diff --git a/core/util.inc.php b/core/util.inc.php
index 34aa782a..c83bb3db 100644
--- a/core/util.inc.php
+++ b/core/util.inc.php
@@ -317,6 +317,39 @@ function array_contains($array, $target) {
 	return false;
 }
 
+# (PHP 5 >= 5.2.1)
+if(!function_exists('sys_get_temp_dir')) {
+	// Based on http://www.phpit.net/
+	// article/creating-zip-tar-archives-dynamically-php/2/
+	function sys_get_temp_dir() {
+		// Try to get from environment variable
+		if(!empty($_ENV['TMP'])) {
+			return realpath($_ENV['TMP']);
+		}
+		else if(!empty($_ENV['TMPDIR'])) {
+			return realpath($_ENV['TMPDIR']);
+		}
+		else if(!empty($_ENV['TEMP'])) {
+			return realpath($_ENV['TEMP']);
+		}
+
+		// Detect by creating a temporary file
+		else {
+			// Try to use system's temporary directory
+			// as random name shouldn't exist
+			$temp_file = tempnam(md5(uniqid(rand(), TRUE)), '');
+			if($temp_file) {
+				$temp_dir = realpath(dirname($temp_file));
+				unlink($temp_file);
+				return $temp_dir;
+			}
+			else {
+				return FALSE;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 
 /* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *\
 * Event API                                                                 *