Are there any best practices for handling checkboxes with multiple values in PHP?

When dealing with checkboxes that can have multiple values in PHP, it is best to use an array as the name attribute for the checkboxes in the HTML form. This way, when the form is submitted, PHP will receive the values as an array which can be easily looped through or processed accordingly. 

// HTML form with checkboxes having the same name attribute as an array
<form method="post">
    <input type="checkbox" name="colors[]" value="red"> Red
    <input type="checkbox" name="colors[]" value="blue"> Blue
    <input type="checkbox" name="colors[]" value="green"> Green
    <input type="submit" name="submit" value="Submit">
</form>

<?php
// Processing the submitted form data
if(isset($_POST['submit'])) {
    if(isset($_POST['colors']) && !empty($_POST['colors'])) {
        foreach($_POST['colors'] as $color) {
            echo $color . "<br>";
        }
    } else {
        echo "No colors selected";
    }
}
?>

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