imap_utf7_decode
Maccoy function's isn't reliable 'cause it doesn't follow the RFC 2060. It will work fine for most latin chars (which, in base64, will turn into "+A..."), but for other language it can make a big mess. If you're using an internationalizated system, try using the other presented options.
imap_utf7_encode
(PHP 4, PHP 5)
imap_utf7_encode — ISO-8859-1 文字列を修正版 UTF-7 テキストに変換する
説明
string imap_utf7_encode
( string
$data
)
data を修正版 UTF-7 テキストに変換します。
この関数は、ある種の非 ASCII 文字を含むメールボックス名をエンコード する際に必要となります。
パラメータ
-
data -
ISO-8859-1 文字列。
返り値
data を修正版 UTF-7 でエンコードした文字列を返します。
このエンコーディングについては
» RFC 2060,
section 5.1.3 で定義されています
(元の UTF-7 は » RFC1642
で定義されています)。
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User Contributed Notes
imap_utf7_encode
dn at dnunes dot com
08-Nov-2007 11:59
31-Jul-2006 07:10
This encoding will not work for cyrus imapservers and you might have problems with other mail clients.
Use mb_convert_encoding($str, "UTF7-IMAP","ISO-8859-15") instead.
ps: mb_convert_encoding() requires building php with --enable-mbstring option
02-Nov-2005 03:01
Note that php4 (4.4.0) will encode IMAP folders in a way that no other program will be able to decode them back.
$ php4 <<EOF
> <?php
> echo "ENCODED: " . imap_utf7_encode("") . "\\n";
> ?>
> EOF
ENCODED: &w5w-
Now try to decode the result string ("&w5w-") using e.g. javamail or python's imaplib, or if you don't like these languages - create an IMAP folder using PHP and try to display it in an IMAP client (mutt, thunderbird, outlook, whatever...)
marcelo at maccoy dot com dot br
07-Mar-2005 05:48
<?php
/**
* @return encoded string
* @param string $str
* @desc Convert str to UTF-7 imap default mailbox names
(the imap_utf7_encode don t built the same result)
*/
function getEncodedUtf7($str){
if(!$str){
echo "error: you need to give a string parameter.";
return false;
}
# change spaces by entropy because mb_convert fail with spaces
$str=ereg_replace(" ","xyxy",$str);
# if mb_convert work
if($str=mb_convert_encoding($str,"UTF-7")){
# change characters
$str=preg_replace("/\+A/","&A",$str);
# change to spaces again
$str=preg_replace("/xyxy/"," ",$str);
# return encoded string
return $str;
# else
}else{
# print error and return false
echo "error: is not possible to encode this string '$str'.[".
imap_last_error().
"]";
return false;
}
}
?>