re: undefined variable

try $_POST['ElementName'] New B wrote: > I am a beginner of PHP, and need help on PHP variable issue: > > I made an HTML form: > > ... > <FORM ACTION="HandleForm.php" METHOD=POST> > First Name <INPUT TYPE=TEXT NAME="FirstName" SIZE=20><BR> > Last Name <INPUT TYPE=TEXT NAME="LastName" SIZE=40><BR> > E-mail Address <INPUT TYPE=TEXT NAME="Email" SIZE=60><BR> > Comments <TEXTAREA NAME="Comments" ROWS=5 COLS=40></TEXTAREA><BR> > <INPUT TYPE=SUBMIT NAME=SUBMIT VALUE="Submit!"> > <INPUT TYPE=RESET NAME=RESET VALUE="Reset"> > </FORM> > ... > > and I try to use a PHP page to retrieve data out: > > ... > <BODY> > <?php > /* This page receives and handles the data generated by "form.html". */ > print "Your first name is $FirstName.<BR>\n"; > print "Your last name is $LastName.<BR>\n"; > print "Your E-mail addres is $Email.<BR>\n"; > print "This is what you had to say:<BR>\n $Comments<BR>\n"; > ?> > </BODY> > ... > > I end up getting error: > > Notice: Undefined variable: FirstName in \HandleForm.php on line 7 > Your first name is . > > Notice: Undefined variable: LastName in \HandleForm.php on line 8 > Your last name is . > > Notice: Undefined variable: Email in \HandleForm.php on line 9 > Your E-mail addres is . > > Notice: Undefined variable: Comments in \HandleForm.php on line 10 > This is what you had to say: > > Is it something wrong with my coding, IIS setup or PHP installation? -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael J. Ryan | ICQ: 4935386 tracker1(at)theroughnecks(dot)net | AIM/AOL: azTracker1 Roughneck BBS: | Yahoo: azTracker1 http://www.theroughnecks.net | MSN: (email address) telnet://theroughnecks.net | Trillian: www.trillian.cc --- Synchronet 3.10j-Win32 NewsLink 1.30 * Roughneck BBS - www.theroughnecks.net - telnet://theroughnecks.net