Re: [PHP-DEV] why is iconv not working as expected?

Hello,

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Derick


On Fri, 7 Mar 2003, Fil wrote:

> 
> Hi there,
> 
> I'm puzzled by the iconv() call from php. When I test it with cyrillic 
> text, in the utf-8 or windows-1251 charsets, or when I try with iranian 
> text, the following php call
> 
> <?php
> 	echo @iconv($charset, 'ASCII//TRANSLIT', $texte))
> ?>
> 
> brings me only question marks "???????".
> 
> What I don't understand is that lynx parses those same texts very well, 
> and it is (I think?) based on the same iconv() library...
> 
> 
> What can I do to either tune my system or do the right call to iconv()? 
> The aim is to have a nice search engine for SPIP, a GPL'd CMS, so the 
> most portable answer will be the best ;)
> 
> (I'm not on the php-dev list, so please Cc: me.)
> 
> -- Fil
> 
> 
> 

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