i created a directory /home/moylan/log and changed ownership to apache:apache. apache can't write to it. is there any way i can create a directory under /home/moylan that apache is able to write to? tia, ole dan j. daniel moylan 84 harvard ave brookline, ma 02446-6202 617-777-0207 (cel) jdm at moylan.us www.moylan.us [BLM]