how do i change this code for database edit

i need to change this field to a text area
in my reg form i have this

<strong>Caravan Details:</strong><br>
      <textarea name="caravandetails" cols="40" rows="5"></textarea><br>
      <br/>

PHP:

how do i convert that to show on my edit form as text area
this is what i have at moment

<input type="text" name="caravandetails" value=<? echo $caravandetails ?>> 
      <strong>Caravan Details:</strong> <br>
      <br/> 

PHP:

cheers
Doug

 

<strong>Caravan Details:</strong><br>      <textarea name="caravandetails" cols="40" rows="5"><? echo $caravandetails; ?></textarea><br>      <br/>

HTML:

 

sorry that did not work
cheers
Doug

 

<textarea name="caravandetails" cols="40" rows="5"> <? echo "$caravandetails"; ?> </textarea><br> <br/>

This works , just tested.


If it doesnt, its because:

$caravandetails isnt set right.

If the above code doesnt work, try a simple :

echo "$caravandetails";

without any text area stuff and see if it says something.

 

cheers buddy works fine
Doug

 

lol its the same as my code!!

 

I know, just the echo is <? echo "$caravandetails"; ?> instead of <? echo $caravandetails ?> although it should still work, but i tried it and it worked so i posted it