PHP Drop down List problem. Please Help

[jakeray]

This is basically what i need. I need users to select a manufacturer to post on a classified ad.
When the users make the selection I need that information processed and sent to the page I point
it to permanently for other users to see. The same for any user that makes a post

I know that their must be a simple way of doing this. I am not great with php but I have put forth a valiant effort to get this done. I am stumped please help.

Here is my code.

HTML:

<select action="select.php" name="manufacturer">
<option value="Lincoln">Lincoln</option>
<option value="Example">Example</option>
</select>

PHP:

PHP Code:

<?php
if(isset($_POST['manufactuer']))
echo "Manufacturer: ".$_POST['manufacturer'];
else {?>

I call to the selection with this.

PHP Code:

<?php echo "Manufacturer: ".$_POST['manufacturer']; ?>

This code only displays for the current session.
I need to do this permanently.

[myfayt]

You can store it in a database to save it, or use set it as a global variable.