Merge branch '3.1-stable'

21 files changed, 51 insertions, 51 deletions

diff --git a/system/helpers/array_helper.php b/system/helpers/array_helper.php
index 74c7c15a8..3d4a496be 100644
--- a/system/helpers/array_helper.php
+++ b/system/helpers/array_helper.php
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  *
  * This content is released under the MIT License (MIT)
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2014 - 2017, British Columbia Institute of Technology
+ * Copyright (c) 2014 - 2018, British Columbia Institute of Technology
  *
  * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
  * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
  * @package	CodeIgniter
  * @author	EllisLab Dev Team
  * @copyright	Copyright (c) 2008 - 2014, EllisLab, Inc. (https://ellislab.com/)
- * @copyright	Copyright (c) 2014 - 2017, British Columbia Institute of Technology (http://bcit.ca/)
+ * @copyright	Copyright (c) 2014 - 2018, British Columbia Institute of Technology (http://bcit.ca/)
  * @license	http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT	MIT License
  * @link	https://codeigniter.com
  * @since	Version 1.0.0
diff --git a/system/helpers/captcha_helper.php b/system/helpers/captcha_helper.php
index 8f44806cc..a67b72bd5 100644
--- a/system/helpers/captcha_helper.php
+++ b/system/helpers/captcha_helper.php
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  *
  * This content is released under the MIT License (MIT)
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2014 - 2017, British Columbia Institute of Technology
+ * Copyright (c) 2014 - 2018, British Columbia Institute of Technology
  *
  * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
  * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
  * @package	CodeIgniter
  * @author	EllisLab Dev Team
  * @copyright	Copyright (c) 2008 - 2014, EllisLab, Inc. (https://ellislab.com/)
- * @copyright	Copyright (c) 2014 - 2017, British Columbia Institute of Technology (http://bcit.ca/)
+ * @copyright	Copyright (c) 2014 - 2018, British Columbia Institute of Technology (http://bcit.ca/)
  * @license	http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT	MIT License
  * @link	https://codeigniter.com
  * @since	Version 1.0.0
@@ -54,10 +54,10 @@ if ( ! function_exists('create_captcha'))
 	/**
 	 * Create CAPTCHA
 	 *
-	 * @param	array	$data		data for the CAPTCHA
-	 * @param	string	$img_path	path to create the image in
-	 * @param	string	$img_url	URL to the CAPTCHA image folder
-	 * @param	string	$font_path	server path to font
+	 * @param	array	$data		Data for the CAPTCHA
+	 * @param	string	$img_path	Path to create the image in (deprecated)
+	 * @param	string	$img_url	URL to the CAPTCHA image folder (deprecated)
+	 * @param	string	$font_path	Server path to font (deprecated)
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
 	function create_captcha($data = '', $img_path = '', $img_url = '', $font_path = '')
diff --git a/system/helpers/cookie_helper.php b/system/helpers/cookie_helper.php
index b943edbae..eccd2f39f 100644
--- a/system/helpers/cookie_helper.php
+++ b/system/helpers/cookie_helper.php
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  *
  * This content is released under the MIT License (MIT)
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2014 - 2017, British Columbia Institute of Technology
+ * Copyright (c) 2014 - 2018, British Columbia Institute of Technology
  *
  * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
  * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
  * @package	CodeIgniter
  * @author	EllisLab Dev Team
  * @copyright	Copyright (c) 2008 - 2014, EllisLab, Inc. (https://ellislab.com/)
- * @copyright	Copyright (c) 2014 - 2017, British Columbia Institute of Technology (http://bcit.ca/)
+ * @copyright	Copyright (c) 2014 - 2018, British Columbia Institute of Technology (http://bcit.ca/)
  * @license	http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT	MIT License
  * @link	https://codeigniter.com
  * @since	Version 1.0.0
diff --git a/system/helpers/date_helper.php b/system/helpers/date_helper.php
index bb1504260..eca1fc021 100644
--- a/system/helpers/date_helper.php
+++ b/system/helpers/date_helper.php
