How can PHP be optimized to efficiently handle the translation of user-selected dropdown values to database values?

To efficiently handle the translation of user-selected dropdown values to database values in PHP, you can create an associative array mapping the dropdown values to their corresponding database values. When a user selects a value from the dropdown, you can look up the corresponding database value from the array and use it in your database query. 

// Define an associative array mapping dropdown values to database values
$dropdownToDatabase = [
    'Option 1' => 'db_value_1',
    'Option 2' => 'db_value_2',
    'Option 3' => 'db_value_3',
];

// Get the user-selected dropdown value
$userSelectedValue = $_POST['dropdown'];

// Translate the dropdown value to its corresponding database value
$databaseValue = $dropdownToDatabase[$userSelectedValue];

// Use the database value in your database query
$query = "SELECT * FROM table WHERE column = '$databaseValue'";
// Execute the query and handle the results

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