I have created a simple form with 3 check boxes and depending on how the boxes are checked I want the individual to be directed to a specific page. Here is the link http://beylahrosenbaum.com/test/ - and the code for this page

<form action="selection.php" method="post">

<table cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" border="1">
<tr><td><input name="food" type="checkbox" value="Yes"> &nbsp; <span class="head">Food</span><br /><br /><strong>Includes:</strong> Fruit Tray, Drinks & Snacks</td>

<td><input name="it" type="checkbox" value="Yes"> &nbsp; <span class="head">IT Equipment</span><br /><br /><strong>Includes:</strong> Tele/Video Conferencing, Laptops, Projector & Camera</td>

<td><input name="misc" type="checkbox" value="Yes"> &nbsp; <span class="head">Misc</span><br /><br /><strong>Includes:</strong> Screen & Rearrangment of Furniture</td>

<tr><td colspan="3" align="center"><input onclick="return candosubmit(this.form)" type="image" value="submit" src="images/submit.jpg" border="0"></td></tr>
</table>

</form>

Here is the if statements:

<?php
if($food=="Yes")
   {
      $value1="1";
   } else {
      $value1="0";
   }   
if($it=="Yes")
   {
      $value2="3";
   } else {
      $value2="0";
   }   
if($misc=="Yes")
   {
      $value2="5";
   } else {
      $value2="0";
   }   

if($value1 + $value2 + $value3 ="1")
{ include("form-1.html"); }

elseif($value1 + $value2 + $value3 ="3")
{ include("form-2.html"); }

elseif($value1 + $value2 + $value3 ="5")
{ include("form-3.html"); }

elseif($value1 + $value2 + $value3 ="9")
{ include("form-4.html"); }

elseif($value1 + $value2 + $value3 ="4")
{ include("form-5.html"); }

elseif($value1 + $value2 + $value3 ="8")
{ include("form-6.html"); }

elseif($value1 + $value2 + $value3 ="6")
{ include("form-7.html"); }

?>

PHP Code:

<?php
$food = $_POST['food'];
$it = $_POST['it'];
$misc = $_POST['misc'];

if($food=="Yes")
   {
      $value1=1;
   } else {
      $value1=0;
   }   
if($it=="Yes")
   {
      $value2=3;
   } else {
      $value2=0;
   }   
if($misc=="Yes")
   {
      $value3=5;
   } else {
      $value3=0;
   }   

if($value1 + $value2 + $value3 ==1)
{ include("form-1.html"); }

elseif($value1 + $value2 + $value3 ==3)
{ include("form-2.html"); }

elseif($value1 + $value2 + $value3 ==5)
{ include("form-3.html"); }

elseif($value1 + $value2 + $value3 ==9)
{ include("form-4.html"); }

elseif($value1 + $value2 + $value3 ==4)
{ include("form-5.html"); }

elseif($value1 + $value2 + $value3 ==8)
{ include("form-6.html"); }

elseif($value1 + $value2 + $value3 ==6)
{ include("form-7.html"); }

?>

Try this.

PHP Code:

<?php

$food = isset($_GET['food']) ? 1 : 0;
$it = isset($_GET['it']) ? 2 : 0;
$misc = isset($_GET['misc']) ? 3 : 0;

$sum = food + it + misc;

$redirect = array(
   0 => "page for none selcted",
   1 => "page for only food selcted",
   2 => "page for only it selcted",
   3 => "page for only misc selcted",
   4 => "page for food and misc selcted",
   5 => "page for it and misc selcted",
   6 => "page for all selcted",
);

include($redirect[$sum]);

// Or, if you actually want to redirect, not just include the page,
// uncomment this line
// header("Location: " . $redirect[$sum]);

?>

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I used Trey - thank you thank worked - if I may ask a question:

I understand now that I needed to post the results first - makes sense

my question is when do you use the == and when do you use the =

i see you had to correct that for me

You use a single = to assign a value to a variable, as in
$x = 3;

You use double == to compare two values, to see if they are equal, as in

$x == 3 will be true
$x == 4 will be false

So by using a single = in an if() statement like so

if ($x = 4) {...}

means you assign the value 4 to $x, regardless of it's previous value, and if the operation is succesfull (which it always is) it will return true and the if() statement will always run.

There is also a third operator with three ===, which takes variable types into account when comparing. This should show the difference.

PHP Code:

$x = 3; // the number 3
$y = '3'; // the string '3'

if ($x == $y) {
   // this is true
}
if ($x === $y) {
   // this is false
} 


Originally Posted by lizciz

means you assign the value 4 to $x, regardless of it's previous value, and if the operation is succesfull (which it always is) it will return true and the if() statement will always run.

That's not 100% true. The return value of an assignment is the value being assigned. The following code will echo 'One':

PHP Code:

if($x = NULL)
  echo 'Null';
else if($x = 0)
  echo 'Zero';
else if($x = '')
  echo 'Empty String';
else if($x = 1)
  echo 'One'; 


This is because in PHP false == NULL == '' == 0.

thank you all for you help - this makes sense now