Question

I have a include statement that returns an echo to the browser of a single columns contents in a single found record.

It is returning a newline at the beginning of the record. This is breaking into two lines the javascript statement the echo is a part of.

This is the javascript statement:

var listname = '<?php include("test.php");?>';

test.php version 1:

mysql_query("SET character_set_results=utf8", $con);

$listref = $_GET["list"];

if(isset($listref)){
    $result = mysql_query("SELECT `Description` FROM `lists_management_index` WHERE `LL_ID` = '$listref'");
    $row = mysql_fetch_array($result);
    echo "here we are";
    }

Generates:

var listname = ' 
here we are';

test.php version 2:

Generates:

var listname = 'here we are';

What is causing the line break and how do I get rid of it?

Thanks.

PS: Full test.php version 1:

<?php
session_start();
$_SESSION['views']=1;
?>

<?php
include('../cons.php');

$db='lists';
include('../condb.php');

mysql_query("SET character_set_results=utf8", $con);

$listref = $_GET["list"];

if(isset($listref)){
    $result = mysql_query("SELECT `Description` FROM `lists_management_index` WHERE `LL_ID` = '$listref'");
    $row = mysql_fetch_array($result);
    echo $row['Description'];
    }

include('../consc.php');
?>

Answer 1

Have a look at the beginning of your php script at <?php. Are these the very first characters of the file? Or is there any newline before that?

Edit: Based on the info that your comment provided I assume that the contents of Description for that row contain a newline at the start.