How can PHP beginners effectively handle arrays of checkbox values submitted through forms for processing?

When dealing with arrays of checkbox values submitted through forms in PHP, beginners can effectively handle them by using the `$_POST` superglobal array to access the values. By naming the checkboxes as an array in the HTML form, PHP will receive the values as an array in `$_POST`. Beginners can then loop through this array to process each checkbox value accordingly. 

// HTML form
<form method="post" action="process.php">
  <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" value="Submit">
</form>

// process.php
<?php
if(isset($_POST['colors'])){
  $selectedColors = $_POST['colors'];
  
  foreach($selectedColors as $color){
    echo $color . "<br>";
    // Process each selected color here
  }
}
?>

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