posting variables into a text feild

[Kudose]

I would like to get my variable to enter into my text fields, so when a user edits thier profile, it displays what they already have. This is what I have, and it works, except for displaying variables into the text field. And at the very top, where it says Editing Profile for User: it is blank as well, it isnt reading the $username. 🙁

<? include('hiddencode.php'); ?>
<? include('top.php'); ?>
<? 
include('dbinfo.inc.php');
$query = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM users WHERE username='$username' AND password='$password'") or die(mysql_error());
$res = mysql_num_rows($query);
$username = $row['username'];
$fname = $row['fname'];
$lname = $row['lname'];
$age = $row['age'];
$email = $row['email'];
$city = $row['city'];
$state = $row['state'];
$homepage = $row['homepage'];
$profile = $row['profile'];
if($res != "1") { ?>

<table width="129%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" height="55%">
  <tr> 

<td height="248" valign="top" width="991"> &nbsp;&nbsp; 
  <table width="85%" border="1" bordercolor="#000000" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" background="/images/turntable.jpg">
                <tr> 

      <td height="475" width="100%" valign="center"> Your username or password 
        is unvalid. Please try again.</td>
    </tr>
              </table>
            </td>
          </tr>
        </table>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr valign="top"> 
      <td height="50" colspan="2"> 
        <div align="right"> 
          <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
            <tr> 
              <td background="/images/bar3.gif" height="21"> 

              </td>
            </tr>
          </table>

<? } else { ?>
<table width="129%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" height="55%">
  <tr> 

<td height="248" valign="top" width="991"> &nbsp;&nbsp; 
  <table width="85%" border="1" bordercolor="#000000" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" background="/images/turntable.jpg">
                <tr> 

      <td height="475" width="100%" valign="center"><font size="3" face="Tahoma"><strong>Editing 
        profile for user: <?= $username ?></strong></font> <br>
        <form action="updateprofile.php" method="post" name="updateprofile" id="updateprofile">
          <table width="75%" border="0">
            <tr> 
              <td width="42%"><strong><font size="2" face="Tahoma">Password 
                Change:</font></strong></td>
              <td width="58%"><input name="password" type="text" id="password" size="24" maxlength="24" style="background-color: transparent"></td>
            </tr>
            <tr> 
              <td><strong><font size="2" face="Tahoma">Confirm Password:</font></strong></td>
              <td><input name="password2" type="text" id="password2" size="24" maxlength="24" style="background-color: transparent"></td>
            </tr>
            <tr> 
              <td><strong><font size="2" face="Tahoma">First Name:</font></strong></td>
              <td><input name="fname" type="text" id="fname" size="24" maxlength="12" style="background-color: transparent" value=<?= $fname ?>></td>
            </tr>
            <tr> 
              <td><strong><font size="2" face="Tahoma">Last Name:</font></strong></td>
              <td><input name="lname" type="text" id="lname" value="<?= $lname ?>" size="24" maxlength="12" style="background-color: transparent"></td>
            </tr>
            <tr> 
              <td><strong><font size="2" face="Tahoma">Age:</font></strong></td>
              <td><input name="age" type="text" id="age" value="<?= $age ?>" size="24" maxlength="2" style="background-color: transparent"></td>
            </tr>
            <tr> 
              <td><strong><font size="2" face="Tahoma">Email:</font></strong></td>
              <td><input name="email" type="text" id="email" value="<?= $email ?>" size="24" maxlength="30" style="background-color: transparent"></td>
            </tr>
            <tr> 
              <td><strong><font size="2" face="Tahoma">City:</font></strong></td>
              <td><input name="city" type="text" id="city" value="<?= $city ?>" size="24" maxlength="18" style="background-color: transparent"></td>
            </tr>
            <tr> 
              <td><strong><font size="2" face="Tahoma">State:</font></strong></td>
              <td><input name="state" type="text" id="state" value="<?= $state ?>" size="24" maxlength="2" style="background-color: transparent"></td>
            </tr>
            <tr> 
              <td><strong><font size="2" face="Tahoma">Homepage: (exclude 
                [url]http://[/url])</font></strong></td>
              <td><input name="homepage" type="text" id="homepage" value="<?= $homepage ?>" size="24" maxlength="30" style="background-color: transparent"></td>
            </tr>
            <tr> 
              <td><strong><font size="2" face="Tahoma">Profile:</font></strong></td>
              <td><textarea name="profile" cols="50" id="profile" style="background-color: transparent"><?= $profile ?></textarea></td>
            </tr>
          </table>
        </form> </td>
    </tr>
              </table>
            </td>
          </tr>
        </table>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr valign="top"> 
      <td height="50" colspan="2"> 
        <div align="right"> 
          <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
            <tr> 
              <td background="/images/bar3.gif" height="21"> 

              </td>
            </tr>
          </table>

<? } ?>
<? include('bottom.php'); ?>

Thank you for any help you can offer.

[eriksmoen]

don't use
<?=

, use

<? echo $var;?>

. hope that helps.

[cgraz]

eriksmoen:

<?= $var ?> is equivalent to <? echo $var; ?>

I use the first one and it works just fine. That's not the problem, your problem is that you're calling array $row but haven't defined what it is. Look closely at this part of your code:

$query = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM users WHERE username='$username' AND password='$password'") or die(mysql_error());
$res = mysql_num_rows($query);
$username = $row['username'];

You're missing

$row = mysql_fetch_assoc($query);

If you don't do that, then $row is a non-existant array and that's why your variables aren't echoing into your text fields. Put that just above $username = $row['username'];

Cgraz

[Kudose]

I miss the slightest things. Thanks again cragz.

[cgraz]

so I noticed. That's the 2nd time today you spell my name cragz 😉

[Kudose]

Damn, I did it again. Sorry cgraz