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  *
  * This content is released under the MIT License (MIT)
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2014 - 2017, British Columbia Institute of Technology
+ * Copyright (c) 2014 - 2018, British Columbia Institute of Technology
  *
  * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
  * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
  * @package	CodeIgniter
  * @author	EllisLab Dev Team
  * @copyright	Copyright (c) 2008 - 2014, EllisLab, Inc. (https://ellislab.com/)
- * @copyright	Copyright (c) 2014 - 2017, British Columbia Institute of Technology (http://bcit.ca/)
+ * @copyright	Copyright (c) 2014 - 2018, British Columbia Institute of Technology (http://bcit.ca/)
  * @license	http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT	MIT License
  * @link	https://codeigniter.com
  * @since	Version 1.0.0
diff --git a/system/helpers/directory_helper.php b/system/helpers/directory_helper.php
index 2785241e6..0d3f20572 100644
--- a/system/helpers/directory_helper.php
+++ b/system/helpers/directory_helper.php
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  *
  * This content is released under the MIT License (MIT)
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2014 - 2017, British Columbia Institute of Technology
+ * Copyright (c) 2014 - 2018, British Columbia Institute of Technology
  *
  * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
  * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
  * @package	CodeIgniter
  * @author	EllisLab Dev Team
  * @copyright	Copyright (c) 2008 - 2014, EllisLab, Inc. (https://ellislab.com/)
- * @copyright	Copyright (c) 2014 - 2017, British Columbia Institute of Technology (http://bcit.ca/)
+ * @copyright	Copyright (c) 2014 - 2018, British Columbia Institute of Technology (http://bcit.ca/)
  * @license	http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT	MIT License
  * @link	https://codeigniter.com
  * @since	Version 1.0.0
diff --git a/system/helpers/download_helper.php b/system/helpers/download_helper.php
index b2a1458de..a9bea94e2 100644
--- a/system/helpers/download_helper.php
+++ b/system/helpers/download_helper.php
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  *
  * This content is released under the MIT License (MIT)
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2014 - 2017, British Columbia Institute of Technology
+ * Copyright (c) 2014 - 2018, British Columbia Institute of Technology
  *
  * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
  * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
  * @package	CodeIgniter
  * @author	EllisLab Dev Team
  * @copyright	Copyright (c) 2008 - 2014, EllisLab, Inc. (https://ellislab.com/)
- * @copyright	Copyright (c) 2014 - 2017, British Columbia Institute of Technology (http://bcit.ca/)
+ * @copyright	Copyright (c) 2014 - 2018, British Columbia Institute of Technology (http://bcit.ca/)
  * @license	http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT	MIT License
  * @link	https://codeigniter.com
  * @since	Version 1.0.0
diff --git a/system/helpers/email_helper.php b/system/helpers/email_helper.php
index b3755d453..f851f72c4 100644
--- a/system/helpers/email_helper.php
+++ b/system/helpers/email_helper.php
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  *
  * This content is released under the MIT License (MIT)
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2014 - 2017, British Columbia Institute of Technology
+ * Copyright (c) 2014 - 2018, British Columbia Institute of Technology
  *
  * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
  * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
  * @package	CodeIgniter
  * @author	EllisLab Dev Team
  * @copyright	Copyright (c) 2008 - 2014, EllisLab, Inc. (https://ellislab.com/)
- * @copyright	Copyright (c) 2014 - 2017, British Columbia Institute of Technology (http://bcit.ca/)
+ * @copyright	Copyright (c) 2014 - 2018, British Columbia Institute of Technology (http://bcit.ca/)
  * @license	http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT	MIT License
  * @link	https://codeigniter.com
  * @since	Version 1.0.0
