PHP does not show special characters

Rocko · 07-03-2008, 05:01 PM

Hi,

Please help me to solve this special characters problem using PHP (php-5.1.6-3.el4s1.9):

Code:
<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv='Content-Type' content='text/html; charset=UTF-8'>
</head>
<body>
<?php print"áàäâa" ?>
</body>
</html>

Output:
□

Note how it is a single block, neither the "a" is showed.

I tried also:

<?php
header(Content-Type: application/html; charset=UTF-8)
print"áàäâa"
?>

But the browsers ask for an application to open the result.

Kind Regards,

Rocko

barkermn01 · 07-03-2008, 05:06 PM

this is HTML

HTML can not display special characters like that you have to use the HTML Code or use
htmlentities();

E.G

PHP Code:


			
<?php

header(Content-Type: application/html; charset=UTF-8)

$values = htmlentities("áàäâa");

print $values

?>

if you are wanting to change from HTML code back to special characters
Use this

html_entity_decode();

Mwnciau · 07-03-2008, 05:07 PM

UTF-8 doesn't support those kind of characters, you'd need to use a different character encoding (like below). The content-type of HTML pages is text/html not application/html which is why it was probably causing problems.

PHP Code:


			
<?php

 header(Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1);

 echo "áàäâa";

?>

barkermn01 · 07-03-2008, 05:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mwnciau

UTF-8 doesn't support those kind of characters, you'd need to use a different character encoding (like below). The content-type of HTML pages is text/html not application/html which is why it was probably causing problems.

PHP Code:


			
<?php

 header(Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1);

 echo "áàäâa";

?>

This would work also but i prefer php convertion to HTML chars it safer

Rocko · 07-03-2008, 07:54 PM

Thank you.

Both options worked fine:

PHP Code:


			
<?php 

$values = htmlentities("áàäâa"); 

print $values 

?>

<?php 

 header("Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"); 

 echo "áàäâa"; 

?>

But now I got the doubt about using or not UTF-8 as here is described:
CodingForums.com > :: Client side development > XML
Why using UTF-8?

barkermn01 · 07-03-2008, 11:59 PM

if you are using php dont send a header
unless you are using langs like japaneis (sorry for spelling)
you dont need to UTF-8 is the standerd HTML encoding you can use ANCI but not with php codes that use headers coz ANCI sends hiden text and there for a header is sent

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Rocko New Coder Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 36 Thanks: 7 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	PHP does not show special characters Hi, Please help me to solve this special characters problem using PHP (php-5.1.6-3.el4s1.9): Code: <html> <head> <meta http-equiv='Content-Type' content='text/html; charset=UTF-8'> </head> <body> <?php print"áàäâa" ?> </body> </html> Output: □ Note how it is a single block, neither the "a" is showed. I tried also: <?php header(Content-Type: application/html; charset=UTF-8) print"áàäâa" ?> But the browsers ask for an application to open the result. Kind Regards, Rocko

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barkermn01 Regular Coder Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Leeds, UK Posts: 455 Thanks: 16 Thanked 15 Times in 15 Posts	this is HTML HTML can not display special characters like that you have to use the HTML Code or use htmlentities(); E.G PHP Code: `<?php header(Content-Type: application/html; charset=UTF-8) $values = htmlentities("áàäâa"); print $values ?>` if you are wanting to change from HTML code back to special characters Use this html_entity_decode();

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Mwnciau Regular Coder Join Date: May 2006 Location: Wales Posts: 806 Thanks: 1 Thanked 77 Times in 74 Posts	UTF-8 doesn't support those kind of characters, you'd need to use a different character encoding (like below). The content-type of HTML pages is text/html not application/html which is why it was probably causing problems. PHP Code: `<?php header(Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1); echo "áàäâa"; ?>` __________________ XAMPP - Free web server \| Regular Expressions

07-03-2008, 07:54 PM	PM User \| #5
Rocko New Coder Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 36 Thanks: 7 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thank you. Both options worked fine: PHP Code: `<?php $values = htmlentities("áàäâa"); print $values ?> <?php header("Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"); echo "áàäâa"; ?>` But now I got the doubt about using or not UTF-8 as here is described: CodingForums.com > :: Client side development > XML Why using UTF-8?

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07-03-2008, 11:59 PM	PM User \| #6
barkermn01 Regular Coder Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Leeds, UK Posts: 455 Thanks: 16 Thanked 15 Times in 15 Posts	if you are using php dont send a header unless you are using langs like japaneis (sorry for spelling) you dont need to UTF-8 is the standerd HTML encoding you can use ANCI but not with php codes that use headers coz ANCI sends hiden text and there for a header is sent