retrieving MySQL string's

when a string is saved on the server, how can i retrieve it with the line-breaks still there ? (insert '<br>' where appropriate) :)

Explain more....

if i had to save a string from an html input field, it should just save it as a straight line od\f text. but i want it to be multiple lines like it was when entered in the field.

use the nl2br() function. I believe that should do the trick. Read up on it at http://www.php.net/nl2br/. Never used it though so i cant advise.

thanx pro :)

or you can use this

$textboxreplace("(\r\n|\n|\r)", "<br>", $textbox);

i was initially thinking along those lines scoutt ;)

but didnt you mean:

$textbox = replace("(\r\n|\n|\r)", "<br>", $textbox);

well close. I did mess up though so it should be like this

$textbox = ereg_replace("(\r\n|\n|\r)", "<br>", $textbox);