#44276 [NEW]: nl2br function doesn't work as described

From: lokitek at gmail dot com Operating system: el5 PHP version: Irrelevant PHP Bug Type: Documentation problem Bug description: nl2br function doesn't work as described Description: ------------ Using the example supplied of: echo nl2br("foo isn't\n bar"); My php 5.1.6 is actually echoing out: foo isn't<br> bar This is NOT xhtml compliant since it's suppose to be <br /> Anyone experienced this? extra info: PHP 5.1.6 (cli) Reproduce code: --------------- echo nl2br("foo isn't\n bar"); Expected result: ---------------- foo isn't<br /> bar Actual result: -------------- foo isn't<br> bar -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=44276&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 5.2): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44276&r=trysnapshot52 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 5.3): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44276&r=trysnapshot53 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 6.0): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44276&r=trysnapshot60 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44276&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44276&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44276&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44276&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44276&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44276&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44276&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44276&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44276&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44276&r=globals PHP 4 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44276&r=php4 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44276&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44276&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44276&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44276&r=float No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44276&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44276&r=mysqlcfg