ID: 25872 Updated by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reported By: mrtima at aol dot com -Status: Open +Status: Bogus Bug Type: MySQL related Operating System: Any PHP Version: 4.3.1 New Comment:
Sorry, but your problem does not imply a bug in PHP itself. For a list of more appropriate places to ask for help using PHP, please visit http://www.php.net/support.php as this bug system is not the appropriate forum for asking support questions. Thank you for your interest in PHP. You are probably inserting the encoded values into MySQL. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2003-10-14 15:58:37] mrtima at aol dot com Description: ------------ When certain MS-Word characters such as (�) are returned from a query in MySQL and displayed to a webpage, you see ’ instead. MS-Word parenthesis = � Standard ASCII paranthesis = ' Reproduce code: --------------- //database connection params include("db_conn.php"); //the database should have a MS-Word parenthesis in it (�) $result = mysql_query("SELECT textvalue FROM anytable"); $fetch_result = mysql_fetch_object($result); //display result to a webpage echo $fetch_result->textvalue; Expected result: ---------------- � Actual result: -------------- ’ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=25872&edit=1
