Question

I have a database with names stored. I have my query of the database working, but lets say I have 5 names that I want to display in a drop down menu. How do I make the default text in the drop down menu display those 5 names?

Basically what I am trying to accomplish is this:

Query my database and store all the names of clients to a variable. Say there are 5 names in the database, I need those 5 names to be stored in a variable. And then for my drop down menu, normally I put the text in like this: < option>Single Floor< /option>

But how do I get those 5 names to appear in the drop down list?

Answer 1

Below is a simple pseudo-script that selects information from a database and outputs a select drop down box. You will need to replace *_fetch_array with whatever DB Extension you are using, and $row['Value'] and $row['DisplayValue'] with the appropriate field names from your DB Schema.

<select name = 'iAmASelect' id = 'iAmaASelect'>
<?php
    $DB_Rows = /* fetch data from database */;
    while($row = *_fetch_array($DB_Rows))
        echo("<option value = '" . $row['Value'] . "'>" . $row['DisplayValue'] . "</option>");
?>
</select>

The select will submit $row['Value'] to the form handler, while displaying $row['DisplayValue'] to the user in the drop down list.