mb_http_input

(PHP 4 >= 4.0.6)

mb_http_input -- Detect HTTP input character encoding

Description

string mb_http_input ([string type])

Warning

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mb_http_input() returns result of HTTP input character encoding detection.

type: Input string specifies input type. "G" for GET, "P" for POST, "C" for COOKIE. If type is omitted, it returns last input type processed.

Return Value: Character encoding name. If mb_http_input() does not process specified HTTP input, it returns FALSE.

See also mb_internal_encoding(), mb_http_output(), mb_detect_order().