CONFIG.PHP ----------- $FEATURE_ARRAY=array('Call_Forwarding', 'Voicemail', 'Call_Screening'); INDEX.PHP --------- $_SESSION['featureArray']=$FEATURE_ARRAY; OTHERSTUFF.PHP ------------- printTextMenu(unserialize($_SESSION['featureArray']),"  |  "); //everything is fine now, but the above causes the array structure to explode into nothing :)