You need to register you varible first with the session -----Original Message----- From: David Rice [mailto:haloplayer@hotmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 3:10 PM To: php-db@lists.php.net Subject: SESSIONS Here's something i can't get working it won't go to the last clause of this page.... i don't think it can set the session variable anyone see what im doing wrong? i need more caffeine to get my brain fired up today lol.. ======================================= <? session_start();?> <HTML> <head> </head> <body> <? if ( !$SUBMIT ){ ?> <form action="<? echo $PHP_SELF; ?>" method="post" name="TEST"> <input name="name" type="text" value="name" size="20" maxlength="20"> <input name="SUBMIT" type="submit" value="SUBMIT"> </form> <? } elseif($SUBMIT){ $_SESSION["name"] = $HTTP_POST_VARS["name"]; ?> <a href="<? echo $PHP_SELF; ?>"> next </a> <? } elseif( ( $SUBMIT ) && ( isset ( $_SESSION["name"] ) ) ) { echo $_SESSION["name"]; } ?> </body> </HTML> _________________________________________________________________ Stay in touch with absent friends - get MSN Messenger http://messenger.msn.co.uk -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php