PHP User Information Form

Scorpion28 · August 1, 2012

I'm using a php form, with all selections for a profile based site, the selections are store in a mysql db. How can I bring the selections back out of the db and show them in a new update profile form for the users profile?

<form>

<label>

<option value="0" selected="selected">Single</option>

<option value="1">Married</option>

<option value="3">Seperated</option>

<option value="2">Divorced</option>

<option value="4">Widowed</option>

<option value="5">Tell You Later</option>

</select>

</label>

</div>

<option value="0">Caucaisan</option>

<option value="1">Black</option>

<option value="2">Hispanic</option>

<option value="3">Asain</option>

<option value="4">Indian</option>

<option value="5">European</option>

<option value="6">Middle Eastern</option>

<option value="7">Mixed Black / White</option>

<option value="8">Native American</option>

<option value="9">Other Ethnicity</option>

</select>

</div>

</select>

</div>

<option value="0">Straight</option>

<option value="1">Bi-Curious</option>

<option value="2">Bi-Sexual</option>

<option value="4">Lesbian</option>

</select>

</div>

<option value="2">Female</option>

</select>

</div>

<option value="1">Athletic</option>

<option value="2">Average</option>

<option value="4">A Few Extra Pounds</option>

<option value="5">Muscular</option>

<option value="6">Curvy</option>

<option value="7">Show You Later</option>

</select>

</div>

</select>

</div>

<option value="0" selected="selected">Black</option>

<option value="1">Brown</option>

<option value="2">Blonde</option>

<option value="6">Mixture of Colors</option>

</select>

</div>

<option value="0">Brown</option>

<option value="2">Green</option>

<option value="3">Light Brown</option>

<option value="4">Hazel</option>

</select>

</div>

</div>

</form>

</div>

jotorres1 · August 1, 2012

Are all these selects done manually or dynamically?

Psycho · August 1, 2012

As jotorres1 was alluding to, you will want to create these select lists dynamically. You should have the values/text for the options stored in a database, array or something similar on the server-side. Then you can create a function/process to create the select lists AND auto-select a value based upon a preset.

Here is an example:

<?php

function createSelectList($options, $selectedValue=false)
{
    $output = '';
    foreach($options as $value => $text)
    {
        $selected = ($value === $selectedValue) ? ' selected="selected"' : '';
        $output .= "<option value=\"{$text}\"{$selected}>{$text}</option>\n"
    }
    return $output;
}

//Create arrays of all select lists/values. This can be retrieved from
//database or with hard-coded arrays. If stored in arrays, put them in
//a separate file and include them when needed
$statuses = array(
    '0' => 'Single',
    '1' => 'Married',
    '2' => 'Seperated',
    '3' => 'Divorced',
    '4' => 'Widowed',
    '5' => 'Tell You Later',
);

//Call function with the list of values to create the options
$statusOptions = createSelectList($statuses, $selectedValueFromDB);

//Then output the options in the HTML
?>
<div id="profile_info">
<form>
      <div id="profile_info_item">
        <label>
          <select name="r_status" id="r_status">
            <?php echo $statusOptions; ?>
            </select>
          </label>
        </div>

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