After a little more research I found out strlen will return 5 for a real array too, so throw that out. However, since gettype prints a string not an array, I just don't know. print_r prints the array, but you can iterate through it. Do you do this before your loop? reset($_SESSION['categories']); print_r($var) will set the pointer to the end of the array, so you have to reset it to the beginning before you iterate through it again. Maybe this is the problem? Peter On Wed, 30 Oct 2002, Ryan Neudorf wrote: > Here are the results: > > is_array(): > gettype():string > strlen():5 > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Peter Beckman [mailto:beckman@purplecow.com] > > Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 8:57 AM > > To: Ryan Neudorf > > Cc: php-db@lists.php.net > > Subject: RE: Session variables and arrays > > > > > > On Wed, 30 Oct 2002, Ryan Neudorf wrote: > > > > > Ok. The categories are coming from checkboxes, e.g.: > > > <input type="checkbox" name="categories[]" value="1" > > />Accountant<br > > > /> > > > > > > Which then are handled by a $cgi class dealy and handed to the > > > $_SESSION['categories'] variable before being forwarded to the next > > > step. I was thinking that the problem might be with the > > $cgi object, > > > but when I print_r($_SESSION['categories']) it shows the > > contents of > > > the array. > > > > > > Anyways, I did the print ":::{$_SESSION['categories']}:::"; and got > > > :::Array::: > > > > Try this after that print: > > > > print is_array($_SESSION['categories']); > > > > You should get a 1 -- if you don't, try this: > > > > print gettype($_SESSION['categories']); > > > > You should get "array" but if you don't, there is something > > strange going on! If you get "string" though, do this: > > > > print strlen($_SESSION['categories']); > > > > If you get "5", then the variable might be a string with the > > contents being the word "Array". Pretty doubtful, but we're > > being thorough here. > > > > Peter > > > > > Hmph > > > > > > - Ryan > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Peter Beckman [mailto:beckman@purplecow.com] > > > > Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 9:59 PM > > > > To: Ryan Neudorf > > > > Cc: php-db@lists.php.net > > > > Subject: Re: Session variables and arrays > > > > > > > > > > > > Well, can't say I see the same problem: > > > > > > > > <?php > > > > $_SESSION['foo'] = array("hi"=>"bye"); > > > > > > > > print_r($_SESSION['foo']); > > > > echo "\n\n"; > > > > print is_array($_SESSION['foo']); > > > > > > > > Outputs: > > > > X-Powered-By: PHP/4.2.2 > > > > Content-type: text/html > > > > > > > > Array > > > > ( > > > > [hi] => bye > > > > ) > > > > 1 > > > > > > > > Which is what I'd expect it to show. > > > > > > > > Now how did you assign categories? > > > > > > > > Maybe the var is a scalar and is actually "Array (\n [0] > > => '1';\n > > > > [1] => '12';" and you are confused.o > > > > > > > > If you are saying: > > > > > > > > $_SESSION['categories'] = "Array ( > > > > [0] = '1'; > > > > "; > > > > > > > > Then it IS a scalar. Try this: > > > > > > > > print ":::{$_SESSION['categories']}:::"; > > > > > > > > If you get this: > > > > > > > > :::Array::: > > > > > > > > Then I have no clue what the problem is > > > > > > > > If you don't get that, then we know what your problem is. > > > > > > > > Peter > > > > > > > > On Tue, 29 Oct 2002, Ryan Neudorf wrote: > > > > > > > > > I'm having a problem with session variables and arrays. I'm > > > > > building a multi step sign up form and I need to store all the > > > > > variable until the final step, when they are inputed to a > > > > database. I > > > > > thought the best way to do this would be to store the > > contents for > > > > > $HTTP_POST_VARS in session variables. This works fine for > > > > everything > > > > > except for my array of checkboxes. > > > > > > > > > > When I do a print_r($_SESSION) it displays the > > following for the > > > > > sessionvariable assigned to the checkboxes: > > [categories] => Array ( > > > > > [0] => '1'; > > > > > [1] => '12'; > > > > > ... Etc ... > > > > > > > > > > But when I run any sort of array function (is_array, > > foreach) on > > > > > $_SESSION['categories'] it appears that it is a scalar, not > > > > an array. > > > > > > > > > > Any ideas? > > > > > > > > > > - Ryan > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > > > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > ------------- > > > > Peter Beckman Systems Engineer, Fairfax Cable > > > > Access Corporation > > > > beckman@purplecow.com > > > > http://www.purplecow.com/ > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > ------------- > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > ------------- > > Peter Beckman Systems Engineer, Fairfax Cable > > Access Corporation > > beckman@purplecow.com > > http://www.purplecow.com/ > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > ------------- > > > > > -- > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Beckman Systems Engineer, Fairfax Cable Access Corporation beckman@purplecow.com http://www.purplecow.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
