I have a drop down menu with two options in html, I also created a PHP script that checks what option from the drop down menu has been selected and based on the selection executes a mysql query to fetch data from database.
But I am also trying to echo out a new drop down menu with the results obtained from database and that is where the I am struggling because no errors are diaplayed but also no drop down menu is 'echoed' out onto the page.
HTML:
<?php require "course.php" ?>
<select id="workshop" name="workshop" onchange="return test();">
<option value="">Please select a Workshop</option>
<option value="Forex">Forex</option>
<option value="BinaryOptions">Binary Options</option>
</select>
PHP code:
$form['workshop'] = $_POST['workshop'];
$form['forex'] = $_POST['Forex'];
$form['binary'] = $_POST['Binary'];
//Retrieve Binary Workshops
if($form['workshop'] == 'Forex'){
$sql2 = "SELECT id, course, location FROM courses WHERE course LIKE '%Forex%' OR course LIKE '&forex%'";
$query2 = mysqli_query($link, $sql2);
echo "<select id='Forex' name='Forex' style='display: none'>";
while($result2 = mysqli_fetch_assoc($query2)){
echo "<option value=''>".$result2['course']."</option>";
}
echo "</select>";
echo '</br>';
}
Could someone point out a mistake I am doing or perhaps suggest where I could look for answers
you said $query2 is displaying value in print_r.so the only mistake i find in your code is display:none .
remove display:none
echo "<select id='Forex' name='Forex' style='display: none'>";
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Okay, I'm reframing this whole question because the earlier version was a bit convoluted.
Here's the scenario:
I have a MySQL table called "churches."
I have a form with four selects. The options are drawn dynamically from the table, so that users can search on four table columns to find churches that fit the criteria (country, state/province, city, presbytery)
I also have working code to get all the table data to display.
What I haven't figured out is how to use the selected option from the form to filter the results.
My current code is below:
<form action="display0506b.php" method="post">
<select name="country">
<option value=""></option>
<?php
$query = mysqli_query($link, "SELECT DISTINCT country FROM churches");
$query_display = mysqli_query($link,"SELECT * FROM churches");
while ($row = mysqli_fetch_array($query)){
echo "<option value='" . $row['id']."'>". $row['country'] . "</option>";
}
?>
</select>
<select name="state">
<option value=""></option>
<?php
$query = mysqli_query($link, "SELECT DISTINCT state FROM churches WHERE state != ''");
$query_display = mysqli_query($link,"SELECT * FROM churches WHERE state != ''");
while ($row = mysqli_fetch_array($query)){
echo "<option value='" . $row['id']."'>". $row['state'] . "</option>";
}
?>
</select>
<input type="submit" value="Go!">
</form>
<?php
if(isset($_POST['country']))
{
$name = $_POST['country'];
$fetch = "SELECT * FROM churches WHERE id = '".$name."'";
$result = mysqli_query($link,$fetch);
echo '<div class="churchdisplay">
<h4>' .$row['churchname'].'</h4>
<p class="detail">' .$row['detail'].'</p>
<p><b>' .$row['city'].'</b>, ' .$row['state'].' ' .$row['country'].'</p>
<p>' .$row['phone'].'</p>
// etc etc
</div>';
}
else{
echo "<p>Please enter a search query</p>";
}
?>
Note that in the form above, I only have two selects for illustration, but ultimately I will have four, as mentioned; and I am only attempting the country selection at this point to keep things simple. Ultimately, I will need the ability to select any (and preferably all) of the four categories.
As you can see, this code does attempt to "grab" the selected value from the form, but it's not working. I've pondered numerous tutorials and examples, but none of them do exactly what I'm after, and as an extreme PHP novice, I'm stumped.
So the question: how do I tweak this so that I can "grab" the form selection and display the relevant results from my table?
Edit: I am using mysqli syntax, and want to just use PHP and MYSQL (no Ajax etc) if possible.
Well, it looks like I've finally found what I needed here:
display result from dropdown menu only when value from it is selected
Or, I should say, I've got it to work with one select option. Still need to see if I can figure out how to get four working together.
I am using a PHP script within an HTML page to create a dropdown menu with results populated from a database. I am using the PHP script in the HTML page because I'd like the dropdown menu to remain on the same page as a number of options.
When creating an option in the dropdown menu via an echo, it won't allow me to use the value of a variable (i.e. the value of a field in the database that has been retrieved) in the option tag. Here is the code:
<select name="comics">
<OPTION>Select an option</OPTION>;
<?php
include_once('includes/conn.inc.php');
$query = ("SELECT comicID, comicName FROM comic");
$result = mysqli_query($conn, $query);
while ($row = $result->fetch_assoc())
{
echo "<option> .$row['comicName']. </option>";
}
?>
</select>
As is, the code creates the drop down menu and adds the "Select an option" line. The second option is created, but the value reads as " .$row['comicName']. " instead of, for example, "Superman".
Thanks in advance.
