why wont $_POST['name'] echo?

[lostseed]

Why dont this work?

<?php echo("$_POST['name]");?>

<?
////////
$_POST['name'] = "Susy";
/////////
?>

[spikeZ]

syntax

<?php echo $_POST['name']; ?>

will work as long as the form element has a value.

Spike

Edit:


With it being a $_POST array it HAS to be sent via a form and can't have the value assigned to it as you have....

[ScubaDvr2]

Try just using this for your echo

echo $_POST['name']; 

[lostseed]

hm nothin shows up for it but i dont get errors, it has value

[lostseed]

oh thru a form? dang.
i guess ill have to make a name variable for extra

[spikeZ]

Did you read my edit btw?

If it still isn't playing, post your code that recieves the form input

[Jelena]

You are getting it from form, right?

[lostseed]

oh it works i had the PHP code above the string, i didnt think that mattered :[
Yeah from a form.

I didnt know it has to be above, php doesnt relate to the entire doc?

[spikeZ]

oops

[lostseed]

thamnks for yall help, this php stuff is hard for me to learn cuz im bad at thinking lol