Combining multiple form items to one DB field

[perplexed]

Is there a way to combine the values of multiple form items such as two
textboxes and one radio button for insertion into one MYSQL database
field?

[Gerald.Yeo]

Just use the dot operator to join the fields, i.e.

$combined = $_POST['textfield_1'] . $_POST['textfield_2'] .
$_POST['radio_button'];

that way you can use $combined to insert into MySql attribute. Hope
this helps.

[Pedro Graca]

perplexed wrote:

Is there a way to combine the values of multiple form items such as two
textboxes and one radio button for insertion into one MYSQL database
field?

I think you would do better by revising your database structure.

Anyway, try this (unchecked and missing validation):

$combined = '';
$combined .= serialize($_POST['text1']);
$combined .= serialize($_POST['text2']);
$combined .= serialize($_POST['radio']);
/* write $combined to a DB text column */
And reading it back in:

$combined = 's:5:"text1";s:5:"text2";b:1;';
/* last value was read from the DB */
$values = explode(';', $combined);
$text1 = unserialize($values[0]);
$text2 = unserialize($values[1]);
$radio = unserialize($values[2]);

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