PHP utf8_encode() Function
Example
Encode an ISO-8859-1 string to UTF-8:
<?php
$text = "\xE0";
echo utf8_encode($text);
?>
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Definition and Usage
The utf8_encode() function encodes an ISO-8859-1 string to UTF-8.
Unicode is a universal standard, and has been developed to describe all possible characters of all languages plus a lot of symbols with one unique number for each character/symbol.
However, it is not always possible to transfer a Unicode character to another computer reliably. UTF-8 has been developed to transfer a Unicode character from one computer to another.
Syntax
utf8_encode(string)
Parameter Values
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| string | Required. Specifies the ISO-8859-1 string to encode |
Technical Details
| Return Value: | The encoded string on success. FALSE on failure |
|---|---|
| PHP Version: | 4.0+ |
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