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I have been working on a form for a while now and I am about ready to pull my hair out.  The form is in a simple HTML file that uses the POST method to send the field inputs to a PHP file which in-turn "should" send me an email.  I have used this PHP set-up in the past and it worked without a glitch.  The only thing I have changed this time around is I have added a list that I would like users to pick multiple items from.  When the user submits the form I want to get an email with all the selections they made.  Right now when you submit the form it will send all the input fields except the list.  I know the problem has something to do with arrays but I have no idea how to make it work properly.  Below is the HTML and PHP code I am using. 

 

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
<title>Untitled Document</title>
</head>
<body>
<form action="serviceing.php" method="post" NAME="combo_box" ID="combo_box">
<input name="firstname" type="text" id="firstname"/>
<input name="lastname" type="text" id="lastname"/>
<input name="city" type="text" id="city"/>
em<input name="email" type="text" id="email"/>
<input name="phone" type="text" id="phone" />
<input name="Cfirstname" type="text" id="Cfirstname" />
<input name="Clastname" type="text" id="Clastname" />
<input name="Ccity" type="text" id="Ccity" />
<input name="state" type="text" id="state" />
<input name="age" type="text" id="age" />
<input name="sex" type="text" id="sex" />
<input name="date" type="text" id="date" />
<input name="type" type="text" id="type" />
<select name="list[]" size="10" multiple id="list">
  <option>1</option>
  <option>2</option>
  <option>3</option>
  <option>4</option>
  <option>5</option>
  <option>6</option>
  <option>7</option>
  <option>8</option>
  <option>9</option>
  <option>10</option>
  <option>11</option>
  <option>12</option>
  <option>13</option>
  <option>14</option>
</select>
<textarea name="extra" cols="" rows="" id="extra"></textarea>
<input name="submit" type="submit" id="submit" value="Submit" />
</form>
</body>
</html>



<?php
/*subject and email variables*/ 
$emailSubject = 'Test';
$webMaster = 'website2@affordablehomecare.org';

/*gathering data variables*/
$firstnameField = $_POST['firstname'];
$lastnameField = $_POST['lastname'];
$cityField = $_POST['city'];
$emailField = $_POST['email'];
$phoneField = $_POST['phone'];
$CfirstnameField = $_POST['Cfirstname'];
$ClastnameField = $_POST['Clastname'];
$CcityField = $_POST['Ccity'];
$stateField = $_POST['state'];
$ageField = $_POST['age'];
$sexField = $_POST['sex'];
$dateField = $_POST['date'];
$typeField = $_POST['type'];
$listField = $_POST['list'];
$extraField = $_POST['extra'];


/*email field*/

$body = <<<EOD
<br><hr><br>
<h2>Contact Person</h2>
<hr>
Contact First Name: $firstname <br> 	
Contact Last Name: $lastname <br>
Contact City: $city <br>
Contact Email: $email <br>
Contact Phon Number: $phone <br>
<h2>Client Info</h2>
<hr>
Client First Name: $Cfirstname <br>
Client Last Name: $Clastname <br>
Client City: $Ccity <br>
Client state: $state <br>
Client Age: $age <br>
Client Sex: $sex <br>
Date Service Is Needed: $date <br>
Type Of Service: $type <br>
Problems: $list <br>
Extra Info: $extra <br>
EOD;

/*email sender script*/
$headers = "From: $ct_email\r\n";
$headers .= "Content-type: text/html\r\n";
$success = mail($webMaster, $emailSubject, $body, $headers);

/*resultes*/

$theResults = <<<EOD
<html>
<head>
<title>Request Submitted</title>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
</head>
<body>
<p>it works!!!!</p>
</body>
</html>
EOD;
echo "$theResults";

?>

 

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Whilst not being valid xhtml1 the options should still work. The problem is with the array as the OP mentioned. 


 



To get the contents of the array into a string you could do something like:


 






<?php
$listString = '';
if (isset($list) && is_array($list)) {
    $listString = implode(', ', $list);
}






 



Then just include the variable $listString in place of $list when building your email body. 



