\n vs. PHP_EOL vs. ?

Question

In most cases, as for one interactive website, when we output multiple lines of contents to web client browser, in my opinion,
is much more prefer

Answer 1

You can create a function with Flavio's code, that always sets the correct newline, no matter if you run it on the shell or in the browser:

/i', PHP_EOL, $string);
  return nl2br($string);
}


print nl("One\nTwo
Three\r\nFour
Five
Six" . PHP_EOL);
?>