PHP mb_http_output() – Set or Get HTTP Output Character Encoding

mb_http_output() is a PHP function that sets or retrieves the HTTP output character encoding.

Usage: mixed mb_http_output([ string $encoding ]) Description: After calling this function, the output will be converted to the specified encoding.

Parameters: encoding – If provided, sets the HTTP output character encoding to this value; if omitted, the function returns the current encoding.

Return value: If encoding is omitted, returns the current encoding; otherwise returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

Example:

<?php
// ----- set mb_http_output encoding to UTF-8 -----
mb_http_output('UTF-8');
// ----- setup php for working with Unicode data -----
mb_internal_encoding('UTF-8');
mb_http_output('UTF-8');
mb_http_input('UTF-8');
mb_language('uni');
mb_regex_encoding('UTF-8');
ob_start('mb_output_handler');