<?php
echo("<select name=\"category\">");
$getCATEGORIES = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM ath_categories ORDER BY ath_categories_label");
while ($CATEGORYrow = mysql_fetch_array($getCATEGORIES)){
echo("<option value=\"" . $CATEGORYrow["ath_categories_id"] . "\" selected>" . $CATEGORYrow["ath_categories_label"] . "</option>");
}
echo("</select>");
?>