[strudles]

I have just setup a redhat 7.2 box with apache/php/mysql.
i have been testing and practicing php and i'm running into a problem. i know that apache is processing the php because I wrote a script to output the server's time in the browser and it worked.
however here's what is not working. i wrote a simple html file with a form to enter your first and last name and when you click go it should say welcome fistname lastname!The form action = 'welcome.php' method = 'get' This is the part I am having problems with. When I click go, it says 'Welcome' but does not give the first and last name that I entered.I tested it on my ISP's server and it works fine. So that leads me to believe that my configuration is wrong. Does anyone know of an apache/php configuration i may have missed?
Any response is much appreciated. THanks