Why won't data in Form won't post to PHP page?

[Spencer Killen]

ok i have two pages and right now i just want to send the form data and display it on another page im using notepad and when i run the codes through and it just comes up as nothing for the varibles

page 1

<html>
<?php>
<form action="php2.php" method="post">
Username: <input type="text" name="user" />
Password: <input type="password" name="password" />
<input type="submit" />
</form>

</html>

<html>
Welcome <?php echo $_POST["user"]; ?> <br />
Your password is: <?php echo $_POST["password"]; ?>

</html>

i cant get any php to work in notepad (im using google crome)

[Rabbit]

What web server are you using? and what version of PHP did you install on that server?

[edaj]

I think that you have open bad one php in line 2 delete "<?php>" and test again

Greating

Edson