problem with $_REQUEST['cust'];

[psn]

I am having problem with $_REQUEST['cust'];

Is there any alternative way for $value=$REQUEST['cust']; or $value=$REQUEST['cust'];

I am working on php.

I am generating checkboxes in the following way.

<form name="form1" method=post action="getit.php">

<? for($i=1; $i<10; $i++)
{
?>
<input type="radio" name="cust<?=$i?>" value="abcd" >
<?
}
?>
<input type="submit" value="Submit">

</form>

In getit.php I am using following 2 types of code.

code 1

<? for($i=1; $i<10; $i++)
{
$value=$_REQUEST['cust'];
echo("value=$value");
}

?>

code 2

<? for($i=1; $i<10; $i++)
{
$value=$_REQUEST['cust']; //Please Note : indicates array
echo("value=$value");
}
?>

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My problem is that I am not getting proper output in both codes.
I am getting output as value=

So Is there any alternative way for $value=$REQUEST['cust']; or $value=$REQUEST['cust'];

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[bretticus]

for($i=1; $i<10; $i++)
{
	$value=$_POST['cust'.$i];
	echo("value=$value");
} 

[Drakla]

You can employ a few methods for doing this that lets you have as many boxes as you like

<php
if (isset($_REQUEST['boxes']))
	foreach($_REQUEST['boxes'] as $key => $value)
		echo $key, ' = ', $value, '<br />';
?>
<form action="<?=$_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME']?>" name="fff">
<?php

for ($i = 1; $i < 5; $i++)
{
	echo '<input type="checkbox" name="boxes[]" value="', $i*10, '"><br />';
}
?>
<input name="" type="submit">
</form>

But a really good use of it is for things like deleting array elements based on their ids, e.g.

$res = mysql_query("SELECT id, name FROM sometable");

while ($row = mysql_fetch_assoc($res))
{
	echo '<input type="checkbox" name="delete[]" value="', $row['id'] '"> ', $row['name'], '<br />';
		//OR - as the checkbox will be set to ON, you could set the value in the index key, and not specify a value
	//echo '<input type="checkbox" name="delete[', $row['id'], ']">', $row['name'], '<br />';
}

[psn]

thank you for your reply. It is working fine now.

Originally posted by bretticus

for($i=1; $i<10; $i++)
{
	$value=$_POST['cust'.$i];
	echo("value=$value");
} 

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