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Asked: May 28, 20262026-05-28T01:07:11+00:00 2026-05-28T01:07:11+00:00

Hi I have inherited a db which I need to use the data from.

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Hi I have inherited a db which I need to use the data from. Unfortunately some of the text is spanish and has some obvious encoding issues. For example this is a typical string stored in a text field:

Clara introducción a través del transporte de me...

My question is – is there any easy way to transform these characters back to what they were using MySQL/PHP?

Any suggestions appreciated.

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    2026-05-28T01:07:12+00:00Added an answer on May 28, 2026 at 1:07 am

    OK – the answer is utf8_decode() in PHP.

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