Adding Multiple Items to Shop Cart?

[Anon]

Hello all guru's. I need an algorithm. I won't actually be coding the shop cart in PHP because I am taking over a site written in VBScript...but I do need help.

What I need is an algorithm or idea for listing items with checkboxes next to them and when the page is submitted to the next page where items are inserted into the database, all items that were checked will be added, quantity being equal to 1.

What is the best way to implement this? All ideas will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

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vbscript... SHUDDER

Just print the checkboxes and give them names like item_1 item_2 etc.
Then make the value of the item equal to the product id of that item.

Then when you submit, HTTP will not send any checkboxes that were not set, and everything that was set will be sent along with it's value. All you have to do is check which items who's name starts with 'item_' are available, and put their values in the cart.

[Anon]

could you give a little example of this, say, with the loop? My brain is dead today and I can't seem to figure out how to increment a variable name...know what I mean?