Daily Archives: March 25, 2012

Handling checkbox in a PHP form processor

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This tutorial will introduce HTML check boxes and how to deal with them in PHP.

Single check box

Let’s create a simple form with a single check box.

<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>