Auto populate textbox after selecting an item from my listmenu or combobox

[waltg72]

I am just starting to learn php and mysql as database. Is there a way to use my data stored from my mysql table as my option list to my list menu in php? Then once I select one of those data displayed from my listmenu, i want to display the item also in a textbox. Is this possible? How? can someone give me a php sample for this? I am spending weeks trying to figure out how to do this stuff. Thanks in advance.

[DanShadow]

It's pretty easy actually .

I'm running a bit late today, so ill just give you pseudo-code.

Danshadow wrote:

$array = LOAD_DB_ROW_DATA;

echo "<form action='PAGE.PHP' method='post'>";

echo "<select name='FORM SUBMISSION POST NAME'>";

for ($i = 0; $i < count($array); $i++) {
echo "<option value='" . $array[$i] . "'>";
echo $array[$i];
echo "</option>";
}

echo "</select>";

echo "<input type='Submit' value='Submit Selection!'>";

echo "</form>";

echo "<br><br>";

if (!empty($_POST["FORM SUBMISSION POST NAME"])) {
echo "<input type='text' value='" . $_POST["FORM SUBMISSION POST NAME"] . "'>";
}

You load the DB row values into an array, populate a dropdown menu with the items (doesnt have to be a dropdown menu), and add a submission form.
The bottom checks if a post value has been submitted, and if it has it will set the value of the text box with the selected "option" in the previous form.

Hope that helps.