$_GET array?

[mcfmullen]

I have the following code in parser.php:

 

<?php

$xml = simplexml_load_file('differences.xml');

$object = $xml->xpath('//item');

$count = count($object);

$i = 0;

echo "<form method='get' action='parsed.php'>";

while($i < $count)
{

$objectname = $object[$i]['name'];
echo "<input type='checkbox' name='option".$i."' value='$objectname' checked>".$objectname;
echo "<br>";

$i++;

}

echo "<br><input type='submit' value='Proceed'><br>";
echo "</form>";
?>

 

This passes a url as such:

http://localhost/parsed.php?option0=dog&option1=cat&option2=fish

 

Now the thing is, I want to $_GET all this information, store it into a variable array and then manipulate it.

 

Essentially, parser.php displays a checklist of items inside differences.xml. The user can then choose what items to select or deselect in the form. Upon sending the form, parsed.php will display the full contents of XML data relating to the selected items. The user can then modify these items, and save them to the MySQL database.

 

Right now, I just need help to get parsed.php to display the names of all the objects passed into the form (see url).

 

This brings me back to my original question: how to store it into an array?

 

This way I can count the objects in the array, run a loop through the XML where items match the values in the array and so on.

 

Any help?

[trq]

Now the thing is, I want to $_GET all this information, store it into a variable array and then manipulate it.

 

$_GET already is an array. I'm not sure what the rest of your question is.

[mcfmullen]

How can I use the information?

 

does $variable = $_GET[] claim everyting there or is the method different?

 

.. or is it simply not necessary to restore the $_GET or $_POST?

[trq]

$_GET is just like any other array.

[sasa]

change

echo "<input type='checkbox' name='option".$i."' value='$objectname' checked>".$objectname;

to

echo "<input type='checkbox' name='option[".$i."]' value='$objectname' checked='checked'>".$objectname;

and in $_GET['option'] is array of checked object

[mcfmullen]

It works. Thank you so much!