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+<?php 
+
+#
+# strip.php /path/to/file key_name
+# 
+# Takes a file as input and a string prefix; reads
+# the file as a serialized data blob and removes a
+# key with name key_name from the hash.
+# Serializes again and writes output to stdout.
+# 
+
+$file = $_SERVER['argv'][1];
+$key = $_SERVER['argv'][2];
+
+function remove_key($array, $name) {
+    if (array_key_exists($name, $array)) {
+        unset($array[$name]);
+    }
+
+    return $array;
+}
+
+$input = file_get_contents($file);
+
+# Special case for /etc/pear.conf.
+if (strncmp($input, "#PEAR_Config 0.9\n", 17) == 0) {
+    echo substr($input, 0, 17);
+    $s = substr($input, 17);
+} else {
+    $s = $input;
+}
+
+echo serialize(remove_key(unserialize($s), $key));
+
+?>
+\ No newline at end of file