$this->assertTrue($e->delete());
+	}
+
+	public function testElggAnnotationExists() {
+		$e = new ElggObject();
+		$e->save();
+		$guid = $e->getGUID();
+
+		$this->assertFalse(elgg_annotation_exists($guid, 'test_annotation'));
+
+		$e->annotate('test_annotation', rand(0, 10000));
+		$this->assertTrue(elgg_annotation_exists($guid, 'test_annotation'));
+		// this metastring should always exist but an annotation of this name should not
+		$this->assertFalse(elgg_annotation_exists($guid, 'email'));
+
+		$options = array(
+			'guid' => $guid,
+			'limit' => 0
+		);
+		$this->assertTrue(elgg_disable_annotations($options));
+		$this->assertTrue(elgg_annotation_exists($guid, 'test_annotation'));
+
 		$this->assertTrue($e->delete());
+		$this->assertFalse(elgg_annotation_exists($guid, 'test_annotation'));
 	}
 }
diff --git a/engine/tests/api/entity_getter_functions.php b/engine/tests/api/entity_getter_functions.php
index 7bf8ef04a..fef9dc0c5 100644
--- a/engine/tests/api/entity_getter_functions.php
+++ b/engine/tests/api/entity_getter_functions.php
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ class ElggCoreEntityGetterFunctionsTest extends ElggCoreUnitTest {
 
 		$options = array(
 			'types' => $types,
-			'subtype' => $subtype
+			'subtypes' => $subtype
 		);
 
 		$es = elgg_get_entities($options);
@@ -2755,7 +2755,7 @@ class ElggCoreEntityGetterFunctionsTest extends ElggCoreUnitTest {
 			'calculation' => 'count',
 			'count' => true,
 		);
-		$count = (int)elgg_get_entities_from_annotation_calculation($options);
+		$count = elgg_get_entities_from_annotation_calculation($options);
 		$this->assertEqual(1, $count);
 	}
 
diff --git a/engine/tests/api/helpers.php b/engine/tests/api/helpers.php
index 62e4471e0..414fb4145 100644
--- a/engine/tests/api/helpers.php
+++ b/engine/tests/api/helpers.php
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ class ElggCoreHelpersTest extends ElggCoreUnitTest {
 		$this->assertIdentical($elements_sorted_string, $test_elements);
 	}
 
-	// see http://trac.elgg.org/ticket/4288
+	// see https://github.com/elgg/elgg/issues/4288
 	public function testElggBatchIncOffset() {
 		// normal increment
 		$options = array(
@@ -578,6 +578,107 @@ class ElggCoreHelpersTest extends ElggCoreUnitTest {
 		$this->assertEqual(11, $j);
 	}
 
