hi, this is the code i have so far, i want to put the video on its own page pulled from the database.

echo '<a href="picture.php?fileName='.urlencode($picture['fileName']).'
"><object data="data/test.mpg" type="video/mpeg" width="320" height="255">
  <param name="src" value="data/test.mpg">
  <param name="autoplay" value="false">
  <param name="autoStart" value="0">
  alt : <a href="data/test.mpg">test.mpg</a>
</object>
 ';

PHP cannot open "new pages"

thanks chris, do you know how i would link to a new page and put in the video i have stored in the database into the link so it shows up on the referenced page in the hyperlink? please

you would need to use javascript to open a new window with a querystring.

Use a link with a target attribute and.

a querystring.

or

use .htaccess or the 404 page to redirect to a scripted URI ie /video-name/ the page the pulls the video name from the URI.

thank you chris for that. once again thats out of my league. oh well. hehe. ill have to move on to something else. thanks for replying.