Set select option using php when reloading the same page

Question

I have a php select populated and given a matching value by using php to loop through the results of a sql query.

$result = mysqli_query($con, "select * from course")

echo "<form action='' method='post'>";
echo "<select name='CourseSelect'>";
echo "<option value='0'> - Select Course - </option>";
while($row = mysqli_fetch_array($result))
{
 echo "<option value='" . $row['Title'] ." '>" . $row['Title'] . "</option>";
}

echo "</select>";
echo "<input name='SubmitCourse' type='submit'>";
echo "</form>";

That gives me a drop down list populated with all course titles, upon submission I can access the selected value using $_POST['CourseSelect'];

However the drop down (select) resets itself to the default value when the page reloads.

How can I keep that option selected using php?

I know that I can use the selected keyword inside of an a select option to make that option the default selected option.

for example the second option would be selected when loading the page:

<select>
<option>One</option>
<option selected>Two</option>
<option>Three</option>
</select>

Answer 1

You can make it simple as

while($row = mysqli_fetch_array($result))
{
 $select = '';
 if( isset($_POST['CourseSelect']) && $_POST['CourseSelect'] == $row['Title'] ) $select = 'SELECTED';
 echo "<option value='".$row['Title']."' ".$select.">" . $row['Title'] . "</option>";
}

Answer 2

you can use like below..

$result = mysqli_query($con, "select * from course");
$selected = "";
echo "<form action='' method='post'>";
echo "<select name='CourseSelect'>";
echo "<option value='0'> - Select Course - </option>";
while($row = mysqli_fetch_array($result))
{
 $selected = $row['Title'] == $_REQUEST['CourseSelect'] ? "Selected" : "";
 echo "<option value='" . $row['Title'] ." '  $selected>" . $row['Title'] . "</option>";
}

echo "</select>";
echo "<input name='SubmitCourse' type='submit'>";
echo "</form>";

Answer 3

try this:

echo "<option value='0'> - Select Course - </option>";
while($row = mysqli_fetch_array($result))
{
  $selected = $_POST['CourseSelect'] == $row['Title'] ? 'selected' : '';
  echo "<option value='{$row['Title']}' {$selected}>{$row['Title']}</option>"; 
}

Answer 4

you can do like this

echo "<form action='' method='post'>";
echo "<select name='CourseSelect'>";

if( isset($_POST['CourseSelect']) &&  $_POST['CourseSelect'] != "0")
{
    echo "<option >".$_POST['CourseSelect']."</option>";
}
else
{
     echo "<option value='0'> - Select Course - </option>";
}
while($row = mysqli_fetch_array($result))
{
 if( isset($_POST['CourseSelect']) && $_POST['CourseSelect'] != $row['Title'])
 echo "<option value='" . $row['Title'] ." '>" . $row['Title'] . "</option>";
}
echo "</select>";
echo "<input name='SubmitCourse' type='submit'>";
echo "</form>";

Answer 5

# select box
/*
Example: 
Parameter 1:      
         $options[1] = 'Course 1'; 
         $options[2] = 'Course 2'; 
         $options[3] = 'Course 3';
Parameter 2:
         $selectedOption = 2; The dropdown need to be selected
*/
function buildOptions($options, $selectedOption)
{
   foreach ($options as $value => $text)
   {
       if ($value == $selectedOption)
       {
        $Return .='<option value="'.$value.'" selected="selected">'.stripslashes($text).'</option>';
       }
       else
       {
        $Return .='<option value="'.$value.'">'.stripslashes($text).'</option>';
       }
   }

   return $Return;

}

$result = mysqli_query($con, "select * from course");

while ($row = mysqli_fetch_array($result))
{
 $UniqueId = $row['Title'];
 $Value    = $row['Title'];
 $optionsArray[$UniqueId] = $Value; // Store the values into an array
}

$CourseSelect = isset($_POST['CourseSelect']) ? $_POST['CourseSelect'] : '0';


echo "<form action='' method='post'>";
echo "<select name='CourseSelect'>";
echo "<option value='0'> - Select Course - </option>";
echo  buildOptions($optionsArray, $CourseSelect);
echo "</select>";
echo "<input name='SubmitCourse' type='submit'>";
echo "</form>";

You can use buildOptions() for all of your projects to display select box. 您可以对所有项目使用buildOptions（）来显示选择框。 I have been using this for years.