the reason i don't want to read from the server is because i don't want to use up too much space and processing time on the server.. the file has 50,000 records of information.. is there another way other than uploading on the server side?? thanx! hwee ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jason Wong" <php-db@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <php-db@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 9:54 AM Subject: Re: Read file > On Tuesday 18 November 2003 09:29, Ng Hwee Hwee wrote: > > > can anyone enlighten me on how i can use PHP to read the contents of a file > > from the client's machine?? for eg, the client has a CSV file in his > > MyDocuments directory, how can I read the contents and publish them on the > > web? > > You have to ask them to upload it to the server: > > manual > Handling file uploads > > -- > Jason Wong -> Gremlins Associates -> www.gremlins.biz > Open Source Software Systems Integrators > * Web Design & Hosting * Internet & Intranet Applications Development * -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php