Assign variable in php

[shashidhar123]

plz someone help me to write this code

<?php
....
$name="some name";
...
<input id=\"a\" type=\"checkbox\" name=\"php_var\" value=\"1\" />";
..
..
?>

I want to assign $name to the name field in the above statement. i,e in the placer of php_var

[Rabbit]

Put $name where php_var is.