Retaining line breaks when data comes back out of mysql?

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OK, I am close but not quite there yet...

From the help above I have been able to export my data from my database to a php page and the text is retainining line breaks. Following is an example of what the data looks like:

File 1

PHP Code:

while ( $row= mysql_fetch_array($result) ) {
$test = nl2br($row['test']);
}
echo $test; 


Will give me a result that looks like:

One
Two Three
Four Five Six

Now what I need to do is create a page that will allow me to edit my values in my script as follows:

File 1 (Later in the code)

PHP Code:

<form action="updatetest.php" method="post">
<textarea rows="10" cols="30" name="updatetest" wrap="physical"><?php echo $test ?></textarea><br /> 
<INPUT type="submit" value="Update Test"> <INPUT type="reset">
</form>

So, to finish this I know I need to create a new PHP file named updatetest.php and that the value that I will be receiving is $updatetest.

What I can not figure out for the life of me is what do I need to do to get the output variable posted from in File #1 to retain the line breaks (\n) when the gets to my second file so that my second file can do a mysql UPDATE....

The line breaks are critical for my project as the values I am updating are lists of items.

Thanks for any advise!