bolaowoade

Thanks guys. I've uninstalled XAMMP and installed Wampserver and when i run the code through localhost it works. So the problem was with XAMMP's set up somewhere. Now back to learning PHP. I'm sure i will be needing your help again. ;)

Thanks 182guy, i've corrected the error and tried it again but it still does not work. Do you think it could be soemthing with my php setting because i have encountered this problem in hte past and it always discourages me from continuing to learn phe.

Hi guys i am a PHP newbie trying to learn from the beginning. I am reading a php book and i can't get past a particular example because $_GET and $_POST just won't work. Below is the code i am working with: HTML File <form action="welcome1.php" method="get"> <div> <label for="firstname">First name: <input type="text" name"firstname" id="firstname"/></label> </div> <div> <label for="lastname"> Last name: <input type="text" name="lastname" id="lastname"/> </label> </div> <div> <input type="submit" value="GO" /> </div> PHP file <?php $firstname = $_GET['firstname']; $lastname = $_GET['lastname']; print 'Welcome to our website, ' . htmlspecialchars($firstname, ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8') . ' ' . htmlspecialchars($lastname, ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8') . '!'; ?> I am working on a windows pc with Vista home edition installed. I run a localhost server installed via XAMMP. Please this has been a recurring problem for me. Each time i get to this stage in the past i always get stuck. $_GET and $_POST just does not work for me. Please heeeelp!