Get $_POST from multiple checkboxes

Question

I have 1 form in with multiple checkboxes in it (each with the code):

<input type="checkbox" name="check_list" value="<? echo $row['Report ID'] ?>">

Where $row['Report ID'] is a primary key in a database -so each value is different.

How would I be able to tell which checkboxes have been checked? (Maybe multiple)

This is for an inbox system and I have a button below that I want (when clicked) to delete all messages (ids of: $row['Report ID']) which have the checkbox's checked.

Answer 1

Set the name in the form to check_list[] and you will be able to access all the checkboxes as an array($_POST['check_list'][]).

Here's a little sample as requested:

<form action="test.php" method="post">
    <input type="checkbox" name="check_list[]" value="value 1">
    <input type="checkbox" name="check_list[]" value="value 2">
    <input type="checkbox" name="check_list[]" value="value 3">
    <input type="checkbox" name="check_list[]" value="value 4">
    <input type="checkbox" name="check_list[]" value="value 5">
    <input type="submit" />
</form>
<?php
if(!empty($_POST['check_list'])) {
    foreach($_POST['check_list'] as $check) {
            echo $check; //echoes the value set in the HTML form for each checked checkbox.
                         //so, if I were to check 1, 3, and 5 it would echo value 1, value 3, value 5.
                         //in your case, it would echo whatever $row['Report ID'] is equivalent to.
    }
}
?>

Answer 2

Edit To reflect what @Marc said in the comment below.

You can do a loop through all the posted values.

HTML:

<input type="checkbox" name="check_list[]" value="<?=$rowid?>" />
<input type="checkbox" name="check_list[]" value="<?=$rowid?>" />
<input type="checkbox" name="check_list[]" value="<?=$rowid?>" />

PHP:

foreach($_POST['check_list'] as $item){
  // query to delete where item = $item
}

Answer 3

you have to name your checkboxes accordingly:

<input type="checkbox" name="check_list[]" value="…" />

you can then access all checked checkboxes with

// loop over checked checkboxes
foreach($_POST['check_list'] as $checkbox) {
   // do something
}

ps. make sure to properly escape your output (htmlspecialchars())

Answer 4

<input type="checkbox" name="check_list[<? echo $row['Report ID'] ?>]" value="<? echo $row['Report ID'] ?>">

And after the post, you can loop through them:

   if(!empty($_POST['check_list'])){
     foreach($_POST['check_list'] as $report_id){
        echo "$report_id was checked! ";
     }
   }

Or get a certain value posted from previous page:

if(isset($_POST['check_list'][$report_id])){
  echo $report_id . " was checked!<br/>";
}

Answer 5

It's pretty simple. Pay attention and you'll get it right away! :)

You will create a html array, which will be then sent to php array. Your html code will look like this:

<input type="checkbox" name="check_list[1]" alt="Checkbox" value="checked">
<input type="checkbox" name="check_list[2]" alt="Checkbox" value="checked">
<input type="checkbox" name="check_list[3]" alt="Checkbox" value="checked">

Where [1] [2] [3] are the IDs of your messages, meaning that you will echo your $row['Report ID'] in their place.

Then, when you submit the form, your PHP array will look like this:

print_r($check_list)

[1] => checked [3] => checked

Depending on which were checked and which were not.

I'm sure you can continue from this point forward.