"; var_dump($_POST); print "
end post dump
"; //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 = $_POST['dfe']; // While the array-key exists, this loop will run and collect all checkboxes // in the array called categories for($w=1;$w<100;$w++) { if(!array_key_exists('subcat_'.$w.'_1_1', $_POST)) { //$w = -1; break; } for($x=1;$x<100;$x++) { if(!array_key_exists('subcat_'.$w.'_'.$x.'_1', $_POST)) { //$x = -1; break; } for($y=1;$y<100;$y++) { if(!array_key_exists('subcat_'.$w.'_'.$x.'_'.$y, $_POST)) { // $y = -1; break; } $categories[$w][$x][] = $y; } } } print "
categories dump
"; var_dump($categories); print "end categories dump
"; print "
"; // 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. $key_exists = true; $subkey_exists = true; $strings = array(); // Loops through and turns all categories' arrays into strings for($h=1;$h<100;$h++) { if(!array_key_exists($h, $categories)) { break; } if (!array_key_exists(1, $categories[$h])) { break; } for($i=1;$i<100;$i++) { if(!array_key_exists($i, $categories[$h])) { break; } print(sizeof($strings)); // 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][$i]); print "
"; var_dump($strings[$h][$i]); } } print "

strings start
"; var_dump($strings); print "
strings end

"; // 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 = explode(';', $string); ?>