hi, Yes this is the contents of the file. I tried to use ur code but it still displays the entire code and not just the line required. Any idea wht is wrong. thanks, penjo Luis Moreira <luis.moreira@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Is this the contebnt of the PHP file ? Hi .You are It can not start by the "Hi" word ... Action.php should be something like $name = $_POST['name']; $age = $_POST['age']; echo "Hi $name. You are $age"; ?> PHP MySQL wrote: >hi list, > > i have managed to successfully install php and i am now going through the manual and trying a few of the examples given there. The examples i have tried till now are all working except for one. The example about inputting in the form and then displaying it through php is not working for me. But when i run it i get the entire code in action.php instead. >The example i am referring to is: > >form action="action.php" method="post"> Your name: [input] Your age: [input] [input] > >action.php: > >Hi .You are > > > >Please tell me whts wrong.... > >thanks in advance > >penjo > >Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your life partneronline. > > -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your life partneronline.