diff --git a/common/framework/config.php b/common/framework/config.php
index 0d1ab7ef3..93f1eb265 100644
--- a/common/framework/config.php
+++ b/common/framework/config.php
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ class Config
 		}
 		
 		// Save the main config file.
-		$buff = '<?php' . "\n" . '// Rhymix System Configuration' . "\n" . 'return ' . self::serialize(self::$_config) . ';' . "\n";
+		$buff = '<?php' . "\n" . '// Rhymix System Configuration' . "\n" . 'return ' . var_export_clean(self::$_config) . ';' . "\n";
 		$result = Storage::write(\RX_BASEDIR . self::$config_filename, $buff) ? true : false;
 		
 		// Save XE-compatible config files.
@@ -145,40 +145,10 @@ class Config
 		$db_info_without_ftp = clone $db_info;
 		unset($db_info_without_ftp->ftp_info);
 		$warning = '// DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE. CHANGES WILL NOT BE APPLIED.' . "\n" . '// TO CHANGE RHYMIX SYSTEM CONFIGURATION, EDIT config.php INSTEAD.';
-		$buff = '<?php' . "\n\n" . $warning . "\n\n" . '$db_info = ' . self::serialize($db_info_without_ftp) . ';' . "\n";
+		$buff = '<?php' . "\n\n" . $warning . "\n\n" . '$db_info = ' . var_export_clean($db_info_without_ftp) . ';' . "\n";
 		Storage::write(\RX_BASEDIR . self::$old_db_config_filename, $buff);
-		$buff = '<?php' . "\n\n" . $warning . "\n\n" . '$ftp_info = ' . self::serialize($ftp_info) . ';' . "\n";
+		$buff = '<?php' . "\n\n" . $warning . "\n\n" . '$ftp_info = ' . var_export_clean($ftp_info) . ';' . "\n";
 		Storage::write(\RX_BASEDIR . self::$old_ftp_config_filename, $buff);
 		return $result;
 	}
-	
-	/**
-	 * Serialize a value for insertion into a PHP-based configuration file.
-	 * 
-	 * @param mixed $value
-	 * @return string
-	 */
-	public static function serialize($value)
-	{
-		if (is_object($value))
-		{
-			return '(object)' . self::serialize((array)$value);
-		}
-		elseif (is_array($value))
-		{
-			$value = var_export($value, true);
-			$value = preg_replace('/array \(\n/', "array(\n", $value);
-			$value = preg_replace('/=>\s+array\(\n/', "=> array(\n", $value);
-			$value = preg_replace('/array\(\s*\n\s*\)/', 'array()', $value);
-			$value = preg_replace_callback('/\n(\x20+)/', function($m) {
-				return "\n" . str_repeat("\t", intval(strlen($m[1]) / 2));
-			}, $value);
-			$value = preg_replace('/\n(\t+)[0-9]+ => /', "\n\$1", $value);
-			return $value;
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			return var_export($value, true);
-		}
-	}
 }
diff --git a/common/framework/debug.php b/common/framework/debug.php
index 04836b6b5..81e4326ff 100644
--- a/common/framework/debug.php
+++ b/common/framework/debug.php
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ class Debug
 		if (config('debug.write_error_log') === 'all' && self::isEnabledForCurrentUser())
 		{
 			$log_entry = str_replace("\0", '', sprintf('Rhymix Debug: %s in %s on line %d',
-				var_export($message, true), $entry->file, $entry->line));
+				var_export_clean($message), $entry->file, $entry->line));
 			error_log($log_entry);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/common/framework/parsers/langparser.php b/common/framework/parsers/langparser.php
index b2185ce38..8d667ba44 100644
--- a/common/framework/parsers/langparser.php
+++ b/common/framework/parsers/langparser.php
@@ -82,18 +82,18 @@ class LangParser
 					{
 						foreach ($subvalue as $subsubkey => $subsubvalue)
 						{
-							$buff .= '$lang->' . $key . "['$subkey']['$subsubkey']" . ' = ' . var_export($subsubvalue, true) . ";\n";
+							$buff .= '$lang->' . $key . "['$subkey']['$subsubkey']" . ' = ' . var_export_clean($subsubvalue) . ";\n";
 						}
 					}
 					else
 					{
-						$buff .= '$lang->' . $key . "['$subkey']" . ' = ' . var_export($subvalue, true) . ";\n";
+						$buff .= '$lang->' . $key . "['$subkey']" . ' = ' . var_export_clean($subvalue) . ";\n";
 					}
 				}
 			}
 			else
 			{
-				$buff .= '$lang->' . $key . ' = ' . var_export($value, true) . ";\n";
+				$buff .= '$lang->' . $key . ' = ' . var_export_clean($value) . ";\n";
 			}
 		}
 		Storage::write($output_filename, $buff);
diff --git a/common/framework/storage.php b/common/framework/storage.php
index 4ac59397d..95fca7db1 100644
--- a/common/framework/storage.php
+++ b/common/framework/storage.php
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ class Storage
 		{
 			$comment = "/* $comment */\n";
 		}
-		return self::write($filename, '<' . '?php ' . $comment . 'return unserialize(' . var_export(serialize($data), true) . ');');
+		return self::write($filename, '<' . '?php ' . $comment . 'return ' . var_export_clean($data) . ';');
 	}
 	
