echo longtext field contents

[nikko50]

I'm not sure if this is a php problem or mysql but here goes.
I web user copys and pastes a letter into a web form and submits. The field is saved in a longtext field. When I look at the letter in the database table it looks formatted correctly with line breaks and paragraphs as how the user submitted but when I echo to the screens everything is on one line missing all the line breaks and paragraphs. What am I doing wrong. Any help will be so appreciated.
Tracy.

[djjjozsi]

apply nl2br() when you print the message.

[nikko50]

Works! Thanks