Insert into Database when ID/name is used multiple times - php

Question

I have this table:
foreach( //conditionals ){
<td id="changeStatus">
<input type="text" name="rcStatus" value=""/>
</td>
}
The <td>s are blank, and when I click on each one, the bgcolor of the cell changes, and also the value of rcStatus.
I do using this code:
<script>
$('#table #changeStatus').click(
function(){
var cell = $(this);
state = cell.data('state') || 'first';
switch(state){
case 'first':
cell.addClass('red');
cell.data('state', 'second');
this.getElementsByTagName('input')[0].value = "missed";
break;
// other cases here
}
});
</script>
My problem now is that I need to store the value of rcStatus in my database.
What happens is that I am only able to store the most recently set rcStatus.
I'm using PHP.
foreach( //conditionals ){
mysql_query("INSERT INTO `details`(ID, Name, Status) VALUES('NULL','$_POST[name]','$_POST[rcStatus]');");
}
How can I call each individual variable using $_POST even though I'm using the same name/id?

Answer 1

You could append a number to the name of the input field to identify each input field, see also Multiple inputs with same name through POST in php.

Answer 2

you can use this logic.
$i = 1;
foreach( //conditionals ){
<td id="changeStatus">
<input type="text" name="rcStatus<?php echo $i; ?>" value=""/>
</td>
$i++;
}

Answer 3

Change your <tr> to:
foreach( //conditionals ){
<td id="changeStatus">
// giving [] to a name attribute makes it an input array, like #Smutje mentioned
<input type="text" name="rcStatus[]" value=""/>
</td>
}
And in your PHP:
foreach($_POST[rcStatus] as $key=>$val){
mysql_query("INSERT INTO `details`(ID, Name, Status) VALUES('NULL','$_POST[name]','$val');");
}
A few notes:
Please migrate to mysqli_ functions as mysql_ is
deprecated
You are open to SQL Injection . For the time being, till you migrate, you can use mysql_real_escape_string to escape $_POST values