#44096 [NEW]: iconv: wrong charset

From: Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 08:40:16 +0000
Subject: #44096 [NEW]: iconv: wrong charset
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From:             cpuidle at gmx dot de
Operating system: WinXP
PHP version:      5.2.5
PHP Bug Type:     ICONV related
Bug description:  iconv: wrong charset

Description:
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Trying simple charset conversion with iconv:

iconv('iso-8859-1', 'utf-8', 'test');

receive this error:

Notice: iconv() [function.iconv]: Wrong charset, conversion from
ISO8859-1' to UTF-8' is not allowed in /var/htdocs/test.php on line 5

Problem: no troubleshooting information available, e.g. list or supported
charsets or similiar. 

How can this be diagnosed?

Reproduce code:
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error_reporting(E_ALL);
$res = iconv('iso-8859-1', 'utf-8', 'test');

Expected result:
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No error and/or supporting functions to aid diagnostics.

Actual result:
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Error message:

Notice: iconv() [function.iconv]: Wrong charset, conversion from
ISO8859-1' to UTF-8' is not allowed in /var/htdocs/test.php on line 5


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