How to fetch data from multiple multiselect dropdowns?

Question

<form action="a.php" method="post">

<select id="sel_1" name="sel[]" multiple>
<option value="1">1</option>
<option value="2">2</option>
<option value="3">3</option>
</select>

<select id="sel_2" name="sel[]" multiple>
<option value="1">1</option>
<option value="2">2</option>
<option value="3">3</option>
</select>

<input type="submit"/>

</form>

Now when i am trying to fecth the data like this

$offer = $_POST['sel'];
print_r($offer);

its displaying data like this:

Array
(
    [0] => 1          // 1, 2 selected for sel_1
    [1] => 2
    [2] => 2          // 2, 3 selected for sel_2
    [3] => 3
)

Shouldn't it come like this?

Array
(
    [0] => Array(
                   [0] => 1
                   [2] => 2
                 )
    [1] => Array(
                   [0] => 2
                   [2] => 3
                 )
)

I want to create string data like this(in the nxt a.php file):

for sel_1 data is created like "1, 2";
for sel_2 data is created like "2, 3";

How can i fetch the data in the above format.

I am trying this

for($i = 0; $i<count($offer) ; $i++)
{
   for($j = 0; $j<count($offer[$i]); $j++)
   {
       $string = $tring. $offer[$i][$j];
   }
}

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Marin Bînzari
– Marin Bînzari

2015-05-27 16:46:17 +00:00
Commented May 27, 2015 at 16:46 — Marin Bînzari
– Marin Bînzari, Commented May 27, 2015 at 16:46

Marin Bînzari · Accepted Answer · 2015-05-27 13:02:20Z

1

Set the names sel1[] and sel2[] (different). In PHP you can use array_merge to obtain another array with the values from the first and from the second array:

$offer = array_merge($_POST['sel1'], $_POST['sel2']);

$string = '';
for($i = 0; $i < count($offer); $i++)
{
    $string .= $offer[$i];
}

answered May 27, 2015 at 13:02

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RaMeSh · Accepted Answer · 2015-05-27 13:25:57Z

1

Try like this,it's working as per your requirement:

Instead of this

$offer = $_POST['sel'];

Put like this

 $offer[] = $_POST['sel'];

Code:-

<form action="" method="POST">
    <select id="sel_1" name="sel1[]" multiple>
    <option value="1">1</option>
    <option value="2">2</option>
    <option value="3">3</option>
    </select>

    <select id="sel_2" name="sel2[]" multiple>
    <option value="1">1</option>
    <option value="2">2</option>
    <option value="3">3</option>
    </select>
    <input type="submit"/>

    </form>
<?php
error_reporting(0);
    $offer=array();
    $offer[] = $_POST['sel1'];
    $offer[]= $_POST['sel2'];
    echo "<pre>";
    print_r($offer);
    echo "</pre>";
    ?>

For output click here: Output

edited May 27, 2015 at 13:25

answered May 27, 2015 at 13:20

RaMeSh

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user3185609 · Accepted Answer · 2015-07-03 12:49:46Z

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Try this:

<form action="a.php" method="post">

<select id="sel_1" name="sel[1][]" multiple>
<option value="1">1</option>
<option value="2">2</option>
<option value="3">3</option>
</select>

<select id="sel_2" name="sel[2][]" multiple>
<option value="1">1</option>
<option value="2">2</option>
<option value="3">3</option>
</select>

<input type="submit"/>

</form>

Worked for me

answered Jul 3, 2015 at 12:49

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