PHP States Select

select-state-v1.php

<?php 
  
  $selected = ' selected="selected"';

?>

<select name="state" id="state" class="form-control">
	<option value=""<?php if(!isset($contact['state']) || empty($contact['state']))echo $selected; ?> disabled>State</option>
	<option value="AL"<?php if($contact['state'] == 'AL')echo $selected; ?>>Alabama</option>
	<option value="AK"<?php if($contact['state'] == 'AK')echo $selected; ?>>Alaska</option>
	<option value="AZ"<?php if($contact['state'] == 'AZ')echo $selected; ?>>Arizona</option>
	<option value="AR"<?php if($contact['state'] == 'AR')echo $selected; ?>>Arkansas</option>
	<option value="CA"<?php if($contact['state'] == 'CA')echo $selected; ?>>California</option>
	<option value="CO"<?php if($contact['state'] == 'CO')echo $selected; ?>>Colorado</option>
	<option value="CT"<?php if($contact['state'] == 'CT')echo $selected; ?>>Connecticut</option>
	<option value="DE"<?php if($contact['state'] == 'DE')echo $selected; ?>>Delaware</option>
	<option value="DC"<?php if($contact['state'] == 'DC')echo $selected; ?>>District of Columbia</option>
	<option value="FL"<?php if($contact['state'] == 'FL')echo $selected; ?>>Florida</option>
	<option value="GA"<?php if($contact['state'] == 'GA')echo $selected; ?>>Georgia</option>
	<option value="HI"<?php if($contact['state'] == 'HI')echo $selected; ?>>Hawaii</option>
	<option value="ID"<?php if($contact['state'] == 'ID')echo $selected; ?>>Idaho</option>
	<option value="IL"<?php if($contact['state'] == 'IL')echo $selected; ?>>Illinois</option>
	<option value="IN"<?php if($contact['state'] == 'IN')echo $selected; ?>>Indiana</option>
	<option value="IA"<?php if($contact['state'] == 'IA')echo $selected; ?>>Iowa</option>
	<option value="KS"<?php if($contact['state'] == 'KS')echo $selected; ?>>Kansas</option>
	<option value="KY"<?php if($contact['state'] == 'KY')echo $selected; ?>>Kentucky</option>
	<option value="LA"<?php if($contact['state'] == 'LA')echo $selected; ?>>Louisiana</option>
	<option value="ME"<?php if($contact['state'] == 'ME')echo $selected; ?>>Maine</option>
	<option value="MD"<?php if($contact['state'] == 'MD')echo $selected; ?>>Maryland</option>
	<option value="MA"<?php if($contact['state'] == 'MA')echo $selected; ?>>Massachusetts</option>
	<option value="MI"<?php if($contact['state'] == 'MI')echo $selected; ?>>Michigan</option>
	<option value="MN"<?php if($contact['state'] == 'MN')echo $selected; ?>>Minnesota</option>
	<option value="MS"<?php if($contact['state'] == 'MS')echo $selected; ?>>Mississippi</option>
	<option value="MO"<?php if($contact['state'] == 'MO')echo $selected; ?>>Missouri</option>
	<option value="MT"<?php if($contact['state'] == 'MT')echo $selected; ?>>Montana</option>
	<option value="NE"<?php if($contact['state'] == 'NE')echo $selected; ?>>Nebraska</option>
	<option value="NV"<?php if($contact['state'] == 'NV')echo $selected; ?>>Nevada</option>
	<option value="NH"<?php if($contact['state'] == 'NH')echo $selected; ?>>New Hampshire</option>
	<option value="NJ"<?php if($contact['state'] == 'NJ')echo $selected; ?>>New Jersey</option>
	<option value="NM"<?php if($contact['state'] == 'NM')echo $selected; ?>>New Mexico</option>
	<option value="NY"<?php if($contact['state'] == 'NY')echo $selected; ?>>New York</option>
	<option value="NC"<?php if($contact['state'] == 'NC')echo $selected; ?>>North Carolina</option>
	<option value="ND"<?php if($contact['state'] == 'ND')echo $selected; ?>>North Dakota</option>
	<option value="OH"<?php if($contact['state'] == 'OH')echo $selected; ?>>Ohio</option>
	<option value="OK"<?php if($contact['state'] == 'OK')echo $selected; ?>>Oklahoma</option>
	<option value="OR"<?php if($contact['state'] == 'OR')echo $selected; ?>>Oregon</option>
	<option value="PA"<?php if($contact['state'] == 'PA')echo $selected; ?>>Pennsylvania</option>
	<option value="RI"<?php if($contact['state'] == 'RI')echo $selected; ?>>Rhode Island</option>
	<option value="SC"<?php if($contact['state'] == 'SC')echo $selected; ?>>South Carolina</option>
	<option value="SD"<?php if($contact['state'] == 'SD')echo $selected; ?>>South Dakota</option>
	<option value="TN"<?php if($contact['state'] == 'TN')echo $selected; ?>>Tennessee</option>
	<option value="TX"<?php if($contact['state'] == 'TX')echo $selected; ?>>Texas</option>
	<option value="UT"<?php if($contact['state'] == 'UT')echo $selected; ?>>Utah</option>
	<option value="VT"<?php if($contact['state'] == 'VT')echo $selected; ?>>Vermont</option>
	<option value="VA"<?php if($contact['state'] == 'VA')echo $selected; ?>>Virginia</option>
	<option value="WA"<?php if($contact['state'] == 'WA')echo $selected; ?>>Washington</option>
	<option value="WV"<?php if($contact['state'] == 'WV')echo $selected; ?>>West Virginia</option>
	<option value="WI"<?php if($contact['state'] == 'WI')echo $selected; ?>>Wisconsin</option>
	<option value="WY"<?php if($contact['state'] == 'WY')echo $selected; ?>>Wyoming</option>
</select>

