i use a host which has not compiled php5 with sqlite. i have no telnet or ssh access but I can use the php eval and shellexec commands to do things on the server side. for example, I am able to compile sqlite on the server (so it seems at any rate). i can't work out how to get php working with the sqlite that i have compiled, however. where do i get the shared object from (gnu libc 2.2.5)? how do i marry that object with the sqlite that i have compiled (it is (of course) not in the normal directory but in the web tree). fyi a previous post recommended a live cd and to compile eveything on a local server and upload. i have tried 4 live cd distros and none will boot on my computer (external cd rom) so have lucked out on that front. basically i'm looking for a way to use sqlite with php on a shared host that does not support it themselves. is this possible? many thanks Justin