in reply to flock error...?

I know 98 isn't a good server ... why would I be getting that error?

Because flock() depends on operating system services that Win98 doesn't provide. Within the Windows family, you would have to upgrade to WinNT, Win2000, or WinXP to get flock().

You'll be O.K. once you move to Red Hat.

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