you need to use ajax for this work
this example is for the select city of a state
index.php
<?php
//Include the database configuration file
include 'dbConfig.php';
//Fetch all the country data
$query = $db->query("SELECT * FROM countries WHERE status = 1 ORDER BY country_name ASC");
//Count total number of rows
$rowCount = $query->num_rows;
?>
<select id="country">
<option value="">Select Country</option>
<?php
if($rowCount > 0){
while($row = $query->fetch_assoc()){
echo '<option value="'.$row['country_id'].'">'.$row['country_name'].'</option>';
}
}else{
echo '<option value="">Country not available</option>';
}
?>
</select>
<select id="state">
<option value="">Select country first</option>
</select>
<select id="city">
<option value="">Select state first</option>
</select>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.2.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function(){
$('#country').on('change',function(){
var countryID = $(this).val();
if(countryID){
$.ajax({
type:'POST',
url:'ajaxData.php',
data:'country_id='+countryID,
success:function(html){
$('#state').html(html);
$('#city').html('<option value="">Select state first</option>');
}
});
}else{
$('#state').html('<option value="">Select country first</option>');
$('#city').html('<option value="">Select state first</option>');
}
});
$('#state').on('change',function(){
var stateID = $(this).val();
if(stateID){
$.ajax({
type:'POST',
url:'ajaxData.php',
data:'state_id='+stateID,
success:function(html){
$('#city').html(html);
}
});
}else{
$('#city').html('<option value="">Select state first</option>');
}
});
});
</script>
<select id="state">
<option value="">Select country first</option>
</select>
<select id="city">
<option value="">Select state first</option>
</select>
ajax.php
<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function(){
$('#country').on('change',function(){
var countryID = $(this).val();
if(countryID){
$.ajax({
type:'POST',
url:'ajaxData.php',
data:'country_id='+countryID,
success:function(html){
$('#state').html(html);
$('#city').html('<option value="">Select state first</option>');
}
});
}else{
$('#state').html('<option value="">Select country first</option>');
$('#city').html('<option value="">Select state first</option>');
}
});
$('#state').on('change',function(){
var stateID = $(this).val();
if(stateID){
$.ajax({
type:'POST',
url:'ajaxData.php',
data:'state_id='+stateID,
success:function(html){
$('#city').html(html);
}
});
}else{
$('#city').html('<option value="">Select state first</option>');
}
});
});
</script>
ajaxData.php
<?php
//Include the database configuration file
include 'dbConfig.php';
if(!empty($_POST["country_id"])){
//Fetch all state data
$query = $db->query("SELECT * FROM states WHERE country_id = ".$_POST['country_id']." AND status = 1 ORDER BY state_name ASC");
//Count total number of rows
$rowCount = $query->num_rows;
//State option list
if($rowCount > 0){
echo '<option value="">Select state</option>';
while($row = $query->fetch_assoc()){
echo '<option value="'.$row['state_id'].'">'.$row['state_name'].'</option>';
}
}else{
echo '<option value="">State not available</option>';
}
}elseif(!empty($_POST["state_id"])){
//Fetch all city data
$query = $db->query("SELECT * FROM cities WHERE state_id = ".$_POST['state_id']." AND status = 1 ORDER BY city_name ASC");
//Count total number of rows
$rowCount = $query->num_rows;
//City option list
if($rowCount > 0){
echo '<option value="">Select city</option>';
while($row = $query->fetch_assoc()){
echo '<option value="'.$row['city_id'].'">'.$row['city_name'].'</option>';
}
}else{
echo '<option value="">City not available</option>';
}
}
?>
see the full tutorial in this link
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