In my db i have a colummn fname where first names are stored. If the name contains a middle name, i wont see whats after the space. Example: fname | surname andrew smith| andersen When i retrive fname & surname it outputs: andrew|andersen. So, "smith" is left out. code snippet for retriving data: while($row = mysql_fetch_array($result)) { $id=$row['id']; $DocDate=$row['DocDate']; $moddate=$row['moddate']; $fname=$row['fname']; $lname=$row['lname']; } Now, i know there's nuttin wrong here since i can print $fname and see both "andrew" and "smith" But when i echo $fname in the form, something goes wrong. <tr><td>First Name: <input type="text" name="requiredfname" value=<?php echo "$fname"?>>* </td> Does anyone know why? And whats the fix?

I found the solution.. I just had misplaced the " in the html form.