Handling List Menus with PHP

TreacherousDog

Hey,

I was just wondering how one handles a list menu that allows multiple selections in php.

When I echo $_POST['myListMenu']; and two options are selected only the highest valued selection appears in my output.

HalfaBee

Try doing print_r( $POST ) or var_dump( $POST ) to see how the data is returned.

HalfaBee

TreacherousDog

It does indeed only grab the highest valued option.

Check out this live test.

<body>
	<?
		if($_POST) {
			print '<h1>FORM OUTPUT (print_r):</h1>';
			print_r( $_POST );
			print '<h1>FORM OUTPUT (dump_var):</h1>';
			var_dump( $_POST );
		}
	?>
	<h1>Form to submit:</h1>
	<form name="clientForm" method="post">
		<select multiple name="selectbox">
			<option value="option one">First Option</option>
			<option value="option two">Second Option</option>
			<option value="option three">Third Option</option>
		</select>
		<input type="submit">
	</form>
</body>

HalfaBee

You need to make it an array

HalfaBee

TreacherousDog

Thanks i actualyl just found out half an hour ago.