How do I set the selected item in a drop down box

Answer 1

You can use this method if you use a MySQL database:

include('sql_connect.php');
$result = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM users WHERE `id`!='".$user_id."'");
while ($row = mysql_fetch_array($result))
{
    if ($_GET['to'] == $row['id'])
    {
        $selected = 'selected="selected"';
    }
    else
    {
    $selected = '';
    }
    echo(''.$row['username'].' ('.$row['fname'].' '.substr($row['lname'],0,1).'.)');
}
mysql_close($con);

It will compare if the user in $_GET['to'] is the same as $row['id'] in table, if yes, the $selected will be created. This was for a private messaging system...