I think someone already mentioned this, but you can also do this: if(isset($dele) && count($dele) > 0) { $ids = "'" . implode("','",$dele) . "'"; $sql = "delete from gastenboek where entryID IN ($ids)"; $result = mysql_query($sql); }
might want to add in a is_array() somewhere in there... ---John Holmes... > -----Original Message----- > From: Ing. Raúl González Rodríguez [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, October 07, 2002 4:48 PM > To: Php Mailinglist; Php-Windows Mailing > Subject: Re: [PHP] Deleting multiple items from database using checkboxes > > You can use the following code to delete multiple items: > > if(isset($dele) && (count($dele) > 0)) { > $sql = "delete from gastenboek where (entryID='$dele[0]')"; > for($i=1; $i<count($dele); $i++) > $sql .= " or (entryID='$dele[$i]')"; > $res = mysql_query($sql, $connection); > } > > Raul > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Davy Obdam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Php Mailinglist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Php-Windows Mailing" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, October 07, 2002 4:05 PM > Subject: [PHP] Deleting multiple items from database using checkboxes > > > > Hi people,. > > > > I have a guestbook admin page were i would like to delete one item or > > more items from the database if necessary. I have modified my normal > > guestbookpage so that it has checkboxes in front of every entry. This is > > my code: > > > > <input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"dele[]\" value=\"".$sql['entryID']."\"> > > > > Now i can select multiple items. But i have tried to delete em, but it > > only deletes one item from the database, my query looks like this : > > DELETE FROM gastenboek WHERE entryID=$dele . Can anyone help me. Thanks > > for your time. > > > > > > Best regards, > > > > Davy Obdam, > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > -- > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php