How to Get $_POST from multiple check-boxes ?
Last Updated :
31 Oct, 2019
$_POST is an array of variable names. The program given below illustrates how to write HTML structure for multiple valued checkbox and to get the values of multiple valued checkbox using $_POST in PHP.
Note: The name attribute of checkboxes must be the same name and must be initialized with an array. It can be done by using [] at the end of the name attribute of the checkbox.
Example:
- Code: The page (index.html) containing a form having name, email, contact and skills as fields and method post. Please note that for skills, every checkbox input has skills[] in name attribute.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>
How to Get $_POST from
multiple checkboxes?
</title>
</head>
<body>
<form action="process.php" method="post">
<div>
<label>Name :</label>
<input type="text" name="name">
</div>
<div>
<label>Email :</label>
<input type="email" name="email">
</div>
<div>
<label>Skills :</label>
<input type="checkbox" name="skills[]"
value="Java"> Java
<input type="checkbox" name="skills[]"
value="Php"> PHP
<input type="checkbox" name="skills[]"
value="Python"> Python
<input type="checkbox" name="skills[]"
value="JavaScript"> JavaScript
</div>
<div>
<label>Contact :</label>
<input type="number" name="contact">
</div>
<div>
<button type="submit">Submit</button>
</div>
</form>
</body>
</html>
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- Code: The page (process.php) where we are processing the data sended by user.
<?php
$name = $_POST['name'];
$contact = $_POST['contact'];
$email = $_POST['email'];
$skills = (isset($_POST['skills'])) ? $_POST['skills'] : array();
?>
<h2>Confirmation</h2>
<p><strong>Name :</strong> <?php echo $name; ?></p>
<p><strong>Email :</strong> <?php echo $email; ?></p>
<p><strong>Contact :</strong> <?php echo $contact; ?></p>
<p><strong>Skills :</strong>
<?php
if (count($skills) > 0) {
foreach ($skills as $skill) {
echo $skill .' ';
}
} else {
echo "No skill has been selected";
}
?>
</p>
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Output:
- Before submission of form i.e. “index.html”
- After submission of form i.e. “process.php”
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