Missing checkbox value

[Stinger51]

I'm trying to pass the value of a check box as :

<input type="checkbox" name="theValue">

onto my next PHP form.

When the user hits the submit button (the form uses the POST method) I assume that this value will be available on the next form (via the $HTTP_POST_VARS array) as :

$theValue

Yet, nothing shows up on the next form, whether the box is checked or not. Radio buttons work fine with this method, but not check boxes. What's the catch here, if any?

I have also tried checking for values such as "on" and "checked" and even (!= "") but to no avail.

Thanks in advance.

[Quevas]

<input type="checkbox "name="theValue" value="1">

If $theValue is checked it's value is 1

[PHPGuru_2700]

This is the way I do it.

First Page.

<?
print("<FORM ACTION=\"page_2.php\" METHOD=\"post\">");
print("<input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"selected[]\" value=\"Red\">Red<BR>");
print("<input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"selected[]\" value=\"Blue\">Blue<BR>");
print("<input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"selected[]\" value=\"Teal\">Teal<BR><BR>");
print("<INPUT TYPE=\"submit\" value=\"GO!\">");
print("</FORM>");
?>

---

Second Page.

<?
$selected = $_POST['selected'];

print("You Selected:<BR>");
for ($i=0; $i < sizeof($selected); $i++)
{
print("$selected[$i] - ");
}
?>

---

There You Go!
I Hope it works for you, you can use the for statement to create the checkbox's each with a value of how far down it is on the for statement like this.

First Page Revised.

<?
$checkboxs = array("First Checkbox", "Second Checkbox", "Third Checkbox");
print("<FORM ACTION=\"page_2.php\" METHOD=\"post\">");

for($i = 0; $i < count($checkboxs); $i ++)
{
print("<INPUT TYPE=\"checkbox\" NAME=\"selected\"
VALUE=\"$checkboxs[$i]\">$checkboxs[$i]<BR>");
}
print("<INPUT TYPE=\"submit\" value=\"GO!\">");
print("</FORM>");

?>

There You Go! Happy Programing