How can i change the encoding of a php page?

Question

Im trying to change the encoding of a php file (through another php page) to UTF-8 , i mean without editor .

i tried to use file_get_contents and file_put_contents .

i used this code but it doesn't work !

$text = file_get_contents('testencoding.php');
$text = mb_convert_encoding($text, "UTF-8");
file_put_contents('testencoding.php',$text);

this code above is working only if there is a "arabic" characters in the page.

Thanks,

And in other cases - what it does? Define doesn't work. And why don't you specify the from_encoding if you know it? — zerkms
– zerkms, Commented Aug 23, 2011 at 1:12
Im sorry im not good with english, I dont know the from_encoding because im making a website to convert the encoding from any encoding to UTF-8, i tried to use mb_detect_encoding but it returns bool(false) .. Thanks. — Programmer4me
– Programmer4me, Commented Aug 23, 2011 at 14:39

sanmai · Accepted Answer · 2011-08-23 01:37:57Z

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You must specify from_encoding for the mb_convert_encoding function.

If from_encoding is not specified, it'll use the internal encoding.

answered Aug 23, 2011 at 1:37

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what is the default from_encoding ? is it ansi ? or what ?

Default from_encoding is the internal encoding.

@Programmer4me - You can get the internal encoding by looking at mb_internal_encoding().

Pedro Lobito · Accepted Answer · 2011-08-24 08:25:57Z

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Try:

$text = file_get_contents('testencoding.php');
file_put_contents('testencoding.php',utf8_encode($text));

if it doesn't work, try:

$text = file_get_contents('testencoding.php');
file_put_contents('testencoding.php',utf8_decode($text));

PS: consider marking the answer as correct if it works, tks :)

answered Aug 24, 2011 at 8:25

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