Input box spaces disappear on reinsert

Ark3typ3

I'm not sure if this is an HTML issue or a PHP issue. But I have a form that once it's submitted I have the value that was input reinsert back into the box so they can edit other boxes later without starting over. If the input is more than one word after the submit button the page only returns the first word and nothing after it. I've tried the explode() function and then attempted to echo the result with spaces inbetween but it still removes them...

<form action="t1-manuf.php" method="get">
<h2>T1 Manufacturing</h2>
<input type="text" name="term" value=<?php 
	$string = explode(" ",$_GET["term"]);
	echo implode(" ",$string);

?>> :Search<br>
<input type="submit" />
</form>

I tried imploding with %20 to force a space but that didn't work, I also tried a + sign but I didn't think those would work and sure enough they didn't. Any help would be great.

dagon

switch the form to post them you wont have to deal with urlencodeing

Ark3typ3

It was in POST at first and it did the same thing, I switched it to GET for other purposes.

dagon

sounds odd, would need to see it action to know more.

Ark3typ3

BEFORE

AFTER

NogDog

You need to quote the value in the HTML. Also, I don't see the purpose of exploding and then immediately imploding the value with the same (space) delimiter?

<input type="text" name="term" value="<?php echo $_GET['term']; ?>">

Ark3typ3

bangs head against keyboard repeatedly

You guys are great, thanks for the help 🙂

it was the quotes...can't believe I missed that, always seems to be something stupid and small like that with me.