RE: [PHP] Line breaks in PHP

When getting the data out of a mySQL table with PHP, use: $TextArea = nl2br($TextField); If you are opening it into a form you shouldn't need any formatting as it will detect the new lines and if using a TEXTAREA the lines will be as you typed them initially. If you want to save <BR>s when saving the data into the table, use the above but then you won't need it when you pull the data back out. Martin. -----Original Message----- From: Jason Lotito [mailto:Jason@LehighWeb.com] Sent: 29 March 2001 20:30 To: matt@roundyourway.co.uk; Php Mailing List Subject: RE: [PHP] Line breaks in PHP > -----Original Message----- > From: Matt Davis [mailto:matt@roundyourway.co.uk] > Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 1:29 AM > To: Php Mailing List > Subject: [PHP] Line breaks in PHP > > > I have a form that edits the text on a web page by putting the > data into a > db and then outputting to the webpage when it is called. When I enter my > text into my form I use the return key to start new lines, but > when the text > appears on my webpage it has no line breaks so the text just wraps to the > width of the page. > > Is there any way of PHP picking up these line breaks so that the text will > be formatted on my web page as it was on my form. > > Thanks > > Matt. http://www.php.net/nl2br <<---- Check out that function. that is what you need. Jason Lotito www.NewbieNetwork.net Where those who can, teach; and those who can, learn. -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net