Undefined Variable Error

[SkippyK]

I am trying to code a straightforward piece of code, that passes parms via a POST action.

.php file 1 includes the following.

<label>First name:<input type="text" name="first_name"/> </label>
<label>Last name: <input type="text" name="last_name"/> </label>

.php source 2 then tries to process this with the following
<p>2. Your name is , <?php echo $first_name; ?>?</p>

.php 2 includes the following
<input type="hidden" name="first_name" value="<?php echo $first_name; ?>" />

Any suggestions?

[SkippyK]

Solved my own problem. The Global Variables parameter in my php.ini file contained 'off'. Turned it on and hey presto!!...

Thanks anyway