2D Array help when posting from a form
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 4:50 am
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Hi, I'm struggling with a problem on a form where i'm allowing the user to update multiple records at the one time. My mind has gone completely blank as to how i retrieve the form data correctly.
the form code is as follows:
the problem is how i actually retrieve each individual record's values, at the moment i'm not managing to do this properly...
The output of the print_r($_POST) is as follows:
If anyone can help that would be great as i'm pretty stuck right now!
~pickle | please use [ code="php" ] tags where appropriate. Your post has been updated to reflect how we'd like it to look.
Hi, I'm struggling with a problem on a form where i'm allowing the user to update multiple records at the one time. My mind has gone completely blank as to how i retrieve the form data correctly.
the form code is as follows:
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//counter
$i = 0;
while ($row = $connector->fetchArray($result)){
$id = $row['id'];
echo "<tr>";
echo "<td><input type='text' name='date[$i]' class='date' value='".$row['date']."'</td>
<td><input type='text' name='team[$i] class='team' value='".$row['team']."'</td>
<td><input type='text' name='opposition[$i]' class='opposition' value='".$row['opposition']."'</td>
<td><input type='text' name='venue[$i]' class='venue' value='".$row['venue']."'</td>
<td><input type='text' name='kick_off[$i]' class='kick_off' value='".$row['kick_off']."'</td>
<td><input type='text' name='arrangements[$i]' class='arrangements' value='".$row['arrangements']."'</td>
</td><td><a href='delete_fixture.php?delete_id=".$row['id']."'>Delete</a></td>";
echo "<input type='hidden' name='id[$i]' value='$row[id]' />";
echo "</tr>";
$i++;
}
echo "</table>";
echo "<input type='submit' class='submit' name='update_this_weeks' value='Update'/>";Code: Select all
//if fixtures have been updated
if (isset($_POST['update_this_weeks'])) {
echo '<pre>'; print_r($_POST); //for debugging
//trying (and failing) to extract data for each record
$count = count($_POST);
for ($i=0; $i< $count; $i++)
{
$id = (int) $_POST['id'][$i];
$date= mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['date'][$i]);
$team= mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['team'][$i]);
echo $date; //just prints "Array"
}
die;
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Array
(
[drop_option] => fixture_edit.php?sport_id=1
[drop_sub_option] => fixture_edit.php?sport_id=1&team_id=19
[date] => Array
[team] => Array
[opposition] => Array
[venue] => Array
[kick_off] => Array
[arrangements] => Array
[id] => Array
[update_this_weeks] => Update
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