sealeopard/ntdoc: ty, that's the exact answer i was looking for.

les/ntdoc: i'm going to give the centralized logging folder using an ini as my logging format. i'm doing this for a multitude of reasons: 1) you guys recommend it. 2) this method gurantees that the information will be gathered as long as the script doesn't error and a net connection is present; i don't have to worry about a driver, database being in use, etc 3) both KiX and PHP have inherent functions that will allow me to write the data efficiently and parse it into a multidimensional array for easy interpretation.

thanx for the info as always guys. it's good to be home. =D