New Line String Replacement using textarea

[something else]

anyone know how to get new lines working with textarea
before going through database.

iv tried:

$mes = $_POST["mes"];
$mes = str_replace(array("\r\n", "\r", "\n"), "<br/>", $mes);
echo $mes;

Nothing seems to work unless its been run through database.
But Current code doesnt run through db

[something else]

guess soloution is to run it through database
and have instant deletion lol

[subzero]

$me = $_POST["mes"];
$mes = str_replace(array("\r\n", "\r", "\n"), "<br/>", $mes);
echo $mes; 

$me = $_POST["mes"];
$mes = str_replace("\n", "<br/>", $mes);
$mes = str_replace("\r", "<br/>", $mes);
$mes = str_replace("\r\n", "<br/>", $mes);
echo $mes; 

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Tried all thoose ways but decided an array would be smaller
i guess i could use form method as GET and use:
$mes = str_replace(array("%0D%0A", "%0D", "%0A"),"<br/>",$mes);

[malaysiawap]

maybe u can use chr(13)

exampl

SELECT * FROM TABLE_NAME

$break = str_replace(chr(13),"<br/>",$data[text]);

[ewanz]

Can u give with detail?

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<textarea name="mes">words
more words
more words</textarea>
i ended up running it through Database and then deleting it straight away lol