public static function getAllProvincesOptions() { $provinces = provinces::all(); $output = "<option value = ''>Any province/City</option>"; foreach ($provinces as $province) { $selected = ""; if (isset($_POST['province'])) { if ($_POST['province'] == $province->province) { $selected = " selected "; } } $output .= "<option {$selected} value = '{$province->province}'>{$province->province}</option>"; } return $output; }