Use the PHP foreach
loop
You can simply use the PHP foreach
loop to create or populate HTML <select>
box or any dropdown menu form the values of an array. Let's try out an example and see how it works:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>Dynamically Generate Select Dropdowns</title>
</head>
<body>
<form>
<select>
<option selected="selected">Choose one</option>
<?php
// A sample product array
$products = array("Mobile", "Laptop", "Tablet", "Camera");
// Iterating through the product array
foreach($products as $item){
?>
<option value="<?php echo strtolower($item); ?>"><?php echo $item; ?></option>
<?php
}
?>
</select>
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>
</body>
</html>