note 23813 deleted from ref.filesystem by spic

@lee: touch() is one way, but if the file already exists, u will only modify its timestamp (at least afaik, i may b mistaken). so one way is to check whether the file exists (file_exists()) or simpler, in my opinion, try: $fd=fopen("foo.txt","w"); which creates an empty file or empties the file if it exists and afterwards you use a fclose($fd); now u have an empty file, no matter whether it already existed or not..... cy.t