xxreenaxx1 Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 I have created a drop down list and it does retrieve information from mysql but now I want to use what is been selected to retrieve information. How Do I do this? <?php MYSQL_CONNECT(localhost,'root','') OR DIE("Unable to connect to database"); @mysql_select_db(Examination) or die( "Unable to select database"); $query=("SELECT * FROM subject"); $result=mysql_query($query) or die ("Unable to Make the Query:" . mysql_error() ); echo "<select name=myselect>"; while($row=mysql_fetch_array($result)){ echo "<OPTION VALUE=".$row['Sub_ID'].">".$row['Sub_Name']."</OPTION>"; } echo "</select>"; ?> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phppaper Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 use a html form with a submit button? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxreenaxx1 Posted February 15, 2011 Author Share Posted February 15, 2011 I know you can do something like that. I am not sure how to. Any tutorial site you can forward me to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phppaper Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 <?php MYSQL_CONNECT(localhost,'root','') OR DIE("Unable to connect to database"); @mysql_select_db(Examination) or die( "Unable to select database"); ?> <form action="xxxx.php" method="post"> <?php $query=("SELECT * FROM subject"); $result=mysql_query($query) or die ("Unable to Make the Query:" . mysql_error() ); echo "<select name=myselect>"; while($row=mysql_fetch_array($result)){ echo "<OPTION VALUE=".$row['Sub_ID']." >".$row['Sub_Name']."</OPTION>"; } echo "</select>"; ?> <input type="submit" value="submit"/> </form> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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