function to add HTML tags to text

[ontheplains]

hey guys, so here is what i'm trying to do.  i have 4 fields (noun1, noun2, noun3, verb1) for a person to fill out and what they put into these fields will be printed out at certain points throughout a quotation (basically, it's a madlib with quotes from the simpsons and futurama).  after the four fields, i allow them to select from a drop-down select menu with the options of bold, underlined, italics.  what i need done is that IF they select any of those, i need what is printed out from the fields to be printed out with HTML tag formats (<b><u><i>).

 

if you need more info, just let me know.  any help would be very appreciated.

[per1os]

<?php

if (isset($_POST['italics'])) 
     $output = "<i>" . $output . "</i>";
if (isset($_POST['bold']))
     $output = "<b>" . $output . "</b>";
if (isset($_POST['underline']))
     $output = "<u>" . $output . "</u>";


?>

 

One way to do it.