Is there a simple way to do this?

In this page, settings.php I have over 20 options that the user gets to modify. Right now it works like this:

PHP:

if ($first)
{
    if($first != $user['field']){
		
    if($first == 1){ 
	$message .= "Enabled. ";
	$set = 1;
	}elseif($first == 2){
	$message .= "Disabled. ";
	$set = 2;
	}
        $DB->query("UPDATE users SET field = '$set' WHERE id=$user[id]", __FILE__, __LINE__);
	}

PHP:

HTML:

<input type="radio" name="first" value="1" <?php if($user['field'] == 1){ echo "checked=1"; }?> /> On

<input type="radio" name="first"  value="2" <?php if($user['field'] == 2){ echo "checked=1"; }?>/> Off 

PHP:

That's just a tiny fracture of the code so you can get the general idea. The other options are analogous.

I think it's kinda annoying to check if the new submitted option is different from what is already in the database, and if is, then it will change it. Is there a better way to do this?

 

You could use:

http://php.net/manual/en/control-structures.switch.php

Follow Example #1 switch structure