@dthurman1432Jun 26.2006 — #If both of these don't work then you don't have server scripting capabilities. Maybe possible with Javascript? But if you a trying something simliar to a chat room, I would think you would have to be very advanced to pull something like that off. You would want to upgrade your hosting that processes server scripts and there are actual chat scripts all over the place you could use that are already set to go.
@kiwibritJun 26.2006 — #Don't forget to change the file extension to php, or [url=http://www.spiderpro.com/bu/buphph001.html]set up your .htaccess file[/url] - assuming your host is using an Apache web server - if you wish to use php includes in an html file.
@timmahJun 26.2006 — #are you using an editor like dreamweaver/frontpage - if so it converts the < and > signs to < > or whatever... you have to insert those lines in plain text/code view/notepad. you might also need to rename your file .php or .shtml depending on the example you are trying