для полей text необязательно...
HTML код:
<html>
<body>
<form action="name.php" method="post" name="form1" target="_blank">
<p>Input your name please:</p>
<p><input name="name" type="text" size="20" /></p>
<p>Input your lastname:</p>
<p><input name="lastname" type="text" size="20" /></p>
<p><input name="submit" type="submit" value="Go!" /></p>
</form>
</body>
</html>
PHP код:
<?php
phpinfo(INFO_VARIABLES);
echo '<pre>';
var_dump($_POST);
echo '</pre>';
?>
