In message <fgj5u1+j469@xxxxxxxxxxx>, Sudhakar <finals27@xxxxxxxxx> writes >I have access to my webserver where i have been given access to mysql >and php where i can access the database throught myphp admin. > >my question is how do i access the folders If the server is a shared server, then there will probably be just one copy of MySQL running, so you would not be allowed access directly to it. If the server is a dedicated server, your hosting company would be able to tell you, since the folders don't have to be the same. I have 4 versions of PHP and 3 versions of MySQL on my test machine, all in different folders, so that I can match various clients code with the versions that they use in their live server. -- Pete Clark Sunny Andalucia http://hotcosta.com/Andalucia.Spain