#25421 [NEW]: $_POST doesn't show the value of select form field when multiple=true

From: khalid_kary at hotmail dot com Operating system: Linux PHP version: 4.3.3 PHP Bug Type: Scripting Engine problem Bug description: $_POST doesn't show the value of select form field when multiple=true Description: ------------ $_POST doesn't list the value of a <select> form field where multiple="true", while $_REQUEST does it just fine, $_POST only puts the string "Array" in place of the form field's name. Reproduce code: --------------- HTML form: <form action="something.php" method="post"> <select multiple="true" name="ids[]"> <option value="1">first option</option> <option value="2">second option</option> </select> </form> PHP script (something.php): <?php print_r($_POST['ids']); ?> Output: Array Expected Ouput: Array ([0] => 1, [1] => 2) Another PHP Script: <?php print_r($_REQUEST['ids']); ?> Output: Array ([0] => 1, [1] => 2) $_POST -therefore- is doing the wrong thing. -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=25421&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (php4): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=25421&r=trysnapshot4 Try a CVS snapshot (php5): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=25421&r=trysnapshot5 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=25421&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=25421&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=25421&r=needtrace Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=25421&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=25421&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=25421&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=25421&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=25421&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=25421&r=globals PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=25421&r=php3 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=25421&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=25421&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=25421&r=gnused