Php Array to Table Rows - php

Question

I have some form values in an array, and need to get them into table rows and could use some guidance/help. Below is what I have and am not sure if I am on the right path or not:
//These are my form values
$part = $_POST['part'];
$rel = $_POST['rel'];
$chart = $_POST['chart'];
$dob = $_POST['dob'];
$age = $_POST['age'];
$gender = $_POST['gender'];
//If participant (part) is not empty, start building the table
if ($part != "") {
//The table header (not worried about <td>/<th> semantics right now
$participants = "Participants<table border='1'>
<tr><td>Name</td><td>Relationship</td><td>Chart #</td><td>DOB</td> <td>Age</td><td>Gender</td></tr>";
//This is where I am lost...looping over and outputting on a row by row basis
foreach($part as $row) {
$participants_table = "<tr><td>". $part . "</td><td>". $rel ."</td><td>". $chart ."</td><td>". $dob ."</td><td>". $age ."</td><td>". $gender ."</td></tr>";
}
} else {
//If there are no names in the participant column(s), display the following
$participants = "No Other Participants";
$participants_table = "";
}
//Output from print_r
Next, the following may be overkill, but here goes: Array ( [0] => Christine Eubanks [1] => Ariel Eubanks [2] => Synthia Clow [3] => [4] => [5] => [6] => ) Array ( [0] => Wife [1] => Daughter [2] => Daughter [3] => [4] => [5] => [6] => ) Array ( [0] => 123456 [1] => 654321 [2] => 543210 [3] => [4] => [5] => [6] => ) Array ( [0] => 04/03/1974 [1] => 07/21/2004 [2] => 12/28/1995 [3] => [4] => [5] => [6] => ) Array ( [0] => 44 [1] => 14 [2] => 22 [3] => [4] => [5] => [6] => ) Array ( [0] => F [1] => F [2] => F [3] => [4] => [5] => [6] => ) Array ( [0] => Christine Eubanks [1] => Ariel Eubanks [2] => Synthia Clow [3] => [4] => [5] => [6] => ) Array ( [0] => Wife [1] => Daughter [2] => Daughter [3] => [4] => [5] => [6] => ) Array ( [0] => 123456 [1] => 654321 [2] => 543210 [3] => [4] => [5] => [6] => ) Array ( [0] => 04/03/1974 [1] => 07/21/2004 [2] => 12/28/1995 [3] => [4] => [5] => [6] => ) Array ( [0] => 44 [1] => 14 [2] => 22 [3] => [4] => [5] => [6] => ) Array ( [0] => F [1] => F [2] => F [3] => [4] => [5] => [6] => ) Array ( [0] => Christine Eubanks [1] => Ariel Eubanks [2] => Synthia Clow [3] => [4] => [5] => [6] => ) Array ( [0] => Wife [1] => Daughter [2] => Daughter [3] => [4] => [5] => [6] => ) Array ( [0] => 123456 [1] => 654321 [2] => 543210 [3] => [4] => [5] => [6] => ) Array ( [0] => 04/03/1974 [1] => 07/21/2004 [2] => 12/28/1995 [3] => [4] => [5] => [6] => ) Array ( [0] => 44 [1] => 14 [2] => 22 [3] => [4] => [5] => [6] => ) Array ( [0] => F [1] => F [2] => F [3] => [4] => [5] => [6] => ) Array ( [0] => Christine Eubanks [1] => Ariel Eubanks [2] => Synthia Clow [3] => [4] => [5] => [6] => ) Array ( [0] => Wife [1] => Daughter [2] => Daughter [3] => [4] => [5] => [6] => ) Array ( [0] => 123456 [1] => 654321 [2] => 543210 [3] => [4] => [5] => [6] => ) Array ( [0] => 04/03/1974 [1] => 07/21/2004 [2] => 12/28/1995 [3] => [4] => [5] => [6] => ) Array ( [0] => 44 [1] => 14 [2] => 22 [3] => [4] => [5] => [6] => ) Array ( [0] => F [1] => F [2] => F [3] => [4] => [5] => [6] => ) Array ( [0] => Christine Eubanks [1] => Ariel Eubanks [2] => Synthia Clow [3] => [4] => [5] => [6] => ) Array ( [0] => Wife [1] => Daughter [2] => Daughter [3] => [4] => [5] => [6] => ) Array ( [0] => 123456 [1] => 654321 [2] => 543210 [3] => [4] => [5] => [6] => ) Array ( [0] => 04/03/1974 [1] => 07/21/2004 [2] => 12/28/1995 [3] => [4] => [5] => [6] => ) Array ( [0] => 44 [1] => 14 [2] => 22 [3] => [4] => [5] => [6] => ) Array ( [0] => F [1] => F [2] => F [3] => [4] => [5] => [6] => ) Array ( [0] => Christine Eubanks [1] => Ariel Eubanks [2] => Synthia Clow [3] => [4] => [5] => [6] => ) Array ( [0] => Wife [1] => Daughter [2] => Daughter [3] => [4] => [5] => [6] => ) Array ( [0] => 123456 [1] => 654321 [2] => 543210 [3] => [4] => [5] => [6] => ) Array ( [0] => 04/03/1974 [1] => 07/21/2004 [2] => 12/28/1995 [3] => [4] => [5] => [6] => ) Array ( [0] => 44 [1] => 14 [2] => 22 [3] => [4] => [5] => [6] => ) Array ( [0] => F [1] => F [2] => F [3] => [4] => [5] => [6] => ) Array ( [0] => Christine Eubanks [1] => Ariel Eubanks [2] => Synthia Clow [3] => [4] => [5] => [6] => ) Array ( [0] => Wife [1] => Daughter [2] => Daughter [3] => [4] => [5] => [6] => ) Array ( [0] => 123456 [1] => 654321 [2] => 543210 [3] => [4] => [5] => [6] => ) Array ( [0] => 04/03/1974 [1] => 07/21/2004 [2] => 12/28/1995 [3] => [4] => [5] => [6] => ) Array ( [0] => 44 [1] => 14 [2] => 22 [3] => [4] => [5] => [6] => ) Array ( [0] => F [1] => F [2] => F [3] => [4] => [5] => [6] => )

