Select Element with PHP and Java

[Anon]

I have a select box, that is populated with date values from a javascript. I want to be able to take the selected value from the select box and put that value into a database table. The problem is in PHP, I don't have a way of identifying which option was selected from the drop down list. Would anyone know how to get the select value from the select box?

Thanks
Ainsley

[ayzee01]

are you posting the form after they have selected the date value?

If so then just call the form element as a variable as you would with any other element i.e. if your select box has the name of sel_date then after you have posted your form the value of sel_date will be accessible by calling $sel_date from your php script.