Parse an array in php posted by an html form

Question

I have the following problem. I have these types of select inside my form:

<select name="variation[8][]" multiple>
   <option value="1">s</option>
   <option value="2">m</option>
   <option value="3">l</option>
</select>

<select name="variation[9][]" multiple>
   <option value="8">red</option>
   <option value="9">blue</option>
   <option value="10">black</option>
</select>

I want to read the posted array properly with php and I want to write this in the database:

variation_id => 8 
variation_term => 1 
variation_id => 8 
variation_term => 2 
variation_id => 8 
variation_term => 3 

variation_id => 9 
variation_term => 8 
variation_id => 9 
variation_term => 9 
variation_id => 9 
variation_term => 10

How can I parse this array posted? There is a better way to do this?

TNX

I have found this solution:

foreach ($_POST['variation'] as $key => $value) {
   for($i=0; $i<count($value); $i++){
     echo "varitaion name = $key"."<br>";
     echo "value = $value[$i]";
   }
}

yes but no a simple post array name="variable[]" but from name="variable[8][]" because I need to know VALUES of that select and the select variable[NAME]. So in my database I will write the name of the variant => 8 Example. variant=>8 value=>1 variant=>8 value=>2 and if i have another SELECT variant=>9 value=>10 variant =>8 value=>15 — MindTheGap
– MindTheGap, Commented Mar 1, 2014 at 16:26

Nouphal.M · Accepted Answer · 2014-03-01 16:32:48Z

1

Try

foreach($_POST['variation'] as $key=>$val){
  if(is_array($val)){
     echo " Values for $key Are:"; // get your variation index eg:8,9 etc
     foreach($val as $key1=>$val1){
         echo $val1.","; // get the index values
     }
         echo "<br/>";
  }
}

answered Mar 1, 2014 at 16:32

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MindTheGap Over a year ago

It works perfectly! I made a similar solution I have edited my question! thanks so much!

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