Answer 1

Whatever you used in your print_r is what I'm focusing on here for this solution. So if you did print_r($_POST) then this would work:
I use htmlspecialchars to clean the string to prevent nasty xss injections.
<?php
foreach($_POST as $row) {
$part = htmlspecialchars($row[0], ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8');
$rel = htmlspecialchars($row[1], ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8');
$chart = htmlspecialchars($row[2], ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8');
$dob = htmlspecialchars($row[3], ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8');
$age = htmlspecialchars($row[4], ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8');
$gender = htmlspecialchars($row[5], ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8');
$unkown = htmlspecialchars($row[6], ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8'); //your output shows a [6]'th element
$participants_table = "<tr><td>". $part . "</td><td>". $rel ."</td><td>". $chart ."</td><td>". $dob ."</td><td>". $age ."</td><td>". $gender ."</td></tr>";
}
What's most interesting to me is that in your datadump, there's no associative keys, hence why numerical keys are used instead

Answer 2

when ever you are receiving an array you have to loop it using for loop or foreach loop, Since you have assigned values to variables like $part = $_POST['part']; which is not present, it will always throw error. And in your code $part is not an array to loop through.
<?php
//$part = $_POST[];
$part = array(
array('part', 'rel', 'chart', 'dob', 'age', 'gender'),
array('part1', 'rel1', 'chart1', 'dob1', 'age1', 'gender1')
);
if ($part != "") {
//The table header (not worried about <td>/<th> semantics right now
$participants = "Participants<table border='1'><tr><td>Name</td><td>Relationship</td><td>Chart #</td><td>DOB</td> <td>Age</td><td>Gender</td></tr>";
//This is where I am lost...looping over and outputting on a row by row basis
foreach ($part as $value) {
$participants .= "<tr><td>" . $value[0] . "</td><td>" . $value[1] . "</td><td>" . $value[2] . "</td><td>" . $value[3] . "</td><td>" . $value[4] . "</td><td>" . $value[5] . "</td></tr>";
}
$participants .= '</table>';
}
else {
//If there are no names in the participant column(s), display the following
$participants = "No Other Participants";
}
echo $participants;
?>