Have you named the file with a php extension ? try doing a print_r with $result before the while loop
Your solution tries performing concatenation without closing the double-quotes first, so it treats the variable as a string. Try this:
echo "<option>" . $row['comicName'] . "</option>";
Try:
<select name="comics">
<OPTION>Select an option</OPTION>;
<?php
include_once('includes/conn.inc.php');
$query = ("SELECT comicID, comicName FROM comic");
$result = mysqli_query($conn, $query);
while ($row = $result->fetch_assoc())
{
echo "<option value='".$row['comicName']."'>".$row['comicName']."</option>";
}
?>
</select>
Let me know if works.
how can i put the $CATEGORY dynamically so that whatever i click on the table it will retrieved in the combo box? (without settng its id to any number like 5 )
<?php
$CATEGORY = 5; //from DB table, consider 5 as category id for sample
$sql="SELECT tblcourse.id as id, tblcourse.course as course FROM tblcourse";
$result=mysql_query($sql) or die(mysql_error());
$options="";
while ($row=mysql_fetch_assoc($result)) {
$id=$row["id"];
$thing=$row["course"];
$isSel = ($CATEGORY == $id)?"selected":'';
$options.= " <OPTION VALUE='$id' $isSel>$thing</option>";
}
?>
My Combobox form code below :
<select name="cbocourse" style="height:35px; width:280px; background-color:#923227; box- shadow:1px 1px #FFF;color:#C90;" onClick="submitCATEGORY();">
<option value="<?php echo $CATEGORY; ?>">
<?php echo $options;?></option></select>
Your combobox code is wrong : you cannot parse a list of option into another super option, it means nothing. Just parse your $options between your select tags.
Just be sure to reload your page (or page fragment with AJAX for example) each time you call submitCATEGORY(), in order to regenerate your html combobox.
Your PHP code seems good.
I want to create a php page that contains a html drop down list of people's names (as the option
text) and then their age (as the value). Below is my form for you to see (almost what I mean) which I hard coded:
<form>
<select name="nameOption">
<option value="">Select your name:</option>
<option value="45">Mary Smith</option>
<option value="16">Lily Roe</option>
<option value="32">Elliot Perkins</option>
</select>
<p><input type="submit" name="submit" value="Submit"/>
<input type="reset" value="Reset" />
</form>
What I want to do (or been trying to do) is to create the drop down list by running a SQL query to obtain the data (the people's name and age) from my database (unlike what I written above) and then when I click on one of the options, only their value or age should appear. So basically, I need to implement the data from the database into a drop down list
Now it's here where I am stuck. I am familiar with writing SQL statements for tables but I seem to get puzzled when I try to create a SQL statement for a drop down list in a php tag.
How would I write it? Like:
$sql = "SELECT name, age FROM person WHERE name = ". $person. ";
or
$nameOption = $_POST['nameOption'];
print_r ($nameOption);
with selecting a database:
$conn = mysql_connect("localhost", " ", " ");
mysql_select_db(" ", $conn)
I know it may seem like a dull answer but I need help. How would I implement SQL query to a drop down list? I would love your help.
As you have to enclose string in quotes, change your query to
$sql = "SELECT name, age FROM person WHERE name = '$person'";
and for showing dropdown dynamically you can do like
$query=mysql_query($sql);
echo '<select name="nameOption">
<option value="">Select your name:</option>';
while($result=mysql_fetch_array($query))
{
echo '<option value="'.$result['age'].'">'.$result['name'].'</option>';
}
echo '</select>';
You should do like that
<select name="nameOption">
<?php
$query = mysql_query($sql);
while( $row = mysql_fetch_array($query) ) {
echo '<option value="'.$row['age'].'">"'.$row['name'].'"</option>';
}
?>
</select>
You need to get the full list of people from the database first, then iterate through that outputting each option tag for each row:
$cnx = new Mysqli('localhost', 'username', 'password', 'database_name');
$people = $cnx->query("SELECT name, age FROM person");
echo '<select name="nameOption">';
while($person = $people->fetch_assoc())
{
echo '<option value="' . $person['age'] . '">' . $person['name'] . '</option>';
}
echo '</select>';
I generated a drop down menu with the code below. How can I set the field to the GET variable after submit is clicked?
<select>
<?php
$sql="SELECT c FROM problems WHERE b='$id'";
$result=mysql_query($sql);
$options="";
while ($row=mysql_fetch_array($result)) {
$id=$row["c"];
$c=$row["c"];
$options.="<option value=\"$id\">".$c;
}
?>
<option value=''>C <?=$options?> </option>
</select>
<select>
<?php
$sql="SELECT c FROM problems WHERE b='$id'";
$result=mysql_query($sql);
$options="";
while ($row=mysql_fetch_array($result)) {
$id=$row["c"];
$c=$row["c"];
if($_GET['var'] == $id)
echo '<option selected="selected" value=\"$id\">' . $c . '</option>';
else
echo '<option value=\"$id\">' . $c . '</option>';
}
?>
</select>
Basic idea is compare value GET data with database data and using if else condition add selected="selected" if condition matched. I am directly printing string as they will not be getting use later on.
I'm a bit confused about what you want to know. To have an option selected by default, use the selected="selected" attribute on that option.
If you want to know how to get the submitted value in PHP, you need to assign the name attribute to the <select> tag. In general, however, you've got the idea right.