PHP search MySQL table with dropdown box - php

Question

I am trying to create a search box that searches the county field of the database. If the criteria matches then the records will be displayed in the table. I have got the different counties in the dropdown box however when I click the record the table does not change. Any help would be appreciated!
<?php
require_once("includes/session.php");
include_once("includes/masterinclude.php");
$preferences = getPreferences();
$category = "";
$attribute1 = ""; $attribute2 = ""; $attriute3 = ""; $attribute4 = "";
$top_level="0";
$name = $_GET['members'];
$information = getInformationPage($name);
$infopagename=$information->IN_NAME;
//meta data for information pages now taken from the information table
$pageTitle = $information->IN_NAME . html_entity_decode($information->IN_TITLE);
$pageMetaDescription = html_entity_decode($information->IN_META_DESC);
$pageMetaKeywords = html_entity_decode($information->IN_META_KEYWORDS);
$pageCustomHead = html_entity_decode($information->IN_CUSTOM_HEAD, ENT_QUOTES);
//initialise screen fields
$selected_member = "";
$id = "";
$username = ""; $username_original = "";
$password = ""; $password_original = "";
$password_test = "";
$title = "MR"; $first_name = ""; $last_name = ""; $company_name = "";
$address1 = ""; $address2 = ""; $town = ""; $county = ""; $country = ""; $postcode = ""; $phone = ""; $mobile = ""; $email = "";
$member_confirmed = "N";
$ast_first = 0; $ast_last = 0; $ast_company = 0; $ast_add1 = 0; $ast_add2 = 0; $ast_town = 0; $ast_county = 0; $ast_country = 0; $ast_post = 0; $ast_phone = 0;
$ast_mobile = 0; $ast_email = 0;
$ast_user = 0; $ast_pass = 0; $ast_passconf = 0;
$members = Get_All_Members("ALL");
$_GET['searchdata'] = $_POST['SEARCH_DATA']; $_GET['searchmember'] = $_POST['MEMBER'];
include_once("includes/header.php");
?>
<!-- start: Page header / Breadcrumbs -->
<div id="breadcrumbs">
<div class="container">
<div class="breadcrumbs">
Home<i class="icon-angle-right"></i>Stockists
</div>
</div>
</div>
<!-- end: Page header / Breadcrumbs -->
<!-- start: Container -->
<div id="container">
<div class="container">
<div class="row-fluid">
<form class="form-horizontal form-box" role="form" name="enter_thumb" action="/stockists.php" enctype="multipart/form-data" method="post" onsubmit="return validate_discount_table();">
<!-- start: Page section -->
<section class="span12">
<div class="row-fluid shop-result">
<div class="inner darken clearfix">
<h1>Stockists</h1>
</div>
</div>
<div class="row-fluid">
<div class="form-group">
<label class="col-lg-4">Search County: </label>
<div class="col-lg-4">
<Input class="form-control" name="SEARCH_DATA" type="text" size="72" value="<?php echo isset($_POST['SEARCH_DATA']) ? $_POST['SEARCH_DATA'] : "" ?>"/>
</div>
<div class="col-lg-4">
<Input name="SEARCH" type="submit" value="search" class="btn btn-primary"/>
</div>
<div class="col-lg-4">
<select name="search_results" id="jumpMenu" onchange="MM_jumpMenu('parent',this,1)">
<option value="#">Choose from...</option>
<?php
if (isset($_POST['SEARCH_DATA'])){
$members = Search_member($_POST['SEARCH_DATA']);
foreach($members as $m){
if(isset($_POST['SELECTED_MEMBER']) and $_POST['SELECTED_MEMBER'] == $m->MB_COUNTY){
$selected = "selected";
}else{
$selected = "";
}
echo "<option value=\"/stockists.php?searchdata=" . $_POST['SEARCH_DATA'] . "&searchmember=" . $m->MB_COUNTY . "\"" . $selected . ">" . $m->MB_COUNTY . " - " . html_entity_decode($m->MB_COUNTY) . "</option>";
}
}
?>
</select>
<input type="hidden" name="SELECTED_MEMBER" value="<?php echo (isset($selected_member) ? $selected_member : "") ?>"/>
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<table class="table table-bordered table-striped table-hover">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>
Name
</th>
<th>
Website
</th>
<th>
Phone
</th>
<th>
Address
</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<?php if($county != ""): ?>
<?php
foreach($members as $m){
echo "<tr>";
echo "<td>";
echo "<span class=\"member_line\">" . $m->MB_COMPANY . "</span>";
echo "</td>";
echo "<td>";
echo "" . $m->MB_MOBILE . "";
echo "</td>";
echo "<td>";
echo "<span class=\"member_line\">" . $m->MB_PHONE . "</span>";
echo "</td>";
// echo "<td>";
// echo "<span style=\"color:#669999;\" class=\"member_line\">" . $m->MB_EMAIL . "</span>";
// echo "</td>";-->
echo "<td>";
echo "<span class=\"member_line\">" . $m->MB_ADDRESS1 . ", " . $m->MB_ADDRESS2 . ", " . $m->MB_TOWN . ", " . $m->MB_COUNTY . ", " . $m->MB_POSTCODE . "</span>";
echo "</td>";
echo "</tr>";
}
echo "</table>";
?>
</table>
<?php endif; ?>
</div>
</div>
</form>
</section>
<!-- end: Page section -->
</div>
</div>
</div>
<!-- end: Container -->
<?php
include_once("includes/footer.php");
?>

Answer 1

Your PHP page isn't going to be able to change what is in the bale without a page refresh or alternatively using javascript to rewrite the page.
I see you're using a MM_jumpMenu() JS function when the drop down change. This function will need to retrieve the data for your selection then rewrite the table to include the new data. If you are already doing this in the JS code then we'll need to see that code to find what the problem is.
An alternative to this would be to do away with the JS and allow the form to submit the page to itself. Then at the top of the page read the selected value that has been passed from the form, load the data and write the bale accordingly.