PHP - Using Foreach To Break A List Into Groups

Hi,
In my mysql database i have a text input option, in the registration form and edit my details form i have a multiple select dropdown list, which user selects options to populate the text input box, which ultimately populates the text field in the mysql database.
All works perfectly.

The dropdownlist consists of 3 parts <optgroups> first is current selection (what is the usesr current selection)works fine, The second <optgroup> is existing words, what words we(the site) have given as options, and the third <optgroup> is the words that others have used. This is where im having a small problem.
Because its a text field when i call the data from the database, it calls the entire text box as a single option in my select list..

I want to break the words in the text field (at the comma) and have them listed each one as an option in the select list.


Example what i need:

Words in text box:(my input allows the "comma")
word1, word2, word3, word4, word5, word6,

How i want them called/displayed:
<option value=\"word1\">word1</option>
<option value=\"word2\">word2</option>
<option value=\"word3\">word3</option>
<option value=\"word4\">word4</option>
<option value=\"word5\">word5</option>
<option value=\"word6\">word6</option>

here's my code:
$query = "SELECT allwords FROM #__functions_experience WHERE  profile_id  = '".(int)$profileId."' LIMIT 1";
         $original_functionsexperience =doSelectSql($query,1);
         $query = "SELECT allwords FROM #__functions_experience WHERE  profile_id  = '".(int)$profileId."' LIMIT 1";
         $functionsexperiencelist=doSelectSql($query);
          $funcexpList ="<select multiple=\"multiple\" onchange=\"setFunctionsexperience(this.options)\">";   
         foreach ($functionsexperiencelist as $functionsexperienceal)
            {
            $selected="";
            if ($functionsexperienceals->allwords == $original_functionsexperience)
               $selected=' selected="selected"';
            $allwords=$functionsexperienceal->allwords;
            $funcexpList .= "<optgroup label=\"Current selection\">
            <option value=\"".$allwords."\" ".$selected." >".$allwords."</option>
            </optgroup>      
              <optgroup label=\"Existing Words\">
              <option value=\"existing1,\">existing1</option>
              <option value=\"existing2,\">existing2</option>
              <option value=\"existing3,\">existing3</option>
              <option value=\"existing4,\">existing4</option>
              <option value=\"existing5,\">existing5</option>
              <option value=\"existing6,\">existing6</option>
         </optgroup>
         <optgroup label=\"Others added\">    //heres problem
         <option value=\"".$allwordsgeneral."\">".$allwordsgeneral."</option>
         </optgroup>";
            }
         $funcexpList.="</select>";
         $output['FUNCEXPLIST']=$funcexpList;         
      
         
   The result im getting for optgroup others added:
   word1, word2, word3, word4, word5,

how can i get it like this:
<option value=\"word1\">word1</option>
<option value=\"word2\">word2</option>
<option value=\"word3\">word3</option>
<option value=\"word4\">word4</option>
<option value=\"word5\">word5</option>
<option value=\"word6\">word6</option>

Hi,

I'd like to know what the best way of breaking out of a nested foreach loop is..but not breaking out of the first foreach

ears the code like,

Code: [Select]
foreach ($apts as $apt) {

foreach($rdb as $rem)
{
// Check to see if we've already sent a reminder for this appointment
if($apt->id == $rem->appid)
{
    // TODO get out of this foreach and go to the next iterartion of the first foreach
}

}

//rest of 1st foreach code here
}

is there some syntax i can put at the first foreach eg [here] and reference it within the second foreach continue[here]; or something?

thanks,

I am getting an error on line 3 for the original code, so I need help there, but what I do have a question on is this:

http://kaboomlabs.com/PDI/test2.php

Code: [Select]

 <?php
$dbc = mysqli_connect(DB_HOST, DB_USER, DB_PASSWORD, DB_NAME)
$result = $mysqli_query("SELECT * FROM comp");

      echo "<SELECT name='comp'>\n";
      while($row = $result->fetch_assoc()) {
         echo "<option value='{$row['name']}</option>\n";   
      }
      echo "</select>\n";

      $result_close();

      ?>

What  I am attempting to do is two fold.

1. Using PHP create a pull down menu that grabs data from the database.

2.  Have something in where after line three there is a dotted break, and then the rest of the list is shown.

There are over 150 entities that go into this database, so the top 3 are going to be the most used, the rest are going to be in alphabetical order.

Now the database has a auto-increment numbering system, the company name, address, phone number, and email if possible. I only want it to show the company name.

Is this possible at all? 

I have the following code which works (thanks to PHP Freaks members)

    foreach ($swap["sims"] as $swap) 
    		{
                    echo $swap['voice'] . "</br>";
			}

But I can't figure out why the following doesn't work

<select name="sim_for_swap[]">
<?php
    foreach ($swap["sims"] as $swap)  
    		{
?>
<option value="<?php echo $swap['voice'];?>"><?php echo $swap['voice'];?></option>
<?php
}
?>

Hello

I am after some guidance on the following scenario:

I have a news page that pulls from a database and would like to seperate it out by year, see below

2010

Bulletin 2 - 23/11/2010 - Some news here.....
Bulletin 1 - 21/11/2010 - Some news here.....



2009

Bulletin 2 - 23/11/2009 - Some news here.....
Bulletin 1 - 21/11/2009 - Some news here.....



How can i do this automatically and seperate them out by year like above