+	public function testElggBatchReadHandlesBrokenEntities() {
+		$num_test_entities = 8;
+		$guids = array();
+		for ($i = $num_test_entities; $i > 0; $i--) {
+			$entity = new ElggObject();
+			$entity->type = 'object';
+			$entity->subtype = 'test_5357_subtype';
+			$entity->access_id = ACCESS_PUBLIC;
+			$entity->save();
+			$guids[] = $entity->guid;
+			_elgg_invalidate_cache_for_entity($entity->guid);
+		}
+
+		// break entities such that the first fetch has one incomplete
+		// and the second and third fetches have only incompletes!
+		$db_prefix = elgg_get_config('dbprefix');
+		delete_data("
+			DELETE FROM {$db_prefix}objects_entity
+			WHERE guid IN ({$guids[1]}, {$guids[2]}, {$guids[3]}, {$guids[4]}, {$guids[5]})
+		");
+
+		$options = array(
+			'type' => 'object',
+			'subtype' => 'test_5357_subtype',
+			'order_by' => 'e.guid',
+		);
+
+		$entities_visited = array();
+		$batch = new ElggBatch('elgg_get_entities', $options, null, 2);
+		/* @var ElggEntity[] $batch */
+		foreach ($batch as $entity) {
+			$entities_visited[] = $entity->guid;
+		}
+
+		// The broken entities should not have been visited
+		$this->assertEqual($entities_visited, array($guids[0], $guids[6], $guids[7]));
+
+		// cleanup (including leftovers from previous tests)
+		$entity_rows = elgg_get_entities(array_merge($options, array(
+			'callback' => '',
+			'limit' => false,
+		)));
+		$guids = array();
+		foreach ($entity_rows as $row) {
+			$guids[] = $row->guid;
+		}
+		delete_data("DELETE FROM {$db_prefix}entities WHERE guid IN (" . implode(',', $guids) . ")");
+		delete_data("DELETE FROM {$db_prefix}objects_entity WHERE guid IN (" . implode(',', $guids) . ")");
+	}
+
+	public function testElggBatchDeleteHandlesBrokenEntities() {
+		$num_test_entities = 8;
+		$guids = array();
+		for ($i = $num_test_entities; $i > 0; $i--) {
+			$entity = new ElggObject();
+			$entity->type = 'object';
+			$entity->subtype = 'test_5357_subtype';
+			$entity->access_id = ACCESS_PUBLIC;
+			$entity->save();
+			$guids[] = $entity->guid;
+			_elgg_invalidate_cache_for_entity($entity->guid);
+		}
+
+		// break entities such that the first fetch has one incomplete
+		// and the second and third fetches have only incompletes!
+		$db_prefix = elgg_get_config('dbprefix');
+		delete_data("
+			DELETE FROM {$db_prefix}objects_entity
+			WHERE guid IN ({$guids[1]}, {$guids[2]}, {$guids[3]}, {$guids[4]}, {$guids[5]})
+		");
+
+		$options = array(
+			'type' => 'object',
+			'subtype' => 'test_5357_subtype',
+			'order_by' => 'e.guid',
+		);
+
+		$entities_visited = array();
+		$batch = new ElggBatch('elgg_get_entities', $options, null, 2, false);
+		/* @var ElggEntity[] $batch */
+		foreach ($batch as $entity) {
+			$entities_visited[] = $entity->guid;
+			$entity->delete();
+		}
+
+		// The broken entities should not have been visited
+		$this->assertEqual($entities_visited, array($guids[0], $guids[6], $guids[7]));
+
+		// cleanup (including leftovers from previous tests)
+		$entity_rows = elgg_get_entities(array_merge($options, array(
+			'callback' => '',
+			'limit' => false,
+		)));
+		$guids = array();
+		foreach ($entity_rows as $row) {
+			$guids[] = $row->guid;
+		}
+		delete_data("DELETE FROM {$db_prefix}entities WHERE guid IN (" . implode(',', $guids) . ")");
+		delete_data("DELETE FROM {$db_prefix}objects_entity WHERE guid IN (" . implode(',', $guids) . ")");
+	}
+
 	static function elgg_batch_callback_test($options, $reset = false) {
 		static $count = 1;
 
