Answer: Multi-Byte String Functions.
You could take a look at the function:
string mb_convert_encoding ( string str, string to-encoding [, mixed
from-encoding] )
You must have php_mbstring extension enabled in your php.ini file.
Regards,
Lucian COZMA
"Russell P Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Im storing a lot of user-entered data in XML files but i have a problem
> with folks submitting stuff just by copying and pasting from microsoft
> word. "Smart Quotes" and other awkward text then gets submitted and ruins
> the xml, meaning i am searching and replacing item by item to replace
> stuff.
>
> Does anyone know how I could do this automatically, as in is there
> anything that will convert a string to UTF-8 automatically
>
> ideally $fixed = convert-to-utf($oldmessedupstring)
>
> any ideas? Will CDATA sections allow non UTF-8 text?
>
> Russ Jones
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