Php Sessions

[ronjon]

i want to make a simple user authentication page but im confused on how to use sessions.

heres the deal:

i have a page with two text fields; one for username the other for password. within that page... i want to have a link that would say 'login'. also, i dont want to use forms (unless its the only way to do it)

how do i take the variables from that page to the next page after the user has clicked on the link that says login?

lets say the first page is "index.php"
the username textfield is named username
the password textfield is named password
the page that i want the values sent to is "authentication.php"

somebody please help.

[ZibingsCoder]

Please see your first post, and please refrain from reposting. 😉

[chads2k2]

//  ******  SETTING THE VALUES ********
//-----------------------------------------------
<?php
//comon guys be nice
session_start();
$_SESSION[username]="$username";
$_SESSION[password]="$password";
?>
//------------------------------------------------


// ******* GETTING THE VALUES BACK! *****
//------------------------------------------------
<?php
session_start();
echo "Your Username: $username<br>";
echo "Your Password: $password";
?>
//------------------------------------------------

[ronjon]

hi. thanks for the reply.

i have actually tried that. although it seems the problem is... how do i get the variables from the text fields and put it in the session array immediately before the user clicks on the link to go to the subsequent page? seems the only way to do this is use a form with a submit.

is there any way to go around that without using forms?