i have a text file with some of this elements: name:adress:telephone:email:password
i want to delete this line using for identifier the 'name' only. // $sterge_user="name"; this is the value sent by form witch will be the identifier // $path="some_of_my_files"; the file used here allready set with 777 chmod function delete_user($sterge_user, $path){ $i = 0; $fisierul = file($path); $fp = fopen($path, "w"); while (!sizeof($fisierul)) { $data = fgetcsv ($fisierul, 4096, ":"); if ($data[0]==$sterge_user) { for ($i=0; $i<=sizeof($data);){$data[i]="";++$i;} } fwrite($fp, $data); } fclose($fp); } I am waiting for an answer, please Nick