text as a header??

robsgaming

I have searched the net and the boards but couldn't find what I'm looking for yet, reaching out for some help.

There is probably a better way to do this, but let's just go with what I already have. Users submit a large amount of text into a textarea box.

I want to somehow be able to make the browser think this a text file instead of html. Is there a way to send something as a header to do this so that url.php?id=345 is thought of as a plain text file by the browser?

<pre> isn't what i'm looking for. people are submitting strategy guides and some are loosing formatting. I understand I could have them upload the .txt file but for now I want to go with just copy and paste in the text area.

Here's an example just to llet you know how the browser sees them:

http://www.robsgaming.com/strategies/fullstrategy.php?id=28

you shoudl be able to see how its loosing its formatting..

thanks in advance for any help. oh yeah, weedwhatever guy, again, i searched all over for help with this, so if you are getting angered because this is one of those ALREADY BEEN ANSWERED 10000 TIMES, don't reply to it.

robsgaming

Check this out:

http://www.robsgaming.com/strategies/fullstrategy2.php?id=28

view the source of that in a text editor

you'll notice the formatting is right..

why is this and how do i get it to look just like what you see in your text editor on the browser?

the only way i know how to perserv the format is just to put it in a textarea box but still thats using html

superwormy

Not sure on this, but if you send an HTTP HEADER:

header ("Content-type: text/html");

I'll probably treat is as plain text, which might preserve more formatting.

The formatting is probably getting screwed because of the font the brwoser displays it in, try using a different font maybe? Arial... Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif are good ones to try... not sure, hope tha thelps!

robsgaming

I have tired just using plain text as a header.. heres the funny thing

http://www.robsgaming.com/strategies/fullstrategy2.php?id=28

go there and its all garbled up

now, view the source, its in perfect formatting... i dont understand ?!?

RedDragon

i had the same problem displaying a html file as text, i used htis to fix the desaster:

$dump = str_replace("<", "&lt;", $dump);
$dump = str_replace(">", "&gt;", $dump);
$dump = nl2br($dump);

superwormy

Use plain text and use the <pre> tags </pre> and try that.