Radio Buttons with PHP Form Handling

Question

I have a basic form that I am submitting using some basic PHP. I have the form submission working great, except that I have a radio button (for preferred method of contact)

Answer 1

Easy! Just add a value to your radio buttons.

<input class="radio" type="radio" name="contact" value="Email" checked /> <span>Email</span>
<input class="radio" type="radio" name="contact" value="Phone" /> <span>Phone</span>

Answer 2

You radios need values:

  <input class="radio" type="radio" value="email" name="contact" checked /> <span>Email</span>
  <input class="radio" type="radio" value="phone" name="contact" /> <span>Phone</span>

Answer 3

<div class="field form-inline radio">
  <label class="radio" for="txtContact">Preferred Method of Contact</label>
  <input class="radio" type="radio" name="contact" value="email" checked /> <span>Email</span>
  <input class="radio" type="radio" name="contact" value="phone" /> <span>Phone</span>
</div>

Note the added value attribute.

And the PHP:

$contact = $_POST['contact']
//Will return either "email" or "phone".

Answer 4

Just give your radio inputs a value-attribute. This is what will get submitted via POST. You can then access it via $_POST['nameofradio']

  <input class="radio" type="radio" name="contact" value="Email" checked /> <span>Email</span>
  <input class="radio" type="radio" name="contact" value="Phone" /> <span>Phone</span>