Get values from select items with same name - php

I have a HTML form with a variable number of select fields. Each select field represents the same category, so I named all the selects like mySelect[]. The code I wrote for getting the values is bellow:
for ($i = 0; $i < count($_POST['mySelect']); $i++) {
echo $_POST['mySelect'][$i];
}
But I don't get any results. What is wrong?
Thanks.

<input type="text name="item[]" value="item1" />
<input type="text name="item[]" value="item2" />
<input type="text name="item[]" value="item3" />
<pre>
<?php print_r( $_POST[ 'item' ] ); ?>
</pre>

What happens if you do:
var_dump($_POST['mySelect']);
Also, what about using foreach instead of for:
foreach ($_POST['mySelect'] as $key => $value) {
echo $value;
}

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update multiple checkbox data by using loop

There are multiple checkbox about 50+ for user access, checkbox are like follows;
<input name="PREFIX_1" type="checkbox">
<input name="PREFIX_2" type="checkbox">
<input name="PREFIX_3" type="checkbox">
...........
I have multiple checkbox with its respective values which I loop through to add/update the values in the database, which is like follows:
foreach ($_POST as $field => $value ) {
if ( preg_match('/^PREFIX_/', $field) ) {
$access = isset($value)?'1':'0';
$file = substr($field, 4);
$this->db->query('UPDATE_DESIRED_TABLE');
}
}
The problem is when I add/update the values in the database by using loop foreach ($_POST as $field => $value ) and checking the prefix, I only get values of checkbox that are checked and the values of data that are not checked are not in the $_POST data.
And, I don't get any values which are not checked, which is not even the name of that checkbox. In other words only those values are set which are checked.
Now I have to change the value of all the data in the database by comparing both the data in the database and from the post data.
How can I solve this?
You would need to send hidden inputs along with the checkboxes like this:
<form action="" method="post">
<input type="hidden" id="PREFIX_1_" name="PREFIX_1" value="0">
<input type="checkbox" id="PREFIX_1" name="PREFIX_1" value="1" />
<input type="hidden" id="PREFIX_2_" name="PREFIX_2" value="0">
<input type="checkbox" id="PREFIX_2" name="PREFIX_2" value="1" />
<input type="hidden" id="PREFIX_3_" name="PREFIX_3" value="0">
<input type="checkbox" id="PREFIX_3" name="PREFIX_3" value="1" />
<input type="submit" name="sub" value="Go" />
</form>
However you cant use the isset anymore with this, change PHP like this:
if(isset($_POST['sub']))
{
foreach ($_POST as $field => $value )
{
if ( preg_match('/^PREFIX_/', $field) )
{
$access = $value;
$file = substr($field, 4);
$this->db->query('UPDATE_DESIRED_TABLE');
}
}
}
Considering you know the number of checkbox, stored in example in $checkBoxCount, you might use this kind of loop :
for ($i = 1; $i <= $checkBoxCount; $i++)
{
$access = ((isset($_POST["PREFIX_" . $i])) ? ('1') : ('0')));
//manage DB
}

pairing input same name array in PHP

I have two inputs as follows:
<form method="post" action="#">
<input type="text" name="prod[][prod]"><input type="text" name="prod[][qty]">
<input type="text" name="prod[][prod]"><input type="text" name="prod[][qty]">
/* The second input set was generated dynamically via jQuery. */
</form>
I want to pair each product with its' quantity with multidimensional array with following codes (thanks to #Styphon):
$works = $_POST['prod'];
foreach ($works as $work => $value) {
echo $value['prod'] ." ". $value['qty'] ."<br>";
}
However, the results was weird as follows
aa
11
bb
22
Appreciated if someone can help on this.
You need a multidimensional array. Something like this:
<form>
<input type="text" name="prods[0][prod]">
<input type="text" name="prods[0][qty]">
<input type="text" name="prods[1][prod]">
<input type="text" name="prods[1][qty]">
</form>
Then in PHP you can access the multidimensional array using $_POST['prods'], you can loop through each one using a foreach like this:
foreach ( $_POST['prods'] as $i => $arr )
{
echo "$i is prod {$arr['prod']} and qty {$arr['qty']}<br>";
}