 	/**
diff --git a/common/functions.php b/common/functions.php
index 078c280e5..7e6da87a6 100644
--- a/common/functions.php
+++ b/common/functions.php
@@ -409,6 +409,22 @@ function url2path($url)
 	return Rhymix\Framework\URL::toServerPath($url);
 }
 
+/**
+ * This function fixes some of the issues with var_export() so that the result executes cleanly.
+ * 
+ * @param mixed $var
+ * @return string
+ */
+function var_export_clean($var)
+{
+	$result = var_export($var, true);
+	if (version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '7.3', '<'))
+	{
+		$result = preg_replace('/stdClass::__set_state\((?=array\(\n)/', '(object)(', $result);
+	}
+	return $result;
+}
+
 /**
  * Convert hexadecimal color codes to an array of R, G, B values.
  * This function can handle both 6-digit and 3-digit notations, optionally prefixed with '#'.
diff --git a/common/tpl/debug_comment.html b/common/tpl/debug_comment.html
index e3213c2ba..b4f6d60b3 100644
--- a/common/tpl/debug_comment.html
+++ b/common/tpl/debug_comment.html
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ Debug Entries
 	{
 		if (is_scalar($entry->message))
 		{
-			$entry->message = var_export($entry->message, true);
+			$entry->message = var_export_clean($entry->message);
 		}
 		else
 		{
diff --git a/tests/unit/framework/ConfigTest.php b/tests/unit/framework/ConfigTest.php
index b9ef136d2..52d372aa7 100644
--- a/tests/unit/framework/ConfigTest.php
+++ b/tests/unit/framework/ConfigTest.php
@@ -18,9 +18,5 @@ class ConfigTest extends \Codeception\TestCase\Test
 		Rhymix\Framework\Config::set('foo.bar', $rand = mt_rand());
 		$this->assertEquals(array('bar' => $rand), Rhymix\Framework\Config::get('foo'));
 		$this->assertEquals($rand, Rhymix\Framework\Config::get('foo.bar'));
-		
-		$var = array('foo' => 'bar');
-		$serialized = "array(\n\t'foo' => 'bar',\n)";
-		$this->assertEquals($serialized, Rhymix\Framework\Config::serialize($var));
 	}
 }
diff --git a/tests/unit/functions/FunctionsTest.php b/tests/unit/functions/FunctionsTest.php
index d2ee628c0..745692a90 100644
--- a/tests/unit/functions/FunctionsTest.php
+++ b/tests/unit/functions/FunctionsTest.php
@@ -103,6 +103,21 @@ class FunctionsTest extends \Codeception\TestCase\Test
 		$this->assertEquals('Rhymix ^~', base64_decode_urlsafe('Umh5bWl4IF5-'));
 	}
 	
+	public function testVarExportClean()
+	{
+		$obj = new stdClass;
+		$obj->foo = 42;
+		$obj->bar = 7;
+		if (version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '7.3', '<'))
+		{
+			$this->assertEquals("(object)(array(\n   'foo' => 42,\n   'bar' => 7,\n))", var_export_clean($obj));
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			$this->assertEquals("(object) array(\n   'foo' => 42,\n   'bar' => 7,\n)", var_export_clean($obj));
+		}
+	}
+	
 	public function testHex2Rgb2Hex()
 	{
 		$this->assertEquals(array(128, 128, 128), hex2rgb('808080'));