Combine and Sort Form Values
Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 12:33 pm
Hi, I have a form that searches the practice areas and states that law firms do business in. I need the user to have the ability to select multiple practice areas and multiple states (if they want to) to conduct their search. After submitting the form, I would like to combine the practice area selections into one variable, sorted alphabetically...and combine the selected states into another variable, sorted alphabetically. My form looks something like this:
<form name="directory" action="" method="POST">
<select name="PRACTICE[0]">
<option value="">All Practice Areas</option>
<option value="Appellate">Appellate</option>
<option value="Bankruptcy">Bankruptcy</option>
<option value="Commercial">Commercial</option>
<option value="Fraud">Fraud</option>
</select>
<select name="PRACTICE[1]">
<option value="">Additional Practice Area</option>
<option value="Appellate">Appellate</option>
<option value="Bankruptcy">Bankruptcy</option>
<option value="Commercial">Commercial</option>
<option value="Fraud">Fraud</option>
</select>
<select name="STATE[0]">
<option value="">All States</option>
<option value="AZ">AZ</option>
<option value="CA">CA</option>
<option value="MA">MA</option>
<option value="RI">RI</option>
</select>
<select name="STATE[1]">
<option value="">Additional State</option>
<option value="AZ">AZ</option>
<option value="CA">CA</option>
<option value="MA">MA</option>
<option value="RI">RI</option>
</select>
</form>
I am very new to PHP and any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you very much!
<form name="directory" action="" method="POST">
<select name="PRACTICE[0]">
<option value="">All Practice Areas</option>
<option value="Appellate">Appellate</option>
<option value="Bankruptcy">Bankruptcy</option>
<option value="Commercial">Commercial</option>
<option value="Fraud">Fraud</option>
</select>
<select name="PRACTICE[1]">
<option value="">Additional Practice Area</option>
<option value="Appellate">Appellate</option>
<option value="Bankruptcy">Bankruptcy</option>
<option value="Commercial">Commercial</option>
<option value="Fraud">Fraud</option>
</select>
<select name="STATE[0]">
<option value="">All States</option>
<option value="AZ">AZ</option>
<option value="CA">CA</option>
<option value="MA">MA</option>
<option value="RI">RI</option>
</select>
<select name="STATE[1]">
<option value="">Additional State</option>
<option value="AZ">AZ</option>
<option value="CA">CA</option>
<option value="MA">MA</option>
<option value="RI">RI</option>
</select>
</form>
I am very new to PHP and any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you very much!