new line to <p> in php
nl2br, php
Solution
Use PHP's string replace function to replace all `<br /><br />` with `</p><p>`. http://php.net/manual/en/function.str-replace.php
Sample Code:
$stringWithBRs = nl2br($originalString)
$stringWithPs = str_replace("<br /><br />", "</p>\n<p>", $stringWithBRs);
$stringWithPs = "<p>" . $stringWithPs . "</p>";
Or, you can use the following code without even calling the nl2br() function.
$stringWithPs = str_replace("\n\n", "</p>\n<p>", $originalString);
$stringWithPs = "<p>" . $stringWithPs . "</p>";
Problem
I currently have a lot of jokes in a database that are formated with nl2br() which produces... ``` This is just dummy text. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. <br /><br /> Vestibulum gravida justo in arcu mattis lacinia. Mauris aliquet mi quis diam euismod blandit ultricies ac lacus. <br /><br /> Aliquam erat volutpat. Donec sed nisi ac velit viverra hendrerit. <br /> Praesent molestie augue ligula, quis accumsan libero. ``` I need a php function that rather convert `<br /><br />` into a `<p></p>` and if there is only 1 `<br />` then leave it alone. Also trim any whitespace So the end result would be... ``` <p>This is just dummy text. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.</p> <p>Vestibulum gravida justo in arcu mattis lacinia. Mauris aliquet mi quis diam euismod blandit ultricies ac lacus. </p> Aliquam erat volutpat. Donec sed nisi ac velit viverra hendrerit.<br /> Praesent molestie augue ligula, quis accumsan libero. ``` can someone point me in the right direction or give me an simple function that does this? thanks