I now have: <p><label for="firstname"><span class="red">*</span> First Name: </label><br /> <input class="<?PHP if ($error_msg) {echo "error";} else {echo "normal";}?>" id="firstname" name="firstname" type="text" value="<?php echo $_POST["firstname";]; ?>"> </p> but I still receive the same error: ' *Parse error*: parse error, unexpected T_ENCAPSED_AND_WHITESPACE, expecting T_STRING or T_VARIABLE or T_NUM_STRING in * /hsphere/local/home/bruceg/inspired-evolution.com/Contact_Form.php<http://evolution.com/Contact_Form.php> * on line *54 '* On 10/19/05, Jay Blanchard <jay.blanchard@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > [snip] > <input class="<?PHP if ($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']; ?>"> > -- ::Bruce::