PHP Duplicate Form Name Submit??

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Hello, I have some form fields that are being posted to a database. One field is a text field and the others are checkboxes.

 

I can get the text to post to the database separately, but not at the same time. Like if there is text in the text field and a checkbox is checked, the data won't post. - The name has to be a certain name to work with my code, but it needs to be used on multiple fields.

 

Is there a way where you can code so the form field name will equal the same as the other? Essentially have name2 = name 1 so on submit it acts the same and there are no conflicts?

[Barand]

use [] after the name so they are posted as an array

<?php
if (isset($_POST['sub']))
{
    foreach ($_POST['mytext'] as $text)
    {
        echo "$text<br/>";
    }
}
?>
<form method='post'>
<input type="text" name="mytext[]" value=""> <br>
<input type="text" name="mytext[]" value=""> <br>
<input type="text" name="mytext[]" value=""> <br>
<input type="submit" name="sub" value="Submit">
</form>

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I get an array error when I do that. The fields are being submitted comma delimited, so I basically just want to be able to use the same name and have both the text filed and checkboxes submitted at the same time.

 

Do I just need to duplicate my code, or is there a way to specify that a form field name = the same as the other form name?

[roopurt18]

Give us the stripped down HTML for your form as it was when you originally posted.

 

Also give us the format you want the data to be in $_POST.

 

The name has to be a certain name to work with my code, but it needs to be used on multiple fields.

Why?

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$ff = $_POST;
if ($ff['FORMFIELDNAME']) {
$variable = split(",",trim($ff['FORMFIELDNAME']));
$j=0; $k=0;
for ($i=0;$i<count($variable);$i++) {

 

<textarea name="FORMFIELDNAME" cols="30" rows="3" style="width:100%;" wrap="soft"></textarea>

 

<input type="checkbox" name="FORMFIELDNAME" value="<?php echo htmlentities($variable) ?>" />

 

 

 

[roopurt18]

Why is it you can not change the name of either the textarea or the checkbox controls?  Because you're going to have to.

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I can just do this:

if ($ff['FORMFIELDNAME1'] or $ff['FORMFIELDNAME2']) {

 

But how could I incorporate FORMFIELDNAME2 in the code below:?

 

$variable = split(",",trim($ff['FORMFIELDNAME1']));

 

 

[roopurt18]

I don't know, maybe with:

$variable = split(",",trim($ff['FORMFIELDNAME1'] . $ff['FORMFIELDNAME2']));

 

It's hard to say because you haven't been very specific with what you're trying to accomplish here.

[phpinfo()]

That works. Thanks!!! I was over thinking the && and or statements I guess. Thanks again.