PHP unicode decode

Question

I have a PHP script that read string data from .xls file (via PHP Excel Reader). But some special characters it returns in unicode encoded format. For example, instead of "é" returns "\xe9".

Is there any way, in PHP 5.2, how decode string with "\x??" characters to clasic UTF-8?

Thanks.

I know iconv. But what I should put into first parameter? $decoded = iconv(??, 'UTF-8', $string) — nanuqcz
– nanuqcz, Commented Sep 17, 2012 at 19:19

Emir Akaydın · Accepted Answer · 2013-01-09 03:07:52Z

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Just use utf8_encode()

Here is an example: http://codepad.org/62STmyAl

edited Jan 9, 2013 at 3:07

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answered Sep 17, 2012 at 19:23

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nanuqcz Over a year ago

It works, thank you! I tried utf8_decode(), and it doesn't work. But utf8_encode() does, I dont get it :-)

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