note 104151 added to function.pack

You can use pack to strip the byte order mark (BOM) from a file. For example, strip the UTF-8 BOM: <?php // Strips the UTF-8 mark: (hex value: EF BB BF) function trimUTF8BOM($data){ if(substr($data, 0, 3) == pack('CCC', 239, 187, 191)) { return substr($data, 3); } return $data; } ?> This function could be easily adjusted to match any byte order mark. Have a look at wikipedia for a full list of hex codes for each specific encoding. - Gerard ---- Server IP: 91.199.167.223 Probable Submitter: 83.87.181.228 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.pack.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/104151 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/104151/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/104151/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/104151/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/104151/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/104151/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/104151/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/104151 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/104151 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php