derekshull Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 So people submit some text to a SQL database using a form. it goes to the database as it should. When people press enter it actually shows it as a new line. But using the php to recall the information it will not show it like that. So for an example "I need a new car. I like puppies." Looks like "I need a new car. I like puppies." How do I fix this so it displays like they want it to look? Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/271622-php-text-formatting/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFMaBiSmAd Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 It's not actually a php problem. The control characters - \r\n (and \t) aren't html and don't render on a html page (they actually format the source of the page.) Run your content through nl2br when you output it onto a web page. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/271622-php-text-formatting/#findComment-1397637 Share on other sites More sharing options...
derekshull Posted December 5, 2012 Author Share Posted December 5, 2012 What is that and how do you do that? Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/271622-php-text-formatting/#findComment-1397638 Share on other sites More sharing options...
derekshull Posted December 5, 2012 Author Share Posted December 5, 2012 whoops i see now. Thanks! Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/271622-php-text-formatting/#findComment-1397639 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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