Need help asap with arrays

[rayk]

Ok, this is very frustrating. I need to be able to take an array, and user input, compare both, and see if the user input equals anything in the array....how the heck do i do this??? Below is some of the important code I have.

------config.php----------

$helpDesk = "-----Help Desk Services-----,
Technology Support Student Team Leader,
Technology Support Assistant - Level 1,
Technology Support Assistant - Level 2,
Help Desk Services Office Assistant";
$libraryServices = ",
-----The George and Helen Ladd Library-----,
Acquisitions Student Specialist - Grade 2,
Public Services Student Assistant - Grade 1,
Public Services Shelving Assistants - Grade 1,
Documents Processor Student Assistant - Grade 1,
Special Collections Student Specialist - Grade 2,
Muskie Oral History Project - Editor - Grade 2";

-------------------end--------------------

-----------------index.php-------------
user fills out form, hits submit
----------------end-------------------

---------------form.php----------------------
//explode the array and iterate through the array
$marray = explode(",",$helpDesk);
foreach ($marray as $item){
$item;
}
if($position == $item) //position is the users input
{
include("../include/helpdesk.php");
}
else
{
include("../include/library.php");
}
}

---------------end----------------

I am in need of desperate help here.

[GSHelpBoy]

$marray = explode(",",$helpDesk); 
foreach ($marray as $item) {
    if ($position == $item) {
        include("../include/helpdesk.php");
    } else {
        include("../include/library.php");
    }
}

See if that works.

[jwalk76]

you were almost there, but you need your if/else statement within the for loop:

$marray = explode(",",$helpDesk); 
foreach ($marray as $item){ 
     if($position == $item) { //position is the users input 
           include("../include/helpdesk.php"); 
     } else { 
          include("../include/library.php"); 
     }
}

EDIT: Looks like someone beat me to it!!! Good luck.

[rayk]

Almost forgot to tell you guys. I have already tried that and it didnt work...guess ill go back to the drawing board 🙁

[rayk]

ok....for some more help though....let me clearify myself. I need $position to be compared with the array $helpDesk.

Let me show an example on how this would work....

$postion = "Call Center";

now i need to compare $postion with the array, and the array has the following in it:

$helpDesk = "Help Desk,
Call Center,
Support Group";

$postion needs to be compared with each one in $helpDesk, and if one matches, to return true.

[rayk]

ok so now I have something like this:

if(in_array($postion, $help))
{
include("../include/helpdesk.php");
}
else
{
echo"helpme please";
}

but i dont believe that php is reading $postion as a variable but as the true value it is comparing. What is the variable name to take posted data?? something like $POST[$postion] ????

[jwalk76]

if your posted field is named "position", then:

$_POST['position'];