Re: FORMATTING HTML IN AND OUT OF MYSQL

see http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.nl2br.php siggy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bikes" <bikes@frankadel.com> To: "'Robert Trembath '" <robert@ishoptech.com>; <php-windows@lists.php.net> Sent: Friday, February 02, 2001 7:38 PM Subject: [PHP-WIN] FORMATTING HTML IN AND OUT OF MYSQL > I have a little problem. > > I need to allow my clients to update the news on their website via a form. > > The form is supposed to allow them input Latest news etc. and then it is > written into a database, and taken out on the other end by then index page. > > The problem now, is that I when I put the text into the database, it is no > more formatted when I am pulling the info out of the database. All the > paragraphs, and line breaks are lost, and the whole text is lumped together. > I need to be able to write the HTML of what the user typed into the database > so I can "echo" out the info, representing <BR> with line breaks etc. > > Also, in the event that I do not use a database, is it possible to use files > to achieve the same results? Eg "include files"? > > > > Thanks > > Bikes da Bikerider > > ------- > Riding into the next century > ------- >