Since you say they are

Greg K — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 15:20:02 +0000

Since you say they are logging in an out, I'll assume you already have some type of user account system in place.

When they submit the item, have it save their userid with the article. Then when they log back in, look it up via their user ID, then display that data in the form. assuming below $aryArticle contains all the fields from the database:

<input type="text" name="txtTitle" value="<?php echo htmlspecialchars($aryArticle['Title']); ?>" />

<fieldset>
    <legend>Status</legend>
    <input type="radio" name="radStatus" value="Published" <?php echo ($aryArticle['Status']=='Published')?'selected="selected"':''; ?> /> Published<br />
    <input type="radio" name="radStatus" value="Draft" <?php echo ($aryArticle['Status']=='Draft')?'selected="selected"':''; ?> /> Draft <br />
</fieldset>
Body: <br />
<textarea name="txtBody" cols=120 rows=20><?php echo htmlspecialchars($aryArticle['Body']); ?></textarea>

-Greg