xampp server variables

[DELOCH]

Hello, I recently had no trouble with PHP except now I figured out XAMPP does not let me use Server variables

ex(page1.html):
<form action="page2.php" method="get">
<input type="text" name="name"/>
<input type="submit" />
</form>

ex(page2.php):

<?php
echo ("Your username was: ");
echo ($name);
?>


nothing happens!

help please :\

[zorg222]

If you used the $_GET superglobal it would work. Like this:

<?php
echo ("Your username was: ");
echo ($_GET['name']);
?>

[DELOCH]

Thanks a ton, you proved PHP works perfectly using XAMPP

thanks again :D