# Undefined variable: maidenname in

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/undefined-variable-maidenname-in/327830>\
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**Created:** [March 30, 2012, 4:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/undefined-variable-maidenname-in/327830 "2012-03-30T16:59:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![Scotty13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7bcc69/32.png) [@Scotty13](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Scotty13)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2012, 4:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/undefined-variable-maidenname-in/327830/1 "2012-03-30T16:59:46Z")

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My registration.php form has questions that have to be answered and three that are optional. The three that are optional give me this error in the box when tested in browser.

\<br /\>\<b\>Notice\</b\>: Undefined variable: maidenname in \<b\>/home/\*\*\*\*\*\*\*/\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*/root/registration.php\</b\> on line \<b\>304\</b\>\<br /\>

How do I clear it to make an empty box?

Thanks, Scott