How to get chekbox values on Mysql? - php

Question

Hello i'm at linking my form data to my mysql database server so far so good i have a little problems here
my prcoes.php. code :
$db_selected = mysql_select_db (DB_NAME, $link);
if (!$db_selected) {
die('Can\'t use ' . DB_NAME . ': ' / mysql_error());
}
$value = $_POST['name'];
$value2 = $_POST['surname'];
$value3 = $_POST['email'];
$value4 = $_POST['phone'];
$value4 = $_POST['activity'];
$value5 = $_POST['ltype'];
With checkboxes $_POST['ltype'];i get only Array on Mysql as result ?
I get the right values with this code by sending form data to my email :
'LType : ' . implode(',', $_POST['ltype']). "\n" .
Any help will be welcomed , thanks in advance
Update here my chekbox code :
<div class="thumb1" >
<label for="word" ><img class="img" src="images/my1.jpg" /></label>
<input type="checkbox" class="chk" name="ltype[]" id="word" value="word" /><hr> <p><strong>Word Mark Logo</strong></p>
</div>
<div class="thumb1" >
<label for="letter"><img class="img" src="images/my2.jpg" /></label>
<input type="checkbox" class="chk" name="ltype[]" id="letter" value="letter" /><hr> <p><strong>Letter Mark Logo</strong></p>
</div>
<div class="thumb1">
<label for="emblerm"><img class="img" src="images/my3.jpg" /></label>
<input type="checkbox" class="chk" name="ltype[]" id="emblerm" value="emblerm" /><hr> <p><strong>Emblerm Logo</strong></p>
</div>

Answer 1

Why don't you:
$value5 = implode(',', $_POST['ltype']);
if you want the array back just explode the database value.

Answer 2

Depends on how you define the checkbox if
<form action='XXX.php' method='POST'>
Football: <input type="checkbox" name="sports[]" value="football" />
Baseball: <input type="checkbox" name="sports[]" value="baseball" />
</form>
And on the XXX.php it return as array
if ( $_POST['sports'] ) {
$arySports = $_POST['sports'];
foreach( $arySports AS $value ) {
echo $value ."<br>";
}
}
If you did
Subscribe Now <input type="checkbox" name="subscribe" />
And on the XXX.php it return as on
If you did
Subscribe Now <input type="checkbox" name="subscribe" value="now" />
Then it return string "now". So try with this and see what you want for your checkbox
<form action="XXX.php" method="POST">
<input type='checkbox' name='A'/>
<input type='checkbox' name='B' value='this is array'/>
<input type='checkbox' name='B' value='the second one'/>
<input type='checkbox' name='C[]' value='A'/>
<input type='checkbox' name='C[]' value='B'/>
<input type='checkbox' name='C[]' value='C'/>
<input type='checkbox' name='D' value='string'/>
</form>
on the XXX.php do
print_r( $_POST['A'] );
echo "<br>";
print_r( $_POST['B'] );
echo "<br>";
print_r( $_POST['C'] );
echo "<br>";
print_r( $_POST['D'] );
echo "<br>";