dev-ria Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 hello, I have a textarea <textarea id="fe_text" name="email_text" cols=90 rows=20 onchange="clip.setText(this.value)" value=""> currently its used to copy to clipboard but i want to submit to send text in textarea with <br> for example <textarea> word word word word word word </textarea> if I submit the above and get using $_POST it displays word word word word word word i need the formatting with it. i used htmlentities but no luck Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/269313-how-can-i-get-the-text-of-textarea-in-html-using-_post/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessica Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 nl2br Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/269313-how-can-i-get-the-text-of-textarea-in-html-using-_post/#findComment-1384233 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dev-ria Posted October 10, 2012 Author Share Posted October 10, 2012 perfect!! Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/269313-how-can-i-get-the-text-of-textarea-in-html-using-_post/#findComment-1384240 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManiacDan Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 or the <pre> tag. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/269313-how-can-i-get-the-text-of-textarea-in-html-using-_post/#findComment-1384242 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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