[RESOLVED] Basic checkbox won't go into array

[kilbey1]

I hate to ask this for something that should be simple, but I cannot get a checkbox $POST to get into an array from a form. I have tried foreach, while, implode, printed out the $POST array and all the tricks I can think of, but this form refuses to go into an array. The problematic part of the form looks like this:

     

<table><tr>
<TD nowrap>
	   <INPUT TYPE="checkbox" NAME="homeFeatures[]" VALUE="Fenced Yard">Fenced Yard
       <INPUT TYPE="checkbox" NAME="homeFeatures[]" VALUE="Spa">Spa
       <INPUT TYPE="checkbox" NAME="homeFeatures[]" VALUE="Single Story">Single Story
       <INPUT TYPE="checkbox" NAME="homeFeatures[]" VALUE="Swimming Pool">Swimming Pool
	   </TD>
     </tr>
	<tr>
	 <TD nowrap>
	    <INPUT TYPE="checkbox" NAME="homeFeatures[]" VALUE="Two+ Story">Two+ Story
	   <INPUT TYPE="checkbox" NAME="homeFeatures[]" VALUE="Central Air">Central Air
	   <INPUT TYPE="checkbox" NAME="homeFeatures[]" VALUE="Fireplace">Fireplace
	   </TD></tr>
</table>

All I can pick up is the last element in the checkbox array.

[Define-web_com]

try a simple

<?
echo count($_POST['homeFeatures']);

foreach ($_POST['homeFeatures'] as $value) {
echo $value;
}
?>

[bretticus]

print_r($_POST['homeFeatures']);

will tell you real fast too.

[kilbey1]

Yeah, believe it or not, I tried both of these.

In my text example, Fenced Yard, Swimming Pool and Central Air are checked. I'd expect to have all 3 appear, of course - or, in a foreach, 3 times of whatever I echo out. But it only ever echoes out once.

print_r gives me the last in the array that has been checked (ie. Central Air was the last one checked)....echo count gives me an output of 1.

An output of the $_POST variables only ever shows Central Air.

[cahva]

Huh? This is working perfectly for me:

<pre>
<?php
print_r($_POST);
?>
</pre>
<form method="POST">
<table><tr> <TD nowrap>
<INPUT TYPE="checkbox" NAME="homeFeatures[]" VALUE="Fenced Yard">Fenced Yard 
<INPUT TYPE="checkbox" NAME="homeFeatures[]" VALUE="Spa">Spa 
<INPUT TYPE="checkbox" NAME="homeFeatures[]" VALUE="Single Story">Single Story 
<INPUT TYPE="checkbox" NAME="homeFeatures[]" VALUE="Swimming Pool">Swimming Pool
</TD></tr>
<tr><TD nowrap>
<INPUT TYPE="checkbox" NAME="homeFeatures[]" VALUE="Two+ Story">Two+ Story 
<INPUT TYPE="checkbox" NAME="homeFeatures[]" VALUE="Central Air">Central Air 
<INPUT TYPE="checkbox" NAME="homeFeatures[]" VALUE="Fireplace">Fireplace 
</TD></tr></table>
<input type="submit">        

</form>

WHat does this give you?

[kilbey1]

Of course, NOW it works, although I can swear I printed out the $_POST array. I couldn't tell you what was wrong, but it's fine today. I'm betting it was a cache issue in my browser. Or it may have been something stupid that happened after 10 hours of straight coding.

So sorry to bother! This works now:

$homeFeatures = implode($_POST['homeFeatures'], ", ");
if (isset($_POST['homeFeatures']) || !empty($_POST['homeFeatures'])) {
	$mailbody .= "Options: ".$homeFeatures."\n";
}