Maybe the problems many of us are having relate to the slowness of TNS resolution. My TNSping on my maching takes 18 seconds. Could there be a timeout in php? When I use pure java drivers in jsp, I'm able to skip TNS and use the ip number or hostname directly for the host. Is this possible in php? -- 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]