Question : HTML - SQL - Carrying Form Variables from Page to Page

Hello experts.  

I am trying to carry HTML form variables from page to page with PHP sessions.  I am having trouble and believe it to be the way I have my pages set up.

Page1.php: (the first page with the first form itself).
TOP OF PAGE:

<?php
session_start();
$_SESSION['Name'] = $_POST['Name'];
?>

<html>
 <form id="form2" method="POST" name="intern_apply" action="<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']; ?>">

<input type="text" name="Name" id="Name" />

<?php
session_start();
$_SESSION['Name'] = $_POST['Name'];
?>

<a href="application_2.php">Next page</a>
...

then on application_2.php:

at the top:

<?php
session_start();
$Name = $_SESSION['Name'];
?>

then I want to carry the value fwd to a hidden field on this page, but I also for testing purposes want to see if on the screen so I know it's pulling forward:

<html>
<input type="text" name="Name" id="Name" value="<?php echo "$Name"; ?>"/>
</html>

How can I tell if my form variable is really being carried fwd?  When I run the program that field on the second page is blank.

Thanks!

Answer : HTML - SQL - Carrying Form Variables from Page to Page

Here's a set of files that I created for a similar question.  The final page generates an SQL string to put the data in a MySQL database but simply displays the info.
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