Question

I have a HTML form which is using a simple PHP mail() script to send its contents to an email address. I have just implemented a drop down list:

<select name="event">
  <option name="event1" value="event1">Event 1</option>
  <option name="event2" value="event2">Event 2</option>
  <option name="event3" value="event3">Event 3</option>  
</select>

But am struggling to find a way to send the chosen item via mail()

I have tried using the name of the select element:

$event= $_REQUEST['event'] ;

and the names of the option elements:

$event1= $_REQUEST['event1'] ;
$event2= $_REQUEST['event2'] ;
$event3= $_REQUEST['event3'] ;

But these dont seem to work for me. Does anyone know of the correct way to retrieve and send info via the selector list? Thanks

Answer 1

Use this for your html form:

<select name="event">
 <option value="event1">Event 1</option>
 <option value="event2">Event 2</option>
 <option value="event3">Event 3</option>
</select>

And use this on your php page that your form submits to:

$event = $_POST['event']

or

$event = $_GET['event']