[HELP] Display data from mysql to dropdown list

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    Hey guys.. i need your help. i'm failed to display data from mysql into dropdown list. well, this is my code..

    connection.php
    index.php
    mainpost.php
     
    huseinbandi, Dec 16, 2011 IP
  2. blackemerald

    blackemerald Member

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    I think it because <br> tag at echo "$Reflinks[ref_categories_id]==$Category[id]<br>\n";
    Try your code without it.
     
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  3. Rukbat

    Rukbat Well-Known Member

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    #3
    This line
    
echo "$Reflinks[ref_categories_id]==$Category[id]<br>\n";
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    should be generating an error, since there's no variable $Reflinks at that point. (And the syntax is all wrong - what are you trying to echo there? (The best you can get from it is true or false, but not that way.)
     
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  4. huseinbandi

    huseinbandi Well-Known Member

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    can you give me a sample code??please..
     
    huseinbandi, Mar 5, 2012 IP
  5. nabil_kadimi

    nabil_kadimi Well-Known Member

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    #5
    Remove this line all together
    echo "$Reflinks[ref_categories_id]==$Category[id]<br>\n";
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    And write any error messages your are getting.
     
    nabil_kadimi, Mar 5, 2012 IP
  6. prabhunimish

    prabhunimish Member

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    #6
    See if this code works :

    




<section id="mainpost">
<h3>Add or modify a listing</h3>
<a href="#">Test Link</a>
<form method="post" action="<?php $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']?>">
<label for="Category">Topic Category</label>


<?
	$hostUrl="localhost";
	$userName="root";
	$password="";


	$connectID=mysql_connect($hostUrl, $userName, $password) or die("sorry, can't connect to database");


	mysql_select_db("database", $connectID) or die("unable to connect database");
	mysql_close($connectID);




	print '<select name="category">'."\n"; 
	print '<option value="none">Select a Catagory</option>'."\n"; 
	
	$sql = 'SELECT * FROM ref_categories';
	$Categories = mysql_query($sql,$connectID); 
	while ($Category = mysql_fetch_assoc($Categories))
	{ 
		//echo "$Reflinks[ref_categories_id]==$Category[id]<br>\n";
		print '<option value="'.$Category['id'].'">'.$Category['category_name']."</option>\n";
	}
	
	print '</select>'."<br />\n"; 
?>
<!-- topic_name -->
<label for="topic_name">Topic Name</label>
<input id="topic_name" name="topic_name" type="text" value="" />


<!-- topic_description -->
<label for="topic_description">Topic Description</label>
<textarea name="topic_description"></textarea>


<!-- topic_url -->
<label for="topic_url">Topic URL</label>
<input id="topic_url" name="topic_url" type="text" value="" />


<input type="submit" name="submitted" value="submit" />
</form> 
</section>
<!-- end mainpost -->
    Code (markup):

    I just commented the line causing error and replaced mysql_fetch_array by mysql_fetch_assoc.
     
    prabhunimish, Mar 7, 2012 IP