need help with session problems

I have created a portal system I am sure it is very rudamentary compared to a lot of your skills...It has a cookie based system remembering the visitor.

I would like to get away from cookies. I am not ready to implament Sessions because I do not know how to still working on that...I understand it is session star at the beginning of pages but would like to learn more before I start.

I attempted tonight to not use a cookie system for myself on a test page and jsut use the IP address but I have a dynamic IP address...It changed since the time I registered to the webpage. SO I could not see the admin function like I should have been. I realized this and adjusted the database to my new IP address and all was good.

So what would be the next step to get away from cookies for my portal system? Is using the IP address a bad Idea? Should I implament Sessions?

Thank you so much.

If Sessions is the suggestion then I found this on this site.

http://www.devarticles.com/art/1/171

I have messed with this article before and it is a little confusing to follow.

Please read the forum rules: http://www.devarticles.com/forum/an...hp?s=&forumid=4

The thread title should give a good indication of what the thread is about.. I'll change your title into something more appropriate.. (the title was: "Ben Jpenn anyone please help again" before I changed it in case you can't remember)

Regarding your question: using IP address in place of cookies or sessions is not a good idea.. many users are behind a proxy, which means that they have the same IP.. I would advice you to learn how to use sessions