Oops, I'm tired. Use this instead, first thing in config file...
Code:
if (version_compare(phpversion(), '4.1.0') == -1) {
$_POST = &$HTTP_POST_VARS;
$_GET = &$HTTP_GET_VARS;
$_COOKIE = &$HTTP_COOKIE_VARS;
$_REQUEST = array_merge($HTTP_COOKIE_VARS, $HTTP_POST_VARS, $HTTP_GET_VARS);
}