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It works like the usual drop down menu only difference is, it's written in PHP.
First step, design the drop down form element using PHP...
<?php
# These are the files we intend to target using an array named $dynsource
$dynsource = array(
"Homepage" => "index.html",
"Download" => "download.html",
"Contact" => "contact.php"
);
# The form design starts here! echo is the same as document.write in javascript
echo "<form action=\"goto.php\" method=\"get\">";
echo "<select name=\"phpnavigation\" class=\"allselint\" size=\"1\">";
# Then, we have the foreach() loop to fetch everything the $dynsource array and list each of them as options of select. Note also, the value of the targeted indexes are assigned as $dynsourceVALUE and the display as $dynsourceKEY.
foreach($dynsource as $dynsourceKEY => $dynsourceVALUE){
echo "<option value=\"$dynsourceVALUE\">$dynsourceKEY</option>";
}
echo "</select>"
. "<br /><br /><input class=\"allbttint\" type=\"submit\" value=\"read\" />"
. "</form>";
?>
Second, the processor file. Notice in the form, we set the action as "goto.php". So, name the processor file as, "goto.php".
<?php
# This is a standard URL fetching method using PHP, the $_REQUEST (assigned with the SELECT NAME "phpnavigation"
$DDget = $_REQUEST["phpnavigation"];
# The fetched URL then assigns the targeted value of the index. You'll notice after submitting the form the URL is written as e.g: http://yourdomain.com/goto.php?phpnavigation=index.html
# header() function is standard, and it redirects your page like the normal HTML META tag. Location is the parameter and $DDget is the variable of the fetch variable $_REQUEST
header("Location: $DDget");
?>
Easy no?
First step, design the drop down form element using PHP...
<?php
# These are the files we intend to target using an array named $dynsource
$dynsource = array(
"Homepage" => "index.html",
"Download" => "download.html",
"Contact" => "contact.php"
);
# The form design starts here! echo is the same as document.write in javascript
echo "<form action=\"goto.php\" method=\"get\">";
echo "<select name=\"phpnavigation\" class=\"allselint\" size=\"1\">";
# Then, we have the foreach() loop to fetch everything the $dynsource array and list each of them as options of select. Note also, the value of the targeted indexes are assigned as $dynsourceVALUE and the display as $dynsourceKEY.
foreach($dynsource as $dynsourceKEY => $dynsourceVALUE){
echo "<option value=\"$dynsourceVALUE\">$dynsourceKEY</option>";
}
echo "</select>"
. "<br /><br /><input class=\"allbttint\" type=\"submit\" value=\"read\" />"
. "</form>";
?>
Second, the processor file. Notice in the form, we set the action as "goto.php". So, name the processor file as, "goto.php".
<?php
# This is a standard URL fetching method using PHP, the $_REQUEST (assigned with the SELECT NAME "phpnavigation"
$DDget = $_REQUEST["phpnavigation"];
# The fetched URL then assigns the targeted value of the index. You'll notice after submitting the form the URL is written as e.g: http://yourdomain.com/goto.php?phpnavigation=index.html
# header() function is standard, and it redirects your page like the normal HTML META tag. Location is the parameter and $DDget is the variable of the fetch variable $_REQUEST
header("Location: $DDget");
?>
Easy no?
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