Drop Down Menu not posting values

[mlevit]

Hey all,

This is really simple but I just can't get it work. I have a drop down menu, you select your filter which will repost to the same page and grab that filter which will be used for an SQL query.

[PHP] $filter = $_POST['selectedFilter'];

if ($filter == "" || $filter == "All")
{
$query = "SELECT * FROM orders WHERE orderStatus = 'New'";
}
else
{
$query = "SELECT * FROM orders WHERE orderStatus = 'New' AND reviewType = '" . $filter . "'";
}

$result = mysql_query($query);

?>
<form action="orders.php" method="post">
<select name"selectedFilter">
<option value="">Review filter</option>
<option value="All">All</option>
<option value="Free">Free</option>
<option value="Visual">Visual</option>
<option value="Content">Content</option>
<option value="Full">Full</option>
</select>
<input type="submit" class="button2" value="Submit" />
</form>
<?php[/PHP]

When I use a GET method I can see the value in the address bar but I still can't access it with $_GET (it just comes up empty).

And that's the same with the $_POST it's not coming up with any value in the post. I've tried posting to another PHP file and I can get the same, the POST value is empty.

Any ideas?

Thanks

[hsriat]

In orders.php, write this in the starting and see what it shows.[php]<?php
echo "<pre>";
print_r($_POST);
echo "</pre>";
?>[/php]

[Markus]

You've missed the equals sign (=) out in the select name=

    <select name="selectedFilter">
 

:) regards.

[mlevit]

You've missed the equals sign (=) out in the select name=

    <select name="selectedFilter">
 

:) regards.

OMG I don't know how I missed that :) I'm amazed it never came up as an error in the browser.

Any ways, thanks for the help.

[Markus]

OMG I don't know how I missed that :) I'm amazed it never came up as an error in the browser.

Any ways, thanks for the help.

It happens!

See you around.

Regards, markus.