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Posted on 2013-02-05

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I have a form with 43 checkboxes on it. I want to be able to select as many checkboxes as I wish and return a result with whatever meets that criteria. Right now its returning a result for each checkbox. This is what I have so far. The checkbox code.

<input name="criteria[]" type="checkbox" id="Buffet" value="Buffet" />
<label for="Buffet">Buffet</label>

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The PHP Code.

<?php
	include "config.php";
	if(isset($_POST['criteria']) && !empty($_POST['criteria'])){ 
    foreach($_POST['criteria'] as $key=>$value){ 
      	// Runs mysql_real_escape_string() on every value encountered.
        $clean_criteria = array_map('mysql_real_escape_string', $_REQUEST['criteria']);
        // Convert the array into a string.
        $criteria = implode("','", $clean_criteria);
		if(!$rs=mysql_query("SELECT tblLocations.CityID, tblRestaurants.RestName, tblLocations.Street, 
				tblLocations.Phone, tblLocations.Price, tblLocations.Rating
            	FROM (tblRestaurants INNER JOIN tblLocations ON tblRestaurants.RestID = tblLocations.RestID)            	INNER JOIN (tblLocDet INNER JOIN tblDetails ON tblLocDet.DetailID = tblDetails.DetailID)
				ON tblLocations.LocationID = tblLocDet.LocationID
            	WHERE tblLocations.CityID='16' AND tblDetails.DetailName IN ('$criteria')
            	ORDER BY tblRestaurants.RestName ASC"))
        {
		echo "Cannot parse query";
	}
	elseif(mysql_num_rows($rs) == 0) {
	echo "No records found";
	}
	else {
	echo "<table id=\"myTable\" table width=\"710\" class=\"beautifuldata\" align=\"Left\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n";
	echo "<thead>\n<tr>";
	echo "<th>PLACE</th>";
	echo "<th>ADDRESS</th>";
	echo "<th>PHONE</th>";
	echo "<th>PRICE</th>";
	echo "<th>RATING</th>";
	echo "</tr>\n</thead>\n";
	while($row = mysql_fetch_array($rs)) {
	echo"<tr>
	<td><strong><a href='$row[RestPage]'>$row[RestName]</a></strong></td>
	<td>$row[Address]</td>
	<td>$row[Phone]</td>
	<td>$row[Price]</td>
	<td>$row[Rating]</td>
	</tr>\n";
	}}
	echo "</table><br />\n";
	}}
	?>

The link:
www.menuhead.net/Steelers/deep_search.php

In case you want to see first hand.

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Question by:DS928

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Expert Comment

by:Mark Brady

ID: 388579032013-02-05

When you send an array to php (in this case your checkbox values) you are only sending an array not an associative array (ie: $key => $value).

So I believe this line

foreach($_POST['criteria'] as $key=>$value){

should be this

foreach($_POST['criteria'] as $value){

as there are only single values in that array.

give that a try.

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Expert Comment

by:Mark Brady

ID: 388579062013-02-05

You can always var_dump your posted values and see what you have.

var_dump($_POST['criteria']);

or dump them all

var_dump($_POST);

Author Comment

by:DS928

ID: 388579312013-02-05

I tried this and it didn't change a thing.

foreach($_POST['criteria'] as $value){

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Perhaps this needs some kind of loop?

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Expert Comment

by:leakim971

ID: 388579472013-02-05

try this :

