Thanks everyone, It worked. Kelvin
-----Original Message----- From: John Nichel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 4:13 PM To: Poon, Kelvin (Infomart) Cc: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: Re: [PHP] Simple PHP script Sigh.... if ( $_POST['submit1'] ) { echo ( "Hello $_POST['vname']" ); } http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.variables.scope.php http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.variables.external.php Poon, Kelvin (Infomart) wrote: > Hi, > > I am new to PHP and had just written a simple php script to get things > started. I have the following code: > > > <html> > <body> > <?php > if($submit1) { > echo "hello $vname"; > } else { > ?> > <form action="thispage.php" method=post> > <table> > <tr><td>Input yourname</td><td><input type=text name=vname></td></tr> > <tr><td colspan=2><input type=submit name=submit1></td></tr> > </table> > </form> > <?php > } > ?> > </body> > </html> > > So this page is suppose to display a input box and a submit button and once > you enter ur name and press the button, it should show Hello [ur name] and > the input box at the bottom of it and the button below and the process > continue. > > I tried running it and inputted some text and pressed the button, and the > Hello [ur name] didn't show up, it just display an input box and the submit > button. > > Can someone please help me? > > Thanks a lot > > Kelvin > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php