			
		


		
			

				
					
						

	
	
		

			
				
				

					
				

			
			
			
		

	


					
				
				
			

		

		
			

		
	


	

	






	



					
					
					
				

					

					
					






					
					
					
				

					

					
					







	

	

	

		

			

				


	
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I'm sorry, I forgot to mention that I am about as new as you can get in the wonderful but frustrating world of PHP.  I really need to be shown the completed code or at least explain the solution in extremely layman's terms in order for me to really know what I'm doing.  Again I am so sorry, and I'm sure you hate people like me that don't even know the basics of this but I have exhausted all my resources and figured it is time to bow down and refer to the experts. 


 



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You assign $listField here:


 






$listField = $_POST['list'];






 



But never use it...  So let's make it.


 



You have to grab all the values from the array so, you can use what saok suggested and implode it together into a single string:


 






$list = implode(', ', $listField);






 



Also remember to give your options values.  i.e.:


 






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Oh, that kinda makes since.  The only thing I am still unsure of is exactly where that bit of code should go.  Would it look something like this?


 



Thanks Again,


 



-Austin-


 






        $firstnameField = $_POST['firstname'];
$lastnameField = $_POST['lastname'];
$cityField = $_POST['city'];
$emailField = $_POST['email'];
$phoneField = $_POST['phone'];
$CfirstnameField = $_POST['Cfirstname'];
$ClastnameField = $_POST['Clastname'];
$CcityField = $_POST['Ccity'];
$stateField = $_POST['state'];
$ageField = $_POST['age'];
$sexField = $_POST['sex'];
$dateField = $_POST['date'];
$typeField = $_POST['type'];
$list = implode(', ', $listField);
$extraField = $_POST['extra'];








 



			
		


		
			

				
					
						

	
	
		

			
				
				

					
				

			
			
			
		

	


					
				
				
			

		

		
	


	

	






	



					
					
					
				

					

					
					






					
					
					
				

					

					
					







	

	

	

		

			

				


	
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See if this works:


 









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</form>
<br><br><br><br><br><br>/*subject and email variables*/ <br>   $emailSubject = 'Test';<br>   $webMaster = 'website2@affordablehomecare.org';<br><br>/*gathering data variables*/<br>   $firstnameField = $_POST['firstname'];<br>   $lastnameField = $_POST['lastname'];<br>   $cityField = $_POST['city'];<br>   $emailField = $_POST['email'];<br>   $phoneField = $_POST['phone'];<br>   $CfirstnameField = $_POST['Cfirstname'];<br>   $ClastnameField = $_POST['Clastname'];<br>   $CcityField = $_POST['Ccity'];<br>   $stateField = $_POST['state'];<br>   $ageField = $_POST['age'];<br>   $sexField = $_POST['sex'];<br>   $dateField = $_POST['date'];<br>   $typeField = $_POST['type'];<br>   $listField = $_POST['list'];<br>   $extraField = $_POST['extra'];<br>   $list = implode(', ', $listField);<br>   <br><br>/*email field*/<br><br>   $body = <br><hr>
<br><br><h2>Contact Person</h2>
<br><hr>
<br>Contact First Name: $firstname <br>    <br>Contact Last Name: $lastname <br><br>Contact City: $city <br><br>Contact Email: $email <br><br>Contact Phon Number: $phone <br><br><h2>Client Info</h2>
<br><hr>
<br>Client First Name: $Cfirstname <br><br>Client Last Name: $Clastname <br><br>Client City: $Ccity <br><br>Client state: $state <br><br>Client Age: $age <br><br>Client Sex: $sex <br><br>Date Service Is Needed: $date <br><br>Type Of Service: $type <br><br>Problems: $list <br><br>Extra Info: $extra <br><br>EOD;<br><br>/*email sender script*/<br>   $headers = "From: $ct_email\r\n";<br>   $headers .= "Content-type: text/html\r\n";<br>   $success = mail($webMaster, $emailSubject, $body, $headers);<br>   <br>/*resultes*/<br><br>   $theResults = <br><br><title>Request Submitted</title>
<br><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
<br><br><br><p>it works!!!!</p>
<br><br><br>EOD;<br>echo "$theResults";<br><br







			
		


		
			

				
					
						

	
	
		

			
				
				

					
				

			
			
			
		

	


					
				
				
			

		

		
			

		
	


	

	






	



					
					
					
				
			
			



		

	


	
	
	
	
	
		
	
      
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