diff --git a/engine/tests/api/metadata.php b/engine/tests/api/metadata.php
index 825290d80..d23510c6a 100644
--- a/engine/tests/api/metadata.php
+++ b/engine/tests/api/metadata.php
@@ -123,9 +123,23 @@ class ElggCoreMetadataAPITest extends ElggCoreUnitTest {
 		$e->delete();
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * https://github.com/Elgg/Elgg/issues/4867
+	 */
+	public function testElggGetEntityMetadataWhereSqlWithFalseValue() {
+		$pair = array('name' => 'test' , 'value' => false);
+		$result = elgg_get_entity_metadata_where_sql('e', 'metadata', null, null, $pair);
+		$where = preg_replace( '/\s+/', ' ', $result['wheres'][0]);
+		$this->assertTrue(strpos($where, "msn1.string = 'test' AND BINARY msv1.string = 0") > 0);
+
+		$result = elgg_get_entity_metadata_where_sql('e', 'metadata', array('test'), array(false));
+		$where = preg_replace( '/\s+/', ' ', $result['wheres'][0]);
+		$this->assertTrue(strpos($where, "msn.string IN ('test')) AND ( BINARY msv.string IN ('0')"));
+	}
+
 	// Make sure metadata with multiple values is correctly deleted when re-written
 	// by another user
-	// http://trac.elgg.org/ticket/2776
+	// https://github.com/elgg/elgg/issues/2776
 	public function test_elgg_metadata_multiple_values() {
 		$u1 = new ElggUser();
 		$u1->username = rand();
diff --git a/engine/tests/api/metadata_cache.php b/engine/tests/api/metadata_cache.php
index 846116a7b..7fb328169 100644
--- a/engine/tests/api/metadata_cache.php
+++ b/engine/tests/api/metadata_cache.php
@@ -166,4 +166,11 @@ class ElggCoreMetadataCacheTest extends ElggCoreUnitTest {
 		$actual = $this->cache->filterMetadataHeavyEntities($guids, 6000);
 		$this->assertIdentical($actual, $expected);
 	}
+
+	public function testCreateMetadataInvalidates() {
+		$this->obj1->foo = 1;
+		create_metadata($this->guid1, 'foo', 2, '', elgg_get_logged_in_user_guid(), ACCESS_FRIENDS);
+
+		$this->assertEqual($this->obj1->foo, 2);
+	}
 }
diff --git a/engine/tests/api/metastrings.php b/engine/tests/api/metastrings.php
index 0a8945084..5efdab972 100644
--- a/engine/tests/api/metastrings.php
+++ b/engine/tests/api/metastrings.php
@@ -55,8 +55,11 @@ class ElggCoreMetastringsTest extends ElggCoreUnitTest {
 	 * Called after each test method.
 	 */
 	public function tearDown() {
-		// do not allow SimpleTest to interpret Elgg notices as exceptions
-		$this->swallowErrors();
+		access_show_hidden_entities(true);
+		elgg_delete_annotations(array(
+			'guid' => $this->object->guid,
+		));
+		access_show_hidden_entities(false);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -98,6 +101,31 @@ class ElggCoreMetastringsTest extends ElggCoreUnitTest {
 		}
 	}
 
+	public function testGetMetastringObjectFromIDWithDisabledAnnotation() {
+		$name = 'test_annotation_name' . rand();
+		$value = 'test_annotation_value' . rand();
+		$id = create_annotation($this->object->guid, $name, $value);
+		$annotation = elgg_get_annotation_from_id($id);
+		$this->assertTrue($annotation->disable());
+
+		$test = elgg_get_metastring_based_object_from_id($id, 'annotation');
+		$this->assertEqual(false, $test);
+	}
+
+	public function testGetMetastringBasedObjectWithDisabledAnnotation() {
+		$name = 'test_annotation_name' . rand();
+		$value = 'test_annotation_value' . rand();
+		$id = create_annotation($this->object->guid, $name, $value);
+		$annotation = elgg_get_annotation_from_id($id);
+		$this->assertTrue($annotation->disable());
+
+		$test = elgg_get_metastring_based_objects(array(
+			'metastring_type' => 'annotations',
+			'guid' => $this->object->guid,
+		));
+		$this->assertEqual(array(), $test);
+	}
+
 	public function testEnableDisableByID() {
 		$db_prefix = elgg_get_config('dbprefix');
 		$annotations = $this->createAnnotations(1);
@@ -119,7 +147,6 @@ class ElggCoreMetastringsTest extends ElggCoreUnitTest {
 			// enable
 			$ashe = access_get_show_hidden_status();
 			access_show_hidden_entities(true);
-			flush();
 			$this->assertTrue(elgg_set_metastring_based_object_enabled_by_id($id, 'yes', $type));
 
