suppose i make a dropdown menu having value 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, one option can be selected, and selected option is stored in database.
now i create an edit page, how do i display the selected value in the menu and other values in dropdown,
for example,
Menu is like
Select One
1
2
3
4
5

and i select 3, this 3 is stored in database, now on the edit page i want to show 3 as already selected,
something like that..




I will be very thankful, if someone could help by explaining how do i make option 3 as selected.. eg. how i know option 3 is selected and stored in db.

Here are some links to help you out.

This is a wizard that designs a php drop down menu

http://www.thesitewizard.com/wizards/navigationmenu.shtml

This is a script that creates a dhtml drop down menu

http://www.scriptdungeon.com/script.php?ScriptID=1010

This site talks about what goes into a php drop down menu and provides files as well

http://www.phpclasses.org/browse/package/1562.html

Hopefully that helps give you an idea on what to look for in designing a php drop down menu

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Couldn't you just make an if statement? If you know how to get and set the values in the database already, all you'd have to do is somthing like:




If that's what you meant, here's a more code-conserving way of writing it:

OK this solution will work also I encourage you to try it it looks more simple to me then others. I cannot tell is it because I use it and I am familiar with it or just because it is simpler then other.

Good luck with whatever you are doing

For the script I think that it doesn't need any more explanation also I would like to point out that I took in count that when you have loaded this value from your database that then you have saved it in the initial_var that is initial variable.