Show selected option value from Array & MySQL DB using PHP
In this tutorial, you will learn how to create an array of categories, display the values inside HTML select box and have selected options pre-defined with PHP and also I will show you how to get the selected options from a database using the ID of the record.
How to Insert Select Option Value in Database Using PHP & MySQL
In this tutorial, You will learn to insert select option values in the database using PHP & MySQL with some simple steps. These steps are very easy to understand and implement in web applications.
Here, I have taken only a single dropdown input field to store select option values in the database. Once you learn it, you will easily customize it according to your project requirement.
How to Store Dropdown Value in Database in PHP
Before getting started it’s coding, you should create the following folder structure –
Here, I have created a single dropdown input field with some select options that contain some course name.
File Name – select-option.php
4. Insert Select Option in Database
To insert select option in the database, you will have to implement the following steps to write its code –
Step-1: First of all, apply if condition withisset($_POST[‘submit’]) to check form is set or not
Step-2: Assign course name input to the variable $courseName
Step-3: check course name is empty or not using empty() with if statement. if it is true then follow the next step
Step-4: write MySQL insert query to insert the select option value in the “courses” table
Step-5: if select option is inserted into database successfully then print a success message
File Name – insert-option.php
Insert Select Option Value with another Input Value using PHP & MySQL
Now, You will learn to insert a section option value with another input field like fullName into another table. In the previous step, we have inserted static option values. But In this step, We will display select option values from a database and then insert them into another table of the same database
Before getting started, You will have to create the following two files –
Also, Create another table Name – students with the help of the following query –
Display Data From Database in Select Options using PHP & MYSQL
In this tutorial, You will learn to display data from the database in select options using PHP & MySQL with some simple steps. These steps are very easy to understand and implement in web applications.
Here, I have shared source code to display data in a single dropdown select option. Once you learn it, you will easily customize it according to your project requirement.
How to Fetch Data From Database in PHP and Display in Select Option
Before getting started it’s coding, you should create the following folder structure –
To display data from the database in a select option value, First of all, You will have to insert the select option value into the database. So, Make sure, you have already done it.
2. Connect Database to display data
To insert a select option value in the database, you must connect PHP to MySQL database with the help of the following query.
$hostName – It must contain hostname.
$userName – It must contain username of the database.
$password – It must contain password of the database
In this tutorial, You will learn to edit and update dropdown value in PHP & MySQL with some simple steps. These steps are very easy to understand and implement in web applications.
Here, I have shared source code to edit and update values of a single dropdown select option with a single text input. Once you learn it, you will easily customize it according to your project requirement.
Edit and Update Select Option Value in PHP & MySQL
Before getting started it’s coding, you should create the following folder structure –
To display values with edit button, you have to follow the following steps –
Step-1: Create a HTML table with column S.N, Full Name, Course Name & edit
Step-2: Include database.php and fetch-script.php file
Step-3: check total number of records using count() method. if it is greater then zero then implement the next step within the if block of statement
Step-4: Apply foreach loop to the $options and print the value of full name, course name & id
Edit and Update Dropdown Value in PHP & MySQL
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5. Fetch values Based on Id
When you click the edit button then you will get a id of the current record. Now, We will fetch values from the database based on this id by using the following query –
When you will the edit button, It will redirect to the edit-form.php with a id of the current records. So, We have to display values in the edit form based on the getting id from the edit button.
Step-1: Include the database.php, edit-scritp.php & update-script.php
Step-2: Create a HTML form with select option & a text input field
Step-3: Display data from the database in the select option and set the selected options value
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7. Updated Values based on Id
After change the value of select option and input field, you can update values by submitting the form. But to update values, you will have to write the following MySQL Update Query.
Display data based on dropdown selection in PHP & MySQL
In this tutorial, You will learn to display data based on the dropdown selection in PHP & MySQL with some simple steps. These steps are very easy to understand and implement in web applications.
Let’s know how to work it, When you select an option of the dropdown and submit the form, then data will be displayed in a table based on the selected option.
Here, I have displayed some students’ records in an HTML table based on their courses. Once you learn it, you will easily customize it according to your project requirement.
Display Data From Database Based on Dropdown Selection Using PHP
Before getting started its coding, you should create the following folder structure –
After creating the database & table, you have to insert data into both tables. If you don’t know, you can do it with the help of the following article –
3. Display Data in the Dropdown
To display data from the “courses” table in the database, you have to follow the following steps –
Step -1: Include the database.php file
Step-2: Create a select option input field with the name=”courseName”
Step-3: Also, create a submit input field with the name=”submit”
Step-4: Fetch ‘courseName’ from ‘courses and display it in the select option
Step-5: Include the display-data.php file to display data while you select an option and submit the form.