Cookie array

[rondog]

I have an array of fields:

$fields = array(
	"cfg_change_date" => "Configuration Change Date",
	"system_name" => "System Name",
	"system_manf" => "System Manufacturer",
	"system_model_no" => "System Model Number",
	"system_serial_no" => "System Serial Number",
	"system_board_part_no" => "System Board Part Number",
	"system_board_serial_no" => "System Board Serial Number",
	"asset_tag" => "Asset Tag",
	"sla_code" => "SLA Code",
	"category" => "Category",
	"os_version" => "OS Version",
	"os_upgraded" => "OS Upgraded",
	"bios_version" => "BIOS Version",
	"bios_upgraded" => "BIOS Upgraded",
	"ilom_version" => "ILOM Version",
	"ilom_ip" => "ILOM IP Address",
	"ilom_updated" => "ILOM Updated",
	"rack_id" => "Rack ID",
	"rack_location_id" => "Rack Location ID",
	"tech_id" => "Tech ID",
	"warranty" => "Warranty"		
);

 

I have them all outputted as checkboxes right now in a form. When the user hits save, I want the checked ones to be stored in a single cookie and then later referenced so it remember what the user wants to query from the DB. The thing I cant figure out is how to do this dynamically rather than checking if each one is checked.

[trq]

The thing I cant figure out is how to do this dynamically rather than checking if each one is checked.

 

Only the checked fields will apear within the post array when the form is submitted.

[rondog]

ah ok I gotcha..I just did this and it it showing the checked ones

if (isset($_POST['saveFieldSelections']))
{
$checks = $_POST['checkboxes'];
if (isset($checks))
{
	while (list ($key,$val) = @each ($checks)) {
		echo "$val,";
	}
} 
}

 

Now my question is, should I just convert this to a string and store a long string? I would then explode() when I retrieved them. Does that sound about right?

[rondog]

Ok I went ahead and used that method i described above and its kinda working. When I set my cookie, it seems the page doesn't recognize it til I refresh the page again. Like I have 3 boxed checked and check 2 more. After I hit the save, button the page does its thing, but I still only see 3 checked. If I refresh the page, they show all checked. Why is this?

[trq]

You obviously need to refresh the page after the cookie is saved in order for the information on the page to be updated.

 

You'll need to do a redirect (to the same page) after you save the cookie.

[rondog]

Ok I was gonna do that as a 'work around'. It just sounds like I may have been doing something wrong

[Pikachu2000]

No, it's just that cookie data is not available until the next page load, hence the need for a redirect before you can use it. That's normal operation for cookies.

[rondog]

No, it's just that cookie data is not available until the next page load, hence the need for a redirect before you can use it. That's normal operation for cookies.

That's good to know. This is my first experience using cookies. Thanks guys.