On Sat, June 9, 2007 3:44 pm, Tijnema wrote: > Is there any way to keep a file pointer open after script is finished, > so that it can be access later, by passing it through session? No. Well, okay, *MAYBE* you could hack something up with exec() and fork some kind of external process that keeps it open and... You'd be better off to: 1. just re-open the file and see how badly it affects performance 2. write a custom PHP daemon to keep the file open and talk over port Why do you think you need this -- Sometimes telling us the Big Picture is much more fruitful than just asking such a specific question. -- Some people have a "gift" link here. Know what I want? I want you to buy a CD from some indie artist. http://cdbaby.com/browse/from/lynch Yeah, I get a buck. So? -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php