Try this one
<?php
$text = "Hello <br /> Hello again <br> Hello again again <br/> Goodbye <BR>";
$breaks = array("<br />","<br>","<br/>");
$text = str_ireplace($breaks, "\r\n", $text);
?>
<textarea><?php echo $text; ?></textarea>
Try this one
<?php
$text = "Hello <br /> Hello again <br> Hello again again <br/> Goodbye <BR>";
$breaks = array("<br />","<br>","<br/>");
$text = str_ireplace($breaks, "\r\n", $text);
?>
<textarea><?php echo $text; ?></textarea>