 			$test = get_data($q);
diff --git a/engine/tests/api/plugins.php b/engine/tests/api/plugins.php
index 114f3991b..d0f111c48 100644
--- a/engine/tests/api/plugins.php
+++ b/engine/tests/api/plugins.php
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class ElggCorePluginsAPITest extends ElggCoreUnitTest {
 			'description' => 'A longer, more interesting description.',
 			'website' => 'http://www.elgg.org/',
 			'repository' => 'https://github.com/Elgg/Elgg',
-			'bugtracker' => 'http://trac.elgg.org',
+			'bugtracker' => 'https://github.com/elgg/elgg/issues',
 			'donations' => 'http://elgg.org/supporter.php',
 			'copyright' => '(C) Elgg Foundation 2011',
 			'license' => 'GNU General Public License version 2',
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ class ElggCorePluginsAPITest extends ElggCoreUnitTest {
 	}
 	
 		public function testElggPluginManifestGetBugtracker() {
-		$this->assertEqual($this->manifest18->getBugTrackerURL(), 'http://trac.elgg.org');
+		$this->assertEqual($this->manifest18->getBugTrackerURL(), 'https://github.com/elgg/elgg/issues');
 		$this->assertEqual($this->manifest17->getBugTrackerURL(), '');
 	}
 	
diff --git a/engine/tests/objects/entities.php b/engine/tests/objects/entities.php
index 248b85c9e..bac72079e 100644
--- a/engine/tests/objects/entities.php
+++ b/engine/tests/objects/entities.php
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ class ElggCoreEntityTest extends ElggCoreUnitTest {
 		$this->save_entity();
 
 		// test deleting incorrectly
-		// @link http://trac.elgg.org/ticket/2273
+		// @link https://github.com/elgg/elgg/issues/2273
 		$this->assertNull($this->entity->deleteMetadata('impotent'));
 		$this->assertEqual($this->entity->important, 'indeed!');
 
diff --git a/engine/tests/objects/objects.php b/engine/tests/objects/objects.php
index 915594e0a..263ab2414 100644
--- a/engine/tests/objects/objects.php
+++ b/engine/tests/objects/objects.php
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ class ElggCoreObjectTest extends ElggCoreUnitTest {
 		$old = elgg_set_ignore_access(true);
 	}
 
-	// see http://trac.elgg.org/ticket/1196
+	// see https://github.com/elgg/elgg/issues/1196
 	public function testElggEntityRecursiveDisableWhenLoggedOut() {
 		$e1 = new ElggObject();
 		$e1->access_id = ACCESS_PUBLIC;
diff --git a/engine/tests/objects/users.php b/engine/tests/objects/users.php
index a3573acb6..8a1033ac4 100644
--- a/engine/tests/objects/users.php
+++ b/engine/tests/objects/users.php
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ class ElggCoreUserTest extends ElggCoreUnitTest {
 		$attributes['code'] = NULL;
 		$attributes['banned'] = 'no';
 		$attributes['admin'] = 'no';
+		$attributes['prev_last_action'] = NULL;
+		$attributes['last_login'] = NULL;
+		$attributes['prev_last_login'] = NULL;
 		ksort($attributes);
 
 		$entity_attributes = $this->user->expose_attributes();
@@ -142,7 +145,7 @@ class ElggCoreUserTest extends ElggCoreUnitTest {
 	}
 
 	public function testElggUserNameCache() {
-		// Trac #1305
+		// issue https://github.com/elgg/elgg/issues/1305
 
 		// very unlikely a user would have this username
 		$name = (string)time();
@@ -156,6 +159,22 @@ class ElggCoreUserTest extends ElggCoreUnitTest {
 		$this->assertFalse($user);
 	}
 
+	public function testGetUserByUsernameAcceptsUrlEncoded() {
+		$username = (string)time();
+		$this->user->username = $username;
+		$guid = $this->user->save();
+
+		// percent encode first letter
+		$first_letter = $username[0];
+		$first_letter = str_pad('%' . dechex(ord($first_letter)), 2, '0', STR_PAD_LEFT);
+		$username =   $first_letter . substr($username, 1);
+
+		$user = get_user_by_username($username);
+		$this->assertTrue((bool) $user);
+		$this->assertEqual($guid, $user->guid);
+
+		$this->user->delete();
+	}
 
