How can I set the value of a textbox through PHP?

Question

So I have this empty textboxes in a registrationg page. The user enters some data, hits continue and then there\'s a confirmation page. If the data is incorrect, the user hi

Answer 1

Of course you will want to escape it but...

or if the form is posted, it would be easier to do:

fine... even though it was out of the scope of the question here is the escaped version: