Question

I insert from csv characters from different languages..

I apply this to every set of characters:

    private function process_elements($element){
       utf8_encode($element);
      return $element;
}

The problem is when they go into the database, they go like this:

???????? ?? ???????????? ????? ??????? ??? ???????...

When I retrieve them from the databse, I also get this.

This happens with greek. However, when I retrieve greek pages (through scrapping), who are on a utf encoded page. The characters look like this:

Δες webcam δωμάτια | Gr.ImLive.com

which is okay, because when i use the utf8_encode function, they look normal on the screen..

But when the data is taken from the csv and be put into the database, i get those question marks..

Is there a way to encode form any language to utf.. why retrieving data from csv and a utf8 encoded webpage makes such a difference.. they look the same.. how do I address that problem?

Answer 1

please take a look at this

it will help you

Handling Unicode Front To Back In A Web App