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<html>
<body>

<form action="handle_reg.php" action="POST">

 First Name: <input type="text" name="first_name" size="20" /><br />
 Last Name: <input type="text" name="last_name" size="20" /><br />
 Email Address: <input type="text" name="email" size="20" /><br />
 Password: <input type="password" name="password" size="20" /><br />
 Confirm Password: <input type="password" name="confirm" size="20" /><br />

 <p>Date Of Birth:
    <select name="month">
        <option value="">Month</option>
        <option value="1">January</option>
    </select>

    <select name="day">
        <option value="">Day</option>
        <option value="1">1</option>
    </select>

    <input type="text" name="year" value="YYYY" size="4" />
</p>

<p>Favorite color:
    <select name="color">
        <option value="">Pick One</option>
        <option value="green">Green</option>
    </select>
</p>

<p><input type="submit" name="submit" value="Register" /></p>


</form>

</body>
</html>


// PHP CODE BELOW BUT ON A SEPERATE .PHP FILE ON MY MACHINE

<?php

//error checking
ini_set("display_errors", 1);
error_reporting(E_ALL & ~ E_NOTICE);

//if register_globals is off or 0
$first_name = $_POST["first_name"];
$last_name  = $_POST["last_name"];
$email      = $_POST["email"];
$password   = $_POST["password"];
$confirm    = $_POST["confirm"];
$month      = $_POST["month"];
$day        = $_POST["day"];
$year       = $_POST["year"];
$color      = $_POST["color"];

print "<p>Registration Page</p>";

//running checks
if(empty($first_name)){
    print "<p>Please enter your first name</p>";
}
if(empty($last_name)){
    print "<p>Please enter your last name</p>";
}
if(empty($email)){
    print "<p>Please enter your email address</p>";
}
if(empty($password)){
    print "<p>Please enter your password</p>";
}


?>