 	public function testElggUserMakeAdmin() {
 		global $CONFIG;
diff --git a/engine/tests/regression/trac_bugs.php b/engine/tests/regression/trac_bugs.php
index 691433a41..689275661 100644
--- a/engine/tests/regression/trac_bugs.php
+++ b/engine/tests/regression/trac_bugs.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
- * Elgg Regression Tests -- Trac Bugfixes
- * Any bugfixes from Trac that require testing belong here.
+ * Elgg Regression Tests -- GitHub Bugfixes
+ * Any bugfixes from GitHub that require testing belong here.
  *
  * @package Elgg
  * @subpackage Test
@@ -201,26 +201,28 @@ class ElggCoreRegressionBugsTest extends ElggCoreUnitTest {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * http://trac.elgg.org/ticket/3210 - Don't remove -s in friendly titles
-	 * http://trac.elgg.org/ticket/2276 - improve char encoding
+	 * https://github.com/elgg/elgg/issues/3210 - Don't remove -s in friendly titles
+	 * https://github.com/elgg/elgg/issues/2276 - improve char encoding
 	 */
 	public function test_friendly_title() {
 		$cases = array(
+			// acid test
+			"B&N > Amazon, OK? <bold> 'hey!' $34"
+			=> "bn-amazon-ok-bold-hey-34",
+
 			// hyphen, underscore and ASCII whitespace replaced by separator,
 			// other non-alphanumeric ASCII removed
-			"a-a_a a\na\ra\ta\va!a\"a#a\$a%a&a'a(a)a*a+a,a.a/a:a;a<a=a>a?a@a[a\\a]a^a`a{a|a}a~a"
-			=> "a-a-a-a-a-a-aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
-
+			"a-a_a a\na\ra\ta\va!a\"a#a\$a%aa'a(a)a*a+a,a.a/a:a;a=a?a@a[a\\a]a^a`a{a|a}a~a"
+			=> "a-a-a-a-a-a-aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
+			
 			// separators trimmed
-			"-_ hello _-" => "hello",
+			"-_ hello _-"
+			=> "hello",
 
 			// accents removed, lower case, other multibyte chars are URL encoded
 			"I\xC3\xB1t\xC3\xABrn\xC3\xA2ti\xC3\xB4n\xC3\xA0liz\xC3\xA6ti\xC3\xB8n, AND \xE6\x97\xA5\xE6\x9C\xAC\xE8\xAA\x9E"
 				// Iñtërnâtiônàlizætiøn, AND 日本語
 			=> 'internationalizaetion-and-%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E8%AA%9E',
-
-			// some HTML entity replacements
-			"Me &amp; You" => 'me-and-you',
 		);
 
