Hi > Thanks for the reply. I'm not sure I know what you mean by "if > installed in its default layout". I didn't changed it at all. I just > unpacked it in apache/htdocs/phpBB2. That's the default layout. Installed as a sub-directory off the document root. Does the 'c:\php\includes' directory actually exist and spelled the same? As it's not one created by php by default. Also your info indicates that you're using a development version of php (albeit a RC3). I'd download/install the latest stable version, which is newer than that one anyway. Unless you're an experienced user willing to do testing, NEVER use a development/beta version of software as it's asking for problems that you're volunteering to help fix. Niel -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php