function htmlentities()

Discussion in 'PHP' started by php-linux, Jun 30, 2007.

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  1. #1
    Hi,
    I work with a ubuntu system and php 5.2.1.
    The next code doesn't convert special characters and html codes to entities! 
    <html>
<head>
<title>Text including html</title>
</head>

<body>
<?php
echo phpinfo();
$str= <<<TEXT
Einstürzende Neubauten and Marya's & <br>Mother and again "test".
TEXT;
$code=htmlentities($str, ENT_QUOTES);
$code1=htmlspecialchars($str);
echo $code,"<br>",$code1;
?>
</body>

</html>
    Code (markup):
    The output of the code is:
    Could you tell me why my code doesn't work?

    Thanks,
     
    php-linux, Jun 30, 2007 IP
  2. ProgrammersTalk

    ProgrammersTalk Peon

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    #2
    wow, that's interesting.. I'm still working on my Fedora 7 with the internet now.. haha... but try to use print instead of echo, and also, try to use <br />
     
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  3. php-linux

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    #3
    The result is:
     
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  4. php-linux

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    #4
    Solved! :D
     
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  5. CodyRo

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    #5
    Just for referance.. print() is just an alias of echo() ;)

    Also care to explain how you fixed it? Might as well in case someone else has the same issue and stumbles upon this thread.
     
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  6. UnrealEd

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    #6
    i think he just had to change the charset encoding of his html page to UTF-8 or UTF-16.

    And print is not really an alias of echo: echo is a php language construct while print is a php function. To outcome is exactly the same, but it's a different type
     
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    ansi Well-Known Member

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    #7
    actually, both print() and echo() are language constructs. the only significant difference is that print() has the ability to span across multiple lines without concatenating unlike echo().
     
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    Oops :)
    Thanks for clearing that up. I always thought print was a function.
     
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