HTML or array?

selectgender1.html

<select name=”gender”>

  <option value=”1”>Male</option>

  <option value=”2”>Female</option>

</select>

selectgender2.php

<select name="gender">

  <?php

    $options = array(1 => "Male", 2 => "Female" );

    foreach($options as $oid => $option){ 

      echo "<option value='$oid'>$option</option>";

    }

  ?>

</select>

@zoster says she would usually use an array if a select had more than three or four options.