Why would the following: <?php $host="localhost"; $user="php"; $password="php"; ?> give me an error message, unable to parse the first line . . .$host ? any help appreciated. thanx -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]