State HTML with php if selected

gistfile1.txt

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