diff --git a/change_log.txt b/change_log.txt
index f5e7c950..5e220ac1 100644
--- a/change_log.txt
+++ b/change_log.txt
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@
 19.5.2017
   - change properties $accessMap and $obsoleteProperties from private to protected
     https://github.com/smarty-php/smarty/issues/351
-  - improvement The named capture buffers can now be accessed also as array
+  - new feature The named capture buffers can now be accessed also as array
     See NEWS_FEATURES.txt https://github.com/smarty-php/smarty/issues/366
-
+  - improvement check if ini_get() and ini_set() not disabled
+    https://github.com/smarty-php/smarty/pull/362
+    
 24.4.2017
   - fix spelling https://github.com/smarty-php/smarty/commit/e3eda8a5f5653d8abb960eb1bc47e3eca679b1b4#commitcomment-21803095
 
diff --git a/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_cacheresource_file.php b/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_cacheresource_file.php
index 7df4ddff..5eb99fb1 100644
--- a/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_cacheresource_file.php
+++ b/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_cacheresource_file.php
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ class Smarty_Internal_CacheResource_File extends Smarty_CacheResource
         $_filepath = sha1($source->uid . $smarty->_joined_template_dir);
         $cached->filepath = $smarty->getCacheDir();
         if (isset($_template->cache_id)) {
-            $cached->filepath .= preg_replace(array('![^\w|]+!', '![|]+!'), array('_', $_compile_dir_sep),
+            $cached->filepath .= preg_replace(array('![^\w|]+!',
+                                                    '![|]+!'), array('_',
+                                                                     $_compile_dir_sep),
                                               $_template->cache_id) . $_compile_dir_sep;
         }
         if (isset($_template->compile_id)) {
@@ -41,7 +43,8 @@ class Smarty_Internal_CacheResource_File extends Smarty_CacheResource
         }
         // if use_sub_dirs, break file into directories
         if ($smarty->use_sub_dirs) {
-            $cached->filepath .= $_filepath[ 0 ] . $_filepath[ 1 ] . $smarty->ds . $_filepath[ 2 ] . $_filepath[ 3 ] . $smarty->ds .
+            $cached->filepath .= $_filepath[ 0 ] . $_filepath[ 1 ] . $smarty->ds . $_filepath[ 2 ] . $_filepath[ 3 ] .
+                                 $smarty->ds .
                                  $_filepath[ 4 ] . $_filepath[ 5 ] . $smarty->ds;
         }
         $cached->filepath .= $_filepath;
@@ -108,7 +111,9 @@ class Smarty_Internal_CacheResource_File extends Smarty_CacheResource
         if ($_template->smarty->ext->_writeFile->writeFile($_template->cached->filepath, $content,
                                                            $_template->smarty) === true
         ) {
-            if (function_exists('opcache_invalidate') && strlen(ini_get("opcache.restrict_api")) < 1) {
+            if (function_exists('opcache_invalidate') &&
+                (!function_exists('ini_get') || strlen(ini_get("opcache.restrict_api"))) < 1
+            ) {
                 opcache_invalidate($_template->cached->filepath, true);
             } elseif (function_exists('apc_compile_file')) {
                 apc_compile_file($_template->cached->filepath);
diff --git a/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_config_file_compiler.php b/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_config_file_compiler.php
index b1ef958c..ec1cb2be 100644
--- a/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_config_file_compiler.php
+++ b/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_config_file_compiler.php
@@ -102,28 +102,32 @@ class Smarty_Internal_Config_File_Compiler
     {
         $this->template = $template;
         $this->template->compiled->file_dependency[ $this->template->source->uid ] =
-            array($this->template->source->filepath, $this->template->source->getTimeStamp(),
+            array($this->template->source->filepath,
+                  $this->template->source->getTimeStamp(),
                   $this->template->source->type);
         if ($this->smarty->debugging) {
-            if (!isset( $this->smarty->_debug)) {
-                $this->smarty->_debug  = new Smarty_Internal_Debug();
+            if (!isset($this->smarty->_debug)) {
+                $this->smarty->_debug = new Smarty_Internal_Debug();
             }
             $this->smarty->_debug->start_compile($this->template);
         }
         // init the lexer/parser to compile the config file
-        /* @var Smarty_Internal_ConfigFileLexer $this->lex */
-        $this->lex = new $this->lexer_class(str_replace(array("\r\n", "\r"), "\n", $template->source->getContent()) . "\n",
-                                      $this);
-        /* @var Smarty_Internal_ConfigFileParser $this->parser */
+        /* @var Smarty_Internal_ConfigFileLexer $this ->lex */
+        $this->lex = new $this->lexer_class(str_replace(array("\r\n",
+                                                              "\r"), "\n", $template->source->getContent()) . "\n",
+                                            $this);
+        /* @var Smarty_Internal_ConfigFileParser $this ->parser */
         $this->parser = new $this->parser_class($this->lex, $this);
 
