Remember the username & password at the login page..

[fibonacci]

Hi,

i hv som equestion which i don't have clue either it is possible to do it in php.
i wanted to have username & password to be remembered at the login page by using a check box e.g. in yahoomail login page. so, each time we open the page, our username & password are ready on the fields and just click the login button..

is it possible to do it using php, if it does..can someone help me give some info how can i start with..

thanks..

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[fibonacci]

thanks dalescop..
hmm..i have done something like this;

my javascript code

<script language= "javascript">

function checkBox (form){
	if{form.checkbox.value=="on"){
		<?
		setcookie("username",$_GET['username'], strtotime('+6 months'));
		setcookie("password",$_GET['password'], strtotime('+6 months'));
		?>
		<!-->proceed to the checklogin.php<-->

	else{
	<!-->proceed to the checklogin.php without set the cookie<-->
	}
 }

</script>

and my form

table width="300" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1" bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<tr>
<form name="form1" method="post" action="checklogin.php">
<td>
<table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<tr>
<td colspan="3"><strong>Member Login </strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="78">Username</td>
<td width="6">:</td>
<td width="294"><input name="myusername" type="text" id="myusername"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Password</td>
<td>:</td>
<td><input name="mypassword" type="password" id="mypassword"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox" value="on" onclick="checkBox">Remember my username and password</td>

<tr>
<td><input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Login"></td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</form>
</tr>
</table>

i guess i have missed lots of thing in my code..
but i really not so sure, wat else shuld i add...
hope anyone can help...

thanks