Apache and PHP config prob?

[nano]

I just installed apache and php on windows ME without any problems but... as I run a simple script:

<?php
if (!$POST['submit'])
{
?>
<form action="<?php echo $SERVER['PHP_SELF']; ?>" method="post">

<p align="left"> Genre:<br>
<input name="test" type="text">
</p>

<input name="submit" type="submit" class="whitebox" id="submit" value="Submit">

</form>
<?php
}
?>

<?php
if ($POST['test'])
{
echo $POST['test'];
}
?>

I get these errors:

Notice: Undefined index: submit in c:\apache\apache\htdocs\test.php on line 2

and...

Notice: Undefined index: genre in c:\apache\apache\htdocs\test.php on line 19

What is wrong with my php configutation?

[piersk]

Are you sure that you have posted the exact text here? I only ask since on line 19, there is no record of a variable called "genre".

I use the same sort of thing, but I do it a little differently.

To check if the form has been submitted, why not use the isset() function like this:

if (!(isset($_POST['submit']))) 
{ 
?> 
<form action="<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']; ?>" method="post"> 

<p align="left"> Genre:<br> 
<input name="test" type="text"> 
</p> 

<input name="submit" type="submit" class="whitebox" id="submit" value="Submit"> 

</form> 
<?php 
} 
?> 

<?php 
if (isset($_POST['test']))) 
{ 
echo $_POST['test']; 
} 
?>

Try that. Hope it works.