<?php
	include "config.php";
	if(!empty($_POST["criteria"])){ 
		$arr = array();
		foreach($_POST['criteria'] as $key=>$value) $arr[] = "'" . mysql_real_escape_string($value) . "'";
		$criteria .= implode(",", $arr);
		if(!$rs=mysql_query("SELECT tblLocations.CityID, tblRestaurants.RestName, tblLocations.Street, 
				tblLocations.Phone, tblLocations.Price, tblLocations.Rating
            	FROM (tblRestaurants INNER JOIN tblLocations ON tblRestaurants.RestID = tblLocations.RestID)            	INNER JOIN (tblLocDet INNER JOIN tblDetails ON tblLocDet.DetailID = tblDetails.DetailID)
				ON tblLocations.LocationID = tblLocDet.LocationID
            	WHERE tblLocations.CityID='16' AND tblDetails.DetailName IN ('$criteria')
            	ORDER BY tblRestaurants.RestName ASC"))
        {
			echo "Cannot parse query";
		}
		elseif(mysql_num_rows($rs) == 0) {
			echo "No records found";
		}
		else {
			echo "<table id=\"myTable\" table width=\"710\" class=\"beautifuldata\" align=\"Left\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n";
			echo "<thead>\n<tr>";
			echo "<th>PLACE</th>";
			echo "<th>ADDRESS</th>";
			echo "<th>PHONE</th>";
			echo "<th>PRICE</th>";
			echo "<th>RATING</th>";
			echo "</tr>\n</thead>\n";
			while($row = mysql_fetch_array($rs)) {
				echo"<tr>
					<td><strong><a href='$row[RestPage]'>$row[RestName]</a></strong></td>
					<td>$row[Address]</td>
					<td>$row[Phone]</td>
					<td>$row[Price]</td>
					<td>$row[Rating]</td>
					</tr>\n";
			}
		}
		echo "</table><br />\n";
	}
?>

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Author Comment

by:DS928

ID: 388579912013-02-05

Hmmmmmm, this is what I got.

http://www.menuhead.net/Steelers/deep_search.php

Check Fireplace and Great Views, SEARCH.

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Expert Comment

by:leakim971

ID: 388580432013-02-05

you've :

 <div id="result">
  	Cannot parse query</table><br />

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so put the sql query in a string first and replace :
echo "Cannot parse query";
by :
echo "Cannot parse query : " . $sql; // $sql is the string where you put the query so you can locate the error and do a try in a sql editor (phpmyadmin for example)

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Accepted Solution

by:Rose Babu

Rose Babu earned 2000 total points

ID: 388583162013-02-05

Can you try the below code ?

update the DB details and check the result.

<!DOCTYPE unspecified PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">
<html>
<head>

<style type="text/css">
.tblHead {
	background-color: #002DD1;
	color: white;
	text-align: left;
}
</style>

</head>
<body>

<?php

if (isset ( $_POST ["btnSearch"] )) {
	echo "<br>Selected Options are :<br>";
	$checked = $_POST ["criteria"];
	
	$criteria = "";
	$separator = ", ";
	for($i = 0; $i < count ( $checked ); $i ++) {
		echo "	" . $checked [$i] . "<br/>";
		
		if ($i == count ( $checked ) - 1) {
			$separator = "";
		}
		
		$criteria = $criteria . "'" . $checked [$i] . "'" . $separator;
	}
	echo "<br><br>";
	
	echo $criteria . "<br><br>";
	
	// Test DB Connection	---	Modify it and test once
	$con = mysql_connect ( "localhost", "username", "password" );
	if (! $con) {
		die ( 'Could not connect: ' . mysql_error () );
	}
	mysql_select_db ( "your_db_name", $con );
	
	$mysqlQuery = "SELECT tblLocations.CityID, tblRestaurants.RestName, tblLocations.Street, ";
	$mysqlQuery .= "tblLocations.Phone, tblLocations.Price, tblLocations.Rating ";
	$mysqlQuery .= "FROM (tblRestaurants INNER JOIN tblLocations ON tblRestaurants.RestID = tblLocations.RestID) ";
	$mysqlQuery .= "INNER JOIN (tblLocDet INNER JOIN tblDetails ON tblLocDet.DetailID = tblDetails.DetailID) ";
	$mysqlQuery .= "ON tblLocations.LocationID = tblLocDet.LocationID ";
	$mysqlQuery .= "WHERE tblLocations.CityID='16' AND tblDetails.DetailName IN (" . $criteria . ") ";
	$mysqlQuery .= "ORDER BY tblRestaurants.RestName ASC ";

