note 97984 added to function.nl2br

I have seen many developers scratching their head complaining nl2br not working . Simple reason behind this is mysql_real_escape_string which adds extra \ to \n. so it becomes \\n its not a literal its a string. Its better if you use nl2br before mysql_real_escape_string. Dont use striptags function after this which will remove <BR/> as its a html tag. Why cant we modify the base function by supporting it for \\n . It will be better way. Thanks, Anup B. ---- Server IP: 69.147.83.197 Probable Submitter: 183.78.185.200 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.nl2br.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/97984 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/97984/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/97984/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/97984/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/97984/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/97984/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/97984/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/97984 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/97984 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php