MVC Frameworks, such as WASP, provide a solid jumping-off point for entry-level programmers to produce strong, well-formed code. The framework simplifies such things as creating a page (using a kind of page object) and creating or searching for data (using database table objects).

However, probably the most difficult concept for novice PHP programmers to grasp is handling their application's state and session data. This article will address that issue by providing a simple strategy for state management using the WASP framework.