"; //For loop to begin for($counter = 0; $counter < $num_elmnts_array; $counter++){ $your_menu .= "$your_array[$counter] "; $counter++; } //end select menu $your_menu .= ""; ?> contents of the .cfg file server.cfg blow.cfg beerthirty.cfg foo.cfg foo.cfg for some reason it only displays every othere one in the drop down menu. so like server.cfg beerthirty.cfg and teh last foo.cfg display not the second or fourth