iconv_set_encoding
(PHP 4 >= 4.0.5, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
iconv_set_encoding — Set current setting for character encoding conversion
Description
$type, string $encoding): bool
Changes the value of the internal configuration variable specified by
type to encoding.
Parameters
-
type -
The value of
typecan be any one of these:- input_encoding
- output_encoding
- internal_encoding
-
encoding -
The character set.
Return Values
Returns true on success or false on failure.
Examples
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() - Retrieve internal configuration variables of iconv extension
- ob_iconv_handler() - Convert character encoding as output buffer handler

