Dynamic Fields

[Anon]

Here's a simplified version of the process in question:

There is a form presented to the user which shows two input fields ("field1" and "field2"), and a "submit" button.

The user selects an item from the "field1" drop-down list. The items available from the "field2" drop-down list will depend on what was selected in "field1"(i.e., BEFORE THE "SUBMIT" BUTTON IS CLICKED, the items presented in the "field2" drop-down list will be different dependin on what was selected in "field1"). The user selects an item from "field2".

Then the user clicks on the "submit" button to obtain the results.

Is it possible to write PHP code for this, or is this only possible using something like javascript?

Thanks in advance :-)

[Anon]

Only Javascript. PHP is completely server-parsed (meaning the server parses it completely before passing it to the browser)

[Anon]

Thanks for the quick reply. :-)

[Anon]

There is an article up on Zend.com that talks about doing just what you are describing, although a little bit more elaborate (database backed etc).

I would search out an article on "chained selectors" there. I know the author was Leon Atkisson. It should not be to hard to find.

Hope that helps.

Alan