thanks for the quick reply Nick, I shall definatly be looking at that. ok the code for the main page is this:
<html> <head> <title>My First PHP Page</title> </head> <body> <form method="post" action="input_process.php"> <select name="item1"> <option selected="selected" value=""><b>------------</option> <option value="blog">Blog</option> <option value="fun">Fun</option> <option value="game">Games</option> <option value="info">Information</option> <option value="news">News</option> <option value="pic">Pictures</option> <option value="tech">Technology</option> <option value="update">Update</option> <option value="vid">Video</option> <option value="wales">Wales</option> </select> Link: <input name="link1" type="text" /> Link Name: <input name="linkname1" type="text" /> Some Blurb: <input name="blurb1" type="text" /> <br /> <select name="item2"> <option selected="selected" value=""><b>------------</option> <option value="blog">Blog</option> <option value="fun">Fun</option> <option value="game">Games</option> <option value="info">Information</option> <option value="news">News</option> <option value="pic">Pictures</option> <option value="tech">Technology</option> <option value="update">Update</option> <option value="vid">Video</option> <option value="wales">Wales</option> </select> Link: <input name="link2" type="text" /> Link Name: <input name="linkname2" type="text" /> Some Blurb: <input name="blurb2" type="text" /> <br /> <select name="item3"> <option selected="selected" value=""><b>------------</option> <option value="blog">Blog</option> <option value="fun">Fun</option> <option value="game">Games</option> <option value="info">Information</option> <option value="news">News</option> <option value="pic">Pictures</option> <option value="tech">Technology</option> <option value="update">Update</option> <option value="vid">Video</option> <option value="wales">Wales</option> </select> Link: <input name="link3" type="text" /> Link Name: <input name="linkname3" type="text" /> Some Blurb: <input name="blurb3" type="text" /> <br /> <select name="item4"> <option selected="selected" value=""><b>------------</option> <option value="blog">Blog</option> <option value="fun">Fun</option> <option value="game">Games</option> <option value="info">Information</option> <option value="news">News</option> <option value="pic">Pictures</option> <option value="tech">Technology</option> <option value="update">Update</option> <option value="vid">Video</option> <option value="wales">Wales</option> </select> Link: <input name="link4" type="text" /> Link Name: <input name="linkname4" type="text" /> Some Blurb: <input name="blurb4" type="text" /> <br /> <select name="item5"> <option selected="selected" value=""><b>------------</option> <option value="blog">Blog</option> <option value="fun">Fun</option> <option value="game">Games</option> <option value="info">Information</option> <option value="news">News</option> <option value="pic">Pictures</option> <option value="tech">Technology</option> <option value="update">Update</option> <option value="vid">Video</option> <option value="wales">Wales</option> </select> Link: <input name="link5" type="text" /> Link Name: <input name="linkname5" type="text" /> Some Blurb: <input name="blurb5" type="text" /> <br /> <select name="item6"> <option selected="selected" value=""><b>------------</option> <option value="blog">Blog</option> <option value="fun">Fun</option> <option value="game">Games</option> <option value="info">Information</option> <option value="news">News</option> <option value="pic">Pictures</option> <option value="tech">Technology</option> <option value="update">Update</option> <option value="vid">Video</option> <option value="wales">Wales</option> </select> Link: <input name="link6" type="text" /> Link Name: <input name="linkname6" type="text" /> Some Blurb: <input name="blurb6" type="text" /> <br /> <select name="item7"> <option selected="selected" value=""><b>------------</option> <option value="blog">Blog</option> <option value="fun">Fun</option> <option value="game">Games</option> <option value="info">Information</option> <option value="news">News</option> <option value="pic">Pictures</option> <option value="tech">Technology</option> <option value="update">Update</option> <option value="vid">Video</option> <option value="wales">Wales</option> </select> Link: <input name="link7" type="text" /> Link Name: <input name="linkname7" type="text" /> Some Blurb: <input name="blurb7" type="text" /> <br /> <select name="item8"> <option selected="selected" value=""><b>------------</option> <option value="blog">Blog</option> <option value="fun">Fun</option> <option value="game">Games</option> <option value="info">Information</option> <option value="news">News</option> <option value="pic">Pictures</option> <option value="tech">Technology</option> <option value="update">Update</option> <option value="vid">Video</option> <option value="wales">Wales</option> </select> Link: <input name="link8" type="text" /> Link Name: <input name="linkname8" type="text" /> Some Blurb: <input name="blurb8" type="text" /> <br /> <select name="item9"> <option selected="selected" value=""><b>------------</option> <option value="blog">Blog</option> <option value="fun">Fun</option> <option value="game">Games</option> <option value="info">Information</option> <option value="news">News</option> <option value="pic">Pictures</option> <option value="tech">Technology</option> <option value="update">Update</option> <option value="vid">Video</option> <option value="wales">Wales</option> </select> Link: <input name="link9" type="text" /> Link Name: <input name="linkname9" type="text" /> Some Blurb: <input name="blurb9" type="text" /> <br /> <select name="item10"> <option selected="selected" value=""><b>------------</option> <option value="blog">Blog</option> <option value="fun">Fun</option> <option value="game">Games</option> <option value="info">Information</option> <option value="news">News</option> <option value="pic">Pictures</option> <option value="tech">Technology</option> <option value="update">Update</option> <option value="vid">Video</option> <option value="wales">Wales</option> </select> Link: <input name="link10" type="text" /> Link Name: <input name="linkname10" type="text" /> Some Blurb: <input name="blurb10" type="text" /> <br /> <br /> <input type="submit" value="submit" /> </form> </body> </html> and the code for the process page is this: <!---this is the list of variables required to output the data---> <?php //the submit button $submit = $_POST["submit"]; //do not chnage any of the variables below unless your willing change all instances of each name //these variables define your drop down boxes $item1 = $_POST["item1"]; $item2 = $_POST["item2"]; $item3 = $_POST["item3"]; $item4 = $_POST["item4"]; $item5 = $_POST["item5"]; $item6 = $_POST["item6"]; $item7 = $_POST["item7"]; $item8 = $_POST["item8"]; $item9 = $_POST["item9"]; $item10 = $_POST["item10"]; //these variables define the link itself $link1 = $_POST["link1"]; $link2 = $_POST["link2"]; $link3 = $_POST["link3"]; $link4 = $_POST["link4"]; $link5 = $_POST["link5"]; $link6 = $_POST["link6"]; $link7 = $_POST["link7"]; $link8 = $_POST["link8"]; $link9 = $_POST["link9"]; $link10 = $_POST["link10"]; //these variables define the link names $linkname1 = $_POST["linkname1"]; $linkname2 = $_POST["linkname2"]; $linkname3 = $_POST["linkname3"]; $linkname4 = $_POST["linkname4"]; $linkname5 = $_POST["linkname5"]; $linkname6 = $_POST["linkname6"]; $linkname7 = $_POST["linkname7"]; $linkname8 = $_POST["linkname8"]; $linkname9 = $_POST["linkname9"]; $linkname10 = $_POST["linkname10"]; //these variables define the blurb text $blurb1 = $_POST["blurb1"]; $blurb2 = $_POST["blurb2"]; $blurb3 = $_POST["blurb3"]; $blurb4 = $_POST["blurb4"]; $blurb5 = $_POST["blurb5"]; $blurb6 = $_POST["blurb6"]; $blurb7 = $_POST["blurb7"]; $blurb8 = $_POST["blurb8"]; $blurb9 = $_POST["blurb9"]; $blurb10 = $_POST["blurb10"]; ?> <!-- this is the output which will display your html. 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