Passing data between PHP and MySQL database?

[MacMorag]

Still stuck here :ermm:

What do I need to add to /includes/functions_newpost.php to get the selected option written to the database?

The drop down menu on the form has name = "option" and can have a selected value of "A", "B" or "C". How do I get $post[option] to contain the selected value? I'm guessing that it should be something along the lines of:

$post[option] = val(option) - i.e. $post[option] contains the value of "option" passed from the form.

I'm starting php from scratch here, so apologies for what seems like a fairly elementary question.