I am trying to get user input of 10 numbers in an html file that will be stored into an array on a php file. Although when I try to print the array out all I am getting is the word "Array", any idea as to why?
HTML File:
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset= "utf-8">
</head>
<body>
Please enter 10 numbers that will be stored in an array:
<form action="practice3.php" method="post">
<input type="text" name="number1[]" placeholder="First number"><br />
<input type="text" name="number2[]" placeholder="Second number"><br />
<input type="text" name="number3[]" placeholder="Third number"><br />
<input type="text" name="number4[]" placeholder="Fourth number"><br />
<input type="text" name="number5[]" placeholder="Fifth number"><br />
<input type="text" name="number6[]" placeholder="Sixth number"><br />
<input type="text" name="number7[]" placeholder="Seventh number"><br />
<input type="text" name="number8[]" placeholder="Eighth number"><br />
<input type="text" name="number9[]" placeholder="Ninth number"><br />
<input type="text" name="number10[]" placeholder="Tenth number"><br />
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="Submit">
</form>
</body>
PHP File:
<?php
$number1 = $_POST['number1'];
$number2 = $_POST['number2'];
$number3 = $_POST['number3'];
$number4 = $_POST['number4'];
$number5 = $_POST['number5'];
$number6 = $_POST['number6'];
$number7 = $_POST['number7'];
$number8 = $_POST['number8'];
$number9 = $_POST['number9'];
$number10 = $_POST['number10'];
$myArray = Array($number1, $number2, $number3, $number4, $number5, $number6, $number7, $number8, $number9, $number10);
echo $myArray;
?>
Just use print_r :
echo '<pre>';
print_r ($myArray);
echo '</pre>';
It will display information about your variable in a way that's readable by humans. can be used with arrays and objects.
print_r will work but if you want control over formating you will need to iterate over the array
foreach ($myArray as $value) {
echo "Value: $value<br />
";
}
Just to elaborate, echo expects a string and doesn't work for Arrays. In general when debugging people tend to use var_dump () which works on Objects, Arrays, Strings, etc.
You don't need the [] in your input names, number1, number2, ... will suffice. Then just use print_r to print the array.