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user2826739
user2826739

Reputation: 53

How to get information from <select> and <option> tags

Because I am not familiar with PHP, I am using GoDaddy's PHP Form Mailer. I have created a form on my website. Here is an example of what it looks like:
<form action="_gdForm/webformmailer.asp" method="post" align="left">
<select>
<option value="1">1</option>
<option value="2">2</option>
</select>
<input type="submit" name="Submit">

When I receive the email, I get all of the information from the <input> tags but nothing from the <select> tags. Can anyone help me? Thank you.

Here is an example of the email that I will get:

FirstName: ~~~~
LastName: ~~~~
E-Mail: ~~~~
(I have a select tag after "E-Mail" that does not display) Submit: Submit

I get no information whatsoever of my select tags.
Can anyone help? Thanks

Upvotes: 0

Views: 286

Answers (3)

Geek
Geek

Reputation: 413

The name attribute is missing.

<select name="something">

Upvotes: 0

Fleshgrinder
Fleshgrinder

Reputation: 16303

You have to name them, that's all, like you did with your input elements.

<form action="/" method="post">
  <input name="my-input">
  <select name="my-select">
    <option>1</option>
  </select>
  <input type="submit">
</form>

This is because PHP only knows about form data with a name, it can't process anything else. In your PHP script the values are accessed as follows:

<?php

$_POST["my-input"];

$_POST["my-select"];

?>

Upvotes: 1

Machavity
Machavity

Reputation: 31654

You need to add a name attribute

<select name="myfield">
<option value="1">1</option>
<option value="2">2</option>
</select>

Your script probably parses all the fields by their name

Upvotes: 3

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