[RESOLVED] How to process a Invoice form?

[monstez88]

Hi, I'm having a problem. I'm doing an Invoice system. So basically the user can enter the Item name, cost, quantity and total will be auto calc using javascript.

Currently, I'm adding a iteration behind each input to differentiate them. E.g.

<input type ="text" name = "Item<?=$i?>"/>

$i is an iteration using for loop.

My problem is, how to process it at the php side?

$itemName = $_POST['Item'];

I can't possibly hardcode it for the name inside post to be $_POST['Item1'], $_POST['Item2'], $_POST['Item3']....
If there are more than 10 items, it's too long. Any help?

[tirna]

if you give the inputs the same name, they should be sent to the $erver as an array when you submit the form and you can then loop through the array on the $erver as you would with any other array.

<input type ="text" name = "Item[]" />
 
<input type ="text" name = "Item[]" />

[monstez88]

So my $erver side code should be

$item = $_POST['Item[]'];

[tirna]

Your client side code could be something like this:

 
<form action="formProcessor.php" method="post" >
 
       <input type="text" name="myTxt[]" />
       <input type="text" name="myTxt[]" />

        <input type="submit" value="submit" />
 
</form>

and formProcessor.php could be something like this:

<?php
 
//assing the values from the textboxes to an array
$inpArray = $_POST['myTxt'];
 
//loop thru the array to display all the textbox values
foreach($inpArray as $key => $value)  {
     echo $key.' '.$value.'<br />';
}
 
//display the value in the first etxbox
echo 'value of first input = '.$inpArray[0];
 
    ?>

[monstez88]

Hey thanks! That really worked out. Thanks lots!

[tirna]

no problem - happy to help

[iahne]

that's tirna's final signature "no problem - happy to help "