echo(htmlspecialchars($message)); shows text in one complete line!

[jasonc310771]

i have the following code which is showing all the text in a single line.

i have this in the variable...

lineone
linetwo
linethree


but then i echo the message prior to inserting in the DB


it shows like this...


lineone linetwo linethree


how do i display it like i typed it with line breaks

i have tried print, fprint and no luck with them

plz help

thanks in advance.

[Nightfire]

nl2br() is what you're looking for