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Posted by Melanie Day
Melanie Day
5,540 Points

Stuck on another code challenge, help please...

Hello again, so now I am stuck on stage 5 Integrating with PayPal - HTML Forms code challenge. I need to add two attributes to two html elements. So here is my code:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <title>Ye Olde Ice Cream Shoppe</title>
</head>
<body>

<p>Your order has been created. What flavor of ice cream would you like to add to it?</p>

<form action="process.php" method="post">

    <label for="flavor">Flavor</label>
    <select id="flavor" method='<?php $_POST["flavor"] ?>' >
        <option value="">&#8212; Select &#8212;</option>
        <option value="Vanilla">Vanilla</option>
        <option value="Chocolate">Chocolate</option>
        <option value="Strawberry">Strawberry</option>
        <option value="Cookie Dough">Cookie Dough</option>
    </select>

    <input type="submit" value="Update Order">

</form>

</body>
</html>

It's the attribute on the select element which is not passing. The error message reads: Bummer! It looks like you have added an attribute to the select element, but it's not the attribute that determines how to access the value on the server.

Any hep would be much appreciated.

1 Answer

Fraser Boag
Fraser Boag
6,381 Points

Hi! The main problem with your code is in your <select> tag. It is not correct to include a method attribute within the <select> tag, you simply need to give it a name. The correct code for this is:

<select id="flavor" name="flavor">

The name attribute specifies what is passed through via POST, you do not need to use any PHP at this time. Because you have specified the name of your select box as flavor, you will be able to access the response to this input using $_POST[flavor] on the following page.

Hope that helps.

Melanie Day
Melanie Day
5,540 Points

Hi Fraser, yes that does help :)

Thank you for the explanation, sometimes I need it spelling out a few times before it sticks!