Mick,

The fixes are definitely a necessity.

Something else to look at is a couple of PHP settings - safe_mode and register_globals. Those settings could be different between your old and new server.

My bet based on your description of the problem is that register_globals is OFF on your new server, and ON on your old one, and that would be the likely cause of this problem.

Let's check this:

On your site, create a file called phpinfo.php - in that file put the following:

<?
phpinfo();
?>

Save the file, then let me know where it is. It will let me check the settings on your server. You can PM me the location if you want. I'd delete that file after we're done with it.

If it's a dedicated server that you control, it's easy enough to fix.

Jeff