Forming an Associative array

micro_learner

Hi ..
My problem is as follows.

I have two list boxes with different data in each .When the user makes a selection in both the list boxes and presses the button the data should be placed in an associative array (or something similar to that).He does this more than once..for different values in the list box

for eg:

List box :1
one
two
three

List box 2
Rome
Paris
Amsterdam

When the user selects "one" from list box 1 and "Rome" from 2
and presses the Button ... a kind of associative array should be formed wherein I can access the corresponding value later.

The user can repeat the same process for the rest of the two.
The information can either be in a select Box or a List box it does not matter.

Sorry..If I am a bit vague....

Appreciate your time and Effort

Sphynx

Maybe something like?...

$myArray=array(); // declare the array
$key=$_POST['selection1']; // assign key as first select list value
$value=$_POST['selection2']; //assign value as 2nd select list value
$myArray[$key]=$value; // assign those values to the array

Didn't have a chance to actually test this but it seems straightforward (famous last words 😃 )

jasonmills58

This would be a lot easier with database access. Do you have MySQL or anything on your server?

micro_learner

I am sorry but I am totally new to PHP.. I am not sure how to use
jasonmills code to achieve what I want using the below PHP code.

On clicking the button after the selection has been made an associative array should be formed.

//This is for the first select box
echo ' <select size="1" name="database">';
echo ' <option>one</option>';
echo ' <option>three</option>';
echo ' <option>four</option>';
echo ' <option>two</option>';
echo'</select>

// This is for the Second select Box
echo '<select name="option_values">';
foreach ($line_array AS $value)
{
echo '<option>'.$value.'</option>';
}
echo '</select>

// This is the Button
echo '<p><input type="button" value="Button" name="matchButton"></p>';

jasonmills58

I'm sorry micro, I'm not sure what to tell you. I started with a book called "Teach Yourself PHP in 24 Hours" It has couple of chapters on arrays and was incredibly helpful in general. I would recommend picking it up. It will help you through some of the basics.