Re: Newbie Question

Try with <pre><font ....><?=$the_text;?></font></pre> Andrey Hristov IcyGEN Corporation http://www.icygen.com BALANCED SOLUTIONS ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jay Fitzgerald" <jayfitz@bayou.com> To: <php-general@lists.php.net>; <php-db@lists.php.net>; <mysql@lists.mysql.com> Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2001 5:54 PM Subject: [PHP-DB] Newbie Question > Ok, I am still fairly new at PHP and MySQL also, so please bear with me. > > > TASK: I have a client that wants to have job openings listed on their site > and they want to be able to add, edit and delete the postings themselves. I > would do this in flat-file format but there is the risk of that file size > getting too large and slowing down the server. > > > SOLUTION: I have created a MySQL database that will hold all the postings > in a table called 'jobs' and have created a PHP form that will post this > jobs into the db. > > PROBLEM: When I go to the PHP form and enter all of the pertinent job > information, there is one specific field that will have to have carriage > returns/line breaks in it between paragraphs. Everything is working except > for this. Is there a way whenever the user presses <ENTER>, that either > PHP/MySQL will convert this into a <BR> tag only when being displayed in a > browser and not in the db?? > > > Can anyone out there please help me with this? I am available off-list as > well if it will be easier to pass code back and forth. Any assistance is > greatly appreciated! > > > > Should you have any questions, comments or concerns, feel free to call me > at 318-338-2034. > > Thank you for your time, > > Jay Fitzgerald, Design Director - CSBW-A, CPW-A, CWD-A, CEMS-A > ========================================================== > Bayou Internet..............(888) > 30-BAYOU........................http://www.bayou.com > Mississippi Internet.......(800) > MISSISSIPPI...............http://www.mississippi.net > Vicksburg Online..........(800) > MISSISSIPPI................http://www.vicksburg.com > ========================================================== > Tel: (318) 338-2034 ICQ: 38823829 Fax: > (318) 323-5053 > > > -- > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-db-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-db-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > >