# \[PHP\]- Adding variables to textboxes

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**Created:** [January 12, 2004, 8:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-adding-variables-to-textboxes/98909 "2004-01-12T20:03:43Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 12, 2004, 8:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-adding-variables-to-textboxes/98909/1 "2004-01-12T20:03:43Z")

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Hey yall, it’s me, back with another simple, yet annoying problem with php.

I need to pass a varaible to a hidden field textbox. Yes, yes laugh it up 🙂

```php

<?php
$userIPAddress = $_SERVER["REMOTE_ADDR"]  
?>

```

Then in my html form i have my input type  
edit: I know why this isn’t working but I don’t know where to wrap the \<?php ?\> tags.

```php

  <input name="userIPAddress" type="hidden" id="userIPAddress">

```

I tried a bunch of stuff but I get the text “userIPAddress” in my database instead of the value.

Thanks, and sorry for yet again another silly php question 🙂