checkbox only getting last value

twncindy

I have a form that consists of textbox, radio button and checkboxes. this is the code:

<tr>
<td><input type="checkbox" name="p_language[]" value="English" /> English<br /></td>
<td><input type="checkbox" name="p_language[]" value="Chinese" /> Chinese </td>
</tr>
...
more

It's in a table so it's nicely arranged. So total I have like 8 languages.

then my php file is trying to get the form values, other fields all work fine except the checkbox. I am only getting the last value. For example:

I check English, chinese and Spanish. When I print the language it's only spanish.

Language: <?php print_r($_REQUEST["p_language"]); ?>

I am not sure what is wrong here, somebody please help?

bradgrafelman

Can you show us your entire HTML form? Be sure to enclose it in [noparse]

..

[/noparse] bbcode tags if so.

twncindy

<html>

<body>
<center>
<table border="1" cellpadding="20" valign="middle" >

  <tr>
  <form action="createnew.php" method="post">
 <td> Name: <input type="text" name="p_name" /><br /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Email: <input type="text" name="p_email" /><br /> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Password: <input type="text" name="p_password" /><br /> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Ethnicity: 
<select name="p_ethnicity">
	<option> - Select - </option>
	<option value="American">American</option>
	<option value="Russian">Russian</option>
	<option value="Chinese">Chinese</option>
	<option value="Taiwanese">Taiwanese</option>
	<option value="Korean">Korean</option>
	<option value="Japanese">Japanese</option>
	<option value="Indian">Indian</option>
	<option value="African">African</option>
	<option value="French">French</option>
	<option value="Germany">Germany</option>
	<option value="European">European</option>
	<option value="Middle Eastern">Middle Eastern</option>
	<option value="Canadian">Canadian</option>
</select> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Language: 
<table border="0" cellpadding="2" valign="middle" >

<tr>
<td><input type="checkbox" name="p_language[]" value="English" /> English<br /></td>
<td><input type="checkbox" name="p_language[]" value="Chinese" /> Chinese  </td>
</tr> 
<tr>
<td><input type="checkbox" name="p_language[]" value="Spanish" /> Spanish<br /></td>
<td><input type="checkbox" name="p_language[]" value="Japanese" /> Japanese </td>
</tr> 
<tr>
<td><input type="checkbox" name="p_language[]" value="German" /> German<br /></td>
<td><input type="checkbox" name="p_language[]" value="Russian" /> Russian</td>
</tr> 
<tr>
<td><input type="checkbox" name="p_language[]" value="Italian" /> Italian<br /></td>
<td><input type="checkbox" name="p_language[]" value="French" /> French  </td>
</tr> 
<tr>
<td><input type="checkbox" name="p_language[]" value="Korean" /> Korean<br /></td>
<td><input type="checkbox" name="p_language[]" value="Vietnamese" /> Vietnamese  </td>
</tr> 
<tr>
<td><input type="checkbox" name="p_language[]" value="Thai" /> Thai<br /></td>
<td><input type="checkbox" name="p_language[]" value="Portuguese" /> Portuguese  </td>
</tr> 

</table>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Intro: <textarea rows="2" cols="20" name="p_intro">
</textarea><br /> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><input type="submit" value="Submit" /></td>
</tr>
</form>


</table>
</center>
</body>
</html>

bradgrafelman

Not sure what the problem is; I used your HTML and submitted the form to a PHP script that did nothing but print_r($_POST); and here's what I got:

Array
(
    [p_name] => bradgrafelman
    [p_email] => root@localhost
    [p_password] => brad
    [p_ethnicity] => American
    [p_language] => Array
        (
            [0] => English
            [1] => Chinese
            [2] => Spanish
        )

[p_intro] => test
)

Which version of PHP are you using?

twncindy

whatever the justhost provides...