regex - How to parse \n symbols in text from text area with PHP -

regex - How to parse \n symbols in text from text area with PHP -

i have text area, need parse text when form submitted.

for illustration need first string text area, , left whole text is. don't want utilize nl2br function , utilize pattern <br />. can parse \n chars , if how? can't in php code, can in regex tester link illustration below.

http://regex101.com/r/mk7hf2

this code doesn't work:

preg_match('/(.+)\n\n/', $_post['text'],$title); $title = $title[0]; echo $title;

it returns nothing. help me alter this, thanks.

edit

you don't need regular expressions this, utilize strtok:

$title = strtok( $_post['text'], "\n" );

edit

ok, seek \r match type of line endings '/(.+)\r/'

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