Passing multiple form variable in PHP

HELLO - this is probably a simple problem !!!!!! Wanting to use <select multiple ... > in a html form and pass multiple value into a php variable but does not work. I only get a single value. Can you tell me what I am doing wrong ????? Does the multiple value get passed correctly in php ???? if ($task=="check") { printf("$icon"); } else { print '<form name="sqlform" method="post" action="test.php?task=check"> <font class="look2">Multiple Check:</font> <select multiple name="icon"> <option value="false">False</option> <option value="true">True</option> </select><br><br> <input type="submit" name="submit" value="Submit" border=0></form>'; } Thanks Steve R