[SOLVED] Putting a HTML variable into $_Get

[Kodak07]

I want  to put the value of my drop down list into a PHP $_GET variable:

This is the html code

<form action="insert.php" method="post">
<select name="users">
<option value="user1">user1</option>
<option value="user2">user2</option>
<option value="user3">user3</option>

 

how do i put the value into $_GET["q"] and pass it to my php page that runs a query?

 

[kenrbnsn]

When the form is submitted all the values from the form will be, in this case, in the $_POST superglobal array. The value selected from the dropdown list will be in $_POST['users']. Once your script starts, you can do anything you want with it. Why are you asking about $_GET["q"]?

 

Ken

[Kodak07]

the $_POST["q"] part is what i called the variable on the other page. So the variable is stored in the arrray and associated with the name of whatever the name of the form control is, if that makes sense?

[kenrbnsn]

Can you post some of the code you're working with between

tags? Seeing your code, may make it easier to figure out what you want.

 

Ken

[AndyB]

Logically, to get the 'q' in the $_GET array, edit your form as below:

<form action="insert.php" method="get">
<select name="q">
<option value="user1">user1</option>
<option value="user2">user2</option>
<option value="user3">user3</option>
</select>
<input type="submit" value="Go"/>
</form>