Checkboxes

[sanchez77]

Hey Everyone, been a while. I need some help with an easy one. I'm brain farting and blanking out. Someone please help.

 

HTML form that has checkboxes:

 

<form ...>

<input name="check1" type="checkbox" value="Value 1">

</form>

 

 

PHP Code

 

$post_check1= $_POST["check1"];

$body .= "check1: ".$post_check1."\n";

 

The form doesn't return the value when checked. What I am missing? I know it's something simple. Please help. Thanks.

[PFMaBiSmAd]

There's at least 6+ different things that could be wrong with your form or your php code.

 

You would need to post all the form and the php code from the start of the file up through the $body .= "check1: ".$post_check1."\n"; statement for anyone to have a chance at helping you.

[wildteen88]

The snippets you have posted are fine. PHP will only be able to retrieve the values from the form once it is submitted, you do have a submit button? Maybe you need to show more code.

[sanchez77]

Here is the HTML Form:

 

<form method=post action="pass.php">
<table align="center">    
<tr><td colspan="5">What kind of color would you like?</td></tr>
    <tr align="center">
    <td align="center">Black</td>
    <td align="center">White</td>
    <td align="center">Blue</td>
    <td align="center">Red</td>
    <td align="center">Green</td>
    </tr>
        <tr align="center">
    <td align="center"><input name="checkbox1" type="checkbox" value="Black"></td>
    <td align="center"><input name="checkbox2" type="checkbox" value="White"></td>
    <td align="center"><input name="checkbox3" type="checkbox" value="Blue"></td>
    <td align="center"><input name="checkbox4" type="checkbox" value="Red"></td>
    <td align="center"><input name="checkbox5" type="checkbox" value="Green"></td>
    </tr>

                      <td colspan="5"><div align="center">
                        <input type="submit" value="Send Color Choice" />
                        <input type="reset" name="Reset" value="Clear Form">
                      </div></td>
                    </tr>
</table>
               <input type="hidden" name="next_url" value="size.htm">
               <input type="hidden" name="subject" value="Color Choice">
                </form>

 

Here is the PHP form that processes the Form.

 

<?php
$post_checkbox1 = $_POST["checkbox1"];
$post_checkbox2 = $_POST["checkbox2"];
$post_checkbox3 = $_POST["checkbox3"];
$post_checkbox4 = $_POST["checkbox4"];
$post_checkbox5 = $_POST["checkbox5"];

$body .= "Black: ".$post_checkbox1."\n";
$body .= "White: ".$post_checkbox2."\n";
$body .= "Blue: ".$post_checkbox3."\n";
$body .= "Red: ".$post_checkbox4."\n";
$body .= "Green: ".$post_checkbox5."\n";

$body .="\n";

  mail( "email@domain.com", "Color Choice", $body, $message, "From: <email@domain.com>");
?>

 

Thanks for your help.

[PFMaBiSmAd]

  Quote

The form doesn't return the value when checked.

 

The code you posted does.

 

BTW, your mail() function call is incorrect. You have an extra parameter in the list.

 

Perhaps if you posted the actual code that has the problem and actually told us what problem you are having with it?

[sanchez77]

That is the actually code.

 

When I process the form, If I check the box or don't check the box, the output in the email is the same, nothing.

 

I shouldn't say nothing, if I check black, the output in the email is "Black:    ", if I don't check it, the output is "Black:    "

 

I want a user to be able to check black and the email output is "Black: Yes"

 

How do you post a check or unchecked value in an email?

[wildteen88]

A checkbox will only send its value if its is checked. The code you have posted is the correct way for retrieving the value from checkboxes. You will not be able to get the value from an unchecked checkbox

 

Add the following to your code

echo "<pre>" . print_r($_POST, true) . "</pre>";

 

Submit your form with the checkboxes checked and post the output here.

 

 

[sanchez77]

Cool, so this is the output:

 

Array

(

    [checkbox1] => Black

    [checkbox2] => White

    [subject] => Color Choice

)

 

Now how do put that in the email that i'm sending. Right now, it prints on the screen.