1.2.1411. Utf8 Encode And Decode Are Deprecated¶
utf8_encode() and utf8_decode() are deprecated in PHP 8.0. They are planned removal in PHP 9.0.
See also PHP RFC: Deprecate and Remove utf8_encode and utf8_decode.
1.2.1411.1. Suggestions¶
Use mbstring functions : mb_convert_encoding($latin1, ‘UTF-8’, ‘ISO-8859-1’)
Use iconv functions : mb_convert_encoding($latin1, ‘UTF-8’, ‘ISO-8859-1’)
Use intl functions : iconv(‘ISO-8859-1’, ‘UTF-8’, $latin1)
1.2.1411.2. Specs¶
Short name |
Php/Utf8EncodeDeprecated |
Rulesets |
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Exakat since |
2.4.5 |
PHP Version |
With PHP 8.2 and more recent |
Severity |
Minor |
Time To Fix |
Quick (30 mins) |
Precision |
Very high |
Available in |