Text area vs. input type=text

Hi y'all,

When I enter this:

echo "Search Keywords:&nbsp;&nbsp;<textarea name=\"column1\" cols=\"60\" rows=\"10\" value=\"".$column1."\"></textarea>";

It doesn't work.

But when I enter this:

echo "Search Keywords:&nbsp;&nbsp;<input type=text name=\"column1\" size=125 value=\"".$column1."\">";

It does - and by does I mean that the field comes up prepopulated with data (if there is any) from the DB as well as submits data (modified or not) when the form is posted.

 

Try:

<?
echo "<label>Search Keywords: </label><textarea name='column1' cols='60' rows='10'>$column1</textarea>";
?>

PHP:

 

Thanks, that did the trick.