I have a JavaScript code that can replace new lines with %0D%0A

I need the same code in PHP.

This is how my JavaScript code looks like:

text = text.replace(/\n\r?/g, '%0D%0A');

I tried with PHP but I am getting only one line without newlines.

I have a JavaScript code that can replace new lines with %0D%0A

I need the same code in PHP.

This is how my JavaScript code looks like:

text = text.replace(/\n\r?/g, '%0D%0A');

I tried with PHP but I am getting only one line without newlines.

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You don't need regular expressions for that. Simple string replacement will be enough.
Use str_replace function:

$test = 'Some very long text with multiple lines...';
$newText = str_replace(PHP_EOL, '%0D%0A', $text);

New line character differs in various systems. It's not a good idea to hard-code \n\r. Better solution is to use PHP_EOL constant.

a literal translation of your java code into php could use preg_replace http://www.php/preg_replace

<?php
$text = "some text";
$text = preg_replace("\r\n","%0D%0A",$text);
?>