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[timecatcher]

Ok im in a competition for the best register.php script, both secure customizable and bug free. So you may see a few more of these posts, sorry guys. You have a GOOD reputation of providing the answers I need 99% of the time when im having a blond moment.

 

So heres my question, Is there any easier way of listing all the years since 1900-2009 without typing and c&p. (Oh, and if so what is it, im sure its plainly simple as it seems like it is in my head but I just can't think of a way.)

 

Thanks.

[ignace]

$years = range(1900, 2009);

 

P.S. w00t! 1000 posts almost a grown-up now

[timecatcher]

Thankyou I will give that a shot, I don't know exactly how to implement it but trial and error didn't do anyone halm.

 

Timecatcher.

[.josh]

no point in using range, as you will have to loop through to display it anyways.

 

echo "<select name='year'>";
for ($x = 1900;$x<=2009; $x++) {
  echo "<option value='$x'>$x</option>";
}
echo "</select>";

[jonsjava]

for a more dynamic approach (just playing on Crayon Violent's script):

<?php
$this_year = date("Y");
$last_year = $this_year - 1;
echo "<select name='year'>\n";
echo "\t<option value='$this_year' selected='selected'>$this_year</option>\n";
for ($x = $last_year;$x>=1900; $x--) {
  echo "\t<option value='$x'>$x</option>\n";
}
echo "</select>\n";

*edit

remembered that most people have the most current year first. fixed the code to reflect that.

[timecatcher]

Foreach ALWAYS throughs me, but lets see. I tried to learn that part again yesterday we shall see.

 

Thanks guys.

 

Timecatcher.

[.josh]

well there isn't a foreach in any of the code examples posted.  But anyways, a foreach is actually pretty simple: You have an array and for each value (element) in the array, you execute the code.

 

$array = array('a','b','c');
foreach($array as $value) {
  // execute code here
}

 

So in that loop, $value represents the current element value.  So in the first iteration, $value == 'a', 2nd iteration, $value == 'b', etc...  if you need to know the element's key, you can do this:

 

$array = array('a','b','c');
foreach($array as $key => $value) {
  // execute code here
}

 

so on first iteration, $key == 0, 2nd iteration, $key == 1, etc...

 

You can read this tutorial for more info about foreach loops (and other loops in general):

 

http://www.phpfreaks.com/tutorial/php-loops

[timecatcher]

Oh hehe I meant, any type of 'for statement' sorry. But thanks anyway this will be useful.

 

Timecatcher .

[ignace]

no point in using range, as you will have to loop through to display it anyways.

 

echo "<select name='year'>";
for ($x = 1900;$x<=2009; $x++) {
  echo "<option value='$x'>$x</option>";
}
echo "</select>";

 

party p00per

[.josh]

If it helps, it was with great sadness and a heavy heart that I posted that, as range is one of my better liked functions.