textarea can't have a default value [duplicate]

Answer 1

You have to put the default value between the tags so:

<textarea class="wideInput" cols="30" rows="10"><?php echo $row['foodDescription']; ?></textarea>

Answer 2

A textarea isn't like an input, it can't be self-closed (<textarea/>), it is self closing tags that can have a value to default display. Just change your code to echo the foodDescription inside the <textarea></textarea> tags

Answer 3

It has to be in-between the tags.

<textarea class="wideInput" cols="30" rows="10"><?php echo $row['foodDescription']; ?></textarea>

Lol preaching to the choir

Answer 4

You can add value in between <textarea> starting and ending tag.

<textarea class="wideInput" cols="30" rows="10"><?php echo $row['foodDescription']; ?></textarea>

Answer 5

<textarea class="wideInput" cols="30" rows="10" value="<?php echo $row['foodDescription']; ?>" ></textarea>

should be changed to:

<textarea class="wideInput" cols="30" rows="10"><?php echo $row['foodDescription']; ?></textarea>

because textarea doesn't have value attribute

Answer 6

There is no value attribute

<textarea class="wideInput" cols="30" rows="10" ><?php echo $row['foodDescription']; ?></textarea>