Html <BR> from \n

[Anon]

Hey

Does anyone know of a function or a easy way to make it so when you enter data into a form, the new line breaks get a <br>

this way when you redisplay the info to a webpage it will have the correct breaks?

Right now I have to put in <br>

this kinda suks...

any Ideas?

-K

[Anon]

nl2br() strait from TFM

[Anon]

TFM?

[Anon]

<pre>
$text = nl2br(text);
$text = ereg_replace("\n", "", $text);
$text = ereg_replace("\r", "", $text);
</pre>

ok

What I don't get is this

I have PHP4

It freaks out on the <pre> tags

wtf is that?

I see it used all the time

-k

[Anon]

PRE is an html tag, not a php tag. RTFM (Read the f*cking manual)...

PRE needs to be outside of your php code blocks.

-Pete

[Anon]

rtfm

HA

Too bad the Doc For PHP is Crap

I've Molested the Ref guide and the Man soo many times, and most the time I can't find what I need

The comments are ok, but mostly confusing

and getting books for PHP, hahahahaah don't make me laugh

At least this site is RocKn and damn useful

anyways...

WHY IN THE HELL DO PEOPLE PUT <PRE> with the php code Like Idiots

<pre>
$text = nl2br(text);
$text = ereg_replace("\n", "", $text);
$text = ereg_replace("\r", "", $text);
</pre>

THAT IS WRONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It should be

<pre>
<?
$text = nl2br(text);
$text = ereg_replace("\n", "", $text);
$text = ereg_replace("\r", "", $text);
?>
</pre>

OR

print("<pre>");
$text = nl2br(text);
$text = ereg_replace("\n", "", $text);
$text = ereg_replace("\r", "", $text);
print ("</pre>");

come on peoples, make ur code CLEAR..

Anyways

thanks for the Tip Peter..

[Anon]

have you tried the online version of TFM on php.net ?
http://www.php.net/manual/
I found it quite usefull ...

cya Rob