";
//error_reporting(E_ALL & ~E_NOTICE);
include("config.php");
// I'm assuming that dropdown 1_1 is the first one, 1_2 is the second one and so on.
// subcat_1_1_1 is the first checkbox in the first dropdown in the first of the three sections.
// subcat_1_1_2 is the second checkbox in that dropdown and so on.
$categories = array();
$name = $_POST['name'];
$green = $_POST['green'];
$eco = $_POST['eco'];
$dfe = $_POST['dfe'];
print ("Name: $name
");
print ("$green
");
print ("$eco
");
print ("$dfe
");
// Just a little trick to make multiple variables on a single line
$section_exists = true;
$category_exists = true;
$subcategory_exists = true;
//echo "catexists: $category_exists
secexists: $section_exists
subcatexists: $subcategory_exists
";
// While the array-key exists, this loop will run and collect all checkboxes
// in the array called categories
print "START
";
for($w=1;$w>0;$w++)
{ echo "loop1
";
if(!array_key_exists('subcat_'.$w.'_1_1', $_POST))
{ echo "loop2
";
$w = -1;
}
for($x=1;$x>0;$x++)
{ echo "loop3
";
if(!array_key_exists('subcat_1_'.$x.'_1', $_POST))
{ echo "loop4
";
$x = -1;
}
for($y=1;$y>0;$y++)
{ echo "loop5
";
if(!array_key_exists('subcat_1_'.$x.'_'.$y, $_POST))
{ echo "loop6
";
$y = -1;
}
if($_POST['subcat_1_'.$x.'_'.$y] == 'checked')
{ echo "loop7
";
$categories[$w][$x][] = $y;
}
}
}
}
print_r ($categories);
print "
TOP1
";
// Now you have an array with all checkboxes, something like
// $subcat[1][1][1] = The number of the first checked checkbox in the first category
// $subcat[1][1][2] = The number of the second checked checkbox in the first category and so on.
// $subcat[1][2][1] = The number of the first checked checkbox in the second category
// $subcat[1][2][2] = The number of the second checked checkbox in the second category and so on.
// $subcat[2][1][1] = The number of the first checked checkbox in the first category, second section
// $subcat[2][1][2] = The number of the second checked checkbox in the first category, second section and so on.
print "MIDDLE1
" ;
$key_exists = true;
$subkey_exists = true;
$strings = array();
// Loops through and turns all categories' arrays into strings
for($h=1;$key_exists==true;$h++)
{ echo "loop8
";
if(!array_key_exists($h, $categories) || !array_key_exists(1, $categories[$h]))
{ echo "loop9
";
$key_exists = false;
}
for($i=1;$subkey_exists==true;$i++)
{ echo "loop10
";
if(!array_key_exists('['.$h.']['.$i.']', $categories))
{ echo "loop11
";
$subkey_exists = false;
}
print(sizeof($strings));
echo "
";
// This will turn the array into a string with all subcategories, separated by ;.
// For example, 0;3;53 if subcategory 0, 3 and 53 are checked
$strings[$h][$i] = implode(';', $categories[$h][$i]);
}
}
print "MIDDLE2
";
// Now strings[] contains all the strings (like 1;3;5 and 3;5;7). Loop through the array:
for($x=1;$x";
// Done.
// Store that field in the DB and then when you want them into an array again, do:
// $array = exlode(';', $string);
print_r($strings);
print "
";
?>