Posting and validating multiple select

[gnawz]

i have a multiple drop down with five items..

 

If i select 2 or more items and post, only one item is posted to the db!

How do I make it post all the fields I have selected?

 

 

The HTML list

 

<select name="txtservice" size="3" id="txtservice" multiple>

              <option value="1">Wrapping and Storage</option>

              <option value="2">Logistics and warehousing supervision </option>

              <option value="3">Loading and Unloading</option>

              <option value="4">Packing and Labelling</option>

            </select>

 

PHP for getting variable

 

$service = $_POST["txtservice"];

 

And how can I validate this multiple select?

[btherl]

Try naming your variables txtservice[] in the html, and then reading as an array in php.

 

You can also do this by reading the raw post data, but that's a hassle.