synthax error problem

[Dekpo]

pls i am still new in php and i have been having problem with this line of code but couldn't resole it.i don't if it has to do with changing a setting in my php.ini file.can any one help please.the line of code follows.

<?php

if ($POST["fname"] == "Joe"){
line 9 * echo "<p> Hi $POST['fname'] </p>";**
}
else {
echo "<h2>Your name’s not Joe, so you can’t enter the Web site.</h2>";
}
?>
each time i run the code it gives me an error message showing line 9(the line with asterisk).but to me everything seems to be correct.CAN ANY ONE HELP ME PLEASE.

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_ENCAPSED_AND_WHITESPACE, expecting T_STRING or T_VARIABLE or T_NUM_STRING in C:\wamp\www\phphr\phtest.php on line 9

[kkobashi]

Put curly braces around it.

<?php
echo "<p>Hi {$_POST['fname']}</p>";
?>

or do this:

<?php
echo "<p>Hi " . $_POST['fname'] . "</p>";
?>

[Dekpo]

thanks, the second solution but the first seems to give the same error message.thanks

[Dekpo]

Dekpo;10995838 wrote:

thanks, the second solution but the first seems to give the same error message.thanks

Both solutions provided were absolutely correct.thanks for the gesture

[bradgrafelman]

Don't forget to mark this thread resolved (if it is) using the link on the Thread Tools menu above.

Also, for further reference, you might want to read (or at least take a look at) the PHP manual page for [man]string[/man]s; it talks about the various ways you can (or can't, in the case of your first post) insert a variable's value into a string.