[chiPHPug-discuss] $_POST losing arrays

[Neil R. <Nei...@rc...>]

I'm adding a variable length list of additional entries to a 
"Registration" data entry page.  (Register a Group)
I put in javascript to put in as many sets of blanks as specified (I 
had no control over layout design.), which gives my just the <input>s 
I want.  Since its a list, I made the entries arrays.
When I try to retrieve the arrays from $_POST, all that's there is 
the string 'Array'.

I need whatever ideas and/or suggestins you have!

Thanks,
Neil


//  GENERATED CODE  (looks ok to me)
First Name 2:<br />
<input type="text" name="groupFirstName[]" id="groupFirstName2" 
class="email_form"
value="" size="50"><br />
Last Name 2:<br />
<input type="text" name="groupLastName[]" id="groupLastName2" 
class="email_form"
value="" size="50"><br />
School Name 2:<br />
<input type="text" name="groupSchool[]" id="groupSchool2" class="email_form"
value="" size="50"><br />
<HR><br />
First Name 3:<br />
<input type="text" name="groupFirstName[]" id="groupFirstName3" 
class="email_form"
value="" size="50"><br />
Last Name 3:<br />
<input type="text" name="groupLastName[]" id="groupLastName3" 
class="email_form"
value="" size="50"><br />
School Name 3:<br />
<input type="text" name="groupSchool[]" id="groupSchool3" class="email_form"
value="" size="50"><br />


//  INSERTION POINT IN PAGE  -- "getlist"
                         <br />
                         <input type="checkbox" name="registerothers" 
id="registerothers" value="1" onclick="registerlist(this)" 
style="margin:4px 2px 0px 0px; padding:0px" />&nbsp;&nbsp;Are you 
registering for others, too?<br /><br />
                         <div name="regmore" id="regmore" 
class="regmore" style="visibility:hidden; display:none;">
                                 <span 
name="getnum"  id="getnum"  class="getnum">
                         How many in your group, including yourself?<br />
                                 <select id="group_count" 
name="group_count" class="contact_form" onclick="grouplist(this)">
                                         <option 
value="2" >2</option><option value="3" >3</option><option 
value="4" >4</option><option value="5" >5</option>
                                         <option 
value="6" >6</option><option value="7" >7</option><option 
value="8" >8</option><option value="9" >9</option><option 
value="10" >10</option>
                                         <option 
value="11" >11</option><option value="12" >12</option><option 
value="13" >13</option><option value="14" >14</option><option 
value="15" >15</option>
                                         <option 
value="16" >16</option><option value="17" >17</option><option 
value="18" >18</option><option value="19" >19</option><option 
value="20" >20</option>
                                 </select><br />
                                 <br />
                                 </span>
                                 <span name="getlist" id="getlist" 
class="getlist"></span>
                         </div>

                         <br /><br />


//  JAVASCRIPT
         function grouplist(groupcount) {
                 namedisplay=document.getElementById("getlist");
                 groupnames="";
                 for (i=2;i<=groupcount.value;i++) {
                         groupnames+='First Name '+i+':<br />'+"\n";
                         groupnames+='<input type="text" 
name="groupFirstName[]" class="email_form" value="" size="50"><br />'+"\n";
                         groupnames+='Last Name '+i+':<br />'+"\n";
                         groupnames+='<input type="text" 
name="groupLastName[]" class="email_form" value="" size="50"><br />'+"\n";
                         groupnames+='School Name '+i+':<br />'+"\n";
                         groupnames+='<input type="text" 
name="groupSchool[]" class="email_form" value="" size="50"><br />'+"\n";
                         if (i<groupcount.value) {
                                 groupnames+='<HR><br />'+"\n";
                         }
                 }
                 namedisplay.innerHTML=groupnames;
                 return true;
         }


//  CODE WHERE FAILURE OCCURS!!
         if($_POST['registerothers'] == 1) {
                 $first_names = $_POST['groupFirstName'];
                 $last_names  = $_POST['groupLastName'];
                 $schools     = $_POST['groupSchool'];
                 if(isarray($first_names) and isarray($last_names)) {
                         unset($ind_array);
                         unset($reg_array);
                         for ($i=0; $i<count($first_names); $i++) {
                                 if($first_names[i]<>'' and 
$last_names[i]<>'') {
                                         $ind_array['first_name'] = 
$first_names[i];
                                         $ind_array['last_name']  = 
$last_names[i];
                                         $ind_array['address1']   = 
$schools[i];
                                         dbInsert('aic_temp_individual', 
$ind_array);

                                         $reg_array['individual_id'] 
= mysql_insert_id();
                                         dbInsert('aic_registrations', 
$reg_array);
                                 }
                         }
                 }
         }


Neil

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