using variables in another page


Posted on 16th Feb 2014 07:03 pm by admin

I have a test database set up on localhost. I have a form that I can type a name into, hit the button and it puts the name into the database and into a list on my page. it works fine. Now, I wanted to make a drop down list with all the names so that you could select one to remove that name from the database. So I did this

Code: <form>
<select>
<option><?php echo $name ?></option>
</select>
</form>

What that did was list the very last name in the list. What I thought it would do was list all the names based on the loop that I have set up to read all the names from the database. which is this

Code: $mysql = new mysqli('localhost', 'myusername', 'mypass', 'mydatabase') or die('not working');

$result = $mysql->query("SELECT * FROM myTable") or die($mysql->error);

if($result)
{
while($row = $result->fetch_object())
{
$name = $row->names;
echo $name . "<br />";
}
}

Now the while loop is in a file I called results and it is included in the index page with an include. I thought this would give me access to the $name variable and allow me to use it the same way it's being used in the loop. of course I was wrong, so how do I use it the same way?

No comments posted yet

Your Answer:

Login to answer
333 Like 21 Dislike
Previous forums Next forums
Other forums

retrieving images from mysql database using php
So I've been trying to figure out how to store images in a mysql database, and as far as i can tell

asking for direction
I have 2 tables in my data, which are "post" and "event"
I won't make a summa

text box alphanumeric caracters only
hi all!

I have search on google on how to enter in a test box only caracters A-Z,a-z,0-9 usi

breaking a text file into paragraphs based on strings
I have a text file of email addresses that is all squished together. It looks like this:

abc

Stats of viewers
Hello. I have a website in php and people can login. I want to make an admin control panel where u c

Oracle11g Patch issue
Hi all,

I'm getting the following error while installing Oracle11g Patch 11.1.0.7.0 on IBM-AI

Writing to the middle of a file
Hi I have a bit of a problem. Is there any way i can write some text to a middle of a text file. For

please fix the error
What is the error in the below code ???
Line number On/Off | Expand/Contract <?php

Login page problems
I developed a website a few months ago and I am now having an issue with logging into it. The place

Disable Scrollbar in TableControl
Hello everbody,

please can anybody help me - outherwise i'm going to become desperate :P<

Sign up to write
Sign up now if you have flare of writing..
Login   |   Register
Follow Us
Indyaspeak @ Facebook Indyaspeak @ Twitter Indyaspeak @ Pinterest RSS



Play Free Quiz and Win Cash