Do newlines show up in HTML? No, they don't, you have to use a <br /> tag for that, which is why PHP provided the nl2br() function. > -----Original Message----- > From: pgsql-php-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:pgsql-php-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Michael Hanna > Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2003 10:02 PM > To: pgsql-php@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [PHP] newlines won't display in browser > > > Hi, > > hi, how do you put a newline in a TEXT data type? > > when inputting from a form into a textarea box..the return key creates > a newline, which is reflected in psql monitor but not when displaying > the page with php > > when I try inputting \n in the browser textarea form, they appear in > the webpage for some reason, in psql monitor, they appear as "\n" but > also make a newline > > Michael > > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >
