Select from dropdown list selected option with php after check

Question

Hi! I ran out of ideas... Imagine, I have fields that must be filled

<select>
<option value="1">Yes</options>
<option value="2">No</options>
<option value="3">Fine</options>
</select>
<input type="text" value="" name="name">
<input type="submit" value="go" name="go">

butI forgot to fill my name and I press submit. How to return option selected (selected="selected") that I selected... with php? It's much easier to return data from text inputs... any ideas?

Answer 1

<select>
<option value="1" <?php if ($myVar==1) echo 'selected="selected"';?>>Yes</options>
<option value="2" <?php if ($myVar==2) echo 'selected="selected"';?>>No</options>
<option value="3" <?php if ($myVar==3) echo 'selected="selected"';?>>Fine</options>
</select>
<input type="text" value="" name="name">
<input type="submit" value="go" name="go">

This is a very simple and straightforward way, if I understand your question correctly.

Answer 2

First of all give aname to your select. then do:

<select name="my_select">
<option value="1" <?= ($_POST['my_select'] == "1")? "selected":"";?>>Yes</options>
<option value="2" <?= ($_POST['my_select'] == "2")? "selected":"";?>>No</options>
<option value="3" <?= ($_POST['my_select'] == "3")? "selected":"";?>>Fine</options>
</select>

What that does is check if what was selected is the same for each and when its found echo "selected".