HTML <select> Element Not Retaining Selected Value After Form Submission in Chrome
I'm wondering if anyone has experience with I've been struggling with this for a few days now and could really use some help... I tried several approaches but none seem to work... I'm experiencing an issue where the selected value in my HTML `<select>` element does not retain its value after submitting a form in Chrome (version 116). I have a simple form that includes a dropdown for selecting a category, and I'm using basic HTML along with PHP to handle the form submission. Here’s the relevant snippet: ```html <form method="POST" action="process.php"> <label for="category">Choose a category:</label> <select name="category" id="category"> <option value="fruits">Fruits</option> <option value="vegetables">Vegetables</option> <option value="dairy">Dairy</option> </select> <input type="submit" value="Submit"> </form> ``` In my `process.php`, I handle the form data and then redirect back to the original form page. Here’s the relevant part of the PHP code: ```php if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] === 'POST') { $selectedCategory = $_POST['category']; // Process the submission... header('Location: form.php'); // Redirect back to the form exit(); } ``` The issue arises because after the form is submitted, the selected category is lost, and the dropdown defaults back to the first option. I tried using the `selected` attribute based on the value, but it doesn’t seem to work because I'm redirecting immediately after processing the data. I also considered using session variables to store the selected category, but that feels like overkill for this case. Is there a better way to retain the selected value in the `<select>` element after form submission without complicating the flow? Any insights would be greatly appreciated! For context: I'm using Html/Php on Windows. I'm working with Html/Php in a Docker container on Ubuntu 20.04. My team is using Html/Php for this application. I'm open to any suggestions. This issue appeared after updating to Html/Php 3.11. Any suggestions would be helpful. My development environment is macOS. Am I missing something obvious?