Rory Browne wrote: > You may be wondering why I don't just " $instance = new utility_class > " - the reason is that I want to only create one of these instances. I > don't want any more than one instance of utility_class at any one > time. > > I can't use get_class($this) either, because, there is no $this when > I'm accessing the method staticly. Google for "PHP class singleton" You will find several solutions. -- Like Music? http://l-i-e.com/artists.htm -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php