read value from drop down menu into variable and then insert into dB

[Payal80]

hi!
i have a drop down menu which has 4 values. When i click "sublit" on this form, i want the value selected in the drop down menu to be fed into the database. how do i read the selected value into a variable?
eg in php i do it this way:
if the name of the drop down is "select" then we can access the value selected by:
'$select'
how do i do the same in php?
yhanks in advance

 

[Payal80]

sorry..
rephrase qs;
how do i do the same in ASP? thanks

 

[estherca]

mystring=request.form("select&quot
the above if you use method=post in your form
if you use method=get then you want mystring=request.querystring("select&quot