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PHP creating an array from form input fields

I'm trying to create an array to store numbers and add them together.

<input type="number" name="numbers[]"/>

I'm getting an undefined variable on the following line

foreach($numbers as $number)

I'm sure this is probably something basic but I'm relatively new to php and help would be greatly appreciated.

Solution

  • If you want to get the sum of an array you dont need to loop you can use array_sum

    Example 

    <?php
if (isset($_POST['numbers'])) {
    echo array_sum($_POST['numbers']);
}

?>

<form method="POST">
<input type="number" name="numbers[]"/>
<input type="number" name="numbers[]"/>
<input type="number" name="numbers[]"/>
<input type="number" name="numbers[]"/>
<input type="submit" value="add"/>
</form>