Re: generating arrays using $_REQUEST/$_GET/$_POST

Hi Tristan It seems wierd to me that $math would be an array even after that you have named all your form fields to $math. Well, what you can do otherwise that is a very known method is naming your fields name[]. In your case this would be math[]. If you name many of your fields this way, $_GET['math'] will be an array with auto-filled indexes. Example: ---submit.html--- <form action="receiver.php" method="post"> Number 1: <input type="text" name="math[]"><br> Number 2: <input type="text" name="math[]"><br> Number 3: <input type="text" name="math[]"><br> <input type="submit" name="submit" value="Submit"> </form> ------- Now let's say you enter 1 in field 1, 2 in field 2 and 3 in field 3. Now let's send the data to receiver.php ------- ---receiver.php--- <?php $math = $_GET['math']; foreach($key => $value as $math){ echo "$key => $value<br>"; ?> ------ This would output: 1 => 1 2 => 2 3 => 3 ------- This method can also be very useful with selects, naming the select "name[]" Then you when you submit, name[] will become an array where the selected indexes are given in the array. Hope you found this helpful Eric "Tristan Gutsche" <tristangutsche@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message news:20040122182505.22215.qmail@pb1.pair.com... > Hello, > > I am having problems generating an array based on data passed from a form. > The form has a series of fields with the same name "math". When submited if > i have register_globals=on i have no problems calling a $math variable and > it spits out all the values assigned to math, however with > register_globals=off only the last value passed in the HTTP string is being > returned. > > Any suggestions welcome. > > Regards > Tristan