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

ID: 44276 Updated by: philip@php.net Reported By: lokitek at gmail dot com Status: Open Bug Type: Documentation problem Operating System: el5 PHP Version: Irrelevant New Comment: Please run this code and print its output here: <?php phpinfo(INFO_GENERAL); echo "\n\n<br />\n\n"; var_dump( nl2br("foo isn't\n bar") ); ?> If something sensitive appears in there, remove it first. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2008-02-28 00:10:42] lokitek at gmail dot com 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 this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=44276&edit=1