how to get listbox value in another php page - php

Question

i think i am doing some mistake in my code. can someone please correct me. how to get the list box values in another page.
print "<form method=\"post\" action=\"fetch_test.php\">";
print "Report From: ";
print "<select name=fromdate[]>";
print "<option selected=\"selected\">Date</option>";
print "<option value=01>01</option>";
print "<option value=02>02</option>";
print "<option value=03>03</option>";
print "</select>";
print "<select name=frommonth[]>";
print "<option selected=\"selected\">Month</option>";
print "<option value=jan>Jan</option>";
print "<option value=feb>Feb</option>";
print "<option value=mar>Mar</option>";
print "</select>";
print "<br><br>";
print "<input type=submit>";
print "</form>";
fetch_test.php contains below code.
<?php
print $_POST['fromdate'];
print $_POST['frommonth'];
?>

Answer 1

You are using the name as an Array.
Fixed code:
print "<form method=\"post\" action=\"fetch_test.php\">";
print "Report From: ";
print "<select name=fromdate>";
print "<option selected=\"selected\">Date</option>";
print "<option value=01>01</option>";
print "<option value=02>02</option>";
print "<option value=03>03</option>";
print "</select>";
print "<select name=frommonth>";
print "<option selected=\"selected\">Month</option>";
print "<option value=jan>Jan</option>";
print "<option value=feb>Feb</option>";
print "<option value=mar>Mar</option>";
print "</select>";
print "<br><br>";
print "<input type=submit>";
print "</form>";

Answer 2

You stored it in an array, so call it in an array also.
<?php
print $_POST['fromdate'][$yournumbervalue];
print $_POST['frommonth'][$yournumbervalue];
?>

Answer 3

Try quoting your select tag names, you want to have <select name="fromdate[]"> to get an array, and you want to use <select from="fromdate"> to get a single value.

Answer 4

Unless there are more than one name='fromdate' or name='frommonth', you don't need the [].
Just try normal:
print "<select name='fromdate'>";
Make sure you put ' around the name attribute!
Then use:
$_POST['fromdate'];
At the moment you're putting it into an array, so if you want to keep it the way it is, use:
foreach ($fromdate as $date){
echo $date;
}