Auto-populating dropdowns and multiple forms.

Posted on 16th Feb 2014 by admin

Here's what I have so far:

First drop down = select a state (works)
This populates the second drop down (works)
Second drop down = select a city (works)
This populates the third drop down with local restaurant names (not quite)

When I select a restaurant from the drop down the form is submitted but the $rest_name variable isn't carried over



Site: www.abcgreatdeals.com
Select:California, La Quinta for an example

I'm sure it's something simple that I'm just over looking. Thanks for any input.

Code: [Select]<form id="form1" name="form1" method="post" action="<?php echo $PHP_SELF; ?>" enctype="multipart/form-data">
<?php
if (isset ($_POST['state']))
{
if ($state == '99')
{
?>
<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
window.location = "http://www.abcgreatdeals.com"
//-->
</script>
<?php
}
?>
<select name="state" CLASS="formTextbox" onchange="form1.submit();">
<option value="<?=$state;?>"><?=$state;?></option>
<option value="99">Start Over</option>
<?php
}
else{
$Get_State = mysql_query("SELECT DISTINCT state FROM coupons ORDER BY state",$db_link);
?>
<select name="state" CLASS="formTextbox" onchange="this.form.submit();">
<OPTION SELECTED VALUE="">Select A State</OPTION>
<? while($get_it = mysql_fetch_array($Get_State)) { ?>
<option value="<?=$get_it['state'];?>"><?=$get_it['state'];?></option>
<?
}}
if (isset ($_POST['state']))
{?>
</select>
</form>
<form id="form2" name="form2" method="post" action="<?php echo $PHP_SELF; ?>" enctype="multipart/form-data">
<?php
if (isset ($_POST['city']) != '')
{
if ($city == '99')
{
?>
<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
window.location = "http://www.abcgreatdeals.com"
//-->
</script>
<?php
}
?>
<input type="hidden" name="state" value="<?="$state"; ?>">
<select name="city" CLASS="formTextbox" onchange="form2.submit();">
<option value="<?=$city;?>"><?=$city;?></option>
<option value="99">Start Over</option>
<?php
}
else{
$Got_City = mysql_query("SELECT DISTINCT city FROM coupons WHERE state='$state' ORDER BY city",$db_link);
?>
<input type="hidden" name="state" value="<?="$state"; ?>">
<select name="city" CLASS="formTextbox" onchange="form2.submit();">
<OPTION SELECTED VALUE="">Select A City</OPTION>
<? while($got_it = mysql_fetch_array($Got_City)) { ?>
<?
if ($got_it['city'] != ''){ ?>
<option value="<?=$got_it['city'];?>"><?=$got_it['city'];?></option>
<?
}
else { ?>
<option value="99">Start Over</option>
<? } ?>
<?
}}
if (isset ($_POST['city']))
{?>
</select>
</form>
<form id="form3" name="form3" method="post" action="<?php echo $PHP_SELF; ?>" enctype="multipart/form-data">
<?php
if (isset ($_POST['rest']) != '')
{
if ($rest == '99')
{
?>
<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
window.location = "http://www.abcgreatdeals.com"
//-->
</script>
<?php
}
?>
<input type="hidden" name="city" value="<?="$city"; ?>">
<input type="hidden" name="state" value="<?="$state"; ?>">
<select name="rest" CLASS="formTextbox" onchange="form3.submit();">
<option value="<?=$rest_name;?>"><?=$rest_name?></option>
<option value="99">Start Over</option>
<?php
}
else{
$Get_Rest = mysql_query("SELECT DISTINCT rest_name FROM coupons WHERE state='$state' AND city='$city'",$db_link);
?>
<input type="hidden" name="state" value="<?=$state?>">
<input type="hidden" name="city" value="<?=$city?>">
<select name="rest" CLASS="formTextbox" onchange="form3.submit();">
<OPTION SELECTED VALUE="">Select A Restaurant</OPTION>
<?
while($got_rest = mysql_fetch_array($Get_Rest)){
$rest_name = stripslashes($got_rest['rest_name']);
?>
<option value="<?=$rest_name;?>"><?=$rest_name?></option>
<?
}}}}
if (isset ($_POST['rest']))
{?>
</select>
</form>
<?php
if ($rest_name){
echo "<strong>Click on coupons to print individually</strong>

";
}
if ($rest_name)
{
$Get_Coupons = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM coupons WHERE rest_name='$rest_name' ORDER BY coupon_rank DESC",$db_link);

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