Question

I want to add a column in my table that will contain check boxes that if it will be selected I may be able to get all the id’s of the selected row data.

Here’s my code:

<table>
    <thead>
        <th>Name</th>
        <th>Company</th>
        <th>Address</th>
    </thead>
    <tbody>
            <?php 
                $sql = "SELECT * FROM Client";
                $qry = mysql_query($sql);

                while($row = mysql_fetch_array($qry)){
                    echo "<tr>
                            <td>$row[name]</td>
                            <td>$row[company]</td>
                            <td>$row[address]</td>
                        </tr>";
                }
    </tbody>
</table>

My problem is, how could I add another column that will contain check boxes that will represent the id of row data being selected. And how can I retrieve those values? Thanks!

Answer 1

Just add an another and create a check box array and store the value.

while($row = mysql_fetch_array($qry)){
   echo "<tr>
            <td>$row[name]</td>
            <td>$row[company]</td>
            <td>$row[address]</td>
            <td><input type='checkbox' name='row_id[]' id='rowid_<?php echo $id ?>' value='<?php echo $id ?>' />
         </tr>";
}

Then you can retrieve the values by using $_POST[] method and use whatever you want.

$rowid      = $_POST['row_id'];

But it will return the selected checkboxes value in an array format. You can use a loop to access all the elements or you can use implode() function to use as a string.