setting variable problem

Doh

Hi all, can anyone help me out here? I've been running a php script on my website for years now, it was a simple file upload script i found on the web. It's worked perfectly until my host moved servers, now i can't get it to work.

here is the code (i've removed the bulk to make it easier to read)

<?
// manually set action test
//$action = "upload";

switch($action) {
default:
echo "<a href=$PHP_SELF?action=upload>Upload File</a>";
break;

case "upload":
echo	"upload has been clicked";
break;
}
?>

the exact same code works fine on my other website (different server)

heres is a link to the live code - http://www.ultimatereef.net/test2.php

this is obviously something to do with the new server however my host has drawn a blank.

anyone got any ideas?

TIA

rincewind456

Could be as simple as the new server not recognising the short tag format <?, It's always best to use the full tag<?php as you won't then get any problems when moving to different servers.

void_function

If <? was not recognized, then even the default would not be output. I am not sure, can default be the first item in a switch? I don't think so. Try swapping places.

Doh

thanks for the replies guys, i will try both suggestions

it does work fine on my other server(exact same code)

http://www.ultimatereef.com/test2.php

prehaps the newer version of php is more picky?

void_function

Ah.... didn't see it before. The old server allows registered globals. Try replacing $action with $_GET['action'].