On PHP 5.2.5 when iconv.*_encoding values are set using php_admin_value in the Apache configuration file, this call will fail and return false.
iconv_set_encoding
(PHP 4 >= 4.0.5, PHP 5)
iconv_set_encoding — Set current setting for character encoding conversion
Description
bool iconv_set_encoding
( string
$type
, string $charset
)
Changes the value of the internal configuration variable specified by
type to charset.
Parameters
-
type -
The value of
typecan be any one of these:- input_encoding
- output_encoding
- internal_encoding
-
charset -
The character set.
Return Values
Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.
Examples
Example #1 iconv_set_encoding() example
<?php
iconv_set_encoding("internal_encoding", "UTF-8");
iconv_set_encoding("output_encoding", "ISO-8859-1");
?>
See Also
- iconv_get_encoding() - Retrieve internal configuration variables of iconv extension
- ob_iconv_handler() - Convert character encoding as output buffer handler
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