Boy -- I become more impressed with Linux every day. I finally figured out how to get my home box (Cold Fusion) to talk to my Linux server running MySQL. I then figured out the granting privileges and told my server in St. Louis how to get to it and viola -- it works like a charm. This will be so nice to test with MySQL instead of Access as a database. I can use the same dataset in both locations too -- which will make debugging in my test vs. production environment a lot better too. I'm learning as much as I can so we can put a Linux/MySQL box in St. Louis just to handle our database chores. Then we'll also be adding a Linux server here in KC also. Just wanted to let everyone know how things are going. I can probably give a few pointers here and there . . . I've been across ?? sites worth of notes and documentation. Whew! Bradley Miller, Programmer/webmaster AccessZone Design - www.accesszonedesign.com Blue Springs, Missouri office Phone: 816-228-3814 Fax: 559-663-4046