[ChefFrank]

WOW! It's been a long time since I've posted here!

OK, here's the question:

I currently build a log of site usage, with timestamp, page, and user-ip. Right now, it's delimited by <br>, so that another page can read the log, and display it on the screen without a lot of fancy coding (yeah, I'm lazy).

I've gotten to the point where I want to do some selective filtering on the
file, however, my hosting company charges a lot extra for SQL access, not something desirable for what is basically a hobby.

Having worked a lot with other languages/systems, it had been possible to create simple files with a set record length (at least, that's the way it looked to the program). I looked through the PHP docs and didn't see a way to create a file (or even records) in this manner, other than through SQL.

Any ideas, suggestions, hints?

You guys have been helpful in the past. My coding skills have severely deteriorated, and the technology has really zoomed past. It's true - if you don't use it, you lose it!

Regards.

Frank