Hi everyone. My first post here. I am a beginner and have created a contact form. Unfortunately, My "province_state" variable value does not retain the selection. I would really appreciate some help in solving this.
Here is the link to my php file.
http://barrytowns.com/php/lesson_four_customer_data.php
And here is the code to my include file. I have commented on line 133 that /* THIS IS WHERE MY PROBLEM IS */ to indicate the following block of echo commands. I know I am getting something in the wrong place or order but trial and error has not given me the solution. Thanks to anyone who can lend me a hand...
<?php
/* Program name: lesson_four_customer_data.inc
* Description: Defines a form that collects customer data for shipping and marketing purposes.
*/
$labels = array( "last_name" => "Last Name",
"first_name" => "First Name",
"street_address" => "Street Address",
"city" => "City",
"province_state" => "Province or State",
"country" => "Country",
"postal_zip_code" => "Postal code or Zip",
"phone_number" => "Phone number",
"email" => "Email");
$province_state = array
(
"UNITED_STATES"=>"US",
"Alabama" => "AL",
"Alaska" => "AK",
"Arizona" => "AZ",
"Arkansas" =>"AR",
"California" =>"CA",
"Colorado" =>"CO",
"Connecticut" =>"CT",
"Delaware" =>"DE",
"District_of_Columbia" =>"DC",
"Florida" => "FL",
"Georgia" =>"GA",
"Hawaii" =>"HI",
"Idaho" => "ID",
"Illinois" =>"IL",
"Indiana"=>"IN",
"Iowa" => "IA",
"Kansas" =>"KS",
"Kentucky" =>"KY",
"Louisiana" =>"LA",
"Maine" =>"ME",
"Maryland" =>"MD",
"Massachusetts" =>"MA",
"Michigan" =>"MI",
"Minnesota" =>"MN",
"Mississippi" =>"MS",
"Missouri" =>"MO",
"Montana" =>"MT",
"Nebraska" =>"NE",
"Nevada" =>"NV",
"New_Hampshire" =>"NH",
"New_Jersey" =>"NJ",
"New_Mexico" =>"NM",
"New_York" =>"NY",
"North_Carolina" =>"NC",
"North_Dakota" =>"ND",
"Ohio" =>"OH",
"Oklahoma" =>"OK",
"Oregon" =>"OR",
"Pennsylvania" =>"PA",
"Rhode_Island" =>"RI",
"South_Carolina" =>"SC",
"South_Dakota" =>"SD",
"Tennessee" =>"TN",
"Texas" =>"TX",
"Utah" =>"UT",
"Vermont" =>"VT",
"Virginia" =>"VA",
"Washington" =>"WA",
"West_Virginia" =>"WV",
"Wisconsin" =>"WI",
"Wyoming" =>"WY",
"CANADA"=>"Cd",
"Alberta" =>"AB",
"British Columbia" =>"BC",
"Manitoba" => "MB",
"New Brunswick" => "NB",
"Newfoundland" =>"NF",
"Northwest Territories" =>"NT",
"Nova Scotia" => "NS",
"Nunavut" =>"NU",
"Ontario" => "ON",
"Prince Edward Island" =>"PE",
"Quebec" =>"QC",
"Saskatchewan" => "SK",
"Yukon Territory" => "YT");
$submit = "SUBMIT";
?>
<html>
<head>
<link href="all_over.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">
<style type='text/css'>
<!--
form {
margin: 1.5em 0 0 0;
padding: 0;
}
.field {padding-bottom: 1em;}
label {
font-weight: bold;
float: left;
width: 20%;
margin-right: 1em;
text-align: right;
}
.submit {
margin-left: 35%;
}
h3 {
font-family: arial;
text-align: center;
}
label {
font-family: arial;
font-size: 14px;
}
-->
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h2>Please fill out the form below to register with</h2>
<h1>SWAMPLAND PHOTOGRAPHY </h1>
<?php
/* THIS IS WHERE MY PROBLEM IS */
echo "<form action='$_SERVER[php_SELF]' method='POST'>";
foreach($labels as $field => $label)
if($field == "province_state")
{
echo "<div class='field'><label for='$field'>$label</label>";
echo"<select name='province_state'>";
foreach($province_state as $value => $province_state_abr)
{
echo"<option value='$province_state_abr'>";
if($_POST['province_state'] == $province_state_abr)
{
echo " selected='selected'";
}">";
echo"$province_state_abr";
echo"</option>";
}
echo"</select>";
echo"</div>";
}
else
{
echo "<div class='field'><label for='$field'>$label</label>
<input id='$field' name='$field' type='text' value='".@$$field."'
size='50%' maxlength='65' /></div>";
}
echo "<input type='hidden' name='submitted' value='yes'>";
echo "<div id='submit'>
<input type='submit' name='SUBMIT' value='$submit'></div>";
?>
</form>
</body>
</html>
