1. url, 不安全
2. session,安全,存在时间短
3. cookies, cookies is stored in client's computer. 经常被公司利用来研究用户习惯,存在时间比session长
4. forms,表单,e.g. <form, method = "post", action = "movie1.php">, 一般用post,比get安全,get能从url上看出variable的value。
ref: <php5, apache, mysql, web development> has the corresponding example codes.