how do you eliminate php as "guest"?

[pulpitfire]

i modified Index.php on YaBB SE, to display news on the front page, in stead of the forum.  now, it always shows as if there is a guest (php) reading the news.  how can it be made to recognize the user instead of php, in users online and who?

setup is like this...

[Index.php]
       if ($currentboard == '' && $action != 'forum') { include_once "news.php"; obExit(); }
   if ($action == 'forum') { include_once "$sourcedir/BoardIndex.php"; BoardIndex(); }
           include_once "$sourcedir/MessageIndex.php"; MessageIndex();
      obExit();

news.php looks like this....

<? template_header(); ?>
<? include("http://www.pege.net/index.php?action=news;board=36"); ?>
<? footer(); ?>