 		// where available, string is converted to NFC before transliteration
@@ -234,4 +236,170 @@ class ElggCoreRegressionBugsTest extends ElggCoreUnitTest {
 			$this->assertIdentical($expected, $friendly_title);
 		}
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Test #5369 -- parse_urls()
+	 * https://github.com/Elgg/Elgg/issues/5369
+	 */
+	public function test_parse_urls() {
+
+		$cases = array(
+			'no.link.here' =>
+				'no.link.here',
+			'simple link http://example.org test' =>
+				'simple link <a href="http://example.org" rel="nofollow">http:/<wbr />/<wbr />example.org</a> test',
+			'non-ascii http://ñew.org/ test' =>
+				'non-ascii <a href="http://ñew.org/" rel="nofollow">http:/<wbr />/<wbr />ñew.org/<wbr /></a> test',
+
+			// section 2.1
+			'percent encoded http://example.org/a%20b test' =>
+				'percent encoded <a href="http://example.org/a%20b" rel="nofollow">http:/<wbr />/<wbr />example.org/<wbr />a%20b</a> test',
+			// section 2.2: skipping single quote and parenthese
+			'reserved characters http://example.org/:/?#[]@!$&*+,;= test' =>
+				'reserved characters <a href="http://example.org/:/?#[]@!$&*+,;=" rel="nofollow">http:/<wbr />/<wbr />example.org/<wbr />:/<wbr />?#[]@!$&*+,;=</a> test',
+			// section 2.3
+			'unreserved characters http://example.org/a1-._~ test' =>
+				'unreserved characters <a href="http://example.org/a1-._~" rel="nofollow">http:/<wbr />/<wbr />example.org/<wbr />a1-._~</a> test',
+
+			'parameters http://example.org/?val[]=1&val[]=2 test' =>
+				'parameters <a href="http://example.org/?val[]=1&val[]=2" rel="nofollow">http:/<wbr />/<wbr />example.org/<wbr />?val[]=1&val[]=2</a> test',
+			'port http://example.org:80/ test' =>
+				'port <a href="http://example.org:80/" rel="nofollow">http:/<wbr />/<wbr />example.org:80/<wbr /></a> test',
+
+			'parentheses (http://www.google.com) test' =>
+				'parentheses (<a href="http://www.google.com" rel="nofollow">http:/<wbr />/<wbr />www.google.com</a>) test',
+			'comma http://elgg.org, test' =>
+				'comma <a href="http://elgg.org" rel="nofollow">http:/<wbr />/<wbr />elgg.org</a>, test',
+			'period http://elgg.org. test' =>
+				'period <a href="http://elgg.org" rel="nofollow">http:/<wbr />/<wbr />elgg.org</a>. test',
+			'exclamation http://elgg.org! test' =>
+				'exclamation <a href="http://elgg.org" rel="nofollow">http:/<wbr />/<wbr />elgg.org</a>! test',
+
+			'already anchor <a href="http://twitter.com/">twitter</a> test' =>
+				'already anchor <a href="http://twitter.com/">twitter</a> test',
+
+			'ssl https://example.org/ test' =>
+				'ssl <a href="https://example.org/" rel="nofollow">https:/<wbr />/<wbr />example.org/<wbr /></a> test',
+			'ftp ftp://example.org/ test' =>
+				'ftp <a href="ftp://example.org/" rel="nofollow">ftp:/<wbr />/<wbr />example.org/<wbr /></a> test',
+
+			'web archive anchor <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20000229040250/http://www.google.com/">google</a>' =>
+				'web archive anchor <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20000229040250/http://www.google.com/">google</a>',
+
+			'single quotes already anchor <a href=\'http://www.yahoo.com\'>yahoo</a>' =>
+				'single quotes already anchor <a href=\'http://www.yahoo.com\'>yahoo</a>',
+
+			'unquoted already anchor <a href=http://www.yahoo.com>yahoo</a>' =>
+				'unquoted already anchor <a href=http://www.yahoo.com>yahoo</a>',
+
+			'parens in uri http://thedailywtf.com/Articles/A-(Long-Overdue)-BuildMaster-Introduction.aspx' =>
+				'parens in uri <a href="http://thedailywtf.com/Articles/A-(Long-Overdue)-BuildMaster-Introduction.aspx" rel="nofollow">http:/<wbr />/<wbr />thedailywtf.com/<wbr />Articles/<wbr />A-(Long-Overdue)-BuildMaster-Introduction.aspx</a>'
+		);
+		foreach ($cases as $input => $output) {
+			$this->assertEqual($output, parse_urls($input));
+		}
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Ensure additional select columns do not end up in entity attributes.
+	 *
+	 * https://github.com/Elgg/Elgg/issues/5538
+	 */
+	public function test_extra_columns_dont_appear_in_attributes() {
+		global $ENTITY_CACHE;
+
+		// may not have groups in DB - let's create one
+		$group = new ElggGroup();
+		$group->name = 'test_group';
+		$group->access_id = ACCESS_PUBLIC;
+		$this->assertTrue($group->save() !== false);
+		
+		// entity cache interferes with our test
+		$ENTITY_CACHE = array();
+		
