Question

I would like to know the easiest way to extract the text from a database field and set it as the default text for a text area.

I am planning at the moment to assiign the field to a variable, and then using javascript set it as the default text, but I am unsure of how to do this last part.

Answer 1

In your PHP code, likely above your HTML:

// Database connection calls here... $row = mysql_fetch_array(); $databaseField = $row['databaseField']; 

And in your HTML:

<textarea name='databaseField' rows='5'>    <?php= $databaseField ?> </textarea>