Revisions to When do I use the PHP constant "PHP_EOL"?

Clarified the answer: it would let think that PHP_EOL would find any endline character on any system in any situation, which is far from true.

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edited Feb 21, 2018 at 14:02

Félix Adriyel Gagnon-Grenier

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Yes, PHP_EOL is ostensibly used to find the newline character in a cross-platform-compatible way, so it handles DOS/Unix issues.

Note that PHP_EOL represents the endline character for the current system. For instance, it will not find a Windows endline when executed on a unix-like system.

Yes, PHP_EOL is ostensibly used to find the newline character in a cross-platform-compatible way, so it handles DOS/Unix issues.

Note that PHP_EOL represents the endline character for the current system. For instance, it will not find a Windows endline when executed on a unix-like system.

PHP never ran on Classic Mac OS, which is what "Mac" line endings refer to

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edited Nov 16, 2017 at 1:50

user149341

Yes, PHP_EOL is ostensibly used to find the newline character in a cross-platform-compatible way, so it handles DOS/Mac/Unix issues.

Yes, PHP_EOL is ostensibly used to find the newline character in a cross-platform-compatible way, so it handles DOS/Unix issues.

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edited Aug 29, 2017 at 20:40

John

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Yes, PHP_EOLPHP_EOL is ostensibly used to find the newline character in a cross-platform-compatible way, so it handles DOS/Mac/Unix issues.

Yes, PHP_EOL is ostensibly used to find the newline character in a cross-platform-compatible way, so it handles DOS/Mac/Unix issues.

Yes, PHP_EOL is ostensibly used to find the newline character in a cross-platform-compatible way, so it handles DOS/Mac/Unix issues.

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answered Sep 24, 2008 at 17:35

Adam Bellaire

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