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# iconv

(PHP 4 >= 4.0.5, PHP 5)

iconv -- Convert string to requested character encoding

## Description

string iconv ( string in_charset, string out_charset, string str)

Performs a character set conversion on the string `str` from `in_charset` to `out_charset`. Returns the converted string or `FALSE` on failure.

Example 1. iconv() example:
`<?php echo iconv("ISO-8859-1", "UTF-8", "This is a test."); ?>`

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