Hello Perry, Sunday, November 21, 2004, 8:02:48 PM, you wrote: PJ> What it the purpose of the ".inc" file then? Security - on a properly configured web server a .inc file will never actually try and compile/execute itself. Whereas a .php one always will. Best regards, Richard Davey -- http://www.launchcode.co.uk - PHP Development Services "I am not young enough to know everything." - Oscar Wilde -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php