db populated drop down menu

jumpenjuhosaphat · 07-11-2006, 04:20 AM

I am trying to make a drop down menu that is populated by the contents of a table. I know it's possible, I've seen hundreds of examples. But for some reason, as soon as i put the php code after the echo '<select name="name">'; php quits. I tested it and tested it, and it just quits. I typed: echo 'name'; after the command above, and name didn't show up on the page. When I typed: echo 'name'; before the command, name showed up. Any ideas?

Edit: Basically what I've found out is that no PHP gets parsed if it is between <select></select> tags. Does anyone know why?

Edit: I figured it out. Post here if you want to know how(and what I was doing wrong).

HouseOfRock · 07-11-2006, 02:22 PM

Were you having an issue with quotation marks, or was it deeper than that? That would have been my first guess.

jumpenjuhosaphat · 07-11-2006, 06:33 PM

no, the quotation was fine, I was issueing commands within a <select></select> tag, and the only thing that shows up in a select block is <option/> tags. So once I figured out that when I echoed within that it wouldn't show up anyway, then I moved past this problem, I'm getting ready to get started again, so I'll be here posting within the hour with another problem, I'm sure.

rohan2kool · 07-12-2006, 04:20 AM

i know it sounds silly, but did you put the <? ... ?> marks??

jumpenjuhosaphat · 07-12-2006, 05:29 AM

No, it doesn't sound silly, I just was trying to test the code using echo, but within the <select></select> tags, anything other than <option> tags is ignored, that is where my problem was at.

HouseOfRock · 07-12-2006, 01:16 PM

So the issue was HTML and not PHP related. No worries.

jumpenjuhosaphat · 07-12-2006, 06:30 PM

Yeah, I thought originally it was PHP related, that's why I put it here.

thedark · 08-05-2006, 11:23 PM

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07-11-2006, 04:20 AM	#1
jumpenjuhosaphat Forum Admin Contributor Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Denver Posts: 4,459	db populated drop down menu I am trying to make a drop down menu that is populated by the contents of a table. I know it's possible, I've seen hundreds of examples. But for some reason, as soon as i put the php code after the echo '<select name="name">'; php quits. I tested it and tested it, and it just quits. I typed: echo 'name'; after the command above, and name didn't show up on the page. When I typed: echo 'name'; before the command, name showed up. Any ideas? Edit: Basically what I've found out is that no PHP gets parsed if it is between <select></select> tags. Does anyone know why? Edit: I figured it out. Post here if you want to know how(and what I was doing wrong). __________________ Storage Sheds Lost Forum Last edited 07-11-2006 at 09:46 AM.

07-11-2006, 02:22 PM	#2
HouseOfRock Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 136	Re: db populated drop down menu Were you having an issue with quotation marks, or was it deeper than that? That would have been my first guess. __________________ Visit my new and improved humor site: It's Just Humor Or check out the newest source for HQ celebrity images: It's Just Babes

07-11-2006, 06:33 PM	#3
jumpenjuhosaphat Forum Admin Contributor Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Denver Posts: 4,459	Re: db populated drop down menu no, the quotation was fine, I was issueing commands within a <select></select> tag, and the only thing that shows up in a select block is <option/> tags. So once I figured out that when I echoed within that it wouldn't show up anyway, then I moved past this problem, I'm getting ready to get started again, so I'll be here posting within the hour with another problem, I'm sure. __________________ Storage Sheds Lost Forum

07-12-2006, 04:20 AM	#4
rohan2kool Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 132	Re: db populated drop down menu i know it sounds silly, but did you put the <? ... ?> marks?? __________________ Eat healthy, Stay Fit, Die Anyway. --==-- If there is a man who knows everything about women, there is a Windows distribution without bugs.

07-12-2006, 05:29 AM	#5
jumpenjuhosaphat Forum Admin Contributor Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Denver Posts: 4,459	Re: db populated drop down menu No, it doesn't sound silly, I just was trying to test the code using echo, but within the <select></select> tags, anything other than <option> tags is ignored, that is where my problem was at. __________________ Storage Sheds Lost Forum

07-12-2006, 01:16 PM	#6
HouseOfRock Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 136	Re: db populated drop down menu So the issue was HTML and not PHP related. No worries. __________________ Visit my new and improved humor site: It's Just Humor Or check out the newest source for HQ celebrity images: It's Just Babes

07-12-2006, 06:30 PM	#7
jumpenjuhosaphat Forum Admin Contributor Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Denver Posts: 4,459	Re: db populated drop down menu Yeah, I thought originally it was PHP related, that's why I put it here. __________________ Storage Sheds Lost Forum

08-05-2006, 11:23 PM	#8
thedark Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 18	Re: db populated drop down menu To better separate code from design, i strongly recommend using smarty templates, first you will find it lose of time, but when you will build great websites this will be a big advantage. __________________ 1:1 ratio Banner Exchange - Ip global positioning

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