Make array from checkbox form

Question

My friend and I are making a website that compiles news stories based on your interests. Is there and easy way to take the checkbox data and make an array out of the selecte

Answer 1

The following is a general routine to handle array variables sent to a page, that are located among regular name/value variables.

Example php:

';
foreach($_REQUEST as $name => $value){
  if (is_array($value)) {
    echo "$name:
";

    // Assign array to something more mnemonic
    $items = $value; 
    foreach ($items as $item) {
      echo "  $item
";
    }
  } else {
    echo "$name: $value
";
  }
}
echo '

'; ?>

Example Markup:

  Customer name: 
  

    
 Pizza Toppings 
      Bacon 
      Extra Cheese 
      Onion 
  
  Submit order
  

Example Output:

customerName: John
toppings:
  bacon
  cheese