PHP give me empty page

I'm new on PHP, I install PHP Version 5.1.4 on IIS (XP pro SP2)
accordin the unstruction.

I try
<?php
phpinfo();
?>

and I got good result.

now I try somthing like that:



b.php---

<html>
<body>
<form action="a.php" method="post">
Name: <input type="text" id="username" name="username" /><br />
<input type="submit" value="send" />
</form>
<body>
<html>

a.php---

<?php
echo ("it's work!");
//echo ("your name is $_POST['name'] <br />"); <<<<<<<<<<<<<
?>

when I open comment on last line:

echo ("your name is $_POST['name'] <br />");

I got Empty page (a.php)?

.

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