nicely formatting HTML source code generated with php?

[satre]

Hi,

 

I need to have php generate some HTML code for me that needs to be formatted nicely so it can be read easily. Right now, it's just printing every statement without any line breaks so it's just all one big paragraph. The HTML works and looks fine in a browser, it's just hard to read the source code when you want to view the source code. Here's a sample of the relevant php:

echo "<!-- BE SURE TO SELECT TAGS: ";

if(isset($_POST['Tag_Tesla'])) {
$Tag_Tesla = $_POST['Tag_Tesla'];
} else {
$Tag_Tesla = array();
}

$i = 0; //first index
while ($i < count($Tag_Tesla)) {
echo "Magnet Strength = $Tag_Tesla[$i]";
++$i;
}


if(isset($_POST['Tag_Op_System'])) {
$Tag_Op_System = $_POST['Tag_Op_System'];
} else {
$Tag_Op_System = array();
}

$i = 0; //first index
while ($i < count($Tag_Op_System)) {
echo "Operating System = $Tag_Op_System[$i]";
++$i;
}



if(isset($_POST['Tag_Age_Class'])) {
$Tag_Age_Class = $_POST['Tag_Age_Class'];
} else {
$Tag_Age_Class = array();
}

$i = 0; //first index
while ($i < count($Tag_Age_Class)) {
echo "Age class = $Tag_Age_Class[$i]";
++$i;
}

echo "-->";

echo "<br>";
echo "<!-- BE SURE TO SELECT CATEGORIES: ";



if(isset($_POST['Category_MSK'])) {
$Category_MSK = $_POST['Category_MSK'];
} else {
$Category_MSK = array();
}

$i = 0; //first index
while ($i < count($Category_MSK)) {
echo "MSK = $Category_MSK[$i]";
++$i;
}




echo "-->";

 

And here's the format of the HTML source code it gives me (note that it's all squashed together):

<!-- BE SURE TO SELECT TAGS: Magnet Strength = 1.5Operating System = 15Age class = Adult--><br><!-- BE SURE TO SELECT CATEGORIES: MSK = shoulder-->

 

I would like it to look like this:

<!-- BE SURE TO SELECT TAGS:

Magnet Strength = 1.5

Operating System = 15

Age class = Adult-->

<!-- BE SURE TO SELECT CATEGORIES:

MSK = shoulder-->

 

Any ideas how to do this?

 

Thanks!

Satre

[Wolphie]

You should be using "\n" to generate a new line.

 

echo "<!-- BE SURE TO SELECT TAGS: \n";

if(isset($_POST['Tag_Tesla'])) {
$Tag_Tesla = $_POST['Tag_Tesla'];
} else {
$Tag_Tesla = array();
}

$i = 0; //first index
while ($i < count($Tag_Tesla)) {
echo "Magnet Strength = $Tag_Tesla[$i]\n";
++$i;
}


if(isset($_POST['Tag_Op_System'])) {
$Tag_Op_System = $_POST['Tag_Op_System'];
} else {
$Tag_Op_System = array();
}

$i = 0; //first index
while ($i < count($Tag_Op_System)) {
echo "Operating System = $Tag_Op_System[$i]\n";
++$i;
}



if(isset($_POST['Tag_Age_Class'])) {
$Tag_Age_Class = $_POST['Tag_Age_Class'];
} else {
$Tag_Age_Class = array();
}

$i = 0; //first index
while ($i < count($Tag_Age_Class)) {
echo "Age class = $Tag_Age_Class[$i]\n";
++$i;
}

echo "-->\n";

echo "<br>\n";
echo "<!-- BE SURE TO SELECT CATEGORIES: \n";



if(isset($_POST['Category_MSK'])) {
$Category_MSK = $_POST['Category_MSK'];
} else {
$Category_MSK = array();
}

$i = 0; //first index
while ($i < count($Category_MSK)) {
echo "MSK = $Category_MSK[$i]\n";
++$i;
}




echo "-->\n";

[satre]

Yes! That works! Thank you so much!

 

Best,

Satre

[PFMaBiSmAd]

You can also use \t to tab/indent the lines in the 'view source'