i'm just learning php and making ok progress. i'm testing stuff out and having a major problem.. here is my simple html code ok.. <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" /> <title>Untitled Document</title> </head> <body> <h1>Search for the shit</h1> <p> </p> <form action="resultsbyname.php" method="post"> <p>enter the name of what your seeking</p> <p> </p> <p> <input name="name" type="text" /> </p> <p> <input name="submit" type="submit" value="search" /> </p> </form> <p> </p> </body> </html> so i have that now i have my simple php code <? echo $name; ?> now when i type into my form and hit submit it should show that text on the next page, well it doesn't it connects to the page but it's just blank?? i don't understand please help