-        if (function_exists('mb_internal_encoding') && ((int) ini_get('mbstring.func_overload')) & 2) {
+        if (function_exists('mb_internal_encoding')
+            && function_exists('ini_get')
+            && ((int) ini_get('mbstring.func_overload')) & 2
+        ) {
             $mbEncoding = mb_internal_encoding();
             mb_internal_encoding('ASCII');
         } else {
             $mbEncoding = null;
         }
-
         if ($this->smarty->_parserdebug) {
             $this->parser->PrintTrace();
         }
diff --git a/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_method_clearcompiledtemplate.php b/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_method_clearcompiledtemplate.php
index a1f1a80b..54c3a36b 100644
--- a/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_method_clearcompiledtemplate.php
+++ b/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_method_clearcompiledtemplate.php
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class Smarty_Internal_Method_ClearCompiledTemplate
         }
         $_compile = new RecursiveIteratorIterator($_compileDirs, RecursiveIteratorIterator::CHILD_FIRST);
         foreach ($_compile as $_file) {
-             if (substr(basename($_file->getPathname()), 0, 1) == '.') {
+            if (substr(basename($_file->getPathname()), 0, 1) == '.') {
                 continue;
             }
             $_filepath = (string) $_file;
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class Smarty_Internal_Method_ClearCompiledTemplate
                 }
             } else {
                 // delete only php files
-                if (substr($_filepath, -4) !== '.php') {
+                if (substr($_filepath, - 4) !== '.php') {
                     continue;
                 }
                 $unlink = false;
@@ -111,7 +111,9 @@ class Smarty_Internal_Method_ClearCompiledTemplate
 
                 if ($unlink && @unlink($_filepath)) {
                     $_count ++;
-                    if (function_exists('opcache_invalidate') && strlen(ini_get("opcache.restrict_api")) < 1) {
+                    if (function_exists('opcache_invalidate')
+                        && (!function_exists('ini_get') || strlen(ini_get("opcache.restrict_api")) < 1)
+                    ) {
                         opcache_invalidate($_filepath, true);
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_resource_php.php b/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_resource_php.php
index 52e7096b..6e9351d9 100644
--- a/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_resource_php.php
+++ b/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_resource_php.php
@@ -18,13 +18,6 @@ class Smarty_Internal_Resource_Php extends Smarty_Internal_Resource_File
      */
     public $uncompiled = true;
 
-    /**
-     * container for short_open_tag directive's value before executing PHP templates
-     *
-     * @var string
-     */
-    protected $short_open_tag;
-
     /**
      * Resource does implement populateCompiledFilepath() method
      *
@@ -32,12 +25,19 @@ class Smarty_Internal_Resource_Php extends Smarty_Internal_Resource_File
      */
     public $hasCompiledHandler = true;
 
+    /**
+     * container for short_open_tag directive's value before executing PHP templates
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $short_open_tag;
+
     /**
      * Create a new PHP Resource
      */
     public function __construct()
     {
-        $this->short_open_tag = ini_get('short_open_tag');
+        $this->short_open_tag = function_exists('ini_get') ? ini_get('short_open_tag') : 1;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -56,6 +56,23 @@ class Smarty_Internal_Resource_Php extends Smarty_Internal_Resource_File
         throw new SmartyException("Unable to read template {$source->type} '{$source->name}'");
     }
 
+    /**
+     * populate compiled object with compiled filepath
+     *
+     * @param Smarty_Template_Compiled $compiled  compiled object
+     * @param Smarty_Internal_Template $_template template object (is ignored)
+     */
+    public function populateCompiledFilepath(Smarty_Template_Compiled $compiled, Smarty_Internal_Template $_template)
+    {
+        $compiled->filepath = $_template->source->filepath;
+        $compiled->timestamp = $_template->source->timestamp;
+        $compiled->exists = $_template->source->exists;
+        $compiled->file_dependency[ $_template->source->uid ] =
+            array($compiled->filepath,
+                  $compiled->timestamp,
+                  $_template->source->type,);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Render and output the template (without using the compiler)
      *
@@ -79,28 +96,16 @@ class Smarty_Internal_Resource_Php extends Smarty_Internal_Resource_File
         extract($_template->getTemplateVars());
 
