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convert_cyr_string

(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)

convert_cyr_string — Convert from one Cyrillic character set to another

Warning

This function has been DEPRECATED as of PHP 7.4.0, and REMOVED as of PHP 8.0.0. Relying on this function is highly discouraged.

Description

convert_cyr_string(string $str, string $from, string $to): string

Converts from one Cyrillic character set to another.

Parameters

str

The string to be converted.

from

The source Cyrillic character set, as a single character.

to

The target Cyrillic character set, as a single character.

Supported characters are:

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

Return Values

Returns the converted string.

Changelog

Version Description
8.0.0 Removed this function.
7.4.0 Deprecated this function.

Notes

Note: This function is binary-safe.

See Also

  • mb_convert_encoding() - Convert a string from one character encoding to another
  • iconv() - Convert a string from one character encoding to another

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https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.convert-cyr-string.php