format output text php using shell_exec function

Hi there
if you face this nagging thing that the output of shell_exec command is appering in one long line you must keep reading this super easy solution

you will thank me after that

let say the output is saved in $output variable


<php

    $output = shell_exec($cmd);

    echo $output;  # will pring a long line with the output

   # in order to fix the output to get line breaks  use this code

  foreach(preg_split("/((\r?\n)|(\r\n?))/", $output_including_status) as $line){

  {

         echo "<br/>";

         echo $line;

   }

?>

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