Question

I have no idea where to begin, so if there is already an answer out there to a question like mine I would appreciate it! Basically the question says it all, Here is what I would like:

There is a drop down menu, simple drop down menu, nothing fancy. When a selection is made in that drop down menu, a php mysql query is ran where the database will be updated with that value. I have all the pieces, all I need is the code that would be able to kick it all off.

For instance when you hit submit on a form you would typically type out:

if (isset($_POST['submit']))
{

//grab information and insert into db

}

How would I do this for a drop down selection without having to click the submit button.

Answer 1

you should be looking for something like this

<form id="testform">
<select id="yourselect" name="yourselect" onChange="updateDb()">
 <option value="somevalue">Please select</option>
 <option value="somevalue1">Something</option>
</select>
</form>

you Javascript function will look like this

function updateDb() {
// I am using jquery for ajax
 $.post("yourserverhandle.php", $("#testform").serialize());
}

and this is how your “yourserverhandle.php” looks like

<?php
$query = "update yourtable set something='".mysql_escape_string($_POST["yourselect"])."' where id='something'";
.... mysql connect, execute
?>