Ok, Has the remote machine configured to run the php? So, the remote machine is your $url variable's host. Or, you may try browse the URL via any browser (etc; IE, Firefox). If you see the PHP codes, the remote machine has not been configured to run PHP. Jesús Fernández <jesusfs@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > thanks, it works, but that returns the php code. > what i actually need is the output of that php code evaluated. > > -- > "El nico error real es aquel en el que no hemos aprendido nada." -- Cafer Şimşek http://cafer.org -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php