nodes["/applicationSettings[1]/authentication[1]/username[1]"]["text"]; $savedPassword = $xmlUser->nodes["/applicationSettings[1]/authentication[1]/password[1]"]["text"]; if (strtoupper($savedUsername) == strtoupper($username) && strtoupper($savedPassword) == strtoupper($password) ) { session_register("sess_login"); // we are now logged in. $_SESSION["sess_login"] = true; // we are now logged in. session_register("sess_pass"); // tracks the steps visited in the process. session_register("steps_visited"); ?> ~~appName~~ Administration Panel: Please Login Below Username  Help? Password  Help?   Click here for lost username/password