What best practices should be followed when working with checkbox arrays in PHP forms to prevent issues like unchecked checkboxes after form submission?

When working with checkbox arrays in PHP forms, it is important to ensure that all checkboxes are included in the form submission, even if they are unchecked. This can be achieved by using hidden input fields with the same name as the checkboxes to ensure that all checkboxes are submitted with the form data. 

<form method="post">
  <input type="checkbox" name="checkbox_array[]" value="option1">
  <input type="hidden" name="checkbox_array[]" value="">
  <input type="checkbox" name="checkbox_array[]" value="option2">
  <input type="hidden" name="checkbox_array[]" value="">
  <input type="submit" name="submit" value="Submit">
</form>

<?php
if ($_SERVER["REQUEST_METHOD"] == "POST") {
  $checkboxes = $_POST['checkbox_array'];
  foreach ($checkboxes as $checkbox) {
    echo $checkbox . "<br>";
  }
}
?>

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