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user3661750
user3661750

Reputation:

PHP New Line from Java Delimiter?

I saw lots of questions about how to use PHP new line delimiters but none really addressing the problem I have. So I have Contact information that is acquired from a Java program using the \n delimiter that is nicely stored with new lines functioning properly in a TEXT column in my MySQL database, appearing like so:

First Name:AT&T Check Bill Balance
 Phone number:*225#

 First Name:AT&T Customer Care
 Phone number:1-800-331-0500

However when using PHP to call the text to display in the browser using:

echo htmlspecialchars($ContactList, ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8');

To display all the data stored in the field, it appears as a sloppy blob of texts with no new lines like so:

First Name:AT&T Check Bill Balance Phone number:*225# First Name:AT&T Customer Care Phone number:1-800-331-0500

Is there anyway to fix this just using PHP or am I going to have to clear the data, go back to the Java Program, use the PHP delimiter instead and then resend the information?

Thanks!

Upvotes: 1

Views: 100

Answers (1)

Mingern
Mingern

Reputation: 9

php displays it in a webpage, so a webpage will not display the newline characters as a new line. You would have to put in some css or "less than symbol" br "greater than symbol" to enter a new line where you want to create a new line.

Upvotes: 1

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