Line break not working when writing to text file in PHP

Question

I have the following test script:

Answer 1

It is best to use PHP_EOL. This is cross-platform, so it automatically chooses the correct newline character(s) for the platform PHP is currently running on.

$stringData = "Floppy Jalopy" . PHP_EOL;

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Answer 2

Your code runs fine.

Use Notepad2 or Notepad++ if you're working on Windows. The built-in Notepad is unable to cope with Unix-style line endings.

Answer 3

. PHP_EOL; will work universally

Answer 4

If you want to open the file in Windows notepad, you must use Windows line breaks: \r\n