$nickname = $_POST['wgcname']; $query = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM hostsapp WHERE wgcname='".$nickname."'"); $row_host = mysql_fetch_array($query); var_dump($row_host); ************************************************************************************************************** array(228) { [0]=> string(2) "52" ["id"]=> string(2) "52" ... ["t2"]=> string(1) "Y" [20]=> string(1) "N" ... } ************************************************************************************************************** type="checkbox" name="t2" value="Y">  I prefer working on a team rather than by myself