<?php session_start(); require_once("../../database.php"); $id = $_POST ['c_id']; //fetching sub categories $query = "SELECT * from category where id='$id'"; $cat = db::getRecord($query); $query = "SELECT * from category"; $categories = db::getRecords($query); $empty= "Select Option"; $no_result= "No Resluts Found"; if($categories!=NULL) { foreach($categories as $category) { $cat_id = $cat['id']; $category_id =$category['id']; if($category_id==$cat_id) { echo "<option selected value='".$category['id']."'>".$category['c_name']."</option>"; } else{ echo "<option value='".$category['id']."'>".$category['c_name']."</option>"; } } } else{ echo "<option disabled selected value='' >".$no_result."</option>"; } ?>