Spoke too damn' soon. Reboot; and the ability to react correctly to .htaccess files disappears. I have a gut feeling this behaviour is linked to MySQL authorisations; and/or PHP (4.0.3). How, I have no idea. -- Martin Wheeler - StarTEXT - Glastonbury - BA6 9PH - England [1] mwheeler@startext.co.uk http://www.startext.co.uk/ - Share your knowledge. It's one way to achieve immortality. -