I have the same need - 1 website with 2 sections that need to be linked but separate.
Section 1. has user membership requiring login to view content/member-only pages. This is already built with custom admin front end etc
Section 2. is the site online store which takes care of prod orders + user logon details
Both sections access the same database but I don't want to make users login twice if I can just carry a session variable across between pages, accessing {$login} from the other section of the site.
Any help appreciated
