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**DBookatay** · 11-30-2005, 04:41 PM

Sorry to have to post this topic, because I'm sure its been posted before, but I scoured this site, and google as well and cant seem to find an easy demo example.

I'm VERY new to php, and learn something new everyday, (and hopefully very soon will move on to mySQL too) and want to know how to make dropdown arrays for my fathers used car website, where if someone selects Acura from a dropdown menu, Acura models will display in another dropdown, (CL, TL, Integra, ect).

Can anyone provide me with a working example, with like 2 or 3 choices from the first menu, and like 2 or 3 choices from the second menu, then once I see a working example I could figure out how to edit it to fit my needs.

I'd GREATLY appreciate it!

**DBookatay** · 12-02-2005, 10:37 AM

Anyone?

**Starcraftmazter** · 12-03-2005, 07:31 AM

Excuse my lack of knowledge of cars, but do you mean something like...

Code:

<?php
$car1 = array ("model1", "model2", "model3");

echo '<form><select>';

foreach ($car1 as $car) {
echo '<option>'.$car.'</option>';
}

echo '</select></form>';
?>

**danlefree** · 12-09-2005, 01:40 AM

PHP Code:


			
<html>

<body>

<form action="<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']; ?>" method="post">
<select name="options" onBlur="javascript:this.form.submit();">
<option value="1">Option</option>
<option value="2">Option</option>
<option value="3">Option</option>
</select>
</form>

<?php if (count($_POST)>0) { ?>

<form action="<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']; ?>" method="post">
<input type="hidden" name="options" value="<?php echo $_POST['options']; ?>" />
<select name="options2" onBlur="javascript:this.form.submit();">
<?php
  switch($_POST['options']) {
    case "1":
?>
<option value="1">1 - Option</option>
<option value="2">1 - Option</option>
<option value="3">1 - Option</option>
<?php
    break;
    case "2":
?>
<option value="1">2 - Option</option>
<option value="2">2 - Option</option>
<option value="3">2 - Option</option>
<?php
    break;
    case "3":
?>
<option value="1">3 - Option</option>
<option value="2">3 - Option</option>
<option value="3">3 - Option</option>
<?php
    break;
  }
?>
</select>
</form>
<?php } ?>

</body>

</html>

I'd be hesitant to rely on the onBlur event, but there you go.