         // include PHP template with short open tags enabled
-        ini_set('short_open_tag', '1');
+        if (function_exists('ini_set')) {
+            ini_set('short_open_tag', '1');
+        }
         /** @var Smarty_Internal_Template $_smarty_template
          * used in included file
          */
         $_smarty_template = $_template;
         include($source->filepath);
-        ini_set('short_open_tag', $this->short_open_tag);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * populate compiled object with compiled filepath
-     *
-     * @param Smarty_Template_Compiled $compiled  compiled object
-     * @param Smarty_Internal_Template $_template template object (is ignored)
-     */
-    public function populateCompiledFilepath(Smarty_Template_Compiled $compiled, Smarty_Internal_Template $_template)
-    {
-        $compiled->filepath = $_template->source->filepath;
-        $compiled->timestamp = $_template->source->timestamp;
-        $compiled->exists = $_template->source->exists;
-        $compiled->file_dependency[ $_template->source->uid ] =
-            array($compiled->filepath, $compiled->timestamp,
-                  $_template->source->type,);
+        if (function_exists('ini_set')) {
+            ini_set('short_open_tag', $this->short_open_tag);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_runtime_cacheresourcefile.php b/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_runtime_cacheresourcefile.php
index 7b7a9f68..523b7560 100644
--- a/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_runtime_cacheresourcefile.php
+++ b/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_runtime_cacheresourcefile.php
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class Smarty_Internal_Runtime_CacheResourceFile
                     }
                 } else {
                     // delete only php files
-                    if (substr($_filepath, -4) !== '.php') {
+                    if (substr($_filepath, - 4) !== '.php') {
                         continue;
                     }
                     $_parts = explode($_dir_sep, str_replace('\\', '/', substr($_filepath, $_dir_length)));
@@ -125,7 +125,9 @@ class Smarty_Internal_Runtime_CacheResourceFile
                         }
                     }
                     $_count += @unlink($_filepath) ? 1 : 0;
-                    if (function_exists('opcache_invalidate') && strlen(ini_get("opcache.restrict_api")) < 1) {
+                    if (function_exists('opcache_invalidate')
+                        && (!function_exists('ini_get') || strlen(ini_get("opcache.restrict_api")) < 1)
+                    ) {
                         opcache_invalidate($_filepath, true);
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_smartytemplatecompiler.php b/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_smartytemplatecompiler.php
index 8cd37dd5..bdf74065 100644
--- a/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_smartytemplatecompiler.php
+++ b/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_smartytemplatecompiler.php
@@ -89,12 +89,16 @@ class Smarty_Internal_SmartyTemplateCompiler extends Smarty_Internal_TemplateCom
           then written to compiled files. */
         // init the lexer/parser to compile the template
         $this->parser =
-            new $this->parser_class(new $this->lexer_class(str_replace(array("\r\n", "\r"), "\n", $_content), $this),
+            new $this->parser_class(new $this->lexer_class(str_replace(array("\r\n",
+                                                                             "\r"), "\n", $_content), $this),
                                     $this);
         if ($isTemplateSource && $this->template->caching) {
             $this->parser->insertPhpCode("<?php\n\$_smarty_tpl->compiled->nocache_hash = '{$this->nocache_hash}';\n?>\n");
         }
-        if (function_exists('mb_internal_encoding') && ((int) ini_get('mbstring.func_overload')) & 2) {
+        if (function_exists('mb_internal_encoding')
+            && function_exists('ini_get')
+            && ((int) ini_get('mbstring.func_overload')) & 2
+        ) {
             $mbEncoding = mb_internal_encoding();
             mb_internal_encoding('ASCII');
         } else {
diff --git a/libs/sysplugins/smarty_template_compiled.php b/libs/sysplugins/smarty_template_compiled.php
index 18f9d562..803fd260 100644
--- a/libs/sysplugins/smarty_template_compiled.php
+++ b/libs/sysplugins/smarty_template_compiled.php
@@ -80,64 +80,6 @@ class Smarty_Template_Compiled extends Smarty_Template_Resource_Base
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * load compiled template or compile from source
-     *
-     * @param Smarty_Internal_Template $_smarty_tpl do not change variable name, is used by compiled template
-     *
-     * @throws Exception
-     */
-    public function process(Smarty_Internal_Template $_smarty_tpl)
-    {
-        $source = &$_smarty_tpl->source;
