iconv

(PHP 4 >= 4.0.5)

iconv -- Convert string to requested character encoding

Description

string iconv ( string in_charset, string out_charset, string str)

It converts the string str encoded in in_charset to the string encoded in out_charset. It returns the converted string or FALSE, if it fails.

Example 1. iconv() example:

<?php
echo iconv("ISO-8859-1","UTF-8","This is a test.");
?>