hi i have a problem when i am formating a string the problem is it converts the \n in the string to a new line here is the code <? $Text = "D:\AppServ\www\intranet\admin\store\nodirectory\sub"; $Replace = "D:\AppServ\www\intranet\admin\store"; $with = "http://localhost/bank/admin/store"; //$doc = str_replace ($Replace, $with, $Text); $doc = str_replace( '\\', '/', str_replace( $Replace, $with, $Text ) ); echo $doc; //i need $Doc to look like this http://localhost/bank/admin/store/nodirectory/sub //but it outputs http://localhost/bank/admin/store odirectory/sub ?> can any one help me with that plz thanks in advance -- Ahmed Abdel-Aliem Web Developer www.SafariStudio.net +20101108551 registered Linux user number 382789 -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php