> [snip] >> $json = JSON_encode( $root ); > [/snip] > > Update on my test. This works perfectly Robert - thank you very much! But there is one small problem that I am trouble-shooting: it only goes one layer and doesn't progress any further. I suspect it is on this section of code that I am going to add some stuff to to see what is happening. > > if( !($parents = &$children) ){ > break; > } It would appear that both arrays are empty on the next cycle through so the break occurs. -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php