im having a metabox in wordpress with a mutliple select form.
Often overlooked, super simple.
The name attribute needs to allow for multiple selections to be sent over $_POST as an array. For example:
Notice the [] in the name: name="my_meta_box_select[]"
This, alongside the multiple attribute, will allow your $_POST variable to contain all selections as an array. That said, $_POST['my_meta_box_select'] will not just be a simple value, but rather will be an array will all selections.