[snip] I use Xampp because I'm new to all of this also, and it makes setup a breeze. http://www.apachefriends.org/en/ This installs Apache, mysql, php, pearl, ftpzilla, all kinds of stuff, already configured and ready to rock. It doesn't get any easier. [/snip] Here is another one that works well.... http://www.devside.net/ -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php