> in asp it lets me say > ~get a record into dbrec which is a database object. > dbrec['field1'] = 'wow' > dbrec.update; > > is there no way to do this in linux? > thats lame if it is then that means my 25 web sites have to be re-written > to work on Linux. Okay, you're still confused. This has nothing to do with Linux. It's PHP vs. ASP. ASP has provided you a function to use instead of making an UPDATE query yourself. Learn some PHP so you can write your own update() query. Don't cry because someone hasn't done it for you already. ---John W. Holmes... Amazon Wishlist: http://www.amazon.com/o/registry/3BEXC84AB3A5E PHP Architect - A monthly magazine for PHP Professionals. Get your copy today. http://www.phparch.com/ -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php