I'm hacking through it, but I'm sure my code is not nearly as streamlined as it could be. Right now, I'm able to submit a string to my database containing all the info necessary to reconstruct the image. It's basically an array of key/values written in algebraic notation i.e., (a-h)(1-8)=black|white . Now I'm trying to figure out how to convert that string into html! I'm probably going to find a good javascript board to post to next. Thanks for your input.