[RESOLVED] html and php page help

[Wales]

I'm using a form on a html page to submit a simple form to a php page.
html

<form action="register.php" method="post">
Gender 
<select name="gender">
<option value="Male">Male</option>
<option value="Feale">Female</option>
</select>
<input type="submit" name="register" value="Register" />
</form>

php

//In case register_globals is disabled.
$gender = $_POST['gender'];

if (empty ($gender)) {
	echo ('Please enter your gender.');
	}

Everytime I submit the form I automatically get the echo from the php page. I currently don't have any inserts for the database yet, but it shouldn't echo if the form is not empty correct??

[mykg4orce]

Do you get the selected answer when you echo $gender?

[Wales]

mykg4orce wrote:

Do you get the selected answer when you echo $gender?

No I don't get the selected answer. I'm not sure why it's echoing the echo even though the field is not empty when the form is submitted.

[minifairy]

I think he is trying to tell you to put in a line echo $gender to see if you are actually getting the variable set. It frequently helps to figure out what the problem might be.

[Wales]

Nevermind I got it. Thanks for the help.