sending arrays with FORM POST

Anon

I'm using input type='text' name='foo[]' to send variables from first file, to second (method=POST).
In the second file, the data is being processed and the sent via input type='hidden' name='foo' value='foo[]' to the third file.
Yea, this would be nice if this would work!! 😉
Instead of sending the array, PHP replaces the foo[] with the gettype() definition "Array".
I could make it so, that for each field in array foo[] an input type='hidden'... would be created, but there are just too many of them (approx. 100 fields).

I would appreciate every idea on how this could be done!!

Thanks in advance,
edmund

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If you are dealing with simple arrays (numbers or strings, nothing fancy) then you can use implode() to create a comma-seperated string that represents the array.

Then after submitting you can explode() the string to get the array again.

// First script:
// Make an array
$aArray = array(1,2,3,4);
// Implode it
$sString = implode(',', $aArray);
echo $sString." ";
//
// Second script:
//
// create a new array from the string
$aOtherArray = explode(',', $sString);
print_r($aOtherArray);