displaying results from an array stored in database

[minxie6]

what is the best way do display the results from a tick box array stored in my_sql?

I am using serialize to store it is this correct?

 

$colourmess=$_POST["colour"];

$colourstring=serialize($colourmess);

$colourstring=htmlentities($colourstring,ENT_QUOTES);

echo $colourstring;

 

but when I read from it i get;

 

a:2:{i:0 s:5:" white" i:1 s:5:" black" }

 

i want a tick box so i can store colours and then display them not the other rubbish aswell,

could someone point me in the right direction as i am shore this must have tutorials but i cant find any?

 

plz help

 

thanks leah

[ignace]

<?php print_r(unserialize($colourstring));?>

 

gives you back the array

[minxie6]

i done that thank you!!

but how do i display it?

at the moment i just get "array"

i need to display just the colour's from it, not the array infomation?

can this be done?

 

sorry for beeing so stupid but i am trying to learn

 

leah x

[Baabu]

<?php print_r(unserialize($colourstring));?>

first store the result comming from unserialize($watever) to any array and then display that array i gues

[minxie6]

but how do i display the contents of the stored array?

i just get Array, i need just the stuff i put in?

 

[Baabu]

$var=unserialize($colourstring);
foreach($var $key => $value)
echo "At $key we have $value";

try this out