diff --git a/common/framework/storage.php b/common/framework/storage.php
index 5a88429c1..0ee1f1904 100644
--- a/common/framework/storage.php
+++ b/common/framework/storage.php
@@ -356,15 +356,24 @@ class Storage
 	 * @param string $filename
 	 * @param mixed $data
 	 * @param string $comment (optional)
+	 * @param bool $serialize (optional)
 	 * @return string|false
 	 */
-	public static function writePHPData($filename, $data, $comment = null)
+	public static function writePHPData($filename, $data, $comment = null, $serialize = true)
 	{
 		if ($comment !== null)
 		{
 			$comment = "/* $comment */\n";
 		}
-		return self::write($filename, '<' . '?php ' . $comment . 'return unserialize(' . var_export(serialize($data), true) . ');');
+		if ($serialize)
+		{
+			$content = '<' . '?php ' . $comment . 'return unserialize(' . var_export(serialize($data), true) . ');';
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			$content = '<' . '?php ' . $comment . 'return ' . var_export($data, true) . ';';
+		}
+		return self::write($filename, $content);
 	}
 	
 	/**