diff --git a/system/helpers/file_helper.php b/system/helpers/file_helper.php
index d227f4684..90e4c90f6 100644
--- a/system/helpers/file_helper.php
+++ b/system/helpers/file_helper.php
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  *
  * This content is released under the MIT License (MIT)
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2014 - 2017, British Columbia Institute of Technology
+ * Copyright (c) 2014 - 2018, British Columbia Institute of Technology
  *
  * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
  * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
  * @package	CodeIgniter
  * @author	EllisLab Dev Team
  * @copyright	Copyright (c) 2008 - 2014, EllisLab, Inc. (https://ellislab.com/)
- * @copyright	Copyright (c) 2014 - 2017, British Columbia Institute of Technology (http://bcit.ca/)
+ * @copyright	Copyright (c) 2014 - 2018, British Columbia Institute of Technology (http://bcit.ca/)
  * @license	http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT	MIT License
  * @link	https://codeigniter.com
  * @since	Version 1.0.0
diff --git a/system/helpers/form_helper.php b/system/helpers/form_helper.php
index 13f196318..87460451d 100644
--- a/system/helpers/form_helper.php
+++ b/system/helpers/form_helper.php
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  *
  * This content is released under the MIT License (MIT)
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2014 - 2017, British Columbia Institute of Technology
+ * Copyright (c) 2014 - 2018, British Columbia Institute of Technology
  *
  * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
  * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
  * @package	CodeIgniter
  * @author	EllisLab Dev Team
  * @copyright	Copyright (c) 2008 - 2014, EllisLab, Inc. (https://ellislab.com/)
- * @copyright	Copyright (c) 2014 - 2017, British Columbia Institute of Technology (http://bcit.ca/)
+ * @copyright	Copyright (c) 2014 - 2018, British Columbia Institute of Technology (http://bcit.ca/)
  * @license	http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT	MIT License
  * @link	https://codeigniter.com
  * @since	Version 1.0.0
diff --git a/system/helpers/html_helper.php b/system/helpers/html_helper.php
index 87a5f9b23..260afe9a2 100644
--- a/system/helpers/html_helper.php
+++ b/system/helpers/html_helper.php
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  *
  * This content is released under the MIT License (MIT)
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2014 - 2017, British Columbia Institute of Technology
+ * Copyright (c) 2014 - 2018, British Columbia Institute of Technology
  *
  * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
  * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
  * @package	CodeIgniter
  * @author	EllisLab Dev Team
  * @copyright	Copyright (c) 2008 - 2014, EllisLab, Inc. (https://ellislab.com/)
- * @copyright	Copyright (c) 2014 - 2017, British Columbia Institute of Technology (http://bcit.ca/)
+ * @copyright	Copyright (c) 2014 - 2018, British Columbia Institute of Technology (http://bcit.ca/)
  * @license	http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT	MIT License
  * @link	https://codeigniter.com
  * @since	Version 1.0.0
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ if ( ! function_exists('img'))
 				}
 				else
 				{
-					$img .= ' src="'.get_instance()->config->slash_item('base_url').$v.'"';
+					$img .= ' src="'.get_instance()->config->base_url($v).'"';
 				}
 			}
 			else
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ if ( ! function_exists('link_tag'))
 					}
 					else
 					{
-						$link .= 'href="'.$CI->config->slash_item('base_url').$v.'" ';
+						$link .= 'href="'.$CI->config->base_url($v).'" ';
 					}
 				}
 				else
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ if ( ! function_exists('link_tag'))
 			}
 			else
 			{
-				$link .= 'href="'.$CI->config->slash_item('base_url').$href.'" ';
+				$link .= 'href="'.$CI->config->base_url($href).'" ';
 			}
 
 			$link .= 'rel="'.$rel.'" type="'.$type.'" ';
diff --git a/system/helpers/inflector_helper.php b/system/helpers/inflector_helper.php
index 4a6805fbb..8354d83fd 100644
