Checkbox array and mysql

Howdy!

I need a little help in creating a query for a small search engine for a site I am working on. I have a form that I get my values from. It includes some parameters that will effect the result of my query and I’m a little unsure on how to do it.

I know how to do a basic query i.e.


$sql = "SELECT * FROM jobs WHERE job_title LIKE \"%$_POST['search']%\"";

Even though the above example uses wildcard, it works ok if you are querying one column.

However, I have to make a form that uses checkboxes and other inputs that add to the query and search different columns.

Obviously I’ll need an array something like this:
<input type=“checkbox” name=“sector[]” />

The problem I’m having is adding the checkbox into my query, I’ve noticed that it just adds the last checked value.

I guess I need a foreach loop and conditional statement which adds and breaks up the array into my query.

I’ve been trying to do this for a few hours now, if anyone has any experiance with something I have mentioned could you show me a example or point me in the right direction?

Cheers! :slight_smile: