If you have mutliple forms, or multiple scripts, on a page it is essential that you do not duplicate the names of elements between the two. As long as every single field and variable on the page has a unique name you will be OK.

Repeating the names of elements is okay, but each form should have a unique name. Each id on a page needs to be unique, but sometimes names need to be duplicated, such as using radio button or checkbox groups.

As far as the example I posted goes, in a live situation I would be having the forms both sumbit to the same page and having the name of the button tell the script which action to take so I may use different names to make the script easier to follow, or I may make them the same so I can reduce the amount of code.

Browser: Mozilla Firefox 3.6.*

OS: Windows 7

one more question how do i make code appear as text on a website?

Browser: IE7

There's several ways. Using PHP you should look into the htmlspecialchars() and htmlentities() functions.

Using plain html your best bet is probably the textarea. You can use style="border: none;" and other css to make it fit in better with the page.

Hope this helps
-Scut

Browser: Mozilla Firefox 3.6.*

OS: Windows 7