Re: Text file breaking!

try this $string = ereg_replace ('\r\n|\n|\r', '<br>', $string); OR $string = nl2br($string); NOTE: for me the first case will remove the newline, whereas the second will keep them (It might be becuase of my old php version [4.06]?) "Zavaboy" <zavaboy@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:20030605001211.46386.qmail@pb1.pair.com... > Ok, I don't get it... I put a string to one line ( $string = > str_replace("\n", "<br>", $string); ) but when I put it in a text > file I see > breaks right before <br>. For example: > > I have a text area and type: > 1 > 22 > 333 > > then, I take that string and replace \n with <br>. > $string = str_replace("\n", "<br>", $string); > > then, I put the string in a txt file... > and here's what I see in the text file: > 1 > <br>22 > <br>333 > > instead of: > 1<br>22<br>333 > > How can I make it that way? > Thanks in advance! > > -- > > - Zavaboy > zavaboy@hotmail.com > www.zavaboy.com > >