Will data order in post form be the same to it in web form?

Question

Assuming there are 5 inputs in web form

Answer 1

If you change the name of your input to the_same[] - $_REQUEST['the_same'] will become an array of those values, first to last in element order (all current browsers I believe).

You can also specify a specific order if you need, or even use string keys. For instance, an would become $_REQUEST['the_same']['apple'][2]

Without using the [] on the input names, PHP will only see the last value. The other values will be 'overwritten' by the later value when the $_REQUEST/$_GET/$_POST arrays are constructed.

An example of using that to your advantage could be with a checkbox, as the HTML checkbox only submits a value when checked, you may want to submit a "not checked" value somtime: