How to use the values selected in a drop down list to be processed?

[natznetznitz]

im working on a php program that stores basketball team on a database, then i will use 2 drop down list to select the two teams that will have a match. The drop down list already work and fetch list of teams, my problem is that i dont know how to use their value to be used in the next form..

i have uploaded my match creation form image, the one with the select team,
i want that when i press start button, their values will be use in the next form, the one with team +1 +2 +3 for processing..

i use mysql as database

[HaLo2FrEeEk]

You need to put the dropdown lists in a form, give them each a unique id attribute, then set the form's action attribute to the page where you want to submit the form to. On that page you need to read the $_POST array. If you give one of your dropdown boxes an id of "dropdown1", then the corresponding value in the POST array would be:

$_POST['dropdown1'];

This doesn't work if you don't give your option tags value attribute with whatever you want to send to the submission page.

[natznetznitz]

im using sql as the database, where will i insert the $_POST['dropdown']??

[HaLo2FrEeEk]

You don't insert it anywhere, you use it in your php code. Quick example:

form:

<form action="submit.php" method="post">
<select name="dropdown" id="dropdown">
<option value="1">Option 1</option>
<option value="2">Option 2</option>
<option value="3">Option 3</option>
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>

submit.php

<?php
$option = $_POST['dropdown'];
?>

Of course, this isn't complete code, but you should see what's happening here. The form submits to submit.php using POST. submit.php gets whatever value was selected in the dropdown menu (which has an id of "dropdown") using the POST array.

[natznetznitz]

it's working now..datas from database are now populating my drop down list..i also manage to fetch it's data to be processed..

thanks a lot..


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