Question

How do I keep the selected item after I submit the page? I have the country dropdown list with the following code.

  <?php 
                    $SQL = "SELECT countr_id, country_name FROM countries"; 
                    $Result = mysql_query($SQL) or die(mysql_error());
                ?> 
                 <select name="country" style="width:400px">    <option value='-1'></option>        
                <?php 
                    while($row = mysql_fetch_array($Result))
                    {       
                        echo "<option value=\"".$row["country_id"]."\">".$row["country_name"]."</option>";        
                    }  
                ?>  

Answer 1

  <?php 
        $SQL = "SELECT countr_id, country_name FROM countries"; 
        $Result = mysql_query($SQL) or die(mysql_error());
  ?> 
  <select name="country" style="width:400px">    <option value='-1'></option>        
  <?php 
        while($row = mysql_fetch_array($Result))
        {       
              echo "<option value=\"".$row["country_id"]."\"";
              if($_POST['country'] == $row['country_id'])
                    echo 'selected';
              echo ">".$row["country_name"]."</option>";        
        }  
  ?>