$site['bobo'] = 'l2emu'; $values = array('bla', 'bla2', 'bla3', 'l2emu', 'bla4'); echo '<select name="...">'; foreach ($values as $value) { echo '<option value="'.$value.'"'; if ($value == $site['bobo']) echo ' selected'; echo '>'.$value.'</option>'; echo '</select>'; }