PHP form problem

[RESynergy]

The form is a dynamic checkbox list pulled from the db.

Even if checkbox(s) is checked or not I cannot retrieve the value of the selected item(s) after submitting the form with PHPself.

Here is the input code of the form -
<input type='checkbox' value='<?echo $ID;?>' name='<?echo $name_counter;?>'></b></td></tr>";

If I place a php echo after the input field the variable $name_counter returns a name like name1, name2, name3 etc.

Based on the above, once the form is submitted with the first three check boxes checked shouldn't something like this code retrieve the values after submitted with phpself?

echo $name1;
echo $name2;
echo $name3;

That won't return anything though.

I tried get and posts
as in
$t1=$_get['name1'];
echo 't1 = ', $t1;?><BR><?
$t2=$_GET['name2'];
echo 't2 = ', $t2;?><BR><?
or
$t1=$_POST['name1'];
echo 't1 = ', $t1;?><BR><?
$t2=$_POST['name2'];
echo 't2 = ', $t2;?><BR><?

I've been reading Google posts about it all night without success.

[RESynergy]

Sorry but I guess I'm Getting through it. I removed the <?echo ' and left just the variale there and it is picking up the value.