On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 16:32, Rick Dwyer <rpdw...@earthlink.net> wrote:
> Hello List.
>
> I'm trying to replace the registered (®) symbol from a variable via PHP.
>
> The variable $mystring is set to a MySQL field that contains the value "This
> Is The Registered Symbol ®".
>
> Using the following, I try to replace the symbol, but it persists:
>
> $moditem = str_replace("®","","$mystring");
>
> I tried replacing the symbol in the above syntax with the HTML equivalent
> but no luck.
Check your database's character encoding. My check:
<?php
$row = mysql_fetch_assoc(mysql_query("SELECT * FROM `example`"));
$mystring = $row['testfield'];
$moditem = str_replace("®","",$mystring);
echo $moditem.PHP_EOL;
?>
.... worked as expected. Note that, while it won't make a
difference in your result here, you don't need to use quotes around
your variable in the str_replace() call you showed. In fact, not only
would it slow down the processes on more-involved or more-popular
sites, but it'll have a larger impact, as you're using double quotes,
which are first evaluated, then passed. Single quotes would, of
course, literally echo $mystring in your case, but you get the point.
Just a quick tip.
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