HTML form input passed into PHP function argument as array

Question

I'm filling out a form in HTML, that I want to pass as an array argument to a function in PHP.

Here's how it looks like.

Inside insert function later on I'm going to be passing those values to add record into my database table, but for now on there's echoing implemented for debuggnig purposes.

<?php

echo '
    Dodaj koncert
    <form action="" method="post">
Nazwa klubu: <input type="text" name="data[0]"><br>
Adres Klubu: <input type="text" name="data[1]"><br>
Nazwa zespolu: <input type="text" name="data[2]"><br>
Ilosc czlonkow: <input type="text" name="data[3]"><br>
Data koncertu: <input type="text" name="data[4]">
<input type="submit" name="dodaj_koncert" value="Dodaj">
</form> ';

    if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] === 'POST') {
    insert(Koncerty, data);
}

function insert($table, $data)
    {
        echo $data[2] . '<br>';
        echo $data[3] . '<br>';
        echo $table;
    }   

?>

I'm sure there's something wrong with the data that I need to be an array and it's either how I assign values from input form or how I process it. How do I make it work as an array and can read filled form from within the insert function?

I'm about to add empty() checking later on. Does it do that much of a change? If changed to $_POST will I not need checking it later on, or what will be happening? — Kamil Gosciminski
– Kamil Gosciminski, Commented Jan 15, 2014 at 0:20
@Dacto, Koncerty is a table in database, while data should be PHP array. $table will then be executed inside function insert() to use this table and insert data from array into it. — Kamil Gosciminski
– Kamil Gosciminski, Commented Jan 15, 2014 at 0:22

Rottingham · Accepted Answer · 2014-01-15 00:21:31Z

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echo '
Dodaj koncert
<form action="" method="post">
    Nazwa klubu: <input type="text" name="data1"><br>
    Adres Klubu: <input type="text" name="data2"><br>
    Nazwa zespolu: <input type="text" name="data3"><br>
    Ilosc czlonkow: <input type="text" name="data4"><br>
    Data koncertu: <input type="text" name="data5">
    <input type="submit" name="dodaj_koncert" value="Dodaj">
</form> ';

// If the submit button field exists then we will insert the data
if (isset($_POST['dodaj_koncert'])) {
    insert('Koncerty', $_POST);
}

// When looking at the form fields from the POST
// You use the name of the field to access it in the $_POST array.
function insert($table, $data)
{
    echo $data['data1'] . '<br>';
    echo $data['data2'] . '<br>';
    echo $table;
}

answered Jan 15, 2014 at 0:21

Rottingham

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