[php] post checkbox value

I want to post values of check boxes on booking.php page.

There are many checkboxes on the page but I don't know how to post on booking.php page.

<form name="booking.php" method="post">
    <label for="tour" class="tour-label">Add to Tour List</label>
    <input type="checkbox" name="booking-check" value="Desert Safari" />
</form>
<div class="details"><a href="booking.php">Book Selected Tours</a></div>

This question is related to php checkbox

The answer is


in normal time, checkboxes return an on/off value.

you can verify it with this code:

<form action method="POST">
      <input type="checkbox" name="hello"/>
</form>

<?php
if(isset($_POST['hello'])) echo('<p>'.$_POST['hello'].'</p>');
?>

this will return

<p>off</p>

or

<p>on</p>

In your form tag, rather than

name="booking.php"

use

action="booking.php"

And then, in booking.php use

$checkValue = $_POST['booking-check'];

Also, you'll need a submit button in there

<input type='submit'>

There are many links that lets you know how to handle post values from checkboxes in php. Look at this link: http://www.html-form-guide.com/php-form/php-form-checkbox.html

Single check box

HTML code:

<form action="checkbox-form.php" method="post">
    Do you need wheelchair access?
    <input type="checkbox" name="formWheelchair" value="Yes" />
    <input type="submit" name="formSubmit" value="Submit" />
</form>

PHP Code:

<?php

if (isset($_POST['formWheelchair']) && $_POST['formWheelchair'] == 'Yes') 
{
    echo "Need wheelchair access.";
}
else
{
    echo "Do not Need wheelchair access.";
}    

?>

Check box group

<form action="checkbox-form.php" method="post">
    Which buildings do you want access to?<br />
    <input type="checkbox" name="formDoor[]" value="A" />Acorn Building<br />
    <input type="checkbox" name="formDoor[]" value="B" />Brown Hall<br />
    <input type="checkbox" name="formDoor[]" value="C" />Carnegie Complex<br />
    <input type="checkbox" name="formDoor[]" value="D" />Drake Commons<br />
    <input type="checkbox" name="formDoor[]" value="E" />Elliot House

    <input type="submit" name="formSubmit" value="Submit" />
 /form>

<?php
  $aDoor = $_POST['formDoor'];
  if(empty($aDoor)) 
  {
    echo("You didn't select any buildings.");
  } 
  else
  {
    $N = count($aDoor);

    echo("You selected $N door(s): ");
    for($i=0; $i < $N; $i++)
    {
      echo($aDoor[$i] . " ");
    }
  }
?>

You should use

<input type="submit" value="submit" />

inside your form.

and add action into your form tag for example:

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

It's post your form into action which you choose.

From php you can get this value by

$_POST['booking-check'];