insert values from a drop down list to mysql table : i'm trying to insert values from a drop down list to my database table
it's actually register but shows only two letters as you can see in the picture 
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      <form method="post" action="#" role="login" id="formID" >
       <select name="states" id="state" required class="form-control input-lg">

       <option value="" selected="selected">select an option</option>
     <option value="AL">ADRAR</option>
        <option value="AK">AIN DEFLA  </option>
       </select>
       </form>


    
    
             $servername = "localhost"      ;
         $username   = "root"           ;
           $password   = ""   ;
              $db_name    = "me"         ;



       mysql_connect($servername,$username,$password);
           mysql_select_db($db_name);
 

                  $uwilaya  = $_POST ['states']   ;


         $sql= "INSERT INTO userz (wilaya) VALUES ('$uwilaya')";


        if($_POST['submit']) {

           $query=mysql_query($sql); 

              } 


  
