Formatting of HTML

We have a MySQL database with records in plain text. To format newlines as BR-tags, we use the php nl2br-function. Now we want to start using FCKeditor, but also want to be able to use the old records. This gives problems with some tags and the formatting of the html FCKeditor does, because <BR> are added at each newline. Is it possible to delete the html-formatting and write all code the editor generates on one line?

Tue, 04/13/2004 - 16:08

benramsey

Joined: 13/04/2004

Posts: 6

RE: Formatting of HTML

The data from the editor is already saved to one single line. The HTML just formats it so it appears to be on multiple lines. You can use strip_tags() in PHP to strip all the HTML tags. However, doing this will strip all your formatting, making the editor needless. Just use a textarea instead of the editor if you don't need the formatting the editor provides.

However, it appears to me that you're asking whether you can make the editor save everything to one line, and it already does that, as I said above.

Tue, 04/13/2004 - 23:22

g00fy64

Joined: 09/04/2004

Posts: 2

RE: Formatting of HTML

Thanks for your answer. If I look at the source-code I see after a </P> tag a newline is added. This is what is causing the problem, because the nl2br function in the PHP-page will add a <br> and we'll get a double newline in the output.

I use the latest version of FCK-editor.

Wed, 04/14/2004 - 04:53

einfinger

Joined: 14/05/2004

Posts: 36

RE: Formatting of HTML

Hmmm, I wonder why you should still need the nl2br function at all...?

However, in the case you cannot live without nl2br, you could replace the chr(10) or chr(13) with str_replace() or similar functions before inserting the string into you db.

Markus

Wed, 04/14/2004 - 22:07

frisoni

Joined: 14/04/2004

Posts: 1

RE: Formatting of HTML

I work hard all night in my work and didn't get a solution.
But now I'm thinking...
How about to make a $newText = explode("\n", $text);
And then a for to put all lines in the value...
for ($i = 0; $i < count($newText); $i++) {
$oFCKeditor->Value .= $newText[$i];
}

I can't test it, but might works...

Thu, 04/15/2004 - 00:42

einfinger

Joined: 14/05/2004

Posts: 36

RE: Formatting of HTML

Hi frisoni,

I don't think that's the solution - as far as I can see, you populate the FCKeditor with 1 line containing all the code. But what happens if the user edits or inserts something? I guess that you'll get new lines again.

It can only work if you change the form results, i.e. the variable you get on the processing page. And there, just use the str_replace() function of php, you won't need a complicated explode & for loop.

Hope that helps!
Markus