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mb_language

(PHP 4 >= 4.0.6, PHP 5)

mb_languageSet/Get current language

Description

mixed mb_language ([ string $language ] )

Set/Get the current language.

Parameters

language

Used for encoding e-mail messages. Valid languages are "Japanese", "ja","English","en" and "uni" (UTF-8). mb_send_mail() uses this setting to encode e-mail.

Language and its setting is ISO-2022-JP/Base64 for Japanese, UTF-8/Base64 for uni, ISO-8859-1/quoted printable for English.

Return Values

If language is set and language is valid, it returns TRUE. Otherwise, it returns FALSE. When language is omitted, it returns the language name as a string. If no language is set previously, it then returns FALSE.

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add a note add a note User Contributed Notes mb_language - [2 notes]
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kitchin
1 year ago
Can return 'neutral', which apparently means UTF-8.
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Sohel Taslim
5 years ago
It can help you to send an email as with Japanese contain.

<?php

   
       mb_language
("ja");
      
$subject = mb_convert_encoding($subject, "ISO-2022-JP","AUTO");
      
$subject = mb_encode_mimeheader($subject);
   
      
$result = mail($to, $subject, $body, $headers, $sendmail_params);
      
       
?>

 
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