How to populate dropdown list with array values in PHP
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Answer: Use the PHP foreach loop
You can simply use the PHP foreach loop to create or populate HTML <select> box or any dropdown menu form the values of an array. Let's try out an example and see how it works:
Example
Try this code »<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>Dynamically Generate Select Dropdowns</title>
</head>
<body>
<form>
<select>
<option selected="selected">Choose one</option>
<?php
// A sample product array
$products = array("Mobile", "Laptop", "Tablet", "Camera");
// Iterating through the product array
foreach($products as $item){
echo "<option value='strtolower($item)'>$item</option>";
}
?>
</select>
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>
</body>
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