Multiple Checkboxes not Appearing in Emailing Form Results

[pura_vida]

Hi,

I have a php form where the results are being emailed. My problem is that when users select multiple checkboxes, only the first selection shows up in the email. How should the code read so that EVERY checkbox selection that a user makes shows up in the email?

Currently my code reads like this:

\nTimes Available: $availability

(availability is the category name of the check boxes )

THANKS!

[devinemke]

you need to return the list of checkboxes as an array. here is a very simple example:

<?php
if (!isset($_POST['submit']))
{
	echo '
	<form action="" method="POST">
	<input type="checkbox" name="checkboxes[]" value="1"> 1<br>
	<input type="checkbox" name="checkboxes[]" value="2"> 2<br>
	<input type="checkbox" name="checkboxes[]" value="3"> 3<br>
	<input type="checkbox" name="checkboxes[]" value="4"> 4<br>
	<input type="checkbox" name="checkboxes[]" value="5"> 5<br>
	<input type="submit" name="submit" value="submit">
	</form>
	';
}
else
{
	if (isset($_POST['checkboxes']))
	{
		echo 'you checked the following boxes:<br>';
		foreach ($_POST['checkboxes'] as $value) {echo $value . '<br>';}
	}
	else
	{
		echo 'you did not check any boxes';
	}
}
?>

[pura_vida]

Thanks for the repsonse, biut I guess I have a clarifying question...

Currently my EMAIL code looks like this

<?php

$formsent = mail("[e-mail]", "Volunteer Form: $name", "\r\nTimes Available: $availability\r\
?>

Assuming a portion of my FORM code contains this:

    <input type="checkbox" name="checkboxes[]" value="1"> 1<br> 
    <input type="checkbox" name="checkboxes[]" value="2"> 2<br> 
    <input type="checkbox" name="checkboxes[]" value="3"> 3<br> 

How should my email code look?

[devinemke]

$to = '[e-mail]';
$subject = 'Volunteer Form: ' . $name;
$body = 'Times Available' . "\n";
if (isset($_POST['checkboxes']))
{
	foreach ($_POST['checkboxes'] as $value) {$body .= $value . "\n";}
} 
else
{
    $body .= 'none checked';
}


mail($to, $subject, $body) or exit('mail FAIL');

[pura_vida]

My users are getting an error message when they don't fill in all fields in my form.

How can I get them to complete all fields before they submit the form? What code should I add?

[msk_1980]

since php is an server side script they will get the error message after they have submitted the form. If you want to make all the fields on the form to be filled you might need to use client side scripting like java script.