The php.exe is not terminating by itself. Wherever I started a PHP application from the browser, I started a php.exe. Therefore, after a couple of pages, I will find several php.exe in the task manager. I am using IIS4. I thought php.exe should exit with the <?php ?> statement. Thanks, Victoria Zhou -- PHP Install 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]