Formatting plain text

[panther45]

I want to format 5,000 lines of plain text with the easiest way possible (due to tennis elbow injury). I have no php or programming experience. Below is what I have been told it should look like. With places to add peoples names later.

echo "$firstname1 and $firstname2. XXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXX XXXXX<br />";
echo "XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX<br />";
echo "<br />";
echo "XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XX<br />";
echo "XXXXXX XXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXX<br />";
echo "Mr. $lastname1 XXXXXXXXXXX XXX $firstname2 XXXXX<br />";
echo "XXXXXXXXXXXX $firstname2 $lastname2 XXXXXXXXXXXX<br />";

and

fwrite($fh,"$firstname1 and $firstname2. XXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXX XXXXX\n");
fwrite($fh,"XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX\n");
fwrite($fh,"\n");

I hope that is enough information. (The uneditied versions match).

Is there a program that I should be using to do this formatting?

Cheers
Chris

[code green]

Don't understand what you mean by format but you don't need a new function call (echo and fwrite) for every new line.
it can be done in one call only

echo "$firstname1 and $firstname2. XXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXX XXXXX<br />XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX<br />......."
 

Where is this text coming from?

[panther45]

I have to put stories on a website.

[panther45]

That's exactly what I am looking for. I didn't know that.
"you don't need a new function call (echo and fwrite) for every new line.
it can be done in one call only"
How do I do it?

[panther45]

Also the inverted commas and <br />

[panther45]

I assume the call is added with the text already in place?

[code green]

How do I do it

I did post an example. Just place the <br> anywhere you like in the text I'll do it again

echo "$firstname1 and $firstname2. XXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXX XXXXX
<br>XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX<br>
<br>XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XX<br>";

The same idea for fwrite,

[panther45]

Hello. How are you today? Code Green.
This is a simple message for formatting a php page.
Cheers
Chris