无法显示与使用PHP作为后端输入数据库时​​相同的格式

Question

When I inserted and retrieved text to/from Mysql database the format remained same. But when I tried to insert a few lines of code and displayed them on the browser it lost the original "one below the other " format and appeared in a straight line as shown below. I am sure there must have been a smarter way to accomplish this. I have tried to locate answers on SO but couldn't find something that can address the issue mentioned here. I would like any advise/example on how to do it.

Format to be retained.

$myFile = "sampleFile.txt";

$fh = fopen($myFile, 'r');

$myFileContents = fread($fh, 21);

fclose($fh);

echo $myFileContents;

As it appears straightline on the browser.

$myFile = "sampleFile.txt"; $fh = fopen($myFile, 'r'); $myFileContents = fread($fh, 21); fclose($fh); echo $myFileContents;

Answer 1

As (I) stated in comments, you need to use the nl2br() function.

This will show your codes as intended, one line underneath the other.