mb_output_handler

(PHP 4 >= 4.0.6)

mb_output_handler --  Callback function converts character encoding in output buffer

Description

string mb_output_handler ( string contents, int status)

mb_output_handler() is ob_start() callback function. mb_output_handler() converts characters in output buffer from internal character encoding to HTTP output character encoding.

4.1.0 or later version, this hanlder adds charset HTTP header when following conditions are met:

  • Does not set Content-Type by header()

  • Default MIME type begins with text/

  • http_output setting is other than pass

contents : Output buffer contents

status : Output buffer status

Return Value: String converted

P°φklad 1. mb_output_handler() example

mb_http_output("UTF-8");
ob_start("mb_output_handler");

Poznßmka: If you want to output some binary data such as image from PHP script, you must set output encoding to "pass" using mb_http_output().

See also ob_start().