checkboxes in php form

1fastphp

Hey,

I'm new to php. I previously had a form with checkboxes e-mailed to me through cgiemail. When I tried converting it to php, it only produces the last checked box. How do I get it to show me all of the checked boxes.

Thanks in advance for any help provided.

FatalError

Can you please post the code you are using?

1fastphp

Name: <INPUT NAME="name"><br>
E-mail Address: <INPUT NAME="email"><br>
Please send me the folowing articles:
<blockquote>
<INPUT TYPE="checkbox" NAME="article" VALUE="5 Reasons you need a realtor">5 Reasons You Need a Realtor<BR>
<INPUT TYPE="checkbox" NAME="article" VALUE="7 Reasons to Own Your Own Home">7 Reasons to Own Your Own Home<BR>
<INPUT TYPE="checkbox" NAME="article" VALUE="10 Things a Lender Needs from You">10 Things a Lender Needs from You<BR>
<INPUT TYPE="checkbox" NAME="article" VALUE="Hidden Home Defects to Watch For">Hidden Home Defects to Watch For<BR>
<INPUT TYPE="checkbox" NAME="article" VALUE="What Not to Overlook on a Final Walk-through">What Not to Overlook on a Final Walk-through<BR>
<INPUT TYPE="checkbox" NAME="article" VALUE="Common Closing Costs for Buyers">Common Closing Costs for Buyers<BR>
<INPUT TYPE="checkbox" NAME="article" VALUE="The Pro's and Con's of Condos">The Pro's and Con's of Condos<BR>
<INPUT TYPE="checkbox" NAME="article" VALUE="10 Questions to Ask your Condo Board">10 Questions to Ask your Condo Board<BR>
<INPUT TYPE="checkbox" NAME="article" VALUE="10 Ways to Lower Homeowners Insurance Costs">10 Ways to Lower Homeowners Insurance Costs<BR>
<INPUT TYPE="checkbox" NAME="article" VALUE="Tips for Packing Like a Pro">Tips for Packing Like a Pro<BR>
</blockquote>
Which format do you prefer:<br>
<INPUT TYPE="radio" NAME="format" VALUE="msword">msword
<INPUT TYPE="radio" NAME="format" VALUE="pdf">pdf<br><br>
Any Special Requests: <br>
<textarea NAME="comments" ROWS="3" COLS="50" wrap="virtual">

      </textarea><br><br>

</FORM>

Houdini

The name of a checkbox should be an array variable and since you used

<INPUT TYPE="checkbox" NAME="article" VALUE="5 Reasons you need a realtor">5 Reasons You Need a Realtor<BR>
<INPUT TYPE="checkbox" NAME="article" VALUE="7 Reasons to Own Your Own Home">7 Reasons to Own Your Own Home<BR>
<INPUT TYPE="checkbox" NAME="article" VALUE="10 Things a Lender Needs from You">10 Things a Lender Needs from You<BR>

that is what it will do. Theyall have the same name which is correct but they are not as an array so to fix it you can either make it an indexed array by doing this

<INPUT TYPE="checkbox" NAME="article[]" VALUE="5 Reasons you need a realtor">5 Reasons You Need a Realtor<BR>
<INPUT TYPE="checkbox" NAME="article[]" VALUE="7 Reasons to Own Your Own [code=html]Home">7 Reasons to Own Your Own Home<BR>
<INPUT TYPE="checkbox" NAME="article[]" VALUE="10 Things a Lender Needs from You">10 Things a Lender Needs from You<BR>

or to make it easier to know what has been checked without looping numerically you can use an associative array

<INPUT TYPE="checkbox" NAME="article[5reasons]" VALUE="5 Reasons you need a realtor">5 Reasons You Need a Realtor<BR>
<INPUT TYPE="checkbox" NAME="article[7reasons]" VALUE="7 Reasons to Own Your Own Home">7 Reasons to Own Your Own Home<BR>
<INPUT TYPE="checkbox" NAME="article[10things]" VALUE="10 Things a Lender Needs from You">10 Things a Lender Needs from You<BR>

To see the value of checkbox for 5 Reasons You Need a Realtor you could check $POST['article][5reasons] and if checked it would be 5 Reasons you need a realtor otherwise it would be blank. or if it were a numeric indexed array the $POST['article'][0] value would be 5 Reasons you need a realtor if checked or blank if not. also if just that box and the last were checked then $_POST['article'][1] would be Tips for Packing Like a Pro.