[SOLVED] drop down populated from mysql - include value not in table

[Alexhoward]

Hello!

 

so i know how to pull a drop down box from mysql.

 

thing is i would like to have a start value that is not in the table

 

e.g.

 

say i'm pulling from a category table.

 

this may include - Home, Electronics, Games ....

 

i would like people to be able to add their own category if it does fit into any of those groups

 

so i would like to include "Add_Category..?" as an option

 

could anyone help me?

 

Thanks in advance!

[DarkWater]

Huh?  Just add it outside of the loop...And I wouldn't suggest allowing people to add their own categories at will.

[Alexhoward]

Hi thanks for the reply,

 

i'll give it a go now

 

don't worry, there'll still be the human element, so we'll check and change where necessary

[DarkWater]

Make it valued like "Add_Cat" and have a special PHP handle for it.

[Alexhoward]

Nice one!

 

that works!

 

Cheers!