Re: how to exist within the context?

Ummm... but I don't see how that is related to my exit problem. Any pointers for me to learn more about it? Thanks much for the help. Bing Jay Blanchard wrote:

[snip] <form method=post> <input name="yourname" type="text" size="20"> <input name="submit" type="submit" value="submit"> </form> <?php $submit = $_POST['submit']; $name = $_POST['yourname']; if ($submit) {

    if ($name=="")

{

     print "Please enter your name!";
     //exit;

} } echo "Continue processing..."; ?> [/snip] You have to POST the value back to the form. This is one of the harder concepts to grasp when programming in a stateless environment; <?php if(!isset($_POST['yourname'])){ $theNameValue = 'Please enter your name'; } else { $theNameValue = $_POST['yourname']; } ?> <form action="<?php echo $PHP_SELF; ?>"method=post> <input name="yourname" type="text" size="20" value="<?php echo $_POST['yourname']; ?>"> <input name="submit" type="submit" value="submit"> </form>