Ron Parker Mi-Recordz www.mi-recordz.com parker@mi-recordz.com I've been staring at these animals for the last 30 minutes. :) Thank you > You should check out the doc's on this > > http://www.mysql.com/php/manual.php3?section=mysqldump > and > http://www.mysql.com/php/manual.php3?section=Backup > > Regards > > - Karl