Parsing multiple checkbox values into php array - php

Question

I have a form which displays stock levels and I want the user to be able to delete multiple products so have provided checkboxes. the code is below:
echo "<form method='get'>
<input type='submit' name='removestock' value= 'Remove'>
<table class='display' border='0'>
<tr>
<th>Select</th>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Description</th>
<th>Price (£)</th>
<th>Quantity</th>
<th>Size</th>
</tr>";
echo "<tr>";
require ('connection.php');
$query = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM items")or die(mysql_error());
while($results = mysql_fetch_array($query)){
echo "<td> <input type='checkbox' name='item' value='".$results['item_id']."'></td>";
echo "<td>" . $results['name'] . "</td>";
echo "<td>" . $results['description'] . "</td>";
echo "<td>" . $results['price'] . "</td>";
echo "<td>" . $results['quantity'] . "</td>";
echo "<td>" . $results['size_id'] . "</td>";
echo "</tr>";
}
echo "</table></form>";
And my parsing code is...
if(isset($_GET['removestock']) === true){
$errors = array();
$items = $_GET['item'];
echo $items;
}
But for some reason it only displays the last item_id selected. Your help will be much appreciated!
PS. I tried changing the checkbox name to name="items[]" and implemented a foreach loop to parse the data but it still did not work.

Answer 1

The name of the checkbox should be
<input type='checkbox' name='item[]' value='".$results['item_id']."'>
This wil give you an array which you can read with a foreach

Answer 2

Use name=item [] for the checkboxes. This will give you the array.
Then use var_export ($ items)

Answer 3

Change this line:
"<td> <input type='checkbox' name='item' value='".$results['item_id']."'></td>";
To read:
"<td> <input type='checkbox' name='item[" . $results['item_id'] . "]'></td>";
And you will get your desired array in the variable.

Answer 4

This always works for me:
$i =0;
while($results = mysql_fetch_array($query)){
echo "<td> <input type='checkbox' name='item[".$i."]' value='".$results['item_id']."'></td>";
echo "<td>" . $results['name'] . "</td>";
echo "<td>" . $results['description'] . "</td>";
echo "<td>" . $results['price'] . "</td>";
echo "<td>" . $results['quantity'] . "</td>";
echo "<td>" . $results['size_id'] . "</td>";
echo "</tr>";
$i++;
}
Once posted, the item[] element will be an array.