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PHP convert_cyr_string() Function

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 Complete PHP String Reference
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Definition and Usage
The convert_cyr_string() function converts a string from one Cyrillic character-set to another.

The supported Cyrillic character-sets are:

k - koi8-r
w - windows-1251
i - iso8859-5
a - x-cp866
d - x-cp866
m - x-mac-cyrillic

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Syntax
convert_cyr_string(string,from,to)  

Parameter Description
string Required. The string to convert
from Required. A character that specifies what Cyrillic character-set to convert from
to Required. A character that specifies what Cyrillic character-set to convert to


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Example
In this example we will convert a string from one character-set to another:

$str = "Hello world! æøå";
echo $str."
";
echo convert_cyr_string($str,'w','a');
?>  

The output of the code above will be:

Hello world! æøå
Hello world! ¦è¥