PHP disply query results in an HTML dropdown menu

[dneimeier]

I am querying a database and trying to display the names of categories in a drop-down menu.  My problem is that the names are not visible.

 

I have the following code:

 

$result = mysql_query('SELECT name FROM category') or die(mysql_error());

echo('Choose a category');

echo('<select name="category">');

echo('<option value="general" >general</option>');

while($row = mysql_fetch_array($result)){

echo('<option style="color:black;" value = "'.$row['name'].'">'.$row['name'].'</option>');

}

echo('</select><br /><br />');

 

The query is good and executing the query retrieves the expected number of results.  My dropdown box is the proper length and width (showing that it is trying to print the names); however, nothing is displayed.  Any ideas?

[dneimeier]

By the way, I should add that this code worked before.  No changes were made.  Suddenly, it stopped working.

[Pikachu2000]

What shows up in View ---> Source?

[dneimeier]

Never mind.  It must have been a firefox error.  I tried to clear the cache; however, I noticed other funny things as I tried to view the source (it wouldn't show up).  After a system reboot, it works again.  WEIRD

 

Thanks for replying to me so soon - sorry to bother you with this...