iconv_set_encoding

(PHP 4 >= 4.0.5)

iconv_set_encoding -- Set current setting for character encoding conversion

Description

bool iconv_set_encoding ( string type, string charset)

It changes the value of type to charset. Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

The value of type can be:

input_encoding
output_encoding
internal_encoding

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() and ob_iconv_handler().