PHP / How to post a dropdown menu option with a Submit button

Question

I have a dropdown menu containing a list of articles. I want to be able to select an option from the dropdown and press a submit button to initiate the deletion of the article.

Right now articles are deleted when selecting an option from the dropdown, not great usability.

    <form action="delete.php" method="get">
    <select onchange="this.form.submit();" name="id">
       <?php foreach ($articles as $article){ ?>
              <option value="<?php echo $article['article_id']; ?>">
         <?php echo $article ['article_title']; ?></option>
     <?php } ?>
</select>
    </form>

That's because you have 'onchange="this.form.submit();' in there.. — user1508519
– user1508519, Commented Oct 9, 2013 at 22:20

Sébastien · Accepted Answer · 2013-10-09 22:28:25Z

5

Just remove the JavaScript (onchange) and add a submit input:

<form action="delete.php" method="get">
  <select name="id">
   <?php foreach ($articles as $article){ ?>
      <option value="<?php echo $article['article_id']; ?>">
   <?php echo $article ['article_title']; ?></option>
 <?php } ?>
  </select>
  <input type="submit" value="Delete">
</form>

edited Oct 9, 2013 at 22:28

answered Oct 9, 2013 at 22:22

Sébastien

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BallSoHard Over a year ago

A simple solution for a novice. Thank you.

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