I want to validate select
option but it's not working for me this is my source code
<?php echo form_open_multipart('dashboard/add_item') ?>
<select name="provinsi_id" id='propinsi_id' required>
<option value="0">-Select Category-</option>
<option value="1">Graphics</option>
<option value="2">Fonts</option>
<option value="3">Prints Template</option>
</select>
<button type="submit" class="button big dark">Next<span class="primary"> Step</span></button>
<?php echo form_close(); ?>
required
on a <select>
will reject if the selected option has no value.
Try setting the value on the first option to "" instead of "0".
<option value="">-Select Category-</option>