How can UTF-8 encoding be effectively implemented in PHP scripts to handle file names with umlauts for proper display and functionality?

To properly handle file names with umlauts in PHP scripts, UTF-8 encoding should be implemented. This involves ensuring that the PHP script is set to use UTF-8 encoding and that any file operations involving file names with umlauts are handled correctly to maintain proper display and functionality. 

// Set UTF-8 encoding for PHP script
header('Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8');

// Function to handle file names with umlauts
function handleUmlauts($filename) {
    return iconv('UTF-8', 'ISO-8859-1//TRANSLIT', $filename);
}

// Example usage
$filename = 'file_with_ümläuts.txt';
$convertedFilename = handleUmlauts($filename);

echo $convertedFilename;

Keywords

UTF-8 encoding PHP scripts file names umlauts display functionality

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