When I input data such as : Œ, œ, Ÿ, ... , ,ドル ≤, ≥, ∞, ≈, ≠, – , — , ‐ , ‐ , ‹ ›, " ", ‘ ’
And then try to access data from the $_REQUEST['some_value'] I get this as my output
1⁄4, 1⁄2, 3⁄4, … , ¤, ≤, ≥, ∞, ≈, ≠, – , — , ‐ , ‑ , ‹ ›, “ ”, ‘ ’
What exactly is happening here?
Abdulla Nilam
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We call this Character encoding.
When you input special characters, PHP converts them to their HTML entity representations. This happens when PHP processes form submissions or access request data.
To handle this, you can use this on page
header('Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8');
if AJAX,
contentType: 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded; charset=UTF-8',
FYI: To check data use
echo htmlspecialchars($value);But when processing$originalValue = $_REQUEST['some_value'];is enough.
answered Dec 9, 2024 at 6:58
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deceze
Where does that "PHP converts them" quote come from? 'Cause it's wrong. PHP doesn't convert anything to HTML entities per se.
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