ever heard of Cookies?
a simple little file that is downloaded by a users browser onto their computer, it can be set to store any info you want including log in information
http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.setcookie.php
Setting a cookie:
php.net wrote:
<?php
$value = 'something from somewhere';
setcookie("TestCookie", $value);
setcookie("TestCookie", $value, time()+3600); /* expire in 1 hour */
setcookie("TestCookie", $value, time()+3600, "/~rasmus/", ".example.com", 1);
?>
Reading a Cookie:
php.net wrote:
<?php
// Print an individual cookie
echo $_COOKIE["TestCookie"];
echo $HTTP_COOKIE_VARS["TestCookie"];
// Another way to debug/test is to view all cookies
print_r($_COOKIE);
?>