which method is least expensive:storing an array of 20-30 vals in the session..

[emehrkay]

and building my menu from that. or querying the database everypage load and then building the menu system?

I would assume the session var, but i dont want to overload it.

any ideas?

thanks

[trq]

Id'e use the database. Sessions should really only hold data pertaining to the user who owns them.

Better yet, if the menu rarely changes create a static html page of it from the data in the database and then use that.

[emehrkay]

i thought about making it static, but then i thought about adding features etc. and right now i have it based off of the user's role. i could easily make it static and then throw conditions in there. thanks for your insight

[craygo]

You could also flag the user in the database. Then store that flag in the session and point the user to the correct page based on the flag.

Ray