Question

How can i populate a mysql database with more than 1 dropdown lists ?

My code in html page is:

<form method="post" action="submit.php">

Number:  <select name="number">
  <option value="535">535</option>
  <option value="338">228</option></select>
<br>

Name: <select name="name">
<option value="John">John</option>
<option value="Dave">Dave</option></select>
<br>

<input type="submit" value="Add" />
</form>

My code in php is:

$Number = $_POST['number'] ;
$Name = $_POST['name'] ;

$query = "INSERT INTO submit (Number,Name) VALUES ('number','name')";

mysql_query($query) or die('Error Updating Database');
echo "Added";

Answer 1

Yes, you can store the values from two different select lists in a MySQL query, but you need to actually insert the values that come back in $Number and $Name like so:

$Number = mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['number']);
$Name = mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['name']);

$query = "INSERT INTO submit (Number,Name) VALUES ('$Number','$Name')";

mysql_query($query) or die('Error Updating Database');
echo "Added";

I have also added mysql_real_escape_string() to help sanitise the user input before blindly inserting it into a database. This is a basic anti-SQL Injection measure.

Of course you also need to already be connected to the MySQL server and have selected a database.