note 93291 modified in function.chr by danbrown

Replaces special characters with non-special equivalents <?php function normalize_special_characters( $str ) { # Quotes cleanup $str = ereg_replace( chr(ord("")), "'", $str ); # $str = ereg_replace( chr(ord("´")), "'", $str ); # ´ $str = ereg_replace( chr(ord("„")), ",", $str ); # „ $str = ereg_replace( chr(ord("")), "'", $str ); # $str = ereg_replace( chr(ord("´")), "'", $str ); # ´ $str = ereg_replace( chr(ord("“")), "\"", $str ); # “ $str = ereg_replace( chr(ord("”")), "\"", $str ); # ” $str = ereg_replace( chr(ord("´")), "'", $str ); # ´ $unwanted_array = array( 'Å '=>'S', 'Å¡'=>'s', 'Ž'=>'Z', 'ž'=>'z', 'À'=>'A', 'Á'=>'A', 'Â'=>'A', 'Ã'=>'A', 'Ä'=>'A', 'Å'=>'A', 'Æ'=>'A', 'Ç'=>'C', 'È'=>'E', 'É'=>'E', 'Ê'=>'E', 'Ë'=>'E', 'Ì'=>'I', 'Í'=>'I', 'Î'=>'I', 'Ï'=>'I', 'Ñ'=>'N', 'Ò'=>'O', 'Ó'=>'O', 'Ô'=>'O', 'Õ'=>'O', 'Ö'=>'O', 'Ø'=>'O', 'Ù'=>'U', 'Ú'=>'U', 'Û'=>'U', 'Ü'=>'U', 'Ý'=>'Y', 'Þ'=>'B', 'ß'=>'Ss', 'à'=>'a', 'á'=>'a', 'â'=>'a', 'ã'=>'a', 'ä'=>'a', 'Ã¥'=>'a', 'æ'=>'a', 'ç'=>'c', 'è'=>'e', 'é'=>'e', 'ê'=>'e', 'ë'=>'e', 'ì'=>'i', 'í'=>'i', 'î'=>'i', 'ï'=>'i', 'ð'=>'o', 'ñ'=>'n', 'ò'=>'o', 'ó'=>'o', 'ô'=>'o', 'õ'=>'o', 'ö'=>'o', 'ø'=>'o', 'ù'=>'u', 'ú'=>'u', 'û'=>'u', 'ý'=>'y', 'ý'=>'y', 'þ'=>'b', 'ÿ'=>'y' ); $str = strtr( $str, $unwanted_array ); # Bullets, dashes, and trademarks $str = ereg_replace( chr(149), "&#8226;", $str ); # bullet • $str = ereg_replace( chr(150), "&ndash;", $str ); # en dash $str = ereg_replace( chr(151), "&mdash;", $str ); # em dash $str = ereg_replace( chr(153), "&#8482;", $str ); # trademark $str = ereg_replace( chr(169), "&copy;", $str ); # copyright mark $str = ereg_replace( chr(174), "&reg;", $str ); # registration mark return $str; } ?> --was-- <?php /*================================== Replaces special characters with non-special equivalents ==================================*/ function normalize_special_characters( $str ) { # Quotes cleanup $str = ereg_replace( chr(ord("")), "'", $str ); # $str = ereg_replace( chr(ord("´")), "'", $str ); # ´ $str = ereg_replace( chr(ord("„")), ",", $str ); # „ $str = ereg_replace( chr(ord("")), "'", $str ); # $str = ereg_replace( chr(ord("´")), "'", $str ); # ´ $str = ereg_replace( chr(ord("“")), "\"", $str ); # “ $str = ereg_replace( chr(ord("”")), "\"", $str ); # ” $str = ereg_replace( chr(ord("´")), "'", $str ); # ´ $unwanted_array = array( 'Å '=>'S', 'Å¡'=>'s', 'Ž'=>'Z', 'ž'=>'z', 'À'=>'A', 'Á'=>'A', 'Â'=>'A', 'Ã'=>'A', 'Ä'=>'A', 'Å'=>'A', 'Æ'=>'A', 'Ç'=>'C', 'È'=>'E', 'É'=>'E', 'Ê'=>'E', 'Ë'=>'E', 'Ì'=>'I', 'Í'=>'I', 'Î'=>'I', 'Ï'=>'I', 'Ñ'=>'N', 'Ò'=>'O', 'Ó'=>'O', 'Ô'=>'O', 'Õ'=>'O', 'Ö'=>'O', 'Ø'=>'O', 'Ù'=>'U', 'Ú'=>'U', 'Û'=>'U', 'Ü'=>'U', 'Ý'=>'Y', 'Þ'=>'B', 'ß'=>'Ss', 'à'=>'a', 'á'=>'a', 'â'=>'a', 'ã'=>'a', 'ä'=>'a', 'Ã¥'=>'a', 'æ'=>'a', 'ç'=>'c', 'è'=>'e', 'é'=>'e', 'ê'=>'e', 'ë'=>'e', 'ì'=>'i', 'í'=>'i', 'î'=>'i', 'ï'=>'i', 'ð'=>'o', 'ñ'=>'n', 'ò'=>'o', 'ó'=>'o', 'ô'=>'o', 'õ'=>'o', 'ö'=>'o', 'ø'=>'o', 'ù'=>'u', 'ú'=>'u', 'û'=>'u', 'ý'=>'y', 'ý'=>'y', 'þ'=>'b', 'ÿ'=>'y' ); $str = strtr( $str, $unwanted_array ); # Bullets, dashes, and trademarks $str = ereg_replace( chr(149), "&#8226;", $str ); # bullet • $str = ereg_replace( chr(150), "&ndash;", $str ); # en dash $str = ereg_replace( chr(151), "&mdash;", $str ); # em dash $str = ereg_replace( chr(153), "&#8482;", $str ); # trademark $str = ereg_replace( chr(169), "&copy;", $str ); # copyright mark $str = ereg_replace( chr(174), "&reg;", $str ); # registration mark return $str; } ?> http://php.net/manual/en/function.chr.php