correct way is to get file name is : $path_parts = pathinfo($dir.$file); $fdir = $path_parts["dirname"]; // directory name $fname = $path_parts["basename"]; // file name $ftext = $path_parts["extension"]; // file extension best regards from saif --- [php 406, apache 1312, winme] [mysql 32321, personal oracle 8] _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]