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strlen() php function giving the wrong length of unicode characters ?
To get the correct length, use mb_strlen() for Unicode characters.
The PHP code is as follows −
Example
<?php $unicodeValues = 'JohnSmȉth'; echo "The string length with mb_strlen=",mb_strlen($unicodeValues, 'utf8'); echo "
"; echo "The string length with strlen=",strlen($unicodeValues); ?>
Output
The string length with mb_strlen=9 The string length with strlen=10
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