hi, I got it working. I just did a little tweaking and reading and I'm away. I created a simple name based virtual host and used ports on the ip to separate the domains apart. thanks for all your help. -- Shaun Oliver "I refuse to have a battle of wits with an unarmed person." email: shaun_oliver at optusnet.com.au WEB: http://www.minifang.com/~blindman/ IRC: irc.awesomechat.net:6666 IRCNICK: blindman