In this article, we will discuss how to insert a line break in a PHP string. We will get it by using the nl2br() function. This function is used to give a new line break wherever ‘\n’ is placed.
Syntax:
nl2br("string \n");
where the string is the input string.
Example 1: PHP Program to insert a line break in a string.
PHP
<?php// Insert a new line breakecho nl2br("This is first line \n This is second line");?> |
Output
This is first line <br /> This is second line
Example 2:
PHP
<?php// Insert a line break with new lineecho nl2br("This is first line \n This is second " + "line \n This is third line \n This is fourth line");?> |
Output
This is first line <br /> This is second line <br /> This is third line <br /> This is fourth line
