hey all, ive got this code:

$info = 'First name: ' . $_POST['firstName'] .
' Last name: ' . $_POST['lastName'] .
' Email: ' . $_POST['E-mail'] .
' IP: ' . $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] . "\n";

THis is used to print to a file, given these inputs from an html form.
As i am new to php
1) What are the dots for?? And why must I place a dot before and after the $_POST[var]

2) HOw can i insert a newline char after each var is displayed???
Example:
$info = 'First name: ' . $_POST['firstName'] . "\n"
' Last name: ' . $_POST['lastName'] . "\n"
' Email: ' . $_POST['E-mail'] . "\n"
' IP: ' . $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] . "\n";


Thanks!
josh

1. The dot '.' is the string concatenation operator. You can't just enclose the whole lot in 1 set of quotes, it won't interpolate the POST vars correctly.
2. you're nearly there, but you need to add '.' after each newline ("\n"), or print to the tgt file as separate strings.

you may find this link useful: defnitions of entire lang + lots of examples:http://www.php.net/manual/en/
HTH