Something

<?php
if (isset($_POST['submitted'])) {
include ('mysql_connection.php');
if (empty($_POST['title'])) {
echo '<p><font color="red">You need to enter a title.</font></p>';
} else {
$title = $_POST['title'];
}
 
if (empty($_POST['name'])) {
echo '<p><font color="red">You need to enter a name.</font></p>';
} else {
$name = $_POST['name'];
}
 
if (empty($_POST['message'])) {
echo '<p><font color="red">You need to enter a message.</font></p>';
} else {
$message = $_POST['message'];
}
 
if ($title && $name && $message) {
$query = "INSERT INTO new_posts (title, author, post, date) VALUES ('$title', '$name', '$message', NOW())";
$result = @mysql_query($query);
 
if ($result) {
echo '<p><font color="red">News was added!</font></p>';
} else {
echo '<font color="red"><p>News could not be added! Please try again.</p></font>';
}
} else {
echo '<p><font color="red">Please fill in the appropriate information</font></p>';
}
}
?>
 
<form action="<?php $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']; ?>" method="post">
<p><b>News Title :</b><br />
<input type="input" name="title" size="25" maxlength="60" value="<?php if(isset($_POST['title'])) echo htmlentities($_POST['title'],ENT_COMPAT); ?>" /></p>
 
<p><b>Name :</b><br />
<input type="input" name="name" size="15" maxlength="35" value="<?php if(isset($_POST['name'])) echo htmlentities($_POST['name'],ENT_COMPAT); ?>" /></p>
 
<p><b>Message :</b><br />
 
<textarea rows="7" cols="55" name="message"><?php if(isset($_POST['message'])) echo htmlentities($_POST['message'],ENT_COMPAT); ?></textarea></p>
 
<p><input type="submit" name="submit" value="Add News" /></p>
<input type="hidden" name="submitted" value="TRUE" /></p>
</form>