Problem Populating a form using PHP

[Centurion]

I have site with a mySQL database and a form which allows users to update their personal information.

I am successful in pulling information from the table.

I understand the basics of how to place it into a form for editing.

I'm using the line of code below in creating the form...
echo "<input type=\"text\" name=\"address1\" size=\"25\" value=" . $address1 . ">

Here's my problem...
If the user puts "1234 Main Street" in his profile, it populates the table as expected. However, when I use the line above to populate my form for him to edit, all the form displays is "1234"

The form appears to be splitting my information in the variable at the first blank space. This is happening on any field with multiple words in the text value.

Sorry if this isn't a PHP question exactly. But what am I doing wrong?

[bbreslauer]

Is your form using the POST or GET action method? It should use the POST method when sending lots of form data like that.

Also, can you see what is stored in the database? Is it the full name, or just the "1234"?

[Centurion]

I'm using the POST method.

The table is storing the correct value "1234 Main Street".

The query is also pulling the full value. I can put
ECHO $address1
in the line above my INPUT and it displays the entire "1234 Main Street" as expected.

[maxpup979]

easy fix. instead of using :
echo "<input type=\"text\" name=\"address1\" size=\"25\" value=" . $address1 . ">
use
echo "<input type=\"text\" name=\"address1\" size=\"25\" value=\"" . $address1 . "\">

since you have a space in your value, you have to surround it with quotes.

[Centurion]

That fixed it. And makes sense now that I see the solution!