PHP MySQL dropdown and display

Need help creating a dropdown from MySQL and displaying the conten

[ashleenaidoo]

Hi all,

I'm very new to php and mysql and need some help. I'm trying to develop a php mysql dropdown, which displays a list of countries and once selected from the drop down, displays the iformation for that country.

Any help would be great.

Thanks
Ashlee

[jatar_k]

Welcome to WebmasterWorld ashleenaidoo,

I am not sure how far you may, or may not, have gotten so far. Here are some threads from our library [webmasterworld.com] that may help

Basics of extracting data from MySQL using PHP [webmasterworld.com]
Help developing MySQL search query [webmasterworld.com]

[ashleenaidoo]

Hi Jatar_k

Thank you for replying back to me and also for our assistance. I'm an old school web designer / developer who uses javascript, html, xhtml, css etc and php and mysql is very new for me.

Your help is greatly appreaciated.

[jatar_k]

if you have a more specific spot that you are having some trouble we could help as well

If it is purely getting an understanding and figuring how to go about it then look through those library threads, there are a few more that may help

such as
[webmasterworld.com...]

[ashleenaidoo]

Hi jatar_k

Thanks for getting back to me again.

What's i'm trying to do is make a drop down similar to what is on the following URL:

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Please can you assist?

Thanks
Ash

[edited by: eelixduppy at 2:42 pm (utc) on Aug. 20, 2008]
[edit reason] no URLs, please [/edit]

[eelixduppy]

Sorry, but we don't allow URLs such as the one you posted. Please refer to our charter [webmasterworld.com] for additional information about posting links.

Can you please try your best to post relevant code or describe what you are looking for in words instead of a link? Did you try to code what you are looking for with the links provided by jatar_k from above?

[ashleenaidoo]

Hi there,

Sorry for the late reply.

Nope didnt help me, can you assist or advise?

Thanks
Ash