<script type="text/javascript"> function verifySubmit() { // check if number already exists in DB var val = document.getElementById('input_text_field').value; var n = parseInt(val); if (n < 0) { alert('no table values less than 0 accepted.'); return false; } return true; } </script> <!-- <?php foreach (StudentModel::getSubSubjects($idNo) as $ss) { ?> var opt = document.createElement("option"); document.getElementById("sub_subj_DD").appendChild(opt); <?php } ?> --> </body> </html>