Slide down system for a website

[trishfernan]

Hi, I need to develop something like this. How do I start on this?

Please check the attachment:

[Octet]

Hello what you are looking for is what is called a 'select' and is part of an HTML Form.

To do it you would use the following:

<form method = "POST/GET" action = "LOCATION OF PHP/ASP SCRIPT" >

    <select name = "Select Form" >

        <option value = "1" > Option 1 </option>
        <option value = "2" > Option 2 </option>

    </select>

</form>

What is happening here is the following:

• You define the method that the form is sent, GET is sent in the URL and is read from it and POST is sent as a variable.
• You define the action which is the script that should be run when the form is submitted, this is normally either a PHP or ASP script.
• You create your options and give each a value, so if the POST of 'Select Form = 1' then we know that they selected Option 1.

Personally I would use the POST method, and make sure you sanitise your inputs and outputs! Binding paramaters to a prepared statement is good.

[mattster]

AHarrisGsy has started on the HTML, but you're going to have to use Javascript jQuery to get it to show onclick I'm afraid.

[<M/>]

AHarrisGsy and Mattster are both right, it is called a select and you might need some jquery.

I recommend you follow this tutorial so you can get used to using it.