	// Make sure you have formatted the MySQL query correctly especially in the inner join
	//	SELECT 
	//	tblLocations.CityID, 
	//	tblRestaurants.RestName, 
	//	tblLocations.Street, 
	//	tblLocations.Phone, 
	//	tblLocations.Price, 
	//	tblLocations.Rating 
	//	FROM 
	//		tblRestaurants 
	//		INNER JOIN tblLocations ON tblRestaurants.RestID = tblLocations.RestID) 
	//		INNER JOIN (tblLocDet INNER JOIN tblDetails ON tblLocDet.DetailID = tblDetails.DetailID) ON tblLocations.LocationID = tblLocDet.LocationID 
	//	WHERE tblLocations.CityID='16' 
	//	AND tblDetails.DetailName IN ('Buffet', 'Brunch', 'Cateringt', 'Great Views', 'Cheap Eats', 'Happy Hour', 'Delivery', 'Private Rooms(s)', 'Gastro-Pub', 
	//								  'Lunch', 'On-Line Ordering', 'Waterfront', 'Hotel Dining', 'Pre / Post Theatre', 'Reservations', 'Wi-Fi', 'Live Entertainment', 
	//								  'Text Ordering', 'Romantic', 'Sports Bar', 'Theme') 
	//	ORDER BY tblRestaurants.RestName ASC 
	
	
	
	if (! $rs = mysql_query ( $mysqlQuery )) {
		echo "Cannot parse query";
	} elseif (mysql_num_rows ( $rs ) == 0) {
		echo "No records found";
	} else {
		echo "<table id=\"myTable\" table width=\"710\" class=\"beautifuldata\" align=\"Left\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n";
		echo "<thead>\n<tr>";
		echo "<th>PLACE</th>";
		echo "<th>ADDRESS</th>";
		echo "<th>PHONE</th>";
		echo "<th>PRICE</th>";
		echo "<th>RATING</th>";
		echo "</tr>\n</thead>\n";
		while ( $row = mysql_fetch_array ( $rs ) ) {
			echo "<tr><td><strong><a href='" . $row [RestPage] . "'>" . $row ['RestName'] . "</a></strong></td>";
			echo "<td>" . $row ['Address'] . "</td>";
			echo "<td>" . $row ['Phone'] . "</td>";
			echo "<td>" . $row ['Price'] . "</td>";
			echo "<td>" . $row ['Rating'] . "</td>";
			echo "</tr>";
		}
	}
	echo "</table><br />\n";
	
