Req #46293 [Opn->Fbk]: imagettftext() function doesn't handle UTF-8 encoded strings

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=46293&edit=1 ID: 46293 Updated by: cmb@php.net Reported by: php at ibeni dot net Summary: imagettftext() function doesn't handle UTF-8 encoded strings -Status: Open +Status: Feedback Type: Feature/Change Request Package: GD related Operating System: FreeBSD c1 6.3-RELEASE PHP Version: 5.2.6 -Assigned To: +Assigned To: cmb Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: Does this issue still persist with current PHP/GD versions? Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2009-10-22 18:17:54] coa at trash2009 dot com Make sure your font supports the characters ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2008-10-14 16:19:57] php at ibeni dot net I see that bug submission forum has "helpfully" encoded the Japanese text in my code into HTML entities ('日本語'). In my original code, the text is encoded directly in UTF-8 _not_ HTML entities. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2008-10-14 16:16:21] php at ibeni dot net Description: ------------ Passing UTF-8 encoded text with Japanese characters to imagettftext() produces incorrect output. Works correctly on my Ubuntu 7.10 machine, but broken on FreeBSD 6.3, web server. Reproduce code: --------------- mb_language('uni'); mb_internal_encoding('UTF-8'); header('Content-type: image/gif'); $text = '日本語'; //Japanese text $font = './Cyberbit.ttf'; // Create the image $im = imagecreatetruecolor(160, 160); $white = imagecolorallocate($im, 255, 255, 255); $black = imagecolorallocate($im, 0, 0, 0); // Create some colors imagefilledrectangle($im, 0, 0, 159, 159, $white); // Add the text imagettftext($im, 12, 0, 20, 20, $black, $font, $text); imagegif($im); imagedestroy($im); Expected result: ---------------- Copy of correct image from my local machine: http://www.ibeni.net/flashcards/imagetest.php.gif Copy of phpinfo() from my local machine: http://www.ibeni.net/flashcards/phpinfo.php.html Actual result: -------------- Broken Image on web server: http://www.ibeni.net/flashcards/imagetest.php Copy of phpinfo() from my webhost server: http://example5.nfshost.com/phpinfo ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=46293&edit=1