Hi I have been trying to fix an annoying problem that I have currently got at the moment, I have a PHP page with normal text and some drop down boxes that display information from a database and I have some buttons using a ul and li attached to the drop down boxes I have a couple JavaScript functions that disable the second and third one until the the first two options are selected this is all working.
The problem I have got is I have a PHP variable that contains most of the HTML and text for the page and it is echoed out but i want to put the drop down boxes within this section but with the drop down boxes i need to have a include for my drop down boxes to work correctly but every time i try either the words include are echoed to the screen or it shows me a white page. This is my variable with the text in
$info = '<div id="Text">This page will guide you through how to create your own Careers in the Classroom presentation.
Producing a presentation is very simple, just follow the steps below:
<ol>
1) Choose an academic principle around which to base your answers
<li> This will determine in which lesson your presentation will be shown to pupils </li>
<li> First choose an academic subject from the drop-down box below (i.e. Maths, Science, Geography)</li>
<li> Then choose an area out of the subject you have chosen (i.e. Geometry, Physics, Physical Geography) </li>
<li> Which will then bring up a list of principles to choose from* (i.e. Area, Forces, Rocks)</li>
*Make sure you pick the principle which is most relevant to your job because you will be asked to talk about it later*
</ol>
<<<<< this is where i want my drop down boxes to be >>>>
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<ol>
2) Take note of your target age
<li> Click the Show my target age button and take note</li>
<li> The principle you have chosen will be taken from a school curriculum which may apply to a variety of age ranges. Bear in mind that if you are preparing a presentation for a 16 year old pupil this will need to have a different tone to that aimed at an 8 year old pupil.</li>
<div id="ResultList" >
Click the button to find the key stage
</div>
<input style="position:relative;left:320px;top:-20px;" type="submit" value="Search"/>
</ol>
<ol>
3) Download the questionnaire
<li> Below you will find a link to the questionnaire, it will be beneficial to read over this before you begin videoing. </li>
<li> The questionnaire is split into sections the most important section is D - Using school subjects in your career. </li>
<li> When answering the questions try to elaborate on your answers, the more information the better. </li>
<li> Where there is a choice of questions out of a section try to choose the ones which relate to your career the most or which yield surprising and interesting answers</li>
</ol>
<br/>
<ul style="width:140px;position:absolute;top:440px;height:25px;padding-top:1px;left:60px;list-style-type:none;" id="menu">
<li style="list-style-type:none;">
<a href=./downloads/questionaire.pdf>
Questionnaire
</a>
</li>
</ul>
<ol> 4) Filming your answers
<li> When you are ready you can film the answers to the questionnaire </li>
<li> The guide below will help you</li>
</ol>
<br/>
<br/>
<ul style="width:225px;height:25px;padding-top:1px;position:absolute;top:550px;left:60px;list-style-type:none;" id="menu">
<li style="list-style-type:none;">
<a href=./downloads/producingavideo.docx>
Guide to Producing a Video
</a>
</li>
</ul>
<ol> 5)Upload your footage to this website
<li> You will find a link below which will take you to the upload page </li>
<li> Here you will need to input information about your career and about the academic principle you have chosen </li>
<li> You will also need to put all your footage into a zipped folder and upload it - see the instructions below</li>
</ol>
<ul style="width:105px;height:25px;padding-top:1px;position:absolute;top:690px;left:60px;list-style-type:none;" id="menu">
<li style="list-style-type:none;">
<a href=./downloads/producingavideo.docx>
zip files
</a>
</li>
</ul>
<br/>
If you have any difficulty with any part of this website please do not hesitate to contact us using the details on the home page </div> ';
And this section below is the code for my drop down boxes
include "select.class.php";
echo "<form id=\"select_Academic\">";
echo "<select style=\"width:200px;\" id=\"category\" name=\"cat\" >";
echo $opt->ShowAllCategory();
echo "</select>";
echo "<select style=\"width:200px;\"id=\"type\">";
echo "<option value=\"%\">";
echo "Section";
echo "</option>";
echo "</select>";
echo "<select style=\"width:200px;\"id=\"principle\">";
echo "<option value=\"%\">";
echo "Principle";
echo "</option>";
echo "</select>";
If I put the above code in without the include "select.class.php"; everything displays correctly but the drop down boxes don't run the functions as they should.
I have looked at this link Include whole content of a file and echo it
any ideas would be much appreciated
