PHP Form Multiple Inputs

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I am having issues with php and form handling. I want to be able to click a dropdown box(like you can do with a form in html, with the different options tags) in php, and allow the selection to take the designated value.

Here is what I have :

<input value="<?php echo isset($results['example']) ? $results['example']: ''; ?>" class="form-control" name="data[example]" placeholder="Example">

That populates with a place you can type in input text, which is accepted perfectly in post, but I do not want the user typing in data, only selecting from options, such as this html form does :

<form action="example.php">
<option value="11">apples</option>
<option value="12">bananas</option>
<option value="13">oranges</option>
</form>

Here is an edit using the data given :

<form>
                            <select name="example">
                                <option value="<?php echo isset($results['example']) ? $results['example']: ''; ?>">apples</option>
                                <option value="<?php echo isset($results['example']) ? $results['example']: ''; ?>">oranges</option>
                                <option value="<?php echo isset($results['example']) ? $results['example']: ''; ?>">bananas</option>
                            </select>
                        </form>

I did not add the action because it will be posted with other data, but did try both ways(with and without action="post.php") and it does not work...

I'm a little confused. Is this a front-end or back-end problem? — Sakamaki Izayoi
– Sakamaki Izayoi, Commented Jul 8, 2015 at 14:41
I don't think this question is clear at all. What happens when you just echo $results["example"]? Your code will currently give you three drop downs with the same value, with just different names for them. Posting them will always have the result of whatever $results["example"] is — JoeP
– JoeP, Commented Jul 8, 2015 at 15:05
Sorry to be ~that~ guy but I do not believe you have explained what you want very well. We may be of more help of you could provide more source code or at the very least a var_dump of $_POST, $_GET and $results. From the code snippets provided by you and various answer you will end up with a drop down whose visible text is apples, oranges, bananas but whose value will all be the same because they all take it form the same source ($results['example']). — Christian
– Christian, Commented Jul 8, 2015 at 15:15

Noel Carcases · Accepted Answer · 2015-07-08 15:15:51Z

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Defining your options inside a select tag

<select>
<option value="11">apples</option>
<option value="12">bananas</option>
<option value="13">oranges</option>
</select>

Should give you in your post the position (value) of the selected item. Then in your php pass value to the selected items *11,12,13 = apples,bananas,oranges**

Hope it help

answered Jul 8, 2015 at 15:15

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Marvin Fischer · Accepted Answer · 2015-07-08 14:44:07Z

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You need a <select name="name"> </select> around your options

answered Jul 8, 2015 at 14:44

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waders group · Accepted Answer · 2015-07-08 14:46:27Z

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I think you need something like that

<form action="example.php">
    <select name="fruit">
        <option value="<?php echo isset($results['example']) ? $results['example']: ''; ?>">apples</option>
    </select>
</form>

answered Jul 8, 2015 at 14:46

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JoeP · Accepted Answer · 2015-07-08 14:48:13Z

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I'd say the issue is not PHP, I think you just need to use the SELECT and OPTION form tags:

You are specifying an INPUT tag, which by definition allows the user to input data.

<form action="example.php">
 <select class="form-control" name="data[example]">
    <option value="<?php echo isset($results['example']) ? $results['example']: ''; ?>"">
</select>
</form>

answered Jul 8, 2015 at 14:48

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Marcos Segovia · Accepted Answer · 2015-07-09 09:30:27Z

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So you are looking for a dropdown I guess:

<form action="example.php">
    <select name="fruit">
        <option value="1">Apple</option>
        <option value="2">Banana</option>
        <option value="3">Orange</option>
    </select>
</form>

On submiting the form you can get the value like: $_POST['fruit'] (in this case).

edited Jul 9, 2015 at 9:30

answered Jul 8, 2015 at 14:45

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Hein Soe · Accepted Answer · 2019-12-28 18:04:48Z

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use type="checkbox", so you can select one more

<input type="checkbox" name="vehicle[]" value="Bike"> I have a bike<br>
<input type="checkbox" name="vehicle[]" value="Car"> I have a car<br>
<input type="checkbox" name="vehicle[]" value="Boat" checked> I have a boat<br>

in php

<?php 
$vehicleArray='';
foreach($_POST['vehicle'] as $value) {
  $vehicleArray.=$value.',';
}
//output 'Bike,Car,Boat'
?>

answered Dec 28, 2019 at 18:04

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