note 110019 modified in function.utf8-decode by danbrown

I personally prefer this method for decoding an array:

<?php
private function utf8DecodeArray(&$item, $key) {
 $item = utf8_decode($item);
}
?>

Then just call it like this within the same class:
array_walk_recursive($YOURARRAY, array(&$this, 'utf8DecodeArray'));

This will replace your array with the utf8 decoded one. --was-- I personally prefer this method for decoding an array: private function utf8DecodeArray(&$item, $key) { $item = utf8_decode($item); } Then just call it like this within the same class: array_walk_recursive($YOURARRAY, array(&$this, 'utf8DecodeArray')); This will replace your array with the utf8 decoded one. http://php.net/manual/en/function.utf8-decode.php