thanks john and clay- it is good to know i have an option that works if i need it. i think people can actually save a little money that way. some hosts will offer php at a lower price per month without the mysql db . when you upgrade to get a mysql db included it costs more. or you could just use xhtml and cgi and forget php.
i am still checking around to see if someone will let me use it with php. olm.net is checking into it and said try back in a couple of weeks and ask again. they are testing php5 right now on their system. i bookmarked the cgi library page in case i need it in the future. now i might have 2 options at different prices to choose from. thanks again, jim __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com