Question

<textarea rows="18" cols="80" style="resize:none;">
<?php
    $str = str_replace('<br>', '\n', 'some text<br><br>another line of text');
    echo($str);
?>
</textarea>

Output is

some text\n\nanother line of text

This is the output that i want.

some text

another line of text

Anyone know wheres the problem?
Thanks in advance

Answer 1

Backslashes in single quotes are interpreted literally. You want double quotes:

$str = str_replace('<br>', "\n", 'some text<br><br>another line of text');
///                        ^  ^

For details about the different ways to write string literals in php, refer to the official documentation.