Executing a PHP file to write an html file

Here is my problem. I have a file, static.php static.php writes to index.html by way of... $filename = "/web/h16/docs/index.html"; $fp = fopen("$filename","w"); fwrite($fp, "<table width=\"230\">\n"); etc...... If I hit static.php from the command line, index.html gets written just fine. static.php does it's job. If I try to exec(), or system() static.php from a browser the browser just hangs. eg. I add: system ('/usr/local/bin/php web/h16/docs/index.html); or exec ('/usr/local/bin/php web/h16/docs/index.html); To a file and get nothing. I tried with and without the absolute paths in the commands. What I want to be able to do is every time I update a Db, at the same time I want the index page to be rewritten to reflect the changes in the Db. And I don't want to have to go to the command line everytime I want to rewrite the index page. So I would just hit "SAve" in the update.php page, it would save to the Db, which it does now, and at the same time it hits static.php and therefore rewrites index.html I also tried header() but that was no good due to echo in the pages, gives that header already sent error. Is there a funtion I am missing somehwere that does the job? It's a Unix box running php 4.03, and the Db is MySQL Thanks Much!! - ***************************************************************** Sign up for these FREE offers and have the chance to win money and prizes! Click Here http://winwith.chek.com/promotions.php3?partnerid=7" *****************************************************************