Re: Convert UTF-8 to PHP defines

On Wed, 2010-05-26 at 22:20 +0800, Guus Ellenkamp wrote: > We use PHP defines for defining text in different languages. As far as I > know PHP files are supposed to be ASCII, not UTF-8 or something like that. > What I want to make is a conversion program that would convert a given UTF-8 > file with the format > > definetext1=this is a text in random UTF-8, probably arabic or similar text > definetext2=this is another text in random UTF-8, probably arabic or similar > text > > into a file with the following defines > > > define('definetext1',chr(<t_value>).chr(<h_value>).chr(<i_value>)...<chr(<x_value>).chr(<t_value>)); > > define('definetext2,chr(<t_value>).chr(<h_value>).chr(<i_value>)...<chr(<x_value>).chr(<t_value>)); > > Not sure if I'm using the correct chr/ord function, but I hope the above is > clear enough to make clear what I'm looking for. Basically the output file > should be ascii and not contain any utf-8. > > Any advise? The html_special_chars did not seem to work for Vietnamese text > I tried to convert, so something seems to get wrong with just reading an > array of strings and converting the strings and putting them in defines. > > > PHP files can contain utf-8, and in-fact is the preference of most developers I know of. Thanks, Ash http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk