Getting data from a multiple select dropdown with PHP to insert into MySQL

Question

I have a list of days in my database created with the SET datatype.

SET(\'Mon\',\'Tue\',\'Wed\',\'Thr\',\'Fri\',\'Sat\',\'Sun\')

Answer 1

First, Your select should have name with square brackets:

<select name='days[]' id='days' size=4 multiple="multiple">

This way when a user select more values (options) and submit the form You will receive an array of values he selected.

Then You have to loop through this array and insert each record:

foreach($_POST['days'] as $k => $v) {
    // here do the INSERT query with value $v
}

But Your query under the select box is telling us that this is not the end of the story...

Answer 2

foreach ($_POST['days'] AS $key => $value) {
  // INSERT ... where $value is one of the values
}