Post multidimensional array HTML form-CodePudding

I try to get a PHP array like this

array(
    color => array("blue", "red", "yellow", "pink"),
    size => array("small", "medium, "large"),
    width => array("30", "32, "34"),
);

The data is posted from a HTML form like below

<form method="post" action="post.php">
    <input type="text" name="data[color][]" value="red"/>
    <input type="text" name="data[color][]" value="blue"/>
    <input type="text" name="data[size][]" value="small"/>
    <input type="text" name="data[width][]" value="30"/>
    <input type="text" name="data[width][]" value="32"/>
</form>

The problem is that only the last items are posted in the array. The output from the array is

array(
    color => array("blue"),
    size => array("small"),
    width => array("32"),
);

Is there something missing in my form why this is happening?

CodePudding user response：

You are not submitting your POST add an submit button - Try this for example:

<form method="post" action="">
    <input type="text" name="data[color][]" value="red"/>
    <input type="text" name="data[color][]" value="blue"/>
    <input type="text" name="data[size][]" value="small"/>
    <input type="text" name="data[width][]" value="30"/>
    <input type="text" name="data[width][]" value="32"/>
    <input type="submit" />
</form>
<?php
echo '<pre>';
print_r($_POST); // this will only print a filled array once submit is clicked.

You'll see this if submit wasn't clicked:

Array
(
)

And this if it was :

Array
(
    [data] => Array
        (
            [color] => Array
                (
                    [0] => red
                    [1] => blue
                )

            [size] => Array
                (
                    [0] => small
                )

            [width] => Array
                (
                    [0] => 30
                    [1] => 32
                )

        )

)

On your post.php file - You might be printing a different array altogether because without submitting the form this data stays in the input line.... you should print : $_POST; there like in the example.

How are you even reaching there without a submit button is beyond me ...:)

CodePudding user response：

I'm still not sure what you want but how about this:

foreach($_POST["data"] as $row => $data)
{
 echo("$row = " . implode(", ", $data) . PHP_EOL);
}

Will produce:

color = red, blue
size = small
width = 30, 32

Just JSON encode the $_POST array. That converts the array to a string. Later you can JSON decode it to turn it back into an array.