and in this test, $symLinkTest seems to be returning false, every time. $symLinkTarget='testDir/amex_cid.gif'; $SymLinkNew='testDir/myccGOV.gif'; $symLinkTest=symlink($symLinkTarget, $SymLinkNew); echo "symLinkTest="; echo var_dump($symLinkTest); -- returns: symLinkTest=bool(false) -- the amex_cid.gif' file is definitely there in the testDir/ dir. ?? ------------ Govinda govinda.webdnatalk@xxxxxxxxx -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php