php html query,HTML & PHP | Filling a select with a query

I have a function that uses mysqli function that is as follows:

public function GetProjectOptions()

{

$return = "";

$sql = "SELECT `id`, `project_name` FROM `projects`;";

$rs = static::$link->query($sql);

$return .= '';

while ($result = mysqli_fetch_assoc($rs));

{

$return .= "" .

$result['project_name'] . "";

}

$return .= '';

return $return;

}

The purpose of this function is to create the options and select that will be used for the Projects on my site, I know that there are 4 projects currently stored in the table, but they do not return in this function, what have I done wrong?

EDIT:

Link to screen output: (http://i.imgur.com/YIYiheH.png)

Link to code output: (http://i.imgur.com/RZsUIwQ.png)

Link to code usage: (http://i.imgur.com/4J9rvd7.png)

(Wouldn't let me do normal links)