How can PHP beginners effectively utilize sessions to share variables across multiple frames?

To effectively utilize sessions to share variables across multiple frames in PHP, beginners can start by initializing the session using session_start() at the beginning of each PHP file where they want to access session variables. They can then set session variables using $_SESSION['variable_name'] = 'value' and retrieve them using $_SESSION['variable_name'] in any frame within the same session. 

<?php
// Initialize the session
session_start();

// Set session variables
$_SESSION['username'] = 'john_doe';
$_SESSION['user_id'] = 12345;
?>

<!-- In another frame -->
<?php
// Initialize the session
session_start();

// Retrieve session variables
$username = $_SESSION['username'];
$user_id = $_SESSION['user_id'];

echo "Welcome back, $username (User ID: $user_id)";
?>

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