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user needs to update the text area.</p> <p>I'm using this code, setting the value to the text I wanted, but it won't work</p> <pre><code><?php echo "<textarea name='text1' value= '".$row['text1']."' class='materialize-textarea'></textarea>"; echo "<label for='text1'>text notes</label>"; ?> </code></pre> <p>any suggestions?</p></div> <div class="mt24 mb12"> <div class="post-taglist grid gs4 gsy fd-column"> <div class="grid ps-relative"> <a href="../../questions/tagged/php" class="post-tag js-gps-track" title="show questions tagged 'php'" rel="tag">php</a> <a href="../../questions/tagged/html" class="post-tag js-gps-track" title="show questions tagged 'html'" rel="tag">html</a> <a href="../../questions/tagged/sql-update" class="post-tag js-gps-track" title="show questions tagged 'sql-update'" rel="tag">sql-update</a> <a href="../../questions/tagged/crud" class="post-tag js-gps-track" title="show questions tagged 'crud'" rel="tag">crud</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mb0"> <div 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href="../../questions/33077534/textarea-value-vs-innerhtml-in-regards-to-php#comment53972080_33077534"><span title="2015-10-12T09:27:26.607 License: CC BY-SA 3.0" class="relativetime-clean">Oct 12 '15 at 09:27</span></a></span> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="answers"> <a name="tab-top"></a> <div id="answers-header"> <div class="answers-subheader grid ai-center mb8"> <div class="grid--cell fl1"> <h2 class="mb0" data-answercount="9">2 Answers<span style="display:none;" itemprop="answerCount">2</span></h2> </div> </div> </div> <a name="33077619"></a> <div id="answer-33077619" class="answer " data-answerid="33077619" data-ownerid="2334568" data-score="0" itemprop="suggestedAnswer" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Answer"> <div class="post-layout"> <div class="votecell post-layout--left"> <div class="js-voting-container grid jc-center fd-column ai-stretch gs4 fc-black-200" data-post-id="33077619"> <button class="js-vote-up-btn grid--cell s-btn s-btnunset c-pointer"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="m0 svg-icon iconArrowUpLg" width="36" height="36" viewBox="0 0 36 36"><path d="M2 26h32L18 10 2 26z"></path></svg></button> <div class="js-vote-count grid--cell fc-black-500 fs-title grid fd-column ai-center" itemprop="upvoteCount" data-value="0">0</div> </div> </div> <div class="postcell post-layout--right"> <div class="s-prose js-post-body" itemprop="text"><p>Passing values in textarea doesnt work. There is no value attribute in textarea. You need to make it as innerHtml of textarea Try Below, </p> <pre><code><?php echo "<textarea name='text1' class='materialize-textarea'>'".$row['text1']."'</textarea>"; echo "<label for='text1'>text notes</label>"; </code></pre> <p>?></p></div> <div class="mb0"> <div class="mt16 grid gs8 gsy fw-wrap jc-end ai-start pt4 mb16"> <div class="grid--cell mr16 fl1 w96"></div> <div class="post-signature grid--cell"> <div class="s-user-card s-user-card"> <time class="s-user-card--time" datetime="answered Oct 12 '15 at 09:27">answered Oct 12 '15 at 09:27</time> <a href="../../users/2334568/anand-g" class="s-avatar s-avatar32 s-user-card--avatar"> <img class="s-avatar--image" src="../../users/profiles/2334568.webp" data-jdenticon-width="32" data-jdenticon-height="32" data-jdenticon-value="Anand G" /> </a> <div class="s-user-card--info"> <a href="../../users/2334568/anand-g" class="s-user-card--link">Anand G</a> <ul class="s-user-card--awards"> <li class="s-user-card--rep" title="reputation score">3,130</li> <li class="s-award-bling s-award-blinggold" title="1 gold badge">1</li> <li class="s-award-bling s-award-blingsilver" title="22 silver badge">22</li> <li class="s-award-bling s-award-blingbronze" title="28 bronze badge">28</li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="post-layout--right js-post-comments-component"> </div> </div> </div> <a name="33077634"></a> <div id="answer-33077634" class="answer accepted-answer" data-answerid="33077634" data-ownerid="4275750" data-score="0" itemprop="acceptedAnswer" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Answer"> <div class="post-layout"> <div class="votecell post-layout--left"> <div class="js-voting-container grid jc-center fd-column ai-stretch gs4 fc-black-200" data-post-id="33077634"> <button class="js-vote-up-btn grid--cell s-btn s-btnunset c-pointer"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="m0 svg-icon iconArrowUpLg" width="36" height="36" viewBox="0 0 36 36"><path d="M2 26h32L18 10 2 26z"></path></svg></button> <div class="js-vote-count grid--cell fc-black-500 fs-title grid fd-column ai-center" itemprop="upvoteCount" data-value="0">0</div> <div class="js-accepted-answer-indicator grid--cell fc-green-500 py6 mtn8"><div class="ta-center"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="svg-icon iconCheckmarkLg" width="36" height="36" viewBox="0 0 36 36"><path d="m6 14 8 8L30 6v8L14 30l-8-8v-8z"></path></svg></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="postcell post-layout--right"> <div class="s-prose js-post-body" itemprop="text"><pre><code><?php echo "<textarea name='text1' class='materialize-textarea'>".$row['text1']."</textarea>"; echo "<label for='text1'>text notes</label>"; ?> </code></pre></div> <div class="mb0"> <div class="mt16 grid gs8 gsy fw-wrap jc-end ai-start pt4 mb16"> <div class="grid--cell mr16 fl1 w96"></div> <div class="post-signature grid--cell"> <div class="s-user-card s-user-card"> <time class="s-user-card--time" datetime="answered Oct 12 '15 at 09:28">answered Oct 12 '15 at 09:28</time> <a href="../../users/4275750/ankit-chaudhary" class="s-avatar s-avatar32 s-user-card--avatar"> <img class="s-avatar--image" src="../../users/profiles/4275750.webp" data-jdenticon-width="32" data-jdenticon-height="32" data-jdenticon-value="Ankit Chaudhary" /> </a> <div class="s-user-card--info"> <a href="../../users/4275750/ankit-chaudhary" class="s-user-card--link">Ankit Chaudhary</a> <ul class="s-user-card--awards"> <li class="s-user-card--rep" title="reputation score">4,059</li> <li class="s-award-bling s-award-blinggold" title="1 gold badge">1</li> <li class="s-award-bling s-award-blingsilver" title="11 silver badge">11</li> <li class="s-award-bling s-award-blingbronze" title="23 bronze badge">23</li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="post-layout--right js-post-comments-component"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <script src="../../static/js/stack-icons.js"></script> <script src="../../static/js/fromnow.js"></script> </body> </html>