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Colargol
Colargol

Reputation: 769

How to convert the character encoding of string to UTF-8 from any encoding in PHP?

I need to convert the character encoding of string str to UTF-8 from any encoding in PHP.

This code: $string = mb_convert_encoding($sring, "utf-8", "auto"); sometimes returns warning: "mb_convert_encoding(): Unable to detect character encoding"

Upvotes: 0

Views: 3002

Answers (1)

Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams
Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams

Reputation: 799390

It is impossible to correctly guess the charset for any arbitrary text 100% of the time. Examine the source for clues to the charset (META tag, HTTP header, etc.).

Upvotes: 3

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