Problem with Textarea

[SJames]

I have the following two files.

 

<?php
          print "<form method=post action=\"secondfile.php\">
          $variable = "Text";
          $content = "<a name=\"$variable\">$variable</a>";

          // There is a \ before the "$var..., but for some reason it doesn't show up on this webpage.
          
          print "<textarea name=\"content\">$content</textarea>";
          print "<input type=submit>";
          print "</form>";
?>

 

secondfile.php

<form method=post action="otherfile.php">
          <textarea name="content">
                    <?php print $_POST['content']; ?>
          </textarea>
          <input type=submit>
</form>

 

Obviously these files have been simplified and had filenames changes, but my problem persists even with these simple files.

 

These files work properly, but what is printed in the textarea on the second page is not correct. It should be equal to $content from the first page, or:

<a name="Text">Text</a>

however, what is printed is:

<a name=\"Text\">Text</a>

I don't know why it is adding the \ , any help would be nice.

[vijayfreaks]

Hi..

        this is because you are using it with echo or print.. so you have to add it..

        have changed some code over here:

 

<?php
print "<form method=post action=\"secondfile.php\">";
        	$variable = "Text";
          $content = "<a name=\"$variable\">$variable</a>";

          // There is a \ before the "$var..., but for some reason it doesn't show up on this webpage.
          
          print "<textarea name=\"content\">$content</textarea>";
          print "<input type=submit>";
          print "</form>";
          ?>

 

suppose this will help you..

Vijay

[SJames]

What is different in your version of the code?