Question

I have a form with check boxes.

I want it so that when a check box is checked, it includes an array.

<input type="checkbox" name="main" value="main" checked> Main/unsorted<br />
<input type="checkbox" name="art" value="art" checked> Art/literature/music<br />
<input type="checkbox" name="games" value="games" checked> Games/gaming<br />

If main is checked include the array ‘main’, if art is checked include the array ‘art’, etc.

I’ve tried, but I can’t find a function that would work for this scenario.

Edit: I’m cheating a bit and am now doing it like so.

foreach($_GET as $get) {
    $end = array_merge($end, $$get);
}

Answer 1

From your information it sounds like you want to merge an array depending on which checkboxes have been ticked? Am I correct in assuming this?

Is something like this what you are looking for?

<?php

$combinationArray = array();
$mainArray = array('item1','item2','item3');
$artArray = array('item4','item5','item6');
$gamesArray = array('item7','item8','item9');
if(isset($_POST['main']) && $_POST['main']=='main'){
    $combinationArray = array_merge($combinationArray,$mainArray);
}
if(isset($_POST['art']) && $_POST['art']=='art'){
    $combinationArray = array_merge($combinationArray,$artArray);
}
if(isset($_POST['games']) && $_POST['games']=='games'){
    $combinationArray = array_merge($combinationArray,$gamesArray);
}
?>

HTML:

<form action="yourpage.php" method="post">
    <input type="checkbox" name="main" value="main" checked> Main/unsorted<br />
    <input type="checkbox" name="art" value="art" checked> Art/literature/music<br />
    <input type="checkbox" name="games" value="games" checked> Games/gaming<br />

    <button>
        Submit
    </button>
</form>