	mysql_close ( $con );
}

?>

<form method="post" name="Critters" id="Critters">
<div align="left">
<table width="950" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
	<tbody>
		<tr>
			<th class="tblHead" width="11" scope="col">&nbsp;</th>
			<th class="tblHead" width="19" scope="col">&nbsp;</th>
			<th class="tblHead" width="195" scope="col">FEATURES</th>
			<th class="tblHead" width="206" scope="col">MEAL PERIODS</th>
			<th class="tblHead" width="215" scope="col">SERVICES</th>
			<th class="tblHead" width="268" scope="col">TYPE OF PLACE</th>
			<th class="tblHead" width="51" scope="col">&nbsp;</th>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
			<td><strong> <input name="criteria[]" type="checkbox" id="Buffet"
				value="Buffet"> <label for="Buffet"> Buffet</label> </strong></td>
			<td><strong> <input name="criteria[]" type="checkbox" id="Breakfast"
				value="Breakfast"> <label for="Breakfast"> Breakfast</label> </strong>
			</td>
			<td><strong> <input name="criteria[]" type="checkbox" id="BYOB"
				value="BYOB"> <label for="BYOB"> BYOB</label> </strong></td>
			<td><strong> <input name="criteria[]" type="checkbox" id="Bar Scene"
				value="Bar Scene"> <label for="Bar Scene"> Bar Scene</label> </strong>
			</td>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
			<td><strong> <input name="criteria[]" type="checkbox" id="Fireplace"
				value="Fireplace"> <label for="Fireplace"> Fireplace</label> </strong>
			</td>
			<td><strong> <input name="criteria[]" type="checkbox" id="Brunch"
				value="Brunch"> <label for="Brunch"> Brunch</label> </strong></td>
			<td><strong> <input name="criteria[]" type="checkbox" id="Catering"
				value="Cateringt"> <label for="Catering"> Catering</label> </strong>
			</td>
			<td><strong> <input name="criteria[]" type="checkbox"
				id="Business Dining" value="Business Dining"> <label
				for="Business Dining"> Business Dining</label> </strong></td>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
			<td><strong> <input name="criteria[]" type="checkbox"
				id="Great Views" value="Great Views"> <label for="Great Views">
			Great Views</label> </strong></td>
			<td><strong> <input name="criteria[]" type="checkbox" id="Dinner"
				value="Dinner"> <label for="Dinner"> Dinner</label> </strong></td>
			<td><strong> <input name="criteria[]" type="checkbox"
				id="Credit Cards" value="Credit Cards"> <label for="Credit Cards">
			Credit Cards</label> </strong></td>
			<td><strong> <input name="criteria[]" type="checkbox" id="Cheap Eats"
				value="Cheap Eats"> <label for="Cheap Eats"> Cheap Eats</label> </strong>
			</td>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
			<td><strong> <input name="criteria[]" type="checkbox"
				id="Outdoor Dining" value="Outdoor Dining"> <label
				for="Outdoor Dining"> Outdoor Dining</label> </strong></td>
			<td><strong> <input name="criteria[]" type="checkbox" id="Happy Hour"
				value="Happy Hour"> <label for="Happy Hour"> Happy Hour</label> </strong>
			</td>
			<td><strong> <input name="criteria[]" type="checkbox" id="Delivery"
				value="Delivery"> <label for="Delivery"> Delivery</label> </strong>
			</td>
			<td><strong> <input name="criteria[]" type="checkbox" id="Diner"
				value="Diner"> <label for="Diner"> Diner</label> </strong></td>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
			<td><strong> <input name="criteria[]" type="checkbox"
				id="Private Rooms(s)" value="Private Rooms(s)"> <label
				for="Private Room(s)"> Private Rooms(s)</label> </strong></td>
			<td><strong> <input name="criteria[]" type="checkbox" id="Late Night"
				value="Late Night"> <label for="Late Night"> Late Night</label> </strong>
			</td>
			<td><strong> <input name="criteria[]" type="checkbox"
				id="Food Truck / Cart" value="Food Truck / Cart"> <label
				for="Food Truck / Cart"> Food Truck / Cart</label> </strong></td>
			<td><strong> <input name="criteria[]" type="checkbox" id="Gastro-Pub"
				value="Gastro-Pub"> <label for="Gastro-Pub"> Gastro-Pub</label> </strong>
			</td>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
			<td><strong> <input name="criteria[]" type="checkbox" id="Raw Bar"
				value="Raw Bar"> <label for="Raw Bar"> Raw Bar</label> </strong></td>
			<td><strong> <input name="criteria[]" type="checkbox" id="Lunch"
				value="Lunch"> <label for="Lunch"> Lunch</label> </strong></td>
			<td><strong> <input name="criteria[]" type="checkbox"
				id="On-Line Ordering" value="On-Line Ordering"> <label
				for="On-line Ordering"> On-Line Ordering</label> </strong></td>
			<td><strong> <input name="criteria[]" type="checkbox"
				id="Group Dining" value="Group Dining"> <label for="Group Dining">
			Group Dining</label> </strong></td>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
			<td><strong> <input name="criteria[]" type="checkbox" id="Waterfront"
				value="Waterfront"> <label for="Waterfront"> Waterfront</label> </strong>
			</td>
			<td><strong> <input name="criteria[]" type="checkbox"
