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dmaughan23
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March 15, 2011
Question

php won't wrap

  • March 15, 2011
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I have written a form and the subsequent php page.  However, when the text moves from the html page it doesn't wrap in the php page despite the echo command within the code.

<form  action="expert page ethics 1.php" method="post">

What steps lead up to  the unethical behavior: <br />
<textarea name="txtInput1" rows="10"  cols="60"></textarea><br />
What steps should you take to  avoid the delema? <br />
<textarea name="txtInput2" rows="10"  cols="60"></textarea><br />
<input type="submit"  value="Click here to compare your answers with those of the  experts"/>

</form>

<h3>Your  Response</h3>
<h5>Steps Leading up to Unethical  behavior</h5><br/>
<?php echo  $_POST["txtInput1"];?><br/>
<h5>What steps should you take to  avoid the delema?</h5><br/>

<?php echo  $_POST["txtInput2"];?><br/>
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Günter_Schenk
Günter_Schenk
Inspiring
March 15, 2011

dmaughan23 wrote:

What steps should you take to  avoid the delema?

Apply the PHP function nl2br, example:

<?php echo nl2br($_POST["txtInput2"]);?>

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dmaughan23Author
Participant
March 15, 2011

Thanks for the answer, but it is still not working.  It stills doesn't wrap.  Any other helpful suggestions?

This is my code with your hint included.

<?php  echo nl2br($_POST["txtInput1"]);?><br/>
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dmaughan23Author
Participant
March 15, 2011

dmaughan23 wrote:

Thanks for the answer, but it is still not working.  It stills doesn't wrap.

Out of sheer curiosity I made myself 2 pages which use the very same code you provided and applied the nl2br function -- guess what: it does indeed wrap

On a side note: it´s unrelated to your issue, but document (and other file) names such as "expert page ethics 1.php" can be problematic with Linux/Unix hostings due to the white spaces -- better replace them with underscores for instance, example:

expert_page_ethics_1.php


Thanks for the side note.  As you can probably tell I'm somewhat of a novice.  The wrap problem I'll have to play with it a bit.

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