[snip] <input class="<?PHP if ($error_msg) {echo "error"} else {echo "normal"}?>" id="firstname" name="firstname" type="text" value="<?php echo $_POST['firstname'] ?>"> how would I fix this error? [/snip] You are missing several semi-colons; <input class="<?PHP if ($error_msg) {echo "error";} else {echo "normal";}?>" id="firstname" name="firstname" type="text" value="<?php echo $_POST['firstname']; ?>"> -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php