help? formatting address

[Anon]

I can't get this to work. When a visitor types their name and address into my "submit" form

<form method="post" action="nextpage.php"
<TEXTAREA NAME="info" COLS="33" ROWS="6"></TEXTAREA>
<BR>
<INPUT TYPE="submit" NAME="Submit" VALUE="Submit">
</form>

The next page shows their address all on one line, instead of formatted.

What is the most efficient way to make a person's name and address appear like this:

Jon Doe
1 Main Street
NY NY 12345

and NOT like this:

Jone Doe 1 Main Street NY NY 12345

[Anon]

well.... i cant help rite now but i can explain what is happening. When the user enters the details and posts them, everything goes well. but when it comes to displaying results on the screen the enters do not show up.... if they stuck <br> at the end of each line it would.... but have a look at the html source of the output. it will have all the enters/whatever there...

[kailien]

try the nl2br(), read the php manual

ie

$formatted_text = nl2br($submitted_text);

then

echo $formatted_text;