title: Codeigniter -- ability to pass login credentials in URL
body: <p>I have a codeigniter application that requires users to log in, and their username and password is checked for a match in a MySQL database. If it matches I let them in. Pretty simple, nothing terribly secure. </p>
  
  <p>I'm still new to logging in and sessions and all that, but I was wondering how I might, at times, generate a special link that will temporarily allow a user direct access into the logged in part of the site without requiring them to enter a username and password. Is there a simple solution for this? Since this is still just somewhat of a prototype/demo, I'm more interested in reliability and simplicity than security. Thanks. </p>