'; $lines[1] = '

'; $lines[2] = 'Hello world'; $lines[3] = '

'; $lines[4] = ''; $bodyStartLine = ''; $bodyEndLine = ''; foreach ($lines as $line) { if ($line == $bodyStartLine) { $line = $line ."\xA". '

'. "\xA"; } elseif ($line == $bodyEndLine) { $line = '

' . "\xA" . $line; // works } else{ $line = $line . "\xA"; } echo $line; } ?>