drop down list processing

[ms01]

I created a simple form in drop down list for USPS and FedEx. How do you process the drop down list?. If I select FedEx option, how do you retrieve it soI can use it in a query to find the Shipping Company store in my database.

 <?php
   include ("header.php");
   print "Select shipping choice;

?>


<form action = "confirm.php" method = "post">                       

   <table border = 0>


   <tr>
  <td>Shipping choice </td>
     <select name="Shipper">
        <option value="UPS">USPS</option>
        <option value="FedEX">FedEx</option>

     </select>
    </td></tr>



  <td ><input type = "submit" value = "Insert"></td>


  <td><input type = "reset" value = "Reset"></td>


</form>            

</body>
</html>

[halojoy]

<?php
// confirm.php

// i recommend using variable names in lowercase!
// this is why this wont work, yet, unless you change to 'shipper' in your form
// like: <select name="shipper">

$shipper_value= "not posted";

if (isset($_POST['shipper'])) {
    $shipper_value = $_POST['shipper'];
}


echo "Shipping choice= " . $shipper_value;


exit;

[halojoy]

there is a missing end quotation marker in beginning

I would recommend somthing like the following code.
With only very small adjustments made by me:

<?php

   include ("header.php");
   print "<h4><u>Select shipping choice</u></h4>";

?>
<form action="confirm.php" method="post">                       

   <table border="1">
     <tr>
      <td>Shipping choice:</td>
      <td><select name="shipper">
            <option value="UPS">USPS</option>
            <option value="FedEX">FedEx</option>
           </select></td></tr>
     <tr> 
      <td></td>
      <td><input type="submit" value="Insert"></td></tr>
     <tr> 
      <td></td>
      <td><input type="reset" value="Reset"></td></tr>
   </table>   

</form> 

</body>
</html>