Title: Format problem on post-new.php
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Format problem on post-new.php

 *  [borderdogstan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/borderdogstan/)
 * (@borderdogstan)
 * [18 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/format-problem-on-post-newphp/)
 * I am on a mac using Firefox. Upgraded last week to 2.5.1 without a hitch. When
   I write a new post the formatting on VISUAL is all screwy, but the formatting
   on HTML is fine.
    On VISUAL the Publish box is obscured (meaning I can’t publish
   live) and the text entry field stretches right across the screen so that I need
   to horizontally scroll. Can anyone help? I am OK at HTML but it takes so much
   longer to post.

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 *  Thread Starter [borderdogstan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/borderdogstan/)
 * (@borderdogstan)
 * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/format-problem-on-post-newphp/#post-763664)
 * Can anyone help with this? I did a new install of the wp-admin and wp-includes
   folders and the problem went away. But I went to post today and it’s back. Something
   strange is going on. I wish I could go back to 2.3 🙁
 *  [amex4152](https://wordpress.org/support/users/amex4152/)
 * (@amex4152)
 * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/format-problem-on-post-newphp/#post-763669)
 * I have a similar problem, I recently changed to PHP 5 in my server, at the same
   time I upgraded to 2.5.1
 *  I can’t change the editor to Visual . and the HTML view is a mess. can anyone
   help us?
 *  [amex4152](https://wordpress.org/support/users/amex4152/)
 * (@amex4152)
 * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/format-problem-on-post-newphp/#post-763670)
 * UPDATE: Yeah, it was the PHP 5, I restored the PHP 4.x and it works fine… Well,
   that was in my case… borderdogstan, maybe it works for you… but remember always
   backup 😉

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 * [post-new.php](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/post-new-php/)

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 * Last reply from: [amex4152](https://wordpress.org/support/users/amex4152/)
 * Last activity: [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/format-problem-on-post-newphp/#post-763670)
 * Status: not resolved

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