convert_cyr_string() function in PHP

The convert_cyr_string() function is used to convert 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

Syntax

convert_cyr_string(str, from, to)

Parameters

• str − String to format

• from − The source Cyrillic character set, as a single character.

• to − The destination Cyrillic character set, as a single character.

Return

The convert_cyr_string() function returns the converted string.

The following is an example −

Example

<?php
   $s = "Welcome to the website! æøå";
   echo $s . "<br>";
   echo convert_cyr_string($str,'w','a'); 
?>

The following is the output −

Output

Welcome to the website! æøå
Welcome to the website! ¦è¥