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Ok, I am building my own message board in PHP and I have got a problem. I am currently designing a flat file system due to not having sql on here.
Ok I have got a text area but when ever any body press enters in the text area and submits a post. Because I have got it set up to read each line and output it to the screen before going 2 the next line. But currently if the user hits enter I get a new line added to the file when I don't require it so when it output the information. Instead of having one post on one line I could have one post over multiple lines of which I don't want to happen.
Ok I have got a text area but when ever any body press enters in the text area and submits a post. Because I have got it set up to read each line and output it to the screen before going 2 the next line. But currently if the user hits enter I get a new line added to the file when I don't require it so when it output the information. Instead of having one post on one line I could have one post over multiple lines of which I don't want to happen.
nutter, I don't mind multiple lines posts. As long as before it gets put in to a file for access later on as the coding changes the \n to
and removes the \n coding so that all of the message gets puts in to one line. Because that way that I have got it set up is so that all information for one post/reply is stored on 1 line. then the next post on the next line and so on. But as I have got the \n problem it puts one post accross multiple lines in the file of which makes the computer think that it's different posts and not just 1 post. d:(
doc thanks, I will try that later on and see how it goes. d:)
But I am going 2 b giving the users the option of using HTML
and removes the \n coding so that all of the message gets puts in to one line. Because that way that I have got it set up is so that all information for one post/reply is stored on 1 line. then the next post on the next line and so on. But as I have got the \n problem it puts one post accross multiple lines in the file of which makes the computer think that it's different posts and not just 1 post. d:(
doc thanks, I will try that later on and see how it goes. d:)
But I am going 2 b giving the users the option of using HTML
I agree - multiline posts are part and parcel of a message board. On mine, I use this to get rid of the awkward "\" in front of quotes, that forms always come back with, and also to replace newlines with
. Then the message is useable directly (unless you also want to use striptags to get rid of HTML and PHP tags).
$message = stripslashes(nl2br($message));
But then on my message board, I get to review/edit the unwashed input before it appears on the site ... and I've seen what can happen if you don't.
. Then the message is useable directly (unless you also want to use striptags to get rid of HTML and PHP tags).
$message = stripslashes(nl2br($message));
But then on my message board, I get to review/edit the unwashed input before it appears on the site ... and I've seen what can happen if you don't.
Hmm. This seems a little pointless to me. What's the point of having a message board when you can't have multi line posts?
I suggest fiddling about with the nl2br() function.
I suggest fiddling about with the nl2br() function.
Calculate the number of bytes of data in the input area and write that number to a new line in your text file before the actual content. Your parsing algorithm to display the posts should read the value of that number and then read /that many/ bytes from the file into a variable to format as a post before finding the next length in the same manner, and so on..
I love algorithms.
I love algorithms.
Ok, I am building my own message board in PHP and I have got a problem. I am currently designing a flat file system due to not having sql on here.
Ok I have got a text area but when ever any body press enters in the text area and submits a post. Because I have got it set up to read each line and output it to the screen before going 2 the next line. But currently if the user hits enter I get a new line added to the file when I don't require it so when it output the information. Instead of having one post on one line I could have one post over multiple lines of which I don't want to happen.
Ok I have got a text area but when ever any body press enters in the text area and submits a post. Because I have got it set up to read each line and output it to the screen before going 2 the next line. But currently if the user hits enter I get a new line added to the file when I don't require it so when it output the information. Instead of having one post on one line I could have one post over multiple lines of which I don't want to happen.