[SOLVED] Knowing when to make a new line?

[Michdd]

I need the form that I'm making submit the correct way in terms of new lines. For example on a forum when I make a new line, it shows that way in the post. But if I just have my form and even if I skip lines and stuff when submitting, after I put it into the database and get the information back none of the new lines are remembered, how so I solve this?

[dropfaith]

http://www.w3schools.com/PHP/func_string_nl2br.asp  i think you need

[vividona]

$a = nl2br($datail);
echo $a;