-        $smarty = &$_smarty_tpl->smarty;
-        if ($source->handler->recompiled) {
-            $source->handler->process($_smarty_tpl);
-        } elseif (!$source->handler->uncompiled) {
-            if (!$this->exists || $smarty->force_compile ||
-                ($smarty->compile_check && $source->getTimeStamp() > $this->getTimeStamp())
-            ) {
-                $this->compileTemplateSource($_smarty_tpl);
-                $compileCheck = $smarty->compile_check;
-                $smarty->compile_check = false;
-                $this->loadCompiledTemplate($_smarty_tpl);
-                $smarty->compile_check = $compileCheck;
-            } else {
-                $_smarty_tpl->mustCompile = true;
-                @include($this->filepath);
-                if ($_smarty_tpl->mustCompile) {
-                    $this->compileTemplateSource($_smarty_tpl);
-                    $compileCheck = $smarty->compile_check;
-                    $smarty->compile_check = false;
-                    $this->loadCompiledTemplate($_smarty_tpl);
-                    $smarty->compile_check = $compileCheck;
-                }
-            }
-            $_smarty_tpl->_subTemplateRegister();
-            $this->processed = true;
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Load fresh compiled template by including the PHP file
-     * HHVM requires a work around because of a PHP incompatibility
-     *
-     * @param \Smarty_Internal_Template $_smarty_tpl do not change variable name, is used by compiled template
-     */
-    private function loadCompiledTemplate(Smarty_Internal_Template $_smarty_tpl)
-    {
-        if (function_exists('opcache_invalidate') && strlen(ini_get("opcache.restrict_api")) < 1) {
-            opcache_invalidate($this->filepath, true);
-        } elseif (function_exists('apc_compile_file')) {
-            apc_compile_file($this->filepath);
-        }
-        if (defined('HHVM_VERSION')) {
-            eval("?>" . file_get_contents($this->filepath));
-        } else {
-            include($this->filepath);
-        }
-    }
-
     /**
      * render compiled template code
      *
@@ -179,6 +121,44 @@ class Smarty_Template_Compiled extends Smarty_Template_Resource_Base
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * load compiled template or compile from source
+     *
+     * @param Smarty_Internal_Template $_smarty_tpl do not change variable name, is used by compiled template
+     *
+     * @throws Exception
+     */
+    public function process(Smarty_Internal_Template $_smarty_tpl)
+    {
+        $source = &$_smarty_tpl->source;
+        $smarty = &$_smarty_tpl->smarty;
+        if ($source->handler->recompiled) {
+            $source->handler->process($_smarty_tpl);
+        } elseif (!$source->handler->uncompiled) {
+            if (!$this->exists || $smarty->force_compile ||
+                ($smarty->compile_check && $source->getTimeStamp() > $this->getTimeStamp())
+            ) {
+                $this->compileTemplateSource($_smarty_tpl);
+                $compileCheck = $smarty->compile_check;
+                $smarty->compile_check = false;
+                $this->loadCompiledTemplate($_smarty_tpl);
+                $smarty->compile_check = $compileCheck;
+            } else {
+                $_smarty_tpl->mustCompile = true;
+                @include($this->filepath);
+                if ($_smarty_tpl->mustCompile) {
+                    $this->compileTemplateSource($_smarty_tpl);
+                    $compileCheck = $smarty->compile_check;
+                    $smarty->compile_check = false;
+                    $this->loadCompiledTemplate($_smarty_tpl);
+                    $smarty->compile_check = $compileCheck;
+                }
+            }
+            $_smarty_tpl->_subTemplateRegister();
+            $this->processed = true;
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * compile template from source
      *
@@ -238,6 +218,27 @@ class Smarty_Template_Compiled extends Smarty_Template_Resource_Base
         return true;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Load fresh compiled template by including the PHP file
+     * HHVM requires a work around because of a PHP incompatibility
+     *
+     * @param \Smarty_Internal_Template $_smarty_tpl do not change variable name, is used by compiled template
+     */
+    private function loadCompiledTemplate(Smarty_Internal_Template $_smarty_tpl)
+    {
+        if (function_exists('opcache_invalidate')
+            && (!function_exists('ini_get') || strlen(ini_get("opcache.restrict_api")) < 1)
+        ) {
+        } elseif (function_exists('apc_compile_file')) {
+            apc_compile_file($this->filepath);
+        }
+        if (defined('HHVM_VERSION')) {
+            eval("?>" . file_get_contents($this->filepath));
+        } else {
+            include($this->filepath);
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Read compiled content from handler
      *