PHP listbox default

[dink87522]

<form name="statCompany" method="post" action="statCompanies.php">
      				<label>Sort by:</label>
                    
                    <select name='criteria'>
						<option value='nameAsc'>Name (Asc)</option>
                        <option value='nameDesc'>Name (Desc)</option>
  						<option value='ceoAsc'>CEO (Asc)</option>
  						<option value='ceoDesc'>CEO (Desc</option>
  						<option value='moneyAsc'>Money (Asc)</option>
  						<option value='moneyDesc'>Money (Desc)</option>
				</select>
                    
                	<label><button type="submit" name="sort" id="sort" value="Sort"> Sort  </button>
              	</form> 

 

How can I dynamically set one of these in the drop down list as the default? I.e. the top one is fine originally, but then after the user has selected the third one say and the page reloads, I want the third one to be the default selected then (suing PHP if possible).

[msaz87]

Something like this:

 

<?php

$critera = $_REQUEST['criteria'];

?>

<form name="statCompany" method="post" action="statCompanies.php">
      				<label>Sort by:</label>
                    
                    <select name='criteria'>
						<option <?php if($criteria == "nameAsc") echo "selected"; ?> value='nameAsc'>Name (Asc)</option>
                        <option value='nameDesc'>Name (Desc)</option>
  						<option value='ceoAsc'>CEO (Asc)</option>
  						<option value='ceoDesc'>CEO (Desc</option>
  						<option value='moneyAsc'>Money (Asc)</option>
  						<option value='moneyDesc'>Money (Desc)</option>
				</select>
                    
                	<label><button type="submit" name="sort" id="sort" value="Sort"> Sort  </button>
              	</form> 

 

Look at the first one as an example and then add this, with the proper value for that option, it its place:

 

<?php if($criteria == "value") echo "selected"; ?>