convert text box for html and back

[davejam]

Good afternoon (gmt),

I am using a text box to enter detail that will be used to print text to a php web page.

I need to

1.remove or replace any code that may cause problems with my php code such as apostrophies and quotes (maybe with ascii equivalents)

2.format the entered text so it can be used within a web format such as replacing line breaks with <br> or <p> and & with &amp;.....

3.format back to original so can be edited within a text box... although i could just save the html format to a seperate firld and keep the original for editing...

not sure

any ideas or suggestions would be a great help and much appreciated

thankyou in advance

daveJam

*two wrongs don't make a right..... but three lefts do!!!!*

 

[cLFlaVA]

You should do all of this processing in PHP, not JavaScript. Forum434.

 

[davejam]

is there a way to move this question to php forum rather than duplicating it??

daveJam

*two wrongs don't make a right..... but three lefts do!!!!*

 

[kaht]

is there a way to move this question to php forum rather than duplicating it??

No, best practice is to repost the same question in the PHP forum, and provide a link back to this thread with an explanation that you had been referred to that forum. That way nobody will accuse you of cross posting.

-kaht

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