$sql3 = " SHOW DATABASES "; $result3 = $conn->query($sql3); while($row3 = $result3->fetch_assoc()) { $db_list[] = $row3["Database"]; } $db_list_final = array_combine($db_list, $db_list); $tableColumns['db_name'] = array( 'display_text' => 'DB Name', 'perms' => 'ACFHOQSTVX', 'req' => true, 'select_array' => $db_list_final );