Corsair

    foreach($_POST['type'] as $key => $value)
    {
        //$str = '/\<select.*name="type\['.$key.'\]"\>.*\<option value="('.$_POST['type'][$value].')"\>(.*)\<\/option\>.*\<\/select\>/im';
        $str = '/\<select.*name="type\['.$key.'\]"\>\n\<option value="('.$_POST['type'][$value].')"\>(.*)\<\/option\>\n\<\/select\>/im';


        preg_match_all($str, $filter_html, $matches);
        var_dump($matches);
        //$filter_html = preg_replace($str, '<option value="\\1" selected="selected">\\2</option>', $filter_html);
    } 


            <select class="field" name="type[view]">
              <option></option>
              <option value="0">All</option>
              <option value="1">Current</option>
              <option value="2">This week</option>
              <option value="3">Archive</option>
              <option value="4">Later</option>
            </select>