+		foreach (array('site', 'user', 'group', 'object') as $type) {
+			$entities = elgg_get_entities(array(
+				'type' => $type,
+				'selects' => array('1 as _nonexistent_test_column'),
+				'limit' => 1,
+			));
+			if (!$this->assertTrue($entities, "Query for '$type' did not return an entity.")) {
+				continue;
+			}
+			$entity = $entities[0];
+			$this->assertNull($entity->_nonexistent_test_column, "Additional select columns are leaking to attributes for '$type'");
+		}
+		
+		$group->delete();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Ensure that ElggBatch doesn't go into infinite loop when disabling annotations recursively when show hidden is enabled.
+	 *
+	 * https://github.com/Elgg/Elgg/issues/5952
+	 */
+	public function test_disabling_annotations_infinite_loop() {
+
+		//let's have some entity
+		$group = new ElggGroup();
+		$group->name = 'test_group';
+		$group->access_id = ACCESS_PUBLIC;
+		$this->assertTrue($group->save() !== false);
+
+		$total = 51;
+		//add some annotations
+		for ($cnt = 0; $cnt < $total; $cnt++) {
+			$group->annotate('test_annotation', 'value_' . $total);
+		}
+
+		//disable them
+		$show_hidden = access_get_show_hidden_status();
+		access_show_hidden_entities(true);
+		$options = array(
+			'guid' => $group->guid,
+			'limit' => $total, //using strict limit to avoid real infinite loop and just see ElggBatch limiting on it before finishing the work
+		);
+		elgg_disable_annotations($options);
+		access_show_hidden_entities($show_hidden);
+
+		//confirm all being disabled
+		$annotations = $group->getAnnotations(array(
+			'limit' => $total,
+		));
+		foreach ($annotations as $annotation) {
+			$this->assertTrue($annotation->enabled == 'no');
+		}
+
+		//delete group and annotations
+		$group->delete();
+	}
+
+	public function test_ElggXMLElement_does_not_load_external_entities() {
+		$elLast = libxml_disable_entity_loader(false);
+
+		// build payload that should trigger loading of external entity
+		$payload = file_get_contents(dirname(dirname(__FILE__)) . '/test_files/xxe/request.xml');
+		$path = realpath(dirname(dirname(__FILE__)) . '/test_files/xxe/external_entity.txt');
+		$path = str_replace('\\', '/', $path);
+		if ($path[0] != '/') {
+			$path = '/' . $path;
+		}
+		$path = 'file://' . $path;
+		$payload = sprintf($payload, $path);
+
+		// make sure we can actually this in this environment
+		$element = new SimpleXMLElement($payload);
+		$can_load_entity = preg_match('/secret/', (string)$element->methodName);
+
+		$this->skipUnless($can_load_entity, "XXE vulnerability cannot be tested on this system");
+
+		if ($can_load_entity) {
+			$el = new ElggXMLElement($payload);
+			$chidren = $el->getChildren();
+			$content = $chidren[0]->getContent();
+			$this->assertNoPattern('/secret/', $content);
+		}
+
+		libxml_disable_entity_loader($elLast);
+	}
 }
diff --git a/engine/tests/test_files/plugin_18/manifest.xml b/engine/tests/test_files/plugin_18/manifest.xml
index 5d788616a..c8b407511 100644
--- a/engine/tests/test_files/plugin_18/manifest.xml
+++ b/engine/tests/test_files/plugin_18/manifest.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 	<description>A longer, more interesting description.</description>
 	<website>http://www.elgg.org/</website>
 	<repository>https://github.com/Elgg/Elgg</repository>
-	<bugtracker>http://trac.elgg.org</bugtracker>
+	<bugtracker>https://github.com/elgg/elgg/issues</bugtracker>
 	<donations>http://elgg.org/supporter.php</donations>
 	<copyright>(C) Elgg Foundation 2011</copyright>
 	<license>GNU General Public License version 2</license>
diff --git a/engine/tests/test_files/xxe/external_entity.txt b/engine/tests/test_files/xxe/external_entity.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..536aca34d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engine/tests/test_files/xxe/external_entity.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+secret
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/engine/tests/test_files/xxe/request.xml b/engine/tests/test_files/xxe/request.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4390f9db2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engine/tests/test_files/xxe/request.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<!DOCTYPE foo [
+<!ELEMENT methodName ANY >
+<!ENTITY xxe SYSTEM "%s" >
+]>
+<methodCall>
+    <methodName>test&xxe;test</methodName>
+</methodCall>