PHP Change Maker Program - syntax error

Posted 11 September 2012 - 02:36 PM

Hi i'm new here like just joined, but have been lurking and soaking up info for a while and this forum has been a wealth of information for me. However, today i am stumped on some code. I am supposed to create a change maker. More specifically create a complete program with php and html that will take any number between 1 and 99cents and determine the number of coins that make up the entered number. Here is what i have so far- The part i need some guidance on is line 6, I get a syntax error for $Amount and $originalAmount. Thanks for any help anyone can provide.

<?php

$originalAmount=$_POST{'value'}

//convert input to an integer
$Amount=('integer')$originalAmount;


//get the number of quarters
$quarter= $Amount/25;

//get remainder
$amount=$Amount%25;

//out of the remainder, find how many 10s are in it and repeat the process

$dimes=$amount/10;
$amount=$amount%10;

$nickels=$amount/5;
$amount=$amount%5;

$pennies=$amount/1;
$amount=$amount%1;


//print results onto the screen
print (($originalAmount). "Can be given as:");
print "<br>";
print ((integer)$quarters. "quarters");
print "<br>";
print ((integer)$dimes. "dimes");
print "<br>";
print ((integer)$nickels. "nickels");
print "<br>";
print ((integer)$pennies. "pennies");
print "<br>";

?>

And my HTML

<head>
<title>Change Maker</title>
</head>
<body>
<form action="ChangeMaker.php" method="post">
Convert to change
<input type='number' name='value'>
<br></br>
<input type=submit value="Make Change">
</form>

</body>