Multiple Values in PHP forms

[tkwoof]

I have a question that I haven't found addressed in the forum archives as of yet, (although, I could be using the wrong keywords to search). I checked the faq, "beginning PHP4", and here in the archives, and to my suprise it isn't listed, so I will ask you.

I have a form, in it I have a number of check boxes, each check box would have the same name + different value.

I.e:
<input type = checkbox name = blah value = 1>
<input type = checkbox name = blah value = 2>

In perl I could simply retrieve the selected values as a single reference using cgi-lib2.pl and assigning $blah = $input{blah}; This would set $blah = to the values(s) selected, so $blah could equal any number of values, however, in PHP I only retrieve the last selected checkbox value.

my PHP code to retrieve this is as follows:

if($HTTP_GET_VARS){

while(list($var,$value) = each($HTTP_GET_VARS)){

echo"<input type = hidden name = $var value = $value>\n";
}
}
(sorry about the confusing Tabbing).

Anyone know how I could return multiple values for the same named checkbox??

Thanks,

C.S Schuler

[tkwoof]

I think I figured it out.

I set the initial variable to an array like this:

echo"<input type = checkbox name = rcols[$a] value = $data>$data<br>";

and then retrievesd the values like this:
while($number >= 1){
if (isset($rcols[$number])){
echo"$rcols[$number]<br>";}
$number--;

     }

}
and it returned all the selected values.

Anyone know of a cleaner way to do it?

[rrijnders]

<INPUT TYPE="checkbox" NAME="myField[]" VALUE="who">
<INPUT TYPE="checkbox" NAME="myField[]" VALUE="what">
<INPUT TYPE="checkbox" NAME="myField[]" VALUE="where">

Then whatever they selected (checked) will be in an array called <b>$myField</b>.

Shake well and process accordingly.

-- Rich