Checkbox Issue

[antray]

I have designed a form template that uses an include() to add a color checkbox array for a specific carpet line.

My problem is that when the email comes, the $colors field only shows "Array". I know there needs to be some coding to allow the $colors to show all colors selected. Can you point me in the right direction? I know I'm missing something; still a advanced-noob at php.

Link to project:[URL=http://]http://www.gndzero.com/sample_test_main.html[/URL]

Here is the email processing code:

<?php

if($submitform) {

$name = $HTTP_POST_VARS['name'];
$email = $HTTP_POST_VARS['email'];
$colors = $HTTP_POST_VARS['colors'];
$comments = $HTTP_POST_VARS['quote'];

// check required fields
$dcheck = explode(",",$require);
while(list($check) = each($dcheck)) {
if(!$$dcheck[$check]) {
$error .= "Missing $dcheck[$check]<br>";
}
}

// check email address
if ((!ereg(".+\@.+\..+", $Email)) || (!ereg("^[a-zA-Z0-9_@.-]+$", $Email))){
$error .= "Invalid email address<br>";}


// display errors
if($error) {
?>

<b>Error</b><br>
<?php echo $error; ?><br>
<a href="#" onClick="history.go(-1)">try again</a>


<?php
}
else 
{

$browser = $HTTP_USER_AGENT;
$ip = $REMOTE_ADDR;

// format message
$message = "Quote Form Information:

Project Information:
Item: $item

Name: $Name
Email: $Email
Company Name: $company
Industry: $industry
Facility: $facility
Square Feet of Facility: $sqft
Estimated Date of Project: $date
Colors: $colors
Comments: $quote
-----------------------------
Contact Information:
Phone Number: $phone
Fax Number: $fax
Address: $address
Address2: $address2
City: $city
State/Providence: $state
Zip/Postal Code: $zip
Country: $country


-----------------------------
";

// send mail and print success message
$hurrah = mail($toemail,"$subject","$message","From: $Name <$Email>");
if($hurrah) {
if($autoresponse == "no") {
$autosubject = stripslashes($autosubject);
$autocontact = stripslashes ($Name);
$automessage = stripslashes($automessage);
mail($Email,"$autosubject", "$autocontact","$automessage","From: $recipientname <$recipientemail>");
}
echo "$thanks";
}
}
} 
else {
?>

This is the zscolors.php include():

  <input type="hidden" name="colors" value="0">
  <input type="checkbox" name="colors[0]"  value="red" />
  ZS-red
  <br>

  <input type="checkbox" name="colors[1]" value="yellow" />
  ZS-yellow

[rikmoncur]

You've got a checkbox for yellow and one for red. What happens if an order is sent with both checkboxes ticked? Gonna send an orange carpet?
If you want either red or yellow, then use radio buttons.

However, to get the values from multiple checkboxes do:

<input type="checkbox" name="colors[]" value="somevalue" />

This will send an array of all the ticked checkboxes (ignoring the unchecked ones) then you can retrieve the values by looping through the array:

while
(list($key,$value) = each($colors))
{
echo $value;
}

[antray]

I'm not sure where to plug this in. Email still reports "Array".

It was calling an error so I added:

$colors = array()

I'm not sure if this made any difference.

[RossC0]

You get colors = array() because of the way PHP processes Http variables.

If you;

print_r($colors);

You will see what has been passed from the form.

[antray]

Everything I've tried still prints "Array". Where do I put this code?

<?php

$colors = array(); 
print_r($colors);

while 
(list($key,$value) = @each($colors)) 
{ 
echo $value;


}
?>

  <input type="hidden" name="colors" value="0" />
  <input type="checkbox" name="colors[]"  value="red" />
  ZS-red
  <br>

  <input type="checkbox" name="colors[]" value="yellow" />
  ZS-yellow
  <br>

[RossC0]

<?php

$colors = array(); 
print_r($colors);

?>

Thats because you've just set it to array - just before you printed it! Have a look at it when you first create the $colors variable from the POST data! 😃

[rikmoncur]

That's the code to get an array from checkboxes - But as I mentioned, you really don't want that.
You'd be much better using radio buttons then there'd be no fiddling about with arrays.

Like this:

<form name="form" method="post" action="">
<p>
<input name="radiobutton" type="radio" value="red">
red<br>
<input name="radiobutton" type="radio" value="yellow">
yellow
</p>
<p>
<input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Submit">
</p>
</form>

Then just get the value of the radio button like this:
<?php echo $_POST['radiobutton']; ?>

[antray]

User may want more than one carpet color. Radio buttons only let you check one. That's why I need checkboxes.

[amcgrath]

In the email you send, use the implode() function on the $color array. That will give you the list you want.

amc