Posted by RC on 10/25/76 11:16

I am try test a simple HTML form with PHP

<form method=POST action="testing.php">
Cat <input type="checkbox" name="pet" value="cat">
Dog <input type="checkbox" name="pet" value="dog">
Pig <input type="checkbox" name="pet" value="pig">
<br>
<select name="dates" multiple>
<option value="Monday">Monday</option>
<option value="Tuesday">Tuesday</option>
<option value="Wednesday">Wednesday</option>
<option value="Thursday">Thursday</option>
<option value="Friday">Friday</option>
<option value="Saturday">Saturday</option>
<option value="Sunday">Sunday</option>
</select><br>
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
<input type="reset" value="Reset">
</form>

When I checked cat, pig and selected Tuesday and Saturday from the form
and click submitt

My testing.php is

<?php
$pet = $_POST['pet'];
$dates = $_POST['dates'];

print_r($pet);
var_dump($dates);
?>

The $_POST['pet'] and $_POST['dates']
are NOT return as array nor multiple
strings seperated with a comma.
It only return the LAST string I have
checked and/or selected.

How do I get the multiple values from the
checkbox and the multiple select from a
HTML form in PHP?

Thank Q very much in advance!

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