note 58558 added to ref.iconv

But this is a very slow method to convert this: // function to change german umlauts into ue, oe, etc. function cv_input($str){ Better try this: $tr = array(chr(xyz) => 'ß', chr(160) => ' '); // Just a simple example, put all your characters in there $string = strtr($string, $tr); ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.iconv.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+58558 Delete: added to the manual -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+58558&report=yes&reason=added+to+the+manual Delete: bad code -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+58558&report=yes&reason=bad+code Delete: spam -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+58558&report=yes&reason=spam Delete: useless -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+58558&report=yes&reason=useless Delete: non-english -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+58558&report=yes&reason=non-english Delete: already in docs -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+58558&report=yes&reason=already+in+docs Delete: other reasons -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+58558&report=yes Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+58558&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php