Using info via php from AjaxRegister

I created a few new fields with AjaxRegister to help out in identifying my clients abit more 'personally'.  Additional fields are firstName, lastName, companyName, but I am having trouble accessing the info.

I know that in Joomla I can access the username via php with this statement:

<?php $user =& JFactory::getUser(); $userName = $user->get( 'name' ); if ($user->get('guest') == 1) {echo "Greetings, welcome to our great website!"; } else { echo "Greetings ".$userName.", welcome to our great website!"; } ?>

But, what I want to do is echo the firstName field from AjxRegister, rather than username from Joomla profile.

Can anybody help me out with the proper PHP code?  It's all Greek to me, as I am a graphic artist, not a programmer...LOL

Any help is appreciated,

Scott

Hello,

The extra fields are attached to the user object so they can be accessed via:

For example, to access your field with label companyName you will do it with: