Question

Here is my php code:

$tasks = ' ';
$help = $_POST['help'];
if(empty($help))
{
    $tasks = "None selected.";
}
else
{
    $N = count($help);
    $tasks = $N;
}

And the HTML is:

<input type="checkbox" name="help" value="sign"> //with several inputs with different values

On the form submit, it emails and outputs everything appropriately except the count of the array. It outputs the $tasks variable at the end of the email always as 1, except when no check boxes are selected. Any combination of selecting checkboxes (1-6) ends up with an array of 1 length. Anyone know why? Thanks!

Answer 1

You’ll need to make the checkboxes an array. Change the name to:

<input type="checkbox" name="help[]" value="sign">