// define variables and set to empty values
$nameErr = $emailErr = $genderErr = $websiteErr = "";
$name = $email = $gender = $comment = $website = "";
if ($_SERVER["REQUEST_METHOD"] == "POST")
if (empty($_POST["name"]))
{$nameErr = "Name is required";}
$name = test_input($_POST["name"]);
// check if name only contains letters and whitespace