Convert character encoding mb_convert_case mb_convert_kana Multibyte String Functions PHP Manual mb_convert_encoding (PHP 4 >= 4.0.6, PHP 5)mb_convert_encoding — Convert character encoding Description string mb_convert_encoding ( string $str , string $to_encoding [, mixed $from_encoding ] ) Converts the character encoding of string str to to_encoding from optionally from_encoding . Parameters str The string being encoded. to_encoding The type of encoding that str is being converted to. from_encoding Is specified by character code names before conversion. It is either an array, or a comma separated enumerated list. If from_encoding is not specified, the internal encoding will be used. "auto" may be used, which expands to "ASCII,JIS,UTF-8,EUC-JP,SJIS". Return Values The encoded string. Examples Example #1 mb_convert_encoding() example <?php/* Convert internal character encoding to SJIS */$str = mb_convert_encoding($str, "SJIS");/* Convert EUC-JP to UTF-7 */$str = mb_convert_encoding($str, "UTF-7", "EUC-JP");/* Auto detect encoding from JIS, eucjp-win, sjis-win, then convert str to UCS-2LE */$str = mb_convert_encoding($str, "UCS-2LE", "JIS, eucjp-win, sjis-win");/* "auto" is expanded to "ASCII,JIS,UTF-8,EUC-JP,SJIS" */$str = mb_convert_encoding($str, "EUC-JP", "auto");?> See Also mb_detect_order() mb_convert_case mb_convert_kana Multibyte String Functions PHP Manual