$i = 1;
$cart_items = array();
while(isset($_POST['item_number' . $i]))
{
$item_number = isset($_POST['item_number' . $i]) ? $_POST['item_number' . $i] : '';
$item_name = isset($_POST['item_name' . $i]) ? $_POST['item_name' . $i] : '';
$quantity = isset($_POST['quantity' . $i]) ? $_POST['quantity' . $i] : '';
$mc_gross = isset($_POST['mc_gross_' . $i]) ? $_POST['mc_gross_' . $i] : 0;
$mc_handling = isset($_POST['mc_handling' . $i]) ? $_POST['mc_handling' . $i] : 0;
$mc_shipping = isset($_POST['mc_shipping' . $i]) ? $_POST['mc_shipping' . $i] : 0;
$custom = isset($_POST['custom' . $i]) ? $_POST['custom' . $i] : '';
$option_name1 = isset($_POST['option_name1_' . $i]) ? $_POST['option_name1_' . $i] : '';
$option_selection1 = isset($_POST['option_selection1_' . $i]) ? $_POST['option_selection1_' . $i] : '';
$option_name2 = isset($_POST['option_name2_' . $i]) ? $_POST['option_name2_' . $i] : '';
$option_selection2 = isset($_POST['option_selection2_' . $i]) ? $_POST['option_selection2_' . $i] : '';
$option_name3 = isset($_POST['option_name3_' . $i]) ? $_POST['option_name3_' . $i] : '';
$option_selection3 = isset($_POST['option_selection3_' . $i]) ? $_POST['option_selection3_' . $i] : '';
$option_name4 = isset($_POST['option_name4_' . $i]) ? $_POST['option_name4_' . $i] : '';
$option_selection4 = isset($_POST['option_selection4_' . $i]) ? $_POST['option_selection4_' . $i] : '';
$option_name5 = isset($_POST['option_name5_' . $i]) ? $_POST['option_name5_' . $i] : '';
$option_selection5 = isset($_POST['option_selection5_' . $i]) ? $_POST['option_selection5_' . $i] : '';
$option_name6 = isset($_POST['option_name6_' . $i]) ? $_POST['option_name6_' . $i] : '';
$option_selection6 = isset($_POST['option_selection6_' . $i]) ? $_POST['option_selection6_' . $i] : '';
$option_name7 = isset($_POST['option_name7_' . $i]) ? $_POST['option_name7_' . $i] : '';
$option_selection7 = isset($_POST['option_selection7_' . $i]) ? $_POST['option_selection7_' . $i] : '';
$option_name8 = isset($_POST['option_name8_' . $i]) ? $_POST['option_name8_' . $i] : '';
$option_selection8 = isset($_POST['option_selection8_' . $i]) ? $_POST['option_selection8_' . $i] : '';
$option_name9 = isset($_POST['option_name9_' . $i]) ? $_POST['option_name9_' . $i] : '';
$option_selection9 = isset($_POST['option_selection9_' . $i]) ? $_POST['option_selection9_' . $i] : '';
$btn_id = isset($_POST['btn_id' . $i]) ? $_POST['btn_id' . $i] : '';
$current_item = array(
'item_number' => $item_number,
'item_name' => $item_name,
'quantity' => $quantity,
'mc_gross' => $mc_gross,
'mc_handling' => $mc_handling,
'mc_shipping' => $mc_shipping,
'custom' => $custom,
'option_name1' => $option_name1,
'option_selection1' => $option_selection1,
'option_name2' => $option_name2,
'option_selection2' => $option_selection2,
'option_name3' => $option_name3,
'option_selection3' => $option_selection3,
'option_name4' => $option_name4,
'option_selection4' => $option_selection4,
'option_name5' => $option_name5,
'option_selection5' => $option_selection5,
'option_name6' => $option_name6,
'option_selection6' => $option_selection6,
'option_name7' => $option_name7,
'option_selection7' => $option_selection7,
'option_name8' => $option_name8,
'option_selection8' => $option_selection8,
'option_name9' => $option_name9,
'option_selection9' => $option_selection9,
'btn_id' => $btn_id
);
array_push($cart_items, $current_item);
$i++;
}