Is there any way that I can just add it to maybe one page and it automatically updates for all the other pages that I want the same thing on? Fore example. I have a navigation list with a bunch of links and everytime I add another link I have to go through ALL of my pages and add that link individually and its such a HUGE pain. Just wondering. I have a subdomain with ftp, etc. If anyone knows a way that I wouldn't have to do this (except iframes) i would be very grateful!

Server Side Includes will take care of this for you

I do it it with asp, and it's very easy.
PHP works too.

On the navigation side, is there any snippets anyewhere to show the page being shown to have a class of current for the link? so the link changes when its the one being viewed.

Thats the only thing been putting me off doing SSI for my links as I dont yet know enough php to do it - I have looked on the net and not found any snippets yet, not than dont assume you already know how to do it anyway

It's quite easy to do with javascript because most links already have a built in indicator of which page refers to which link (this.href)

but with any server side code it's only a process of checking the page name against the URL being written out (assuming a scripted navigation) and setting the classname accordingly.

Thanks Chris

I *think* I may be able to do that with php with a little more swatting up (still learning as I go ). It would just be an if / else statement wouldn't it?

When you say scripted navigation would that just mean writting the scripts into the true / false statement? or would it mean assigning a variable to the links?

I am probably asking silly questions and when I read this post again will more than likely kick myself but what the heck, i'm very tired and "if you dont ask ya dont get" !

Sometimes wish I had a photographic memory

I usually use the php include feature inside a div

<div id="navigation"><?php include "URL-TO-NAVIGATION-File" ?></div>

Works fine with me.