Update checkbox data in SQL-database with PHP - php

Question

As the title reveals I got an issue with how to update a checkbox that already has data in my SQL database.
My code looks like following:
<form action="<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']; ?>" method="post">
Name <input type"text" name="inputName" value="<?php echo $hemsida['Namn']; ?>" /> </br>
Commentar <input type"text" name="inputComment" value="<?php echo $hemsida['Comment']; ?>" />
<br/>
</br><input type="checkbox" name="inputAll" value="checked" <?php echo $hemsida['All']; ?>/>Alla
<input type="hidden" name="id" value="<?php echo $_GET['id']; ?>" />
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="Redigera">
<?php
if(isset($_POST['submit'])) {
$u = "UPDATE hemsida SET `Namn`='$_POST[inputName]', `Comment`='$_POST[inputComment]', `ALL`='$_POST[inputALL]' WHERE ID = $_POST[id]";
mysql_query($u) or die(mysql_error());
echo "User has been modified";
header("Location: ..//sokh.php");
}
?>
The echo $hemsida['Namn'],['Comment'], and ['All'] just brings up and shows the old data thats in the database, but I do not understand what to do to update the checkbox. I have looked everywhere but I am stuck. Thank you in advance!

Answer 1

If I understand your question correctly, you are looking for a way to have a checkbox be either checked or not checked depending on database info. If so, I would try something like this. At the top of your code where you get your database info, put
if($conditionForCheck){
$inputAll = ' checked="checked"';
}
Then in your form
<input type="checkbox" name="inputAll"<?php echo $inputAll; ?> />

Answer 2

your question is not clear but i think you have a column in your database named "all" ? and perhaps this column can take only 1 value (true or false) !!
then you can test this value in your form, if the value is true : checkbox will be checked, else : checkbox will not be checked :
<input type="checkbox" name="inputAll" checked="<?php if($hemsida['All'] == true) echo checked; ?>" />Alla
dont use value="", use checked instead, then test value of $hemsida['All'] if it's true echo checked else anything to do
for your php code and server side of your application you can just test if checkbox is checked and then you have choice for what do you want to assign to your column in database, for example if checkbox is checked create a variable (for example $value_of_checkbox) and assign a value ("true" for exampel) to this variable, then include this variable in your sql code for update database column :
if (isset($_POST['inputALL'])) {
$value_of_checkbox = true;
}
else {
$value_of_checkbox = false;
}
if(isset($_POST['submit'])) {
$u = "UPDATE hemsida SET `Namn`='$_POST[inputName]', `Comment`='$_POST[inputComment]', `ALL`='$value_of_checkbox' WHERE ID = $_POST[id]";
mysql_query($u) or die(mysql_error());
echo "User has been modified";
header("Location: ..//sokh.php")
note : i change also sql code in this part : ALL='$value_of_checkbox'