Checkboxes within forms

[mhoward]

I have a WHOIS script which outputs the results of the search and for the domain names that are available a checkbox is presented to the user. The user can then check as many checkboxes as they wish (12 presented) and click 'Purchase'.
However, how do I get this to work as all different domain extensions have a different cost and I need to output a page with the details of the domain name and the cost for each domain.
I am using register_dom[] as my name for the checkboxes with the value as the domain name (yourdomain.com). This create's an array for me, but I need to match the prices.
The whole script (including the initial search page) is wriiten into one PHP script using functions.

Can anyone help? I have been working on this one for about a week now but still no joy.

[rrijnders]

Well, there are a few of ways you could do what you are asking:

1) Just put the price as part of the checkbox value along with the domain. Seperate them with some character like "--" and then split the values in your form processing script.

2) When you create the checkbox, create a hidden form field with a known name to hold the cost.

3) Store the costs in a serialized array in a session value that you can retrieve when the form is submitted.

The last would be the smartest thing to do. Never <b>Never</b> <i>Never</i> store prices in forms unless you have some way to verify and validate them in your processing script! It is too easy to save your html source, alter the prices, and then display and submit the form with altered prices and get your services for a buck!

-- HTH
-- Rich