what “type” is an option chosen from a select tag

Question

I am new to PHP and attempting get the value of an option chosen from a select tag. I am familiar with some types of input such as radio, text, checkboxes e.t.c. my question is

Answer 1

First give a name to select tag. and in the case of option give a value to each option. like this..

Democrat
Republican
Independent
Undecided 

Then in the php there is a little syntax problem. You have to put $party_select outside of the quote. The code should be..

Hope this helps..