Handling Multiple Selection in Form

[Anon]

Hi,

I have the following select list:
<select name="numskull" size="4" multiple>
<option value="1">Boots</option>
<option value="2">Hat</option>
<option value="3">Coat</option>
<option value="4">Umbrella</option>
<option value="5">Mac</option>
</select>

In my form, I select several of the options and submit it to a php script;

In the script if I do print $numskull; - I get the last value that I selected in the list; Should PHP be able to access the $numskull variable as an array? (I've tried doing a gettype() on it, and it returns string);

I have RTFM'd and have found little on this. Any advice gratefully received.

Phil

[thepriest]

put [] on the end of the name

like this:
<select name="numskull[]" size="4" multiple>

on posting the form
selections will be in the array $numskull
$numskull[0]=first selection
$numskull[1]=second selection
$numskull[2]=third selection
and so on...

hope this helps,
stef

[Anon]

Thanks Stef,

Just spotted the article from tim p.
http://www.phpbuilder.com/columns/tim19991124.php3

Just tried this and everything is o.k. in phpland.

Phil