[Resolved] Checkbox variable

[klik]

Hi,

I am having problems trying to post a checkbox value from a form.

<font size=\"1\">Show my email? 
          <input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"show_email\" value=\"checkbox\" checked>
          </font>

That is the code for my registration form.

I send the value of the checkbox to the processing function.

$show_email = $_POST['show_email'];

I then have the following condition.

if ($show_email == checked){
		$email_value = 1;
	}
	else{
		$email_value = 0;
	}

And from there I continue to update the appropriate database entry. However, the value in the database always appears as a '0'.

Any suggestions?

[devinemke]

checked checkboxes return a value, unchecked checkboxes do not, so you can simply use [man]isset[/man] to validate:

if (isset($_POST['show_email'])) {$email_value = 1;}
else {$email_value = 0;}

[klik]

Cheers devinemke.

Works perfect 😃