<?

    $oRs = mysql_query("SELECT id, name FROM dropdown_options ORDER BY name ASC");

?>
<select name="someSelect">
    <?
        while(list($lId, $sName) = mysql_fetch_array($oRs))
        {
    ?>
    <option value="<?= (int) $lId ?>"<?= $lId == $_GET['someSelect'] ? ' selected="selected"' : '' ?>><?= htmlentities($sName) ?></option>
    <?
        }
    ?>
</select>