Problem getting form data

newbie php problem :)

[Reflection]

Ok, this is bugging me because I know its something simple. I set up php on my local machine using the install package from firepages.com, end everything is working fine, Ive written my first php scripts and they all work except one...

Im having trouble with getting information from a form. I was following some little tutorial just to get my handle on things and I did everything exactly like the tutorial except it doesnt work.

Here is my simple little html form:

<form action="test.php" method=post>
<fieldset><legend>Form</legend>
<label for="name">Name:</label><input type="text" size="15" id="name" name="name"><br><br>
<label for="text">Text:</label><input type="text" size="15" id="text" name="text"><br><br>
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="Click Me">
</fieldset>
</form>

Now I know my form works because I switched it to 'get' and I can see the values in the query string and retrieve them with a little javascript function, but when it comes to php I cant get the values.

Here is the php nearly identical to the tutorial...

Hi <?php print $name;?><br><br>
You entered: <?php print $text;?>

According to the tutorial all you have to do to get data from a form field is call the variable of the form field, $name. Am I wrong in this or missing a step in between?

Can someone point out my stupid mistake or tell me what I may have done wrong? :)

Thanks

[NickCoons]

Look at enabling register globals in your php.ini file, or using the globals $_GET or $_POST. This is a very common issue.

[Reflection]

Thanks Nick that took care of it.

[ergophobe]

By preference, use $_GET['name'], $_POST['name'], etc because if you are on a shared server, it is common that register globals will be off and you won't be able to change that.
Tom