<div class="form-group"> <label>Brand</label> <input type="text" class="form-control" name="itemBrand" maxlength="45" <?php echo 'value = "' . SessionOperator::getFormInput("itemBrand") . '"'; ?> > </div> <div class="form-group"> <label>Category</label> <select class="selectpicker form-control" name="itemCategory" data-dropup-auto="false"> <option default>Select</option> <?php $itemCategory = SessionOperator::getFormInput("itemCategory"); $itemCategories = QueryOperator::getCategoriesList(); foreach ($itemCategories as $value) { $value = htmlspecialchars($value); $selected = ""; if ($value == $itemCategory) { $selected = "selected"; } ?> <option value="<?php echo $value; ?> " title="<?php echo $value; ?> " <?php echo $selected;