# PHP Lists and Fields problem

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**Category:** programming\
**Created:** [March 14, 2006, 6:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-lists-and-fields-problem/181914 "2006-03-14T06:43:20Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 14, 2006, 6:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-lists-and-fields-problem/181914/1 "2006-03-14T06:43:20Z")

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I have a page called “Edit\_Entry.php”. Within this I have a drop down list of names from a simple addressbook table in my database. This table contains simply, a name and a number.

I have two text fields in the page below the drop down list named “name” and “number”.

What I’m trying to do, is when you select a name from the list, the two text fields automatically display the name and number associated with this. I have an edit button, so the user can edit these text fields contents and then submit it back into the database, therefore updating the entry.

My issue is, I don’t know how to automatically update those two text feilds with the details associated with the selected name in the drop down list.

Can anyone give me some assistance?