Sorry i should have posted my code to begin with... <html> <?php $filename = "http://snipergods.port5.com/db1.txt"; $filepointer = fopen($filename, "r"); $arrayFormFile = file($filename); fclose($filepointer); // For as long as $i is <= the size of the $line array, // explode each array element into a username and password pair $i = 0; $auth = 0; $data_pair = explode(",", $arrayFormFile[$i]); while($i < sizeof($data_pair)) { if (($data_pair[$i] == $UserName) and ($data_pair[$i+1] == $Password)) { $auth = 1; } $i++; $i++; } if ($auth == "1") { print "<h1>Welcome $UserName</h1>"; echo "<p>You're authorized!</p>"; exit; } else { print("wrong id or password"); exit; } ?> </html> "Peter Lovatt" <pjln1@sunmaia.net> wrote in message NFBBKAGAILLHPFOOAKFIOEDLFPAA.pjln1@sunmaia.net">news:NFBBKAGAILLHPFOOAKFIOEDLFPAA.pjln1@sunmaia.net... > Hi > > a guess..... > > are you using > $filehandle = fopen ("filename", "r"); > > to open the file > > http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.fopen.php > > for more...... > > if not, that may be the reason, otherwise post the code you are using and > lets go from there > > Peter > > -----Original Message----- > From: Chris Mach [mailto:cjmach@learn.senecac.on.ca] > Sent: 01 May 2003 05:44 > To: php-db@lists.php.net > Subject: Connected Socket > > > I'm trying to open a simple text file with php and i'm getting a warning > that says... > A socket must be already connected... > > Does any one know why i'm getting this? or how to fix it? > > Thanks :o) > > - Chris > > > > -- > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php