Chinese Web Sites Using PHP

∟Chinese Text Encoding Conversion and Corruptions

This chapter provides tutorial notes on Chinese text encoding conversion and corruptions. Topics include Detecting system default encoding; Root causes of corrupted Chinese text; Corrupted Chinese file names with Un-ZIP; Generating 8-bit encoding tables; Restoring corrupted Chinese text.

Detect System Default Encoding

Root Cause of Corrupted Chinese Text

Corrupted Chinese File Name with Un-ZIP

Generate 8-Bit Encoding Tables

Restore Corrupted Chinese Text

Encoding-Convertor.php - Encoding Conversion Test

Takeaways:

• Run a script to generate Chinese text in different encoding to test system default encoding.
• The root cause of corrupted Chinese text is usually generated by incorrect decoding of encoded Chinese text.
• Chinese file names get corrupted when extract ZIP files on systems with different default encodings.
• Restoring corrupted Chinese text requires guessing what is the last encoding on the text.

Table of Contents

 About This Book

 PHP Installation on Windows Systems

 Integrating PHP with Apache Web Server

 charset="*" - Encodings on Chinese Web Pages

 Chinese Characters in PHP String Literals

 Multibyte String Functions in UTF-8 Encoding

 Input Text Data from Web Forms

 Input Chinese Text Data from Web Forms

 MySQL - Installation on Windows

 MySQL - Connecting PHP to Database

 MySQL - Character Set and Encoding

 MySQL - Sending Non-ASCII Text to MySQL

 Retrieving Chinese Text from Database to Web Pages

 Input Chinese Text Data to MySQL Database

►Chinese Text Encoding Conversion and Corruptions

 Archived Tutorials

 References

 Full Version in PDF/EPUB

Chinese Text Encoding Conversion and Corruptions - Updated in 2022, by Herong Yang