latest Update 2021

<select name="model1" id="model" class="form-control" onchange="document.getElementById('model_text').value=this.options[this.selectedIndex].text,getType()">  <option>Select car model</option>             <!-- js populates --> <input type="hidden" id="model_text" name="model" /> </select>

$attribute = Mage::getSingleton('eav/config')->getAttribute('catalog_product', 'color'); if ($attribute->usesSource()) {  $options = $attribute->getSource()->getAllOptions(false); }