--- a/system/helpers/inflector_helper.php
+++ b/system/helpers/inflector_helper.php
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  *
  * This content is released under the MIT License (MIT)
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2014 - 2017, British Columbia Institute of Technology
+ * Copyright (c) 2014 - 2018, British Columbia Institute of Technology
  *
  * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
  * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
  * @package	CodeIgniter
  * @author	EllisLab Dev Team
  * @copyright	Copyright (c) 2008 - 2014, EllisLab, Inc. (https://ellislab.com/)
- * @copyright	Copyright (c) 2014 - 2017, British Columbia Institute of Technology (http://bcit.ca/)
+ * @copyright	Copyright (c) 2014 - 2018, British Columbia Institute of Technology (http://bcit.ca/)
  * @license	http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT	MIT License
  * @link	https://codeigniter.com
  * @since	Version 1.0.0
diff --git a/system/helpers/language_helper.php b/system/helpers/language_helper.php
index d26cf5b8d..f1dc8151d 100644
--- a/system/helpers/language_helper.php
+++ b/system/helpers/language_helper.php
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  *
  * This content is released under the MIT License (MIT)
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2014 - 2017, British Columbia Institute of Technology
+ * Copyright (c) 2014 - 2018, British Columbia Institute of Technology
  *
  * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
  * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
  * @package	CodeIgniter
  * @author	EllisLab Dev Team
  * @copyright	Copyright (c) 2008 - 2014, EllisLab, Inc. (https://ellislab.com/)
- * @copyright	Copyright (c) 2014 - 2017, British Columbia Institute of Technology (http://bcit.ca/)
+ * @copyright	Copyright (c) 2014 - 2018, British Columbia Institute of Technology (http://bcit.ca/)
  * @license	http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT	MIT License
  * @link	https://codeigniter.com
  * @since	Version 1.0.0
diff --git a/system/helpers/number_helper.php b/system/helpers/number_helper.php
index cc8a7760c..00e645136 100644
--- a/system/helpers/number_helper.php
+++ b/system/helpers/number_helper.php
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  *
  * This content is released under the MIT License (MIT)
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2014 - 2017, British Columbia Institute of Technology
+ * Copyright (c) 2014 - 2018, British Columbia Institute of Technology
  *
  * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
  * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
  * @package	CodeIgniter
  * @author	EllisLab Dev Team
  * @copyright	Copyright (c) 2008 - 2014, EllisLab, Inc. (https://ellislab.com/)
- * @copyright	Copyright (c) 2014 - 2017, British Columbia Institute of Technology (http://bcit.ca/)
+ * @copyright	Copyright (c) 2014 - 2018, British Columbia Institute of Technology (http://bcit.ca/)
  * @license	http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT	MIT License
  * @link	https://codeigniter.com
  * @since	Version 1.0.0
diff --git a/system/helpers/path_helper.php b/system/helpers/path_helper.php
index 6896cb97b..697f6bd19 100644
--- a/system/helpers/path_helper.php
+++ b/system/helpers/path_helper.php
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  *
  * This content is released under the MIT License (MIT)
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2014 - 2017, British Columbia Institute of Technology
+ * Copyright (c) 2014 - 2018, British Columbia Institute of Technology
  *
  * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
  * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
  * @package	CodeIgniter
  * @author	EllisLab Dev Team
  * @copyright	Copyright (c) 2008 - 2014, EllisLab, Inc. (https://ellislab.com/)
- * @copyright	Copyright (c) 2014 - 2017, British Columbia Institute of Technology (http://bcit.ca/)
+ * @copyright	Copyright (c) 2014 - 2018, British Columbia Institute of Technology (http://bcit.ca/)
  * @license	http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT	MIT License
  * @link	https://codeigniter.com
