How can the PHP code be modified to properly handle the checkbox values from the form?

The issue with handling checkbox values in PHP is that when a checkbox is not checked, it does not get submitted with the form data. To properly handle checkbox values, you can check if the checkbox is set in the $_POST array and assign a default value if it is not set. This way, you can ensure that you always have a value to work with.

// Check if the checkbox is set in the $_POST array, if not, assign a default value
$checkbox_value = isset($_POST['checkbox_name']) ? $_POST['checkbox_name'] : '0';

// Now you can use $checkbox_value in your code