okay ... well im startin to learn how to use jquery .. and i found a nyc ajax (javascript) to replace the old one and it seems fine so far 5 hours 44 minutes 53 seconds .... i dont think i should have the problem anymore... i have the old script in one place of my website witch i will remove and replace.. do u mean like this "$varable" and when i use html with php i use "<p class='whatever'>$blah</P>" (thats how i do them ) thanks for ur help ... and where abouts on wiki will i find this sorta stuff??? i have not long started to learn html, php javascript lol. im a quite quick learner but i also make alot of mistakes lol.