  * @since	Version 1.0.0
diff --git a/system/helpers/security_helper.php b/system/helpers/security_helper.php
index 5e2970a5c..fb553858f 100644
--- a/system/helpers/security_helper.php
+++ b/system/helpers/security_helper.php
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  *
  * This content is released under the MIT License (MIT)
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2014 - 2017, British Columbia Institute of Technology
+ * Copyright (c) 2014 - 2018, British Columbia Institute of Technology
  *
  * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
  * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
  * @package	CodeIgniter
  * @author	EllisLab Dev Team
  * @copyright	Copyright (c) 2008 - 2014, EllisLab, Inc. (https://ellislab.com/)
- * @copyright	Copyright (c) 2014 - 2017, British Columbia Institute of Technology (http://bcit.ca/)
+ * @copyright	Copyright (c) 2014 - 2018, British Columbia Institute of Technology (http://bcit.ca/)
  * @license	http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT	MIT License
  * @link	https://codeigniter.com
  * @since	Version 1.0.0
diff --git a/system/helpers/smiley_helper.php b/system/helpers/smiley_helper.php
index 2c9a3b4a6..b7f1d2e1a 100644
--- a/system/helpers/smiley_helper.php
+++ b/system/helpers/smiley_helper.php
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  *
  * This content is released under the MIT License (MIT)
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2014 - 2017, British Columbia Institute of Technology
+ * Copyright (c) 2014 - 2018, British Columbia Institute of Technology
  *
  * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
  * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
  * @package	CodeIgniter
  * @author	EllisLab Dev Team
  * @copyright	Copyright (c) 2008 - 2014, EllisLab, Inc. (https://ellislab.com/)
- * @copyright	Copyright (c) 2014 - 2017, British Columbia Institute of Technology (http://bcit.ca/)
+ * @copyright	Copyright (c) 2014 - 2018, British Columbia Institute of Technology (http://bcit.ca/)
  * @license	http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT	MIT License
  * @link	https://codeigniter.com
  * @since	Version 1.0.0
diff --git a/system/helpers/string_helper.php b/system/helpers/string_helper.php
index 93446b82f..3aa92fa8c 100644
--- a/system/helpers/string_helper.php
+++ b/system/helpers/string_helper.php
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  *
  * This content is released under the MIT License (MIT)
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2014 - 2017, British Columbia Institute of Technology
+ * Copyright (c) 2014 - 2018, British Columbia Institute of Technology
  *
  * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
  * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
  * @package	CodeIgniter
  * @author	EllisLab Dev Team
  * @copyright	Copyright (c) 2008 - 2014, EllisLab, Inc. (https://ellislab.com/)
- * @copyright	Copyright (c) 2014 - 2017, British Columbia Institute of Technology (http://bcit.ca/)
+ * @copyright	Copyright (c) 2014 - 2018, British Columbia Institute of Technology (http://bcit.ca/)
  * @license	http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT	MIT License
  * @link	https://codeigniter.com
  * @since	Version 1.0.0
diff --git a/system/helpers/text_helper.php b/system/helpers/text_helper.php
index 217729b70..3e2dca8a2 100644
--- a/system/helpers/text_helper.php
+++ b/system/helpers/text_helper.php
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  *
  * This content is released under the MIT License (MIT)
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2014 - 2017, British Columbia Institute of Technology
+ * Copyright (c) 2014 - 2018, British Columbia Institute of Technology
  *
  * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
  * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
  * @package	CodeIgniter
  * @author	EllisLab Dev Team
  * @copyright	Copyright (c) 2008 - 2014, EllisLab, Inc. (https://ellislab.com/)
- * @copyright	Copyright (c) 2014 - 2017, British Columbia Institute of Technology (http://bcit.ca/)
+ * @copyright	Copyright (c) 2014 - 2018, British Columbia Institute of Technology (http://bcit.ca/)
