coffeecup

okay
in a multi line HTML markup that spans from the left margin to the right margin.
and the text is any where from 20 to 50000 lines long.

i would rather use PHP in a AJAX based app.

any way it has been some time since i have worked with procedural code. because i have been moving into Linux and learning Linux while i work 10: 30 PM to 6: AM and am becoming burnt out.

so i was just wondering if any one had some experience in doing a while loop to place a number system on the left side of the text.

along the lines of
for each 'end of line char'

i do not remember the while loop at this time.

after i get Linux down. and i am not working with the GUI. I am going full tilt in in Admin and Apache Admin. i do not wish to waltz into dynamic development on a pink cloud with ignorance as my guide.

so it will be a while before i make my way back to procedural coding.

Thanks.