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<?php
	$variable = '';

	if ( isset( $_POST['submit'] ) ) {
			$variable = $_POST[ 'name' ];
	}
?>

<html>
	<head></head>
	<body>
		<span>your name is: <?php echo $variable; ?></span>

		<form method="POST" action="test2.php">
			<input type="text" name="name" value="">
			<input type="submit" name="submit" value="submit">
		</form>

	</body>
</html>