<tr> <td>Price</td> <td><input type='text' name='price' class='form-control' required></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Description</td> <td><textarea name='description' class='form-control'></textarea></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Category</td> <td> <?php // read the categories from the database $stmt = $category->readAll_WithoutPaging(); // put them in a select drop-down echo "<select class='form-control' name='category_id'>"; echo "<option>Select category...</option>"; // loop through the caregories while ($row_category = $stmt->fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC)) { extract($row_category); echo "<option value='{$id}'>{$name}</option>"; } echo "</select>"; ?> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Active Until:</td>