> I need some assistance here... > I am toying with a search form that will allow the user to select 3 > options from a set of checkboxes to search by (eg.) > > [[ Select any 3 type ]] > > [ ] option1 [ ] option2 [ ] option3 > [ ] option4 [ ] option5 [ ] option6 > [ ] option7 [ ] option8 [ ] option9 > > what I would like to do is to allow then to select only 3 options > then search the database for the 3 options selected. Name all of your checkboxes the same, with an [] on it. <input type="checkbox" name="option[]" value="option1"> Option1 <input type="checkbox" name="option[]" value="option2"> Option2 etc... Then, you'll have a $_POST['option'] array (or $_GET) when your form is submitted. if(isset($_POST['option']) && count($_POST['option']) <= 3) { //perform your search } else { echo "You must select between 1 and 3 options."; } ---John W. Holmes... PHP Architect - A monthly magazine for PHP Professionals. Get your copy today. http://www.phparch.com/ -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php