Proof of concept

[Brandon R]

If anyone is having trouble using forms with PHP, here is a tutorial.

First you need to create your form, I will place it into a table to make it neat

PHP Code:

<form action="action.php" method="POST">
     <table>
          <tr>
               <td>First Name</td>
               <td><input type="text" name="fname" /></td>
          </tr>
          <tr>
               <td>Last Name</td>
               <td><input type="text" name="lname" /></td>
          </tr>
          <tr>
               <td></td>
               <td><input type="submit" value="Go" /></td>
          </tr>
     </table>
</form> 


Next you need to create the action.php, which I will explain.

PHP Code:

<?php
     $firstname = $_POST['fname'];
     $lastname = $_POST['lname'];

     echo "Hello my first name is <b>$firstname</b> and my last name is <b>$lastname</b>";
?>

The first two lines get what the user entered in the form and save it into the corresponding variable, $firstname, or $lastname. Then it echoes it out to the browser for the last line.

[Rocky]

Hey Brandon,

Man... you've been too good a very nice & concise tutorial for PHP beginners...