How to get 2 value form input array into PHP array

I have an input :
<input type="text" name="input['.$opt_id.']">
and I can get $opt_id value on php side with :
foreach ($_POST['input'] AS $key => $value)
{
$opt_id=$value;
}
but I want to get second value like this :
<input type="text" name=input"['.$opt_id.']['.$lang_id.']">
How can I get $opt_id and $lang_id? I want to insert them on different columns in the database.
Assuming that you don't have 2 entries having the same opt_id and lang_id then you can use a single key instead of 2:
HTML:
<input type="text" name="input[<?php echo "{$opt_id}_{$lang_id}"; ?>]" />
PHP:
foreach ($_POST['input'] as $optIdAndLangId => $value) {
list($opt_id, $lang_id) = explode('_', $optIdAndLangId);
}
Within HTML markup you should insert PHP variables or any other PHP code in such way:
<input type="text" name="input[<?php echo $opt_id; ?>]">
...
<input type="text" name=input"[<?php echo $opt_id; ?>][<?php echo $lang_id; ?>]">
Try Like This
you can process the data with something like this:
<?php
foreach($_POST['input'] as $key => $opt_id){
foreach($opt_id as $ans=>$lang_id){
echo 'option id :'.$ans.' Lang Id : '.$lang_id;
}
}

How to go through multiple array's and extract each value in each array using PHP?

Iam writing a program where i have a form with two fields and a 'PLUS BUTTON' upon clicking it two more fields will appear. By clicking PLUS Button again two more fields will generate and it continues as many times we click the PLUS BUTTON. Here's my program.
<form action="project_values/action_nowproject.php" method="post"enctype="multipart/form-data"><div id="item"><input type="text" name="add_qty" id="add_vender" class="ttexbox" required="required"><input type="text" name="add_name" class="ttexbox"><input onClick="addRowv(this.form);" type="button"style="cursor:pointer" class="addround" /></div></form>
in Javascript
<script type="text/javascript"> var rowNum = 0; function addRowv(frm) { rowNum ++;
var row = '<p id="rowNum'+rowNum+'"><span class="ftext">Item quantity:</span> <input type="text" name="m_name[]" value="'+frm.add_qty.value+'"><br> <span class="ftext">Item name: </span><input type="text" name="mi_name[]" value="'+frm.add_name.value+'"><br><br /> <input type="button" value="Remove" onclick="removeRow('+rowNum+');"></p>';
jQuery('#itemRowsv').append(row); frm.add_qty.value = ''; frm.add_name.value = ''; } function removeRow(rnum) { jQuery('#rowNum'+rnum).remove(); } </script>
Now I have to fetch the values of extra fields appeared by clicking the plus button and send them to database.
How to fetch the values multiple array's genereated? heres my sql query insert statement.
$mp = "INSERT INTO pm_manr(name,item_nm)VALUES ('$add_qty','$item_name')";
$updata = mysql_query($mp);
How to get values in $add_qty,$item_name ? Some one pls help me.
Lets asume you have something like this:
line 1 <input name="foo[]" /> <input name="bar[]" />
line 2 <input name="foo[]" /> <input name="bar[]" />
line Y <input name="foo[]" /> <input name="bar[]" />
line Z <input name="foo[]" /> <input name="bar[]" />
You can loop trough them both by using the key from a foreach on the other values:
foreach($_POST['foo'] as $key =>$value){
echo $_POST['foo'][$key]; // the same as echo $value
echo $_POST['bar'][$key]; // the corresponding value of $_POST['bar']
// This is where you add your query
}
Use array_combine() which creates an array by using the values from the keys array as keys and the values from the values array as the corresponding values.
Try this:
$arr = array_combine($_POST['m_name'],$_POST['mi_name']); // combines both arrays
foreach($arr as $key => $value){
$mp = "INSERT INTO pm_manr(name,item_nm)VALUES ('$key','$value')";
$updata = mysql_query($mp);
}

How to pass mutiple value to another PHP page using checkbox?

DEMO.PHP
<form action = "test.php" method="post">
<input type="checkbox" name="vehicle[]" value="'Peter'=>'35'">I have a bike<br>
<input type="checkbox" name="vehicle[]" value="'Ben'=>'37'">I have a car <br>
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>
test.php
<?php
if(isset ($_POST["vehicle"]))
{
$v = $_POST["vehicle"];
foreach($v as $x=>$x_value)
{
echo "Key=" . $x . ", Value=" . $x_value;
echo "<br>";
}
}
?>
My $x didnt get Peter or Ben?
How can I get the key and value separately?
If you name your fields ending in [], then PHP will construct a regular array from them.
Using => in the value will have no special meaning.
If you want to specify the key names that PHP will parse the form data into, then you do so in the name:
name="vehicle[Peter]" value="35"

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