Order form issue

[reliable]

I have a complicated HTML order form I'm trying to make a PHP page for. Here is a sample of the order form:

<td><div align="right"><strong>Quantity</strong></div></td>
                  <td>
                    <div align="center">
                      <input name="dozen" type="text" id="reg doz" size="2" maxlength="2" />
                    </div></td>
                  <td><div align="center">
                    <input name="large" type="text" id="18 cake" size="2" maxlength="2" />
                  </div></td>
                  <td><div align="center">
                    <input name="xlarge" type="text" id="24 cake" size="2" maxlength="2" />
                  </div></td>
                </tr>
                <tr align="center">
                <td><p align="right"><strong>Flavors</strong></p></td>
                <td>up to 2 flavors

            </div></td>
            <td>up to 3 flavors</div></td>
            <td>up to 4 flavors</div></td>
          </tr>
          <tr>
            <td align="center">
              <label for="chocolate">
              <div align="right">Chocolate</div>
            </label></td>
            <td align="top">

              <div align="center">
                <input name="flavor[]" type="checkbox" id="chocolate" value="choc" />                
                </div></td>
            <td align="top"><div align="center">
              <input name="flavor2[]" type="checkbox" id="choc_tin" value="choc_18tin" />
            </div></td>
            <td align="top"><div align="center">
              <input name="flavor3[]" type="checkbox" id="choc_tin24" value="choc_24tin" />
            </div></td>
          </tr>
          <tr>
            <td align="center"><label for="double_chocolate">
            <div align="right">Double Chocolate</div>
            </label></td>
            <td align="top">
              <div align="center">
                <input name="flavor[]" type="checkbox" id="double_chocolate" value="db_choc" />
              </div></td>
            <td align="top"><div align="center">
              <input name="flavor2[]" type="checkbox" id="db_choc_tin" value="db_choc_18tin" />
            </div></td>
            <td align="top"><div align="center">
              <input name="flavor3[]" type="checkbox" id="db_choc_tin_24" value="db_choc_24tin" />
            </div></td>
          </tr>
          <tr>
            <td align="center"><label for="triple_chocolate">
            <div align="right">Triple Chocolate</div>
            </label></td>
            <td align="top">
              <div align="center">
                <input name="flavor[] " type="checkbox" id="triple_chocolate " value="trp_choc" />
              </div></td>
            <td align="top"><div align="center">
              <p>
                <input name="flavor2[]" type="checkbox" id="trp_choc_tin" value="trp_choc_18tin" />
              </p>
            </div></td>
            <td align="top"><div align="center">
              <input name="flavor3[]" type="checkbox" id="trp_choc_tin24" value="trp_choc_24tin" />
            </div></td>

the basic idea is that the customer types in the quantity they want under "dozen" "large", or "xLarge" then there a re check boxes for teh flavors they get to choose from.

The PHP page Im trying to make should post on the order on a confirmation page and send the order to site owner. I have some of it done (I think).

<?php
///DOZEN ORDER
if (!$dozen){

$chocolate ="";
$double_chocolate="";
$triple_chocolate="";
}
else{
$chocolate=$_POST['chocolate'];
$double_chocolate=$_POST['double_chocolate'];
$triple_chocolate=$_POST['triple_chocolate'];
}

///18CAKE TIN ORDER
if (!$caketin18){

$chocolate18 ="";
$double_chocolate="";
$triple_chocolate="";
}
else{
$chocolate_large=$_POST['chocolate_large'];
$double_chocolate_large=$_POST['double_chocolate_large'];
$triple_chocolate_large=$_POST['triple_chocolate_large'];
}

///24CAKE TIN ORDER
if (!$caketin24){

$chocolate_xlarge ="";
$double_chocolate_xlarge="";
$triple_chocolate_xlarge="";
}
else{
$chocolate24=$_POST['chocolate_xlarge'];
$double_chocolate_xlarge=$_POST['double_chocolate_xlarge'];
$triple_chocolate_xlarge=$_POST['triple_chocolate_xlarge'];
}

?>

Tell em if Im on the right track, please, and help me with the rest. Thanks in advance.

[leatherback]

hm... I hate to be a party-pooper here for you mate..

f you create a form & processing this way, you may cause yourselfe a lot of headaches..

How big is the change that people will order both an XLarge and an Xlarge? In other words: Could you merge them? So you have a basic 'amount' input element, and a 'base volume' input:

Amount = 3
Base volume = dozen
=> 3 dozen was ordered

and then you have one set of flavour boxes.

If you would like to offer the option of placing multiple orders in one go, I would store this input in a session 'shopping cart' under say orders:

$_SESSION['orders']=array();
$_SESSION['orders'][0] = array(
'amount'=>3, 
'Volume'=> 'Dozen',
'Falvour'=>3);

Then you can load the same form, with on top an overview of current selections, a delete, order and edit link.

Think 'amazon-style' shopping. This allows for easy expansion of your scripts & products.

In processing you can now quite easily loop through your orders, and the client is not limited to a max number of choices. Everybody happy?

I realize this might cause you some headaches now to re-think things. However, it may speeds future edits & buils up considerably, I think.