Need urgent help - PHP Form

**Darin** · Apr 1, 2003 17:54

Hi,

I created a select type list where a user can select multiple categories for their company. The values are then supposed to be mailed to me using the mail() function. The problem I'm having is that only the last selected value gets sent.

Here is the link: http://www.foodsfortrade.com/database/add2.php. The select box at the bottom of the page is where I'm having troubles with. If multiple fields are selected, only the last field's value is sent through the e-mail.

Any idea on how to get all the values from the selected fields to get mailed?

**hakalugi** · Apr 1, 2003 18:46

Originally Posted by Darin

Hi,

I created a select type list where a user can select multiple categories for their company. The values are then supposed to be mailed to me using the mail() function. The problem I'm having is that only the last selected value gets sent.

Here is the link: http://www.foodsfortrade.com/database/add2.php. The select box at the bottom of the page is where I'm having troubles with. If multiple fields are selected, only the last field's value is sent through the e-mail.

Any idea on how to get all the values from the selected fields to get mailed?

how are you storing the value(s) of this list? (comma separated list, array?)

if the 'bottom' one is kept, it seems only 1 data point is being stored.

**deuce868** · Apr 1, 2003 19:16

I think you need to add [] to the name of the field in the form. Then you will get all of the values in an array on the next page. You will have to loop through the values with a foreach or something to echo them all out into a string you can use to send you.

**peDey** · Apr 1, 2003 20:03

Originally Posted by Darin

Hi,

I created a select type list where a user can select multiple categories for their company. The values are then supposed to be mailed to me using the mail() function. The problem I'm having is that only the last selected value gets sent.

Here is the link: http://www.foodsfortrade.com/database/add2.php. The select box at the bottom of the page is where I'm having troubles with. If multiple fields are selected, only the last field's value is sent through the e-mail.

Any idea on how to get all the values from the selected fields to get mailed?

This works:

PHP Code:


<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">

<html>

<head>

    <title>Get Select Values</title>

</head>

<body>

<?php

if(isset($_POST['Submit'])){

    if(isset($_POST['list'])){

        foreach($_POST['list'] as $item){

            echo $item . '<br>';

        }

    }

}

?>

<form action="<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']?>" method="post">

<select name="list[]" size="3" multiple>

    <option value="1">list 1</option>

    <option value="2">list 2</option>

    <option value="3">list 3</option>

    <option value="4">list 4</option>

</select>

<input type="Submit" name="Submit" />

</form>

</body>

</html>

**Darin** · Apr 1, 2003 20:12

Thank you peDey!

That works great, but I need to put that variable in a mail() function so that I receive all the entries. When I put the $item variable in the e-mail, I once again receive only the last entry selected. Other than that, if I simply display the selected entries outside of a mail() function, they all show up correctly.

Any idea on how to make it work?

EDIT: I managed to get the $item variable in the e-mail, but what happens now is that I receive a seperate e-mail for each category selected. I want them all listed in one e-mail.

**peDey** · Apr 1, 2003 20:16

Originally Posted by Darin

Thank you peDey!

That works great, but I need to put that variable in a mail() function so that I receive all the entries. When I put the $item variable in the e-mail, I once again receive only the last entry selected. Other than that, if I simply display the selected entries outside of a mail() function, they all show up correctly.

Any idea on how to make it work?

Well, I guess you need to loop through each array item (in a similar fashion to how I showed you above), and append it to your email message string.

**Darin** · Apr 1, 2003 20:23

Originally Posted by peDey

Well, I guess you need to loop through each array item (in a similar fashion to how I showed you above), and append it to your email message string.

No idea how to do that, please see the EDIT in my previous message. Your help is greatly appreciated!

**peDey** · Apr 1, 2003 20:27

Originally Posted by Darin

No idea how to do that, please see the EDIT in my previous message. Your help is greatly appreciated!

Can you post your code?

**peDey** · Apr 1, 2003 21:38

Originally Posted by Darin

No idea how to do that, please see the EDIT in my previous message. Your help is greatly appreciated!

This should do it:

PHP Code:


<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">

<html>

<head>

    <title>Get Select Values</title>

</head>

<body>

<?php

if(isset($_POST['Submit'])){

    if(isset($_POST['list'])){

        $msg = ""; // the email message that you will send

        foreach($_POST['list'] as $item){

            $msg .= $item . "\n"; //append the email message string

        }

        // Send email - NOTE: Update the email address to a valid email address

        mail("your_email@domain.com", "Your Subject Here", $msg);

    }

}

?>

<form action="<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']?>" method="post">

<select name="list[]" size="3" multiple>

    <option value="1">list 1</option>

    <option value="2">list 2</option>

    <option value="3">list 3</option>

    <option value="4">list 4</option>

</select>

<input type="Submit" name="Submit" />

</form>

</body>

</html>

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