output from a <textarea>

[tolkienarda]

hi all

i have a text area and when i submit that to a php page what does the php recive.

example if i type :
first line
second line
two spaces

does it send somthing like
first line<br>second line<br>two &nbsp;<br>

or is somthing else sent to the php script

thanks for any input

eirc

[ronverdonk]

Unless you have an html editor hooked into your textarea, like whizzywig or alike, you get the data as typed incl. \n .

Ronald :cool:

[tolkienarda]

Unless you have an html editor hooked into your textarea, like whizzywig or alike, you get the data as typed incl. \n .

Ronald :cool:

ok so when after i save it in my database and reaccess it i will need to convert the /n to <br />.

i will try that, thanks

eric

[tolkienarda]

got it working thanks and wow am i stupid

eric

[ronverdonk]

got it working thanks and wow am i stupid

eric

Nobody is stupid as long as one learns from it.

Ronald :cool: