drop down - select option based on stored value

[missingcolor123]

Hi,

 

I am trying to create a drop down menu that will select a value that is stored in the database - right now the code creats a dropdown (with nothing selected) - hope someone can help.

 

in the database, the values are stored as

--null-

Option1

Option2

Option3

 

my code is

$instruction = $_GET['instruction'];

<?php 
<select id="instruction" name="instruction">
<option value="" <?php if (!empty($instruction) && $instruction == '' ) echo 'selected = "selected"'; ?>></option>      
<option value="Option1" <?php if (!empty($instruction) && $instruction == 'Option1')  echo 'selected = "selected"'; ?>>Option1</option>
<option value="Option2" <?php if (!empty($instruction) && $instruction == 'Option2')  echo 'selected = "selected"'; ?>>Option2</option>
<option value="Option3" <?php if (!empty($instruction) && $instruction == 'Option3')  echo 'selected = "selected"'; ?>>Option3</option>
</select>
<?

[sunfighter]

if (!empty($instruction) && $instruction == '' )

 

That ain't gonna work!!!

 

It's empty [ $instruction == '' ]

 

and it's not empty [ !empty($instruction) ]

 

 

[missingcolor123]

thanks, i rewrote it without doing the if empty check and it worked

<option value="Option1" <?php if ($row1['instruction'] == 'Option1')  echo 'selected = "selected"'; ?>>Option1</option>

 

thanks for your help