Question

In my form I’m asking users to enter a text and then when they submit the form the text is sent to my database. When I query the entered text and I insert it into my html page it doesn’t fit the container instead if a line has to many words it outputs the line in length. I’d like to know how can I do to crop the line if its size is way too much assuming the size of the container in which it reads. and oh ! to extend my request : what is the best way to treat user input and retrieve it in the exactly same format ??

Answer 1

If you need to “crop” text you can simply use substr.

echo substr($string,0,150);

This will cut your string up to 150 chars

@OP: after reading your question. Did you mean the css ?

overflow: hidden;

Anyway even if you div is set to display:block; it shouldn’t show the horizontal scrollbar

Addendum

The problem with your link is that your div has the class listing with

white-space: pre;

you should change it

white-space: normal;