I am programming a blog. index.php sets up the layout for the web page. This includes the heading, left hand and bottom menus. The content is loaded by the command: include($filename); the $_SESSION variables aren't available to files like blog.php . The session variables only work in the initial file, index.php. I am NOT using frames. The web page is loaded all at the same time. Simply when index.php is done, it passes the "baton" to the next .php file to display the specific information the user is requesting. Any ideas / suggestions? Ron -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php