Hi All, how do i change an entry in INI files ? something like this: #!/bin/sh changeinietnry /etc/php.ini register_globals=On Thank you all! Alex.

Not quite sure what you are trying to do... Sounds like all you need to do is to edit a text file (/etc/php.ini) which you can do with any text editor, you shouldn't need a script for that.

Well - i'm trying to write a kind of setup program - like a small shell script for my web application - so i can run it on a new linux machine - and i have working server - you know ...

OK...I think I follow you now. If you know exactly what you want to change, try the sed command (Stream EDitor). The syntax is: $ sed 's/find/replace/g' file.txt This outputs to stdout, if you wwant to output to a file: $ sed 's/find/replace/g' infile.txt > outfile.txt Your script might be something like: #!/bin/bash sed 's/register_globals=Off/register_globals=On/g' /etc/php.ini > /tmp/php.ini.new mv /tmp/php.ini.new /etc/php.ini I'm not much of a bash scripter (usually use perl myself), there may be a better way....

Thank you! i'll try it out ...