Hi I need to store two large files, about 4MB each file in a table. The files are already in the server, no need to upload them. The problem is the max_allowed_packet limit (1MB) and I can't change this. It's a shared host. I've tried to read 512KB chunks and update the table wih CONCAT function but the field doesn't get updated. Thanks in advance Greetings pt2002 -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php