My code: echo number_format(filesize("news/final_1.txt")); The Warning: Warning: filesize() [ <http://www.php.net/function.filesize> function.filesize]: SAFE MODE Restriction in effect. The script whose uid is 17704 is not allowed to access news/final_1.txt owned by uid 65534 in /home/*******/public_html/news.php on line 10 0 The Question: Is there a way to get the file size of files if safe mode is on? I need to do an IF/ELSE statement so that if the file size is less than a certain size, then it does not display the text contained in that file. Am I going about this the wrong way? ============================================================ Jay Fitzgerald, Design Director - Certified Professional Webmaster (CPW-A) - Certified Professional Web Designer (CPWDS-A) - Certified Professional Web Developer (CPWDV-A) - Certified E-Commerce Manager (CECM-A) - Certified Web Consultant for Small Business (CWCSB-A) Bayou Internet - http://www.bayou.com <http://www.bayou.com/> Toll Free: 888.30.BAYOU (22968) Vox: 318.338.2034 / Fax: 318.338.2506 E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 38823829 / AIM: bayoujf / MSN: bayoujf / Yahoo: bayoujf ============================================================