value in value php form

[bishop2001]

greetings,

how do i get the value of a variable from a form. So for example

 

<option value="<? echo $TODAY ?>"><? echo $TODAY ?></option>

 

my drop down menu will show me today's data, but when i select it and click submit

the value in value is not getting interpolated.

[Ch0cu3r]

You get the selected value from $_GET or $_POST (depending on your forms submit method), example code

<?php

if(isset($_POST['day']))
{
   echo 'You selected: ' . $_POST['day'];
}

$days = ('Monday', 'Tuesday', 'Wednesday', 'etc...');
?>
<form action="" method="post">
<select name="day">
<?php foreaach($days as $today) {
   <option><?php echo $today ?></option>
<?php } ?>
</select>
<input type="submit" value="Go" />
</form>

[cyberRobot]

Note that there are a few errors in Ch0cu3r's code. It should look more like the following:

<?php
if(isset($_POST['day']))
{
   echo 'You selected: ' . $_POST['day'];
}
 
$days = array('Monday', 'Tuesday', 'Wednesday', 'etc...');
?>
<form action="" method="post">
<select name="day">
<?php
foreach($days as $today) {
    echo "<option>$today</option>";
}
?>
</select>
<input type="submit" value="Go" />
</form>