Php automatic page reload when choosing a value from HTML's <select>

Question

PLEASE NO JS!!!

<select>
  <option value="volvo">Volvo</option>
  <option value="saab">Saab</option>
  <option value="mercedes">Mercedes</option>
</select>

I simply want that whenever someone selects "saab", the page would reload. It's kinda like having the whole <select> inside a form (which is the ultimate solution), but I need no "submit" button. Is this feasible strictly with PHP?

Answer 1

No, this always requires javascript to hook the event that indicates that another option has been selected.

Answer 2

You need to keep in your mind that PHP works in the Server side. What you want is something in the client side, which means you didn't send anything to the server, so that PHP can process. So you need some client side solution, like Javascript.

Answer 3

PHP is only on the server side. But what you want is something that happens only on the client side (browser). So you definitely need something like Javascript.

Answer 4

This is what it would look like in JS:

<select onchange='if(this.value == "saab") alert("We will miss you!");'>

Answer 5

You can only do that if you have a list with a bunch of submit buttons and make it look like a dropdown with a shot of CSS. The only caveat is that every item would then submit the form to the server.