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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter Beckman [mailto:beckman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 8:57 AM
> To: Ryan Neudorf
> Cc: php-db@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [PHP-DB] Session variables and arrays
>
>
> On Wed, 30 Oct 2002, Ryan Neudorf wrote:
>
> > Ok. The categories are coming from checkboxes, e.g.:
> > <input type="checkbox" name="categories[]" value="1"
> />Accountant<br
> > />
> >
> > Which then are handled by a $cgi class dealy and handed to the
> > $_SESSION['categories'] variable before being forwarded to the next
> > step. I was thinking that the problem might be with the
> $cgi object,
> > but when I print_r($_SESSION['categories']) it shows the
> contents of
> > the array.
> >
> > Anyways, I did the print ":::{$_SESSION['categories']}:::"; and got
> > :::Array:::
>
> Try this after that print:
>
> print is_array($_SESSION['categories']);
>
> You should get a 1 -- if you don't, try this:
>
> print gettype($_SESSION['categories']);
>
> You should get "array" but if you don't, there is something
> strange going on! If you get "string" though, do this:
>
> print strlen($_SESSION['categories']);
>
> If you get "5", then the variable might be a string with the
> contents being the word "Array". Pretty doubtful, but we're
> being thorough here.
>
> Peter
>
> > Hmph
> >
> > - Ryan
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Peter Beckman [mailto:beckman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 9:59 PM
> > > To: Ryan Neudorf
> > > Cc: php-db@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: Re: [PHP-DB] Session variables and arrays
> > >
> > >
> > > Well, can't say I see the same problem:
> > >
> > > <?php
> > > $_SESSION['foo'] = array("hi"=>"bye");
> > >
> > > print_r($_SESSION['foo']);
> > > echo "\n\n";
> > > print is_array($_SESSION['foo']);
> > >
> > > Outputs:
> > > X-Powered-By: PHP/4.2.2
> > > Content-type: text/html
> > >
> > > Array
> > > (
> > > [hi] => bye
> > > )
> > > 1
> > >
> > > Which is what I'd expect it to show.
> > >
> > > Now how did you assign categories?
> > >
> > > Maybe the var is a scalar and is actually "Array (\n [0]
> => '1';\n
> > > [1] => '12';" and you are confused.o
> > >
> > > If you are saying:
> > >
> > > $_SESSION['categories'] = "Array (
> > > [0] = '1';
> > > ";
> > >
> > > Then it IS a scalar. Try this:
> > >
> > > print ":::{$_SESSION['categories']}:::";
> > >
> > > If you get this:
> > >
> > > :::Array:::
> > >
> > > Then I have no clue what the problem is
> > >
> > > If you don't get that, then we know what your problem is.
> > >
> > > Peter
> > >
> > > On Tue, 29 Oct 2002, Ryan Neudorf wrote:
> > >
> > > > I'm having a problem with session variables and arrays. I'm
> > > > building a multi step sign up form and I need to store all the
> > > > variable until the final step, when they are inputed to a
> > > database. I
> > > > thought the best way to do this would be to store the
> contents for
> > > > $HTTP_POST_VARS in session variables. This works fine for
> > > everything
> > > > except for my array of checkboxes.
> > > >
> > > > When I do a print_r($_SESSION) it displays the
> following for the
> > > > sessionvariable assigned to the checkboxes:
> [categories] => Array (
> > > > [0] => '1';
> > > > [1] => '12';
> > > > ... Etc ...
> > > >
> > > > But when I run any sort of array function (is_array,
> foreach) on
> > > > $_SESSION['categories'] it appears that it is a scalar, not
> > > an array.
> > > >
> > > > Any ideas?
> > > >
> > > > - Ryan
> > > >
> > > >
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