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i am new to php and need some help. i have 2 pages one is html and other is .php
when i run the program it just spits out the code. i am stumped
here is the html file
<html>
<Head>
<title>Triangle</title>
</head>
<body>
<form action="triangle.php" method="POST">
<p>
sideone:<input type="text" name="a" />
sidetwo:<input type="text" name="b" />
sidethree:<input type="text" name="c" />
<input type="submit" />
</p>
</form>
</body>
</html>
here is the php
<html>
<head>
<title>Triangle</title>
</head>
<body>
<?php
function calculate($firstside,$secondside,$thirdside)
{
$firstside=$_POST["a"];
$secondside=$_POST["b"];
$thirdside=$_POST["c"];
$total = ($firstside + $secondside);
if ($total > $thirdside)
{
echo "(you have the correct side lengths)";
}
else
{
echo "(please re-enter the side lenghts)";
}
}
calculate("firstside","secondside","thirdside");
?>
</body>
</html>
