hi every one i am using php5 apache2 windows-xp and internet exlorer version 6 to create svg tools (adobe 3 the plagin) i have written a very simple code which has a session variable the problem when i click the next botton to go to the next page a dialog box comes up (called download file ) giving an options open , save , cancel,more info why this box comes up : is it becouse wrong configration in the php.ini or is it becouse server configration or becouse IE dosn't support this kind of functionality could any one please help me , becouse i think i am not going any where with my solutions the code for the first page <?php session_start(); header("Content-type: image/svg+xml"); print('<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>'); ?> <!DOCTYPE svg PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD SVG 1.0//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/SVG/DTD/svg10.dtd"> <svg width="500" height="500" viewBox="0 0 500 500"> <?php $_SESSION['ses_vars']="hello world"; ?> <a xlink:href="zz.php"><text x="50" y="50">next</text></a> </svg> the second file : <?php session_start(); header("Content-type: image/svg+xml"); print('<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>'); ?> <!DOCTYPE svg PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD SVG 1.0//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/SVG/DTD/svg10.dtd"> <svg width="500" height="500" viewBox="0 0 500 500"> <?php echo ($_SESSION['ses_vars']); ?> <a xlink:href="zzz.php"><text x="50" y="50">next</text></a> </svg> -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php