- mb_convert_encoding: documentation ( source)
- bin2hex: documentation ( source)
<?php
$cp1252 = "\x61\x61\x61\xE7\x62\x62\x62"; // aaaçbbb in Windows-1252
$utf8 = mb_convert_encoding($cp1252, "UTF-8", "Windows-1252");
echo "Hex (1252): ".bin2hex($cp1252)."\n";
echo "Hex (UTF8): ".bin2hex($utf8)."\n";
echo "Text: ".$utf8."\n";