  * @license	http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT	MIT License
  * @link	https://codeigniter.com
  * @since	Version 1.0.0
diff --git a/system/helpers/typography_helper.php b/system/helpers/typography_helper.php
index 183e117bf..e97c83ba6 100644
--- a/system/helpers/typography_helper.php
+++ b/system/helpers/typography_helper.php
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  *
  * This content is released under the MIT License (MIT)
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2014 - 2017, British Columbia Institute of Technology
+ * Copyright (c) 2014 - 2018, British Columbia Institute of Technology
  *
  * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
  * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
  * @package	CodeIgniter
  * @author	EllisLab Dev Team
  * @copyright	Copyright (c) 2008 - 2014, EllisLab, Inc. (https://ellislab.com/)
- * @copyright	Copyright (c) 2014 - 2017, British Columbia Institute of Technology (http://bcit.ca/)
+ * @copyright	Copyright (c) 2014 - 2018, British Columbia Institute of Technology (http://bcit.ca/)
  * @license	http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT	MIT License
  * @link	https://codeigniter.com
  * @since	Version 1.0.0
diff --git a/system/helpers/url_helper.php b/system/helpers/url_helper.php
index 84023affd..a22c4c215 100644
--- a/system/helpers/url_helper.php
+++ b/system/helpers/url_helper.php
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  *
  * This content is released under the MIT License (MIT)
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2014 - 2017, British Columbia Institute of Technology
+ * Copyright (c) 2014 - 2018, British Columbia Institute of Technology
  *
  * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
  * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
  * @package	CodeIgniter
  * @author	EllisLab Dev Team
  * @copyright	Copyright (c) 2008 - 2014, EllisLab, Inc. (https://ellislab.com/)
- * @copyright	Copyright (c) 2014 - 2017, British Columbia Institute of Technology (http://bcit.ca/)
+ * @copyright	Copyright (c) 2014 - 2018, British Columbia Institute of Technology (http://bcit.ca/)
  * @license	http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT	MIT License
  * @link	https://codeigniter.com
  * @since	Version 1.0.0
@@ -393,10 +393,10 @@ if ( ! function_exists('auto_link'))
 	function auto_link($str, $type = 'both', $popup = FALSE)
 	{
 		// Find and replace any URLs.
-		if ($type !== 'email' && preg_match_all('#(\w*://|www\.)[^\s()<>;]+\w#i', $str, $matches, PREG_OFFSET_CAPTURE | PREG_SET_ORDER))
+		if ($type !== 'email' && preg_match_all('#(\w*://|www\.)[a-z0-9]+(-+[a-z0-9]+)*(\.[a-z0-9]+(-+[a-z0-9]+)*)+(/([^\s()<>;]+\w)?/?)?#i', $str, $matches, PREG_OFFSET_CAPTURE | PREG_SET_ORDER))
 		{
 			// Set our target HTML if using popup links.
-			$target = ($popup) ? ' target="_blank"' : '';
+			$target = ($popup) ? ' target="_blank" rel="noopener"' : '';
 
 			// We process the links in reverse order (last -> first) so that
 			// the returned string offsets from preg_match_all() are not
diff --git a/system/helpers/xml_helper.php b/system/helpers/xml_helper.php
index a12ee25db..68fb9d762 100644
--- a/system/helpers/xml_helper.php
+++ b/system/helpers/xml_helper.php
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  *
  * This content is released under the MIT License (MIT)
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2014 - 2017, British Columbia Institute of Technology
+ * Copyright (c) 2014 - 2018, British Columbia Institute of Technology
  *
  * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
  * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
  * @package	CodeIgniter
  * @author	EllisLab Dev Team
  * @copyright	Copyright (c) 2008 - 2014, EllisLab, Inc. (https://ellislab.com/)
- * @copyright	Copyright (c) 2014 - 2017, British Columbia Institute of Technology (http://bcit.ca/)
+ * @copyright	Copyright (c) 2014 - 2018, British Columbia Institute of Technology (http://bcit.ca/)
  * @license	http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT	MIT License
  * @link	https://codeigniter.com
  * @since	Version 1.0.0