I am able to login a user, but while processing to the next page (memebers area) I can't display any user info let alone print the $_SESSION[email]. I am not sure what's up. Below is the login code and the testing members are page.

Login page:

session_start(); 

//also in a real app you would get the id dynamically
$sql = "select `email`, `password` from `accounts` where `email` = '$_POST[email]'";
$query = mysql_query($sql) or die ("Error: ".mysql_error());

while ($row = mysql_fetch_array($query)){

    $email = $row['email'];
    $secret = $row['password'];

    //we will echo these into the proper fields

}
mysql_free_result($query);

// Process the POST variables
$email = $_POST["email"];

//Variables
$_SESSION["email"] = $_POST["email"];

$secret = $info['password'];

//Checks if there is a login cookie

if(isset($_COOKIE['ID_my_site']))

//if there is, it logs you in and directes you to the members page

{ 
    $email = $_COOKIE['ID_my_site']; 

    $pass = $_COOKIE['Key_my_site'];

    $check = mysql_query("SELECT email, password FROM accounts WHERE email =   '$email'")or die(mysql_error());

    while($info = mysql_fetch_array( $check )) 

    {

        if (@ $info['password'] != $pass) 
        {
        }

        else

        {

            header("Location: home.php");

        }
    }

}

//if the login form is submitted 

if (isset($_POST['submit'])) { // if form has been submitted

    // makes sure they filled it in

    if(!$_POST['email'] | !$_POST['password']) {

        die('You did not fill in a required field.');

    }

    // checks it against the database

    if (!get_magic_quotes_gpc()) {

        $_POST['email'] = addslashes($_POST['email']);

    }

    $check = mysql_query("SELECT email,password FROM accounts WHERE email = '".$_POST['email']."'")or die(mysql_error());

    //Gives error if user dosen't exist

    $check2 = mysql_num_rows($check);

    if ($check2 == 0) {

        die('That user does not exist in our database. <a href=add.php>Click Here to Register</a>');
    }

    while($info = mysql_fetch_array( $check ))  

        //gives error if the password is wrong

        if (@ $_POST['password'] != $info['password']) {

            die('Incorrect password, please try again');
        }

        else 

        { 

            // if login is ok then we add a cookie 

            $_POST['email'] = stripslashes($_POST['email']); 

            $hour = time() + 3600; 

            setcookie(ID_my_site, $_POST['email'], $hour); 

            setcookie(Key_my_site, $_POST['password'], $hour);   

            //then redirect them to the members area 

            header("Location: home.php"); 

        } 

    } 

} 

else 

{    

    // if they are not logged in 

?> 

<?php 

}  

?> 

home.php

session_start(); 

if(!isset($_SESSION['email'])) {
    header('Location: login_test3.php'); die('<a  href="login_test3.php">Login first!</a>');
}

//Variables
$_SESSION["email"] = $email;

print $_SESSION['name'];

UPDATE

      Just realized the existing code gets in to the home.php file but will not echo anything.  But as soon as you hit refresh the session is gone.