Listbox posting

[elabuwa]

Hi guys,

 

I have a list box.

 

say the code is

<select name="drop1" id="Select1" size="4" multiple="multiple">

    <option value="1">item 1</option>

    <option value="2">item 2</option>

    <option value="3">item 3</option>

    <option value="4">item 4</option>

    <option value="0">All</option>

</select>

 

The user will select few items.

How do i capture the data through the "POST" method.

 

$data = $_POST['drop'];

would not work coz there is an array if data.

 

Can any one help or point me in the right direction?

 

Thanks in advance

[nderevj]

A couple of things:

1) Append brackets to your select's name- drop1[]. This will tell PHP to create an array based on the submitted data.

2) Make sure your PHP code references the $_POST element with the same name, minus the brackets- $_POST['drop1'].