PHP Radio Button Value Inside Post Array

Question

I am pretty new to PHP and I have these two Radio Buttons.

<input type="radio" name="gender" value="female" checked = "checked" /> Female
<input type="radio" name="gender" value="male" />

I'm trying to see which one was selected by doing something like this...

$radio = $_POST["gender"];

How would I know which one was selected?

thanks for this question, it was exactly what I was looking for - i know these type of comments generally are frowned upon, but keep up the good work! — ayla
– ayla, Commented Oct 19, 2016 at 14:54

Kyle · Accepted Answer · 2013-12-09 17:39:37Z

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Only the selected checkbox will be sent to your server. To check in your code which one was selected, you can use:

if($_POST['gender'] === 'female') {
    //Female selected
}
else if($_POST['gender'] === 'male') {
    //Male selected
}

answered Dec 9, 2013 at 17:39

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Thank you, this is what I was looking for, I don't know why I was down voted though...

jaicab · Accepted Answer · 2013-12-09 17:40:05Z

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The variable $radio will have the value of the <input> checked.

answered Dec 9, 2013 at 17:40

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