using Array with php scripts method post

[el_mono]

Hi,

I'm a newbie to php and I would like to ask your help regarding the following subject.

Could someone tell me what are the pros of using array within forms (post action).

I made some scripts that makes queries to a postgresql database, retrieve the data and make a table with that information and depending of some variables it creates some checkboxes. While doing this the scripts creates an array of 12 columns and 10 rows with some special information that the "save.php" script need to work properly.

Then the user make his selection (checkboxes) and saves that information (submit). Another php scripts retrieves the $_POST vars (including the array), and then take actions (queries) acording to the user selection.

Could this cause the shock the server performance?? if it so how could I avoid this?

The script is working fine but I'm worry because I'm not what would happend when too many people begins to access it.

Thaks a lot,

Alvaro

[planetsim]

Firstly welcome to the forums.

Well depends on where the Arrays are set for. I wouldnt have an array for a text field(s). I dont see any problems with what you are doing so i doubt there will be much shock..

If you want to see how efficient your script is at the top of the php file have

$start=microtime();

and at the end

$end=microtime();

Then to display how long the script took

echo $end-$start;