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iconv_mime_decode_headers()

iconv_mime_decode_headers - Decodes multiple
MIMEheader fields at once

Syntax

array iconv_mime_decode_headers (string $encoded_headers, int $mode, string $charset)

Arguments

  • encoded_headers - The encoded headers, as a string.
  • mode - mode determines the behaviour in the event iconv_mime_decode_headers() encounters a malformed MIMEheader field. You can specify any combination of the following bitmasks. Bitmasks acceptable to iconv_mime_decode_headers() Value Constant Description 1 ICONV_MIME_DECODE_STRICT If set, the given header is decoded in full conformance with the standards defined in » RFC2047. This option is disabled by default because there are a lot of broken mail user agents that don\'t follow the specification and don\'t produce correct MIMEheaders. 2 ICONV_MIME_DECODE_CONTINUE_ON_ERROR If set, iconv_mime_decode_headers() attempts to ignore any grammatical errors and continue to process a given header.
  • charset - The optional charset parameter specifies the character set to represent the result by. If omitted, iconv.internal_encodingwill be used.

Description

Decodes multiple MIMEheader fields at once.

Version

PHP 5

Return value

Returns an associative array that holds a whole set of MIMEheader fields specified by encoded_headers on success, or FALSE if an error occurs during the decoding.