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How do I check a checkbox?
I’ve tried 1, On, and Yes. That doesn’t work. Putting the worked “checked” alone works, but then how do I check with PHP after a form post of the checkbox is checked?
<input type="checkbox" class="inputcheckbox" id="newmsg" name=chk[newmsg2] value="1" />
A checkbox will only be a successful control if it is checked.
Controls that are not successful are not submitted as data.
Therefore, you can tell if a checkbox is checked by seeing if its value has been submitted.
E.g.