Hello, I am trying to create a php file, and add some php coding to that file, using another php file. Heres the code that I am using: [code] $add = "<?php $handle3 = fopen(\"$short/status.php\", \"w\"); fputs($handle3, \"Ip Adress here\"); fclose($handle3); header(\"Location: http://$long\"); ?>"; mkdir("/home/smallurl/public_html/$short", 0777); $handle = fopen("$short/index.php", "w"); fputs($handle, "$add"); fclose($handle); $handle2 = fopen("$short/status.php", "w"); fputs($handle2, ""); fclose($handle2); [/code] The code that is in the var $add, is the bit added to the file. But when added to the file it comes out as this: [code]<?php = fopen("plugworld/status.php", "w"); fputs(, "Ip Adress here"); fclose(); header("Location: http://www.plug-world.net"); ?>[/code] The Vars are no longer there. Can anyone help? Cheers.