How to get the sum of selected checkboxes?

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    How to get the sum of selected checkboxes?

    
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
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<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
<title>Untitled Document</title>
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              <?php
// Code downloaded from html-form-guide.com
// This code may be used and distributed freely without any charge.
//
// Disclaimer
// ----------
// This file is provided "as is" with no expressed or implied warranty.
// The author accepts no liability if it causes any damage whatsoever.
//


    if(isset($_POST['formSubmit'])) 
    {
        $aDoor = $_POST['formDoor'];
        
        
        if(empty($aDoor)) 
        {
            echo("<p>not selected</p>\n");
        } 
        else 
        {
            $N = count($aDoor);


            echo("<p>you select $N box <br>");
            for($i=0; $i < $N; $i++)
            {
                echo($aDoor[$i] . " ");
            }
            
            echo("</p>");
        }
        
        
        
        //and so on
    }
    
    
?>


<form action="<?php echo htmlentities($_SERVER['PHP_SELF']); ?>" method="post">
    <p>
        Which buildings do you want access to?<br/>
        <input type="checkbox" alt="gio" name="formDoor[]" value="10" />Acorn Building<br />
        <input type="checkbox" name="formDoor[]" value="20" />Brown Hall<br />
        <input type="checkbox" name="formDoor[]" value="30" />Carnegie Complex<br />
        <input type="checkbox" name="formDoor[]" value="40" />Drake Commons<br />
        <input type="checkbox" name="formDoor[]" value="50" />Elliot House
    </p>
    
    <input type="submit" name="formSubmit" value="Submit" />
</form>








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    redeagle1191, May 28, 2012 IP
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$total = count(array_keys($aDoor, '1'));
    PHP:
     
    kbduvall, May 28, 2012 IP
  3. redeagle1191

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    and now I want to my code print checked box value and file name or alt
    ext: 
      <input type="checkbox" name="formDoor[]" alt="book" value="20" />Brown Hall<br />
    HTML:
    print: book - 20 or Brown Hall - 20 if it possible.

    plz help
     
    redeagle1191, May 29, 2012 IP