$rs=sql("select sectionName from sections where sectionName != ' ' order by     sectionName");
$cat_options="";
    foreach($rs as $d){
        $option=$d['sectionName'];
        $cat_options.= "<label><input type='checkbox' name='category[]' value='$option'>$option</label><br/>";
    }

$a = explode(",", $category);