Posted by Jerry Stuckle on 07/22/05 00:35

JamesB wrote:
> "Marian Heddesheimer" <080705.8.nolink@spamgourmet.com> wrote in message
> news:5rpud15e4178u9bmmfs124ctgv5nqprg5i@4ax.com...
>
>>On Thu, 21 Jul 2005 10:11:01 +0100, JamesB wrote:
>>
>>
>>>update the db. How do I know what my POST fields are and how many in the
>>
>>print_r($_POST);
>>
>
>
> Thanks for that - I seem to be doing something not quite right though! As a
> test, I put a simple html form in a page:
>
> <form name="form2" method="post" action="updateusers.php">
> <input type="checkbox" name="checkbox" value="checkbox">
> <input type="checkbox" name="checkbox2" value="checkbox">
> <input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Submit">
> </form>
>
> on the updateusers.php page I put the command you gave, but all I get is:
>
> Array
> (
> [Submit] => Submit
> )And not the name of the checkboxes.Same occurs with my php-built table of
> checkboxes and text fields (but I figure to get it working on something
> simple first...)James
>
>

James,

You'll only get the checkboxes back if they are actually checked.

Try checking one (or both) of the checkboxes before clicking on Submit.


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