[snip] Burhan Khalid wrote: > Hello all : > . . . is there a way to have PHP > scan a file for a place holder and then replace it with something else? I'm > looking for a greymatter-like {{something}} type solution. [/snip] http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.fopen.php http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.ereg-replace.php You can use fopen() along with a reg ex replacement to do what you are looking for. HTH! Jay