Read 2 columns from mysql and Populate a html combobox

[Easytime]

Hi guys, I have read data from 2 columns in the mysql table. I want to concatenate the data and bind them to the html combo box on the form. From the code below, the read data is okay, the concatenation is okay but the binding is is rather printing the result on the page instead of populating the select option box. Please kindly help me here.

Thank you!

<!-- Assuming there is a connection to the database -->
   <form name="form1" action="confirm_province.php" method="post" style="margin-left:15px; margin-right:20px;">
        <p><b style="color:#990000;">Select / Choose your Region Number:</b>
<!-- this code here works fine when you read data from only one column. It populates the select box too -->
 
<?php echo "<Select name='region_number' size='1' class='passwordEntry'> ";
$load_region = mysql_query("SELECT region_number FROM region ORDER BY region_number", $con);
 
while ($row = mysql_fetch_array($load_region)) {
  echo '<option value="'. $row['region_number'] .'">' . $row['region_number'].'</option>'; 
} 
echo "</select>";
?>
 

<!-- this code here does not work well... It reads the data but does not populate. 
Here, I want to read 2 columns, concatenate and populate the select box. -->
 
<?php echo "<Select name='province_number' size='1'> ";
$load_province = mysql_query("SELECT province_number, province_location FROM province ORDER BY province_number");
 
while ($row = mysql_fetch_array($load_province)) {
 
//$province=$row['province_location']." ".$row['province_number'];
 
echo '<option value="'. $row['province_location'] . $row['province_number'] .'">' . $row['province_location'] .' '.   $row['province_number']. '</option>';
 
echo "</select> ";
}?>
 
 

[Easytime]

I have solved the problem!

[Rabbit]

Can you post your solution in case someone else has the same problem?