jon

Thanks for the tips, worked it out. Was in fact the variable for the filename ... https://www.xxxxxxxxxx.byethost32.com/FILES/DOC.txt should have just been "./FILES/DOC.txt" Works perfect now.

How would I find that out? (anti bot)

Have changed all the settings to the details provided, but its not even getting to database part of script (That's later when I write the data I pick out of the TXT file). Its a text file saved in my FILES folder. Another script I have reads the db without any issues.

Hi, I have a php script that opens a text file saved in Files folder on website, extracts some data, and then stores it in a SQL data base. Works great on local machine, but when loaded to byethost32 free servers, wont extract any data. I've tried both .html and .txt extensions (html is what I really want to end up with) but is returning blank variables. It has found the file ( I put an error trap in the code to message if it cant find it) just wont extract anything. new 2.txtnew 2.txt I turned on error messages and get this …. Warning: filesize(): stat failed for https://www.xxxxxx.byethost32.com/FILES/DOC.txt in /home/vol7_4/byethost32.com/xxxxxxx/htdocs/filehandling.php on line 11 Warning: fread(): Length parameter must be greater than 0 in /home/vol7_4/byethost32.com/xxxxxxx/htdocs/filehandling.php on line 11 Any tips on this? Thanks in advance