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mb_http_input

(PHP 4 >= 4.0.6, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

mb_http_inputDetect HTTP input character encoding

Description

mb_http_input(?string $type = null): array|string|false

Detects the HTTP input character encoding.

Parameters

type

Input string specifies the input type. "G" for GET, "P" for POST, "C" for COOKIE, "S" for string, "L" for list, and "I" for the whole list (will return array). If type is omitted, it returns the last input type processed.

Return Values

The character encoding name, as per the type, or an array of character encoding names, if type is "I". If mb_http_input() does not process specified HTTP input, it returns false.

Errors/Exceptions

Throws a ValueError if type is invalid.

Changelog

Version Description
8.4.0 mb_http_input() now throws a ValueError if type is invalid.
8.0.0 type is nullable now.

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