You can use them as a form value and use the post method. Still anyone can view the source unless you are using SSL, in which case you may not have to worry about embedding the SSID in the URL itself. Either way if you are worried about hacking it is a problem. One suggestion is to store the session file using the session save_path function outside the www directory structure. Sesh Madaboosi Coherent Business Solutions LLC --- Brian Uniacke <brianu@silverarm.net> wrote: > Nope ... You gotta put it somewhere. > -----Original Message----- > From: g [mailto:gaijin@fusemail.com] > Sent: 12 August 2004 00:29 > To: php-objects@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: Setting session tim out > > > > No, session cookies are stored on the server. > They were developed as an > > Session handling functions > > A visitor accessing your web site is assigned an > unique id, the > so-called session id. This is either stored in a > cookie on the user side > or is propagated in the URL. > > > I was wondering if there's a way not to use > cookies OR the SESSID > variable in the URL ... > > > > PHP Data object relational mapping generator - > http://www.meta-language.net/ > > > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > ADVERTISEMENT > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > Yahoo! Groups Links > > a.. To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/php-objects/ > > b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an > email to: > php-objects-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the > Yahoo! Terms of Service. > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 50x more storage than other providers! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/saFolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> PHP Data object relational mapping generator - http://www.meta-language.net/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/php-objects/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: php-objects-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/