Re: How to handle rows of checkboxes upon form submit?

On Dec 6, 2007 10:12 PM, Rob Gould <gouldimg@mac.com> wrote: > Let's say I have a PHP script which lists a series of objects for sale at a yard sale, > each with a checkbox to the left of the name of the item. > > If I wanted to have a submit button, and run through the list of items that were checked and > act on them, how would I do that? > > To gain some knowledge, I went into phpMyAdmin and looked at their checkboxes, and I see their > code: > > <input type="checkbox" id="checkbox_row_6" value="apples" > name="selected_fld[]"> > <input type="checkbox" id="checkbox_row_7" value="oranges" > name="selected_fld[]"> > <input type="checkbox" id="checkbox_row_8" value="bananas" > name="selected_fld[]"> > > > So it looks like they do something with name="select_fld[]", which must be part of > the secret to making this work. > > Any advice is greatly appreciated. > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > Use this code: <?php if (empty($_POST) { ?> <form action="" method="post"> <input type="checkbox" id="checkbox_row_6" value="apples" name="selected_fld[]" /> <input type="checkbox" id="checkbox_row_7" value="oranges" name="selected_fld[]" /> <input type="checkbox" id="checkbox_row_8" value="bananas" name="selected_fld[]" /> <button type="submit">Submit<button> </form> <?php } else echo '<pre>', print_r($_POST, true), '</pre>'; ?> This will print out the postdata, along with the "secrets" to how this works. -Casey