mydb.txt username:password:email:fullname:phone what are the appropriate ways to read the mydb.txt for authentication purposes? use the FILE() or FREAD? any ideas about what functions should i use to manipulate this file? if i use file() and mydb.txt was 9mb will the array be able to hold the result? -elias http://www.kameelah.org/eassoft -- PHP General 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]