You can use either cookies of sessions to maintain security: Some pseudo code: Login page: Login successful? If yes, set session value "LOGIN" = "YES" Then on all other pages, 1st check session value "LOGIN"....if != "YES" then bump them to the login page. Make sense? -----Original Message----- From: nitin reddy [mailto:chintu.nitin@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Friday, November 20, 2009 10:57 AM To: php-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: securing php pages Hi I am a new user of PHP..in my project i have put login forms and i am able to login successful but the pages after the login can be accessed directly by typing the address so if any one can help in this matter. Thank you, -- Nitin -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php