Retrieving Data from multiple form field in HTML

Question

I have have a form element like this

input type='text' name='phone[]'
input type='text' name='phone[]'
input type='text' name='phone[]'

How do i retrieve all three name element using PHP. Thank you.

Do a print_r($_POST) in the receiving script and you will see. — Pekka
– Pekka, Commented Nov 7, 2010 at 15:45
@Pekka I need to get everything and put them in different variable, pls look at the code again, need to get something like $phone1,$phone2 etc. Thank — Cyberomin
– Cyberomin, Commented Nov 7, 2010 at 15:48
@Cyberomin what exactly is your question? Are you familiar with the basics of dealing with a form in PHP? — Pekka
– Pekka, Commented Nov 7, 2010 at 15:49
@Pekka from my question above i have input fields like this input type='text' name='phone[]' input type='text' name='phone[]', how do i get the data into seperate variable using php, i cant do foreach($_POST['phone'] as $phone){}, but it's not working. — Cyberomin
– Cyberomin, Commented Nov 7, 2010 at 15:51

Gabriel Sosa · Accepted Answer · 2010-11-07 15:57:38Z

3

when you do

$phones = $_POST['phone'];

you will get an array of "phones"

per your comment above you can have them in different variables by doing:

$phones[0]
$phones[1]
$phones[0]

answered Nov 7, 2010 at 15:51

Gabriel Sosa

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go go go choose it as answer! Thanks!

Jacob McDonald · Accepted Answer · 2010-11-07 16:34:09Z

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Have your HTML form post to your PHP file, then get the values by:

Load the post array into a variable
$phones = $_POST['phone'];

Then pulling each value from the array

$phones[0];
$phones[1];
$phones[2];
...

answered Nov 7, 2010 at 16:34

Jacob McDonald

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