select field with disabled not inserting

Question

my select field with a disabled attribute is

<select  name="gender" id="gender" disabled="disabled">
   <option value="">Select Gender</option>
   <option value="male">Male</option>
   <option value="female">Female</option>
</select>

disabled value not inserting in the database so I wrote

<input type="hidden" name="gender" value="<?php echo $_POST['gender']; ?>">

while value is there, but still showing error

Column 'Gender' cannot be null

You can only have one element named `gender`. Use a conditional if it is already set. Your second usage is XSS injectable. — user3783243, Apr 16 '19 at 10:37
`$_POST` contains no item named `gender` because disabled input fields don't appear in the parameter sets of forms. You'll need code, in php, to cope with the absence of the field. — O. Jones, Apr 16 '19 at 10:42
@O.Jones how it would be this is duplicate question..u given duplicate question that is related to text field this is for select field both are different(text fileds accepts readonly but select don't) but anyhow i got solution — User0434, Apr 17 '19 at 10:13

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 16 '19 at 10:38

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You can use readonly instead of disabled like this:-

<select  name="gender" id="gender" readonly>
    <option value="">Select Gender</option>
    <option value="male">Male</option>
    <option value="female">Female</option>
</select>

answered Apr 16 '19 at 10:38

Akshay Paghdar

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readonly not working for select field – User0434 Apr 16 '19 at 10:39
Try Radio Button Instead of Select. – Akshay Paghdar Apr 16 '19 at 10:40

select field with disabled not inserting

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