PHP: convert unicode to readable string

Question

How can i convert this string using php to readable string?

for example:

/%d7%a6%d7%95%d7%a8-%d7%a7%d7%a9%d7%a8/

this string is in hebrew

Thanks

Did you try with: php.net/manual/en/function.utf8-decode.php ? — dingo_d
– dingo_d, Commented Oct 9, 2015 at 12:54

6339 · Accepted Answer · 2015-10-09 12:07:42Z

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You should use mb_convert_encoding

echo mb_convert_encoding("/%d7%a6%d7%95%d7%a8-%d7%a7%d7%a9%d7%a8/", 'UTF-8', 'UTF-16BE');

answered Oct 9, 2015 at 12:07

6339

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Hi, @6339 your code convert this to chinese characters and not to hebrew

Insane Skull · Accepted Answer · 2015-10-09 12:05:46Z

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For example,

$string = '%u05E1%u05E2';
$string = preg_replace('/%u([0-9A-F]+)/', '&#x$1;', $string);
echo html_entity_decode($string, ENT_COMPAT, 'UTF-8');

answered Oct 9, 2015 at 12:05

Insane Skull

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HI @Insane Skulll i tried with my string and this code did not work. can you please check with my string? /%d7%a6%d7%95%d7%a8-%d7%a7%d7%a9%d7%a8/