Problem with passig associative array using form (POST)

szms

I am not sure about how to pass an associative array using form (POST). Here is the code for creating the associative array:


$final_input[] = array( 
"term" => "$term", 
"position" => "$position", 
"menu" => "Function", 
"component" => "$store_name" 
); 

<form name = "myform" action="test.php" method="POST"> 
<input type="hidden" value= "<?php echo $final_input;?>" name ="final_input"> 
<input type="submit" value="Submit" name="submit"> 
</form>

File : test.php; where I am trying to print the element of the array. But getting error. Any suggestion? Thank you.

<html>
<head>
<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
<?php
$final_input = $_POST['final_input'];

foreach ($final_input as $input)
{
    foreach ($input as $key => $info)
    {
        print "$key: $info<br>";
    }
}
?>

</body>
</html>

sarahk

I haven't tried it but my first pass at writing this would be

<form name = "myform" action="test.php" method="POST"> 
<?php
foreach($final_input as $input)
{
 echo "<input type='hidden' value='{$input}' name='final_input[]'>"; 
}
?>
<input type="submit" value="Submit" name="submit"> 
</form>

devinemke

<?
$final_input[] = array (
'term' => $term,
'position' => $position,
'menu' => 'Function',
'component' => $store_name
);

$final_input_serialized = serialize ($final_input);
?>

<form name = "myform" action="test.php" method="POST">  

<input type="hidden" name="final_input" value= "<?php echo $final_input_serialized; ?>">
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="Submit">  

</form>

then in test.php:

print_r (unserialize ($_POST['final_input']));

szms

devinemke,

Thank you for your code. Please have a look of the following code and let me knwo why I am getting bank page after pressing submit button. Thank you.

<?php

$final_input[] = array(
                        "term" => "1",
                        "position" => "1",
                        "menu" => "Function",
                        "component" => "1"
                       );

$final_input[] = array(
                        "term" => "1",
                        "position" => "1",
                        "Menu" => "Sequence",
                        "component" => "0"
                      );

foreach ($final_input as $input)
{
    foreach ($input as $key => $info)
    {
        print "$key: $info<br>";
    }
}

$final_input_serialized = serialize ($final_input);
?>


<form name = "myform" action="test.php" method="POST">
<input type="hidden" name="final_input" value= "<?php echo $final_input_serialized; ?>">
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="Submit">
</form>

file: test.php

<?php

print_r (unserialize ($_POST['final_input']));

?>

devinemke

try this on your form page:

<?
$final_input[] = array (
'term' => 1,
'position' => 1,
'menu' => 'Function',
'component' => 1
);

$final_input[] = array (
'term' => 1,
'position' => 1,
'menu' => 'Sequence',
'component' => 0
); 
?>

<form action="test.php" method="POST" name="myform"> 
<input type="hidden" name="final_input" value= "<? echo urlencode (serialize ($final_input)); ?>">
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="Submit">
</form>

and on test.php:

<?
print_r (unserialize (urldecode ($_POST['final_input'])));
?>