				id="Open 24 Hours" value="Open 24 Hours"> <label for="Open 24 Hours">
			Open 24 Hours</label> </strong></td>
			<td><strong> <input name="criteria[]" type="checkbox"
				id="On-Line Reservations" value="On-Line Reservations"> <label
				for="On-line Reservations"> On-line Reservations</label> </strong></td>
			<td><strong> <input name="criteria[]" type="checkbox"
				id="Hotel Dining" value="Hotel Dining"> <label for="Hotel Dining">
			Hotel Dining</label> </strong></td>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
			<td><strong> <input name="criteria[]" type="checkbox"
				id="Wheelchair Access" value="Wheelchair Access"> <label
				for="Wheelchair Access"> Wheelchair Access</label> </strong></td>
			<td><strong> <input name="criteria[]" type="checkbox"
				id="Pre / Post Theatre" value="Pre / Post Theatre"> <label
				for="Pre / Post Theatre"> Pre / Post Theatre</label> </strong></td>
			<td><strong> <input name="criteria[]" type="checkbox"
				id="Reservations" value="Reservations"> <label for="Reservations">
			Reservations</label> </strong></td>
			<td><strong> <input name="criteria[]" type="checkbox"
				id="Kid Friendly" value="Kid Friendly"> <label for="Kid Friendly">
			Kid Friendly</label> </strong></td>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
			<td><strong> <input name="criteria[]" type="checkbox" id="Wi-Fi"
				value="Wi-Fi"> <label for="Wi-Fi"> Wi-Fi</label> </strong></td>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
			<td><strong> <input name="criteria[]" type="checkbox" id="Take-Out"
				value="Take-Out"> <label for="Take-Out"> Take-Out</label> </strong>
			</td>
			<td><strong> <input name="criteria[]" type="checkbox"
				id="Live Entertainment" value="Live Entertainment"> <label
				for="Live Entertainment"> Live Entertainment</label> </strong></td>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
			<td><strong> <input name="criteria[]" type="checkbox"
				id="Text Ordering" value="Text Ordering"> <label for="Text Ordering">
			Text Ordering</label> </strong></td>
			<td><strong> <input name="criteria[]" type="checkbox"
				id="People Watching" value="People Watching"> <label
				for="People Watching"> People Watching</label> </strong></td>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
			<td><strong> <input name="criteria[]" type="checkbox" id="Romantic"
				value="Romantic"> <label for="Romantic"> Romantic</label> </strong>
			</td>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
			<td><strong> <input name="criteria[]" type="checkbox" id="Specials"
				value="Specials"> <label for="Specials"> Specials</label> </strong>
			</td>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
			<td><strong> <input name="criteria[]" type="checkbox" id="Sports Bar"
				value="Sports Bar"> <label for="Sports Bar"> Sports Bar</label> </strong>
			</td>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
			<td><strong> <input name="criteria[]" type="checkbox"
				id="Tasting Menu" value="Tasting Menu"> <label for="Tasting Menu">
			Tasting Menu</label> </strong></td>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
			<td><strong> <input name="criteria[]" type="checkbox" id="Theme"
				value="Theme"> <label for="Theme"> Theme</label> </strong></td>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
			<td><strong> <input name="criteria[]" type="checkbox" id="Trendy"
				value="Trendy"> <label for="Trendy"> Trendy</label> </strong></td>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
	</tbody>
</table>
</div>
<p><input type="submit" name="btnSearch" id="btnSearch"
	value="          SEARCH          "></p>
</form>

</body>
</html>

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Post me the result or error you got. Hope this will give you the right result.

Try it once.

Author Closing Comment

by:DS928

ID: 388593852013-02-06

I would give you a ten thousand points if I could! This is perfect! Exactly what I was looking for! Oops! Upon further testing, it returns a result of any restaurant that has any of the criteria as opposed to only that criteria. If i select credit cards, fireplace and great views, it should return the restaurants with those three criteria, but I am getting any restaurant that has any one of the three. Meaning if a restaurant has a fireplace but no credit cards, it still shows up in the results. This is so close! It has everything I want!

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Expert Comment

by:Rose Babu

ID: 388594892013-02-06

glad to know that my solution helped you :-)

The way i coded is to get the selected checkboxes values and formatted those data to be searched using in sql operator (e.g., select * from tblName where column1 in ('chkBoxVal1','chkBoxVal2','chkBoxVal3','chkBoxValn' )

And i mentioned that "// Make sure you have formatted the MySQL query correctly especially in the inner join". to get the required result, the sql query may need to be updated i think so.

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