On 29 May 2002 at 10:08, David C. Brown wrote: > How about using a session? > > session_start() > $password="fubar"; > session_register("password"); > > > then on the next page (sub.php) call session_start(); again and > $password will become visable. > > see http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.session-start.php > > Dave thanks Dave, i didn't know the concept of sessions. i had a google on the subject, i guess using $_SESSION would be the safest approach. i'll have a good look at it first before using it, the password stored will give access to a database with privacy-sensitive data, so safety is very important. -- Jules Alberts