That text can't be sent to the server. You need to include the text you want to send in the value of that checkbox. <input type="checkbox" name="name" value="Blabla" /> Blabla Octavian ----- Original Message ----- From: Bryan Schulz To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 10:06 PM Subject: mysql php theory hi list, could someone give an idea or example of what would be needed for a user to make choices and then save the choices to a mysql database? my thought is; display the login form, check password and allow access/show the next form, user makes choices in check boxes, the submit/save action saves the choices to the database. does someone have a sample of how the text shown next to a checkbox get sent to the database? like race car drivers; X John Force, $1,250,000 x = the check mark how would you send "John Force" to the driver field and "$1,250,000" to the value field of the drivers_chosen table? thanks, Bryan Schulz The BEST Solution www.best-acts.com