PHP retriving all selected items from a SELECT

**Mark Sreeves** · Oct 16th, 2001, 10:16 AM

using the multiple attribute on the select box

with ASP you can do this and it returns ALL selected values

Code:

<%@ Language=VBScript %>
<HTML><HEAD>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<%
Dim s
s=request("fooditems")
response.write(s)

%>
<form actiopn=m.asp>
<select name='fooditems' size='4' multiple>
<Option value=1>option1</option>
<Option value=2>option2</option>
<Option value=3>option3</option>
<Option value=4>option4</option>
<Option value=5>option5</option>
<Option value=6>option6</option>
<Option value=7>option7</option>
<Option value=8>option8</option>
<Option value=9>option9</option>
</select>
<input type='submit'>
</form>
</BODY></HTML>

How do I do the same in PHP?

Thanks

**parksie** · Oct 16th, 2001, 12:03 PM

From the PHP manual:

Code:

PHP also understands arrays in the context of form variables, but only in one dimension. You may, for example, group related variables together, or use this feature to retrieve values from a multiple select input:

Example 7-2. More complex form variables

<form action="array.php" method="post">
    Name: <input type="text" name="personal[name]"><br>
    Email: <input type="text" name="personal[email]"><br>
    Beer: <br>
    <select multiple name="beer[]">
        <option value="warthog">Warthog
        <option value="guinness">Guinness
        <option value="stuttgarter">Stuttgarter Schwabenbräu
        </select>
    <input type="submit">
</form>

Note the name[] syntax

**Mark Sreeves** · Oct 17th, 2001, 02:07 AM

Thanks parksie

I was asking on behalf of a friend so I'll pass it on.

**Mark Sreeves** · Oct 17th, 2001, 03:38 AM

parksie

Here's the reply I got when I emailed my friend a link to this page so I though I'd better pass it on:

Thanks dude, bloody obvious when you think about it!! Doh!! Couldn't find
that anywhere!!

You are a god!!!

Me! I'm the god parksie, not you

**parksie** · Oct 17th, 2001, 04:49 PM

I'm a bigger god than you

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