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HTML
<p>Today's Date: <?php echo $date; ?></p>
<p>Are you applying for a day, evening, or weekend class?</p>
<select name="date" id="wclass">
<option value="day">day</option>
<option value="evening">Evening</option>
<option value="weekend">Weekend</option>
</select>
<div id="dates"></div>
JavaScript
$(document).ready(function(){
$("#wclass").change(function ()
{
if( $("#wclass").val() == 'day' )
{
$('#dates').html('<select name="date"> '+
'<option value="date1">$start1</option>'+
'<option value="date2">$start2</option>'+
'<option value="date3">$start3</option>'+
'<option value="date4">$start4</option>'+
'<option value="date5">$start5</option>'+
'<option value="date6">$start6</option>'+
'<option value="date7">$start7</option>'+
'</select>');
}
}).change();
});