select-state-v2.php

<?php
function statesSelect($id, $selected=NULL, $name=NULL, $class=NULL){
	$states = array(
			'AL' => 'Alabama',
			'AK' => 'Alaska',
			'AZ' => 'Arizona',
			'AR' => 'Arkansas',
			'CA' => 'California',
			'CO' => 'Colorado',
			'CT' => 'Connecticut',
			'DE' => 'Delaware',
			'DC' => 'District of Columbia',
			'FL' => 'Florida',
			'GA' => 'Georgia',
			'HI' => 'Hawaii',
			'ID' => 'Idaho',
			'IL' => 'Illinois',
			'IN' => 'Indiana',
			'IA' => 'Iowa',
			'KS' => 'Kansas',
			'KY' => 'Kentucky',
			'LA' => 'Louisiana',
			'ME' => 'Maine',
			'MD' => 'Maryland',
			'MA' => 'Massachusetts',
			'MI' => 'Michigan',
			'MN' => 'Minnesota',
			'MS' => 'Mississippi',
			'MO' => 'Missouri',
			'MT' => 'Montana',
			'NE' => 'Nebraska',
			'NV' => 'Nevada',
			'NH' => 'New Hampshire',
			'NJ' => 'New Jersey',
			'NM' => 'New Mexico',
			'NY' => 'New York',
			'NC' => 'North Carolina',
			'ND' => 'North Dakota',
			'OH' => 'Ohio',
			'OK' => 'Oklahoma',
			'OR' => 'Oregon',
			'PA' => 'Pennsylvania',
			'RI' => 'Rhode Island',
			'SC' => 'South Carolina',
			'SD' => 'South Dakota',
			'TN' => 'Tennessee',
			'TX' => 'Texas',
			'UT' => 'Utah',
			'VT' => 'Vermont',
			'VA' => 'Virginia',
			'WA' => 'Washington',
			'WV' => 'West Virginia',
			'WI' => 'Wisconsin',
			'WY' => 'Wyoming'
	);
	
	$name = (empty($name)) ? $id : $name;
	
	$return = '<select name="'.$name.'" id="'.$id.'"';
	if(!empty($class)){
		$return .= ' class="'.$class.'"';
	}
	$return .= '>';
	$return .= '<option value=""';
	if(empty($selected)){
		$return .= ' selected="selected"';
	}
	$return .= ">Select State</option>\n";
	foreach($states as $k=>$v){
		$return .= '<option value="'.$k.'"';
		if($selected == $k){
			$return .= ' selected="selected"';
		}
		$return .= ">$v</option>\n";
	}
	$return .= "</select>\n";
	
	return $return;
}