PHP: Replace \r\n with a real line break

Question

I try to modify a sql file created by mysqldump to import it to a SQLite database. Here I have already asked how to do this and got the answer that I have to replace e.g. "\r\n" with a new line.

Well, my question on the mentioned answer is whether and how is it possible to put a real line break into a string with PHP.

Example: Input: "Nice sentence. Also a nice sentence."

Output: "Nice sentence.

Also a nice sentence."

Lots of examples http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7098488/problem-replacing-literal-string-r-n-with-line-break-in-php?rq=1 — gpdaniels, Jul 09 '14 at 14:10

Sean Bright · Accepted Answer · 2019-06-26T15:29:04.907

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// Note: $source is assigned with single quotes, which means that
// the \r\n will not be interpolated
$source = 'Nice sentence.\r\nAlso a nice sentence.';
$destination = str_replace(array('\r', '\n'), array("\r", "\n"), $source);

edited Jun 26 '19 at 15:29

answered Jul 09 '14 at 14:08

Sean Bright

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Well, that was easier than expected. Thanks a lot, looks good! :) – HamuSumo Jul 10 '14 at 11:58

PHP: Replace \r\n with a real line break

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