Mysql to php problem

[MFKR]

I've been wondering for a while how forums and other such places that use textboxes automatically add <br> and other such html coding into the textbox without having to type it. Does anyone know how to do this so that I can save a LOT of time when I'm uploading stuff to my website? I remember seeing some command to do show how the table in mysql had it placed. Anyways...yeah thats my problem.

[tekky]

nl2br()

[OhLordy]

nl2br
HTH
Rob

[MFKR]

so it would be

nl2br(row->band_name);

?

[OhLordy]

You have to then set the output to a variable (and don't forget the $) so

$row->band_name=nl2br($row->band_name);

HTH
Rob

[MFKR]

How do I set it up when it has the .$row["description"]. ? I tried it without the . as the ends and with the . at the end going into

Before:

echo "<img src='images/description.gif'><br><br>".$row["description"]."<br><br>";

After:

echo "<img src='images/description.gif'><br><br>".$row["description"].=nl2br(.$row["description"].)"<br><br>";

[majiclab]

If you are just printing it straight out, don't want to save it, just do this:

echo "<img src='images/description.gif'><br><br>" . nl2br($row["description"]) . "<br><br>";

Hope that helps.

-Percy

[MFKR]

awesome thanx...even works better then this nifty function script I found on the net that does just about the same thing. This one is kind of better in my opinion.