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Asked: 2026-06-07T13:41:33+00:00

I’m using the code below to store checkbox items in a MySQL database. The

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I’m using the code below to store checkbox items in a MySQL database. The 3rd line down is where I need to put a line break between each item. I tried <br> or <br /> and even though it looks great on the screen in the standard page, it actually shows the <br> or <br /> html in the email receipt and does NOT do a line break.

for ($i=0; $i<count($_POST['swatchname']);$i++) {
  $swatchname.= $_POST['swatchname'][$i];
  $swatchname.="<br />";  
}

In my javascript to send the email I have been using \n to do line breaks in the emails and it works perfectly.

Question is.. what method or character would I use to see it correctly in both email and on standard html page? I don’t want to list the items with a comma between. Client needs it listed.

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  1. Editorial Team

    Have you changed the headers for the email so the email client understands it as a html document instead of a common text format?

    $headers .= "MIME-Version: 1.0\r\n";
$headers .= "Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1\r\n";

    Adding content headers makes the email act like a html page but just a email so the client can view a stylised email

    Edit: some email clients don’t accept html as the content type but most of the major ones do

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