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[Schlo_50]

Hello again,

 

Does anybody know of a good tutorial/snippet that teaches one how to use html checkboxes and php to $_POST the data into a database correctly?

 

I've been struggling with this for a while and figure i should justs tart from scratch with it again just so that i can understand it.

 

Thanks

[asmith]

what do you want exactlly ? to record a check box when checked into mysql data base ?

[Schlo_50]

Yes, but eventually there will be loads of checkboxes on the page like a questionnaire, so i will need a way to capture every one that is checked.

[asmith]

each checkbox value for each mysql field ? or all in one field ?

i'm gonna write you some code, that's why i'm asking

[Schlo_50]

Well i would prefer all into one field separated by commas. But which ever way is the most efficient i will adopt to make the system work.

[JacobYaYa]

The way to use checkboxes is to add [] to the name attribute of the checkbox HTML (name="xxx[]").  This way they will be put into arrays and you can just go

$xxxs = $_POST['xxx'];
foreach($xxxs as $value){
echo $value;
}

 

 

 

[JacobYaYa]

Well i would prefer all into one field separated by commas. But which ever way is the most efficient i will adopt to make the system work.

 

Just do as I said with the name="xxx[]" and then implode() and your done.

[asmith]

Well i would prefer all into one field separated by commas. But which ever way is the most efficient i will adopt to make the system work.

 

Just do as I said with the name="xxx[]" and then implode() and your done.

 

yea that'll work . no need for me to type

[Schlo_50]

lol

 

Well thanks anyway asmith and Jacob! Will use that information wisely, thanks again.