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I am coding a PC repair application using MySQLi. I have an ENUM row in my database called "item_for_repair". In the ENUM list is Laptop, Desktop etc etc.
On my front end html table, when i click edit on a specific job card, under "item for repair" there is a drop down that always has the first value (for example, Laptop) selected and not the actual item that was stored (for example, Desktop), i need the drop down to be pre-selected with the item for repair that was originally stored in the database when storing the job card.
Here is an example image of what is happening. The item for repair in the databse is Desktop, but here you can clearly see its showing Laptop.
My code to connect to database as well as select all from the database:
<?php include 'settings.php'; //This file has all the database connection settings etc.
?>
<?php
$eid=$_GET['editid'];
$ret=mysqli_query($conn,"select * from pcrepairs where job_number='$eid'");
while ($row=mysqli_fetch_array($ret)) {
?>
And here is the select box code:
<select name="item_for_repair" id="item_for_repair">
<option value="Laptop" <?= $item_for_repair === 'Laptop' ? 'selected' : '' ?>>Laptop</option>
<option value="Desktop" <?= $item_for_repair === 'Desktop' ? 'selected' : '' ?>>Desktop</option>
<option value="Television" <?= $item_for_repair === 'Television' ? 'selected' : '' ?>>Television</option>
<option value="Washing Machine" <?= $item_for_repair === 'Washing Machine' ? 'selected' : '' ?>>Washing Machine</option>
<option value="Tumble Dryer" <?= $item_for_repair === 'Tumble Dryer' ? 'selected' : '' ?>>Tumble Dryer</option>
<option value="Dishwasher" <?= $item_for_repair === 'Dishwasher' ? 'selected' : '' ?>>Dishwasher</option>
<option value="Microwave" <?= $item_for_repair === 'Microwave' ? 'selected' : '' ?>>Microwave</option>
<option value="Fridge" <?= $item_for_repair === 'Fridge' ? 'selected' : '' ?>>Fridge</option>
<option value="Printer" <?= $item_for_repair === 'Printer' ? 'selected' : '' ?>>Printer</option>
<option value="Other" <?= $item_for_repair === 'Other' ? 'selected' : '' ?>>Other</option>
</select>
Where have i gone wrong?

Answer 1

Here is a complete example of how to populate an HTML select retrieving data from a MySQL database using MySQLi
<?php
class Country {
public $code;
public $name;
function __construct($code, $name) {
$this->code = $code;
$this->name = $name;
}
}
define("HOST", "localhost");
define("USERNAME", "root");
define("PASSWD", "");
define("DBNAME", "shop");
function country_select_list() {
$array = null;
$link = mysqli_connect(HOST, USERNAME, PASSWD, DBNAME);
$stmt = mysqli_prepare($link, "select code, name from country order by name");
if (!mysqli_execute($stmt)) {
throw new Exception(mysqli_stmt_error($stmt));
}
$code = null;
$name = null;
mysqli_stmt_bind_result($stmt, $code, $name);
while (mysqli_stmt_fetch($stmt)) {
$array[] = new Country($code, $name);
}
mysqli_stmt_close($stmt);
mysqli_close($link);
return $array;
}
$user_country = 'CHE';
?>
<select id="user_country" name="user_country">
<option value=""></option>
<?php
foreach (country_select_list() as $country) {
echo ' <option value="' . $country->code . '"';
if (isset($user_country) && $user_country == $country->code) {
echo ' selected="selected"';
}
echo ">" . $country->name . "</option>\r\n";
}
?>
</select>
This is the output
<select id="user_country" name="user_country">
<option value=""></option>
<option value="ITA">Italy</option>
<option value="CHE" selected="selected">Switzerland</option>
</select>