PHP Code:
<?php for ($i=1$n=sizeof($var_linksList); $i<=$n$i++) {  ?>
<option value="<?php echo $var_linksList[$i]['link'];?>"><?php echo $var_linksList[$i]['name'];?></option>
<?php ?><?php // end FOR loop ?>
I think their was a copy and paste error in my version of the code, an extra curly bracket.

see what happens if you remove this:
<?php } // end FOR loop ?>