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tedd's option[] CHECKBOX Demo Part 2

This simply uses an array (option[]) to gather user input from a CHECKBOX control This also demonstrates how to show what the user selected in the CHECKBOX control.

Apple
Pear
Orange
Mango
Apricot



CODE:
<?php
    ini_set('error_reporting', E_ALL);  
    $self = basename($_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME']);
    $option = array();
    $s = ' CHECKED ';
    
    if(isset($_POST['option']))
      {
      foreach ($_POST['option'] as $value)
        {
        $option[] = $value;
        }  
      }
?>

<?php include('../includes/header.php'); ?>

  <h1>tedd's option[] CHECKBOX Demo Part 2</h1>
  
  <p>
    This simply uses an array (option[]) to gather user input from a CHECKBOX control
    This also demonstrates how to show what the user selected in the CHECKBOX control.
  </p>
  
  <form action="<?php echo($self);?>" method="post">
    <input type="checkbox" name="option[]" value="Apple"<?php if (in_array('Apple', $option)) echo($s); ?>  >Apple<br>
    <input type="checkbox" name="option[]" value="Pear" <?php if (in_array('Pear', $option)) echo($s); ?> >Pear<br>
    <input type="checkbox" name="option[]" value="Orange" <?php if (in_array('Orange', $option)) echo($s); ?> >Orange<br>
    <input type="checkbox" name="option[]" value="Mango" <?php if (in_array('Mango', $option)) echo($s); ?> >Mango<br>
    <input type="checkbox" name="option[]" value="Apricot"<?php if (in_array('Apricot', $option)) echo($s); ?>  >Apricot<br><br>
    <input type="submit" name="submit" value="Submit">
  </form>
  
  <br>

<?php
    
  if(isset($_POST['option']))
    {
    echo('You selected: <br>');
    foreach ($_POST['option'] as $value)
      {
      echo("$value <br>");
      }  
    }
?>