php \n doesnt work after making script a form

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So i made a shell script to make a file for me then i decided it would be nice if others could use the script so i transfered the script to a php code and tried it out and it worked! (amazingly, first time really doing php.) i spent almost a day learning about how to make a form for this and then a few hours learning how to make everything correctly write to a file, i made it output to a file before making it a full form and everything worked perfectly, then i made it into a form and now the \n function doesnt work. i did some searching and it seems the majority of people use \n and have a problem, are confusing it with html's
but this is being written to a file and isnt html. below is the problem code.

while($x <= $plots){
$txt = "echo starting plot $x/$plots on drive $Drive\n";
fwrite($myfile, $txt);
$txt =  "gpuplotgenerator generate $Style $Drive$Semi/Burst/plots/$ID$US$StartNonce$US$PlotSize$US$Ram\n";
fwrite($myfile, $txt);
    $x++;
$StartNonce=$StartNonce+$PlotSize+1;

if you need the full script here it is: https://pastebin.com/eb1cMys7

Have you tried to change linebreaks (`\n`) by carriage return linebreak? (`\r\n`). Noticed you're using Windows ;) — Dygnus, Apr 16 '17 at 22:16

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 16 '17 at 22:25

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Use the global define PHP_EOL instead of manually writing a carriage return linebreak (It's generally better to use the resources given to you, then remaking them yourself and potentially encountering a problem with it later).

answered Apr 16 '17 at 22:25

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