Recognize '§' with php

Question

i have a string and i want to convert them into an array using the character '§' :

<?php
$string="element1§element2§element3";
$array=explode("&sect;",$string); //tried also &#167; and §,double and single quotes
print_r($array);
?>

The output is always this :

Array ( [0] =>element1§element2§element3)

How can i let php recognize the '§' symbol in order to split the string into an array?

EDIT : I get the string from a file using file() function and iterating the array through a foreach. If i use my own example it works, but with the exernal file do not.

The rowurlencode() of my string is the follow:

element1%A7element2%A7element3

Why are you using the literal character in line 2, but the ampersand-encoded version in line 3? Stick to one format. — Julian H. Lam, Apr 03 '13 at 13:00
I have tried exactly your code with §, and got: `Array ( [0] => element1 [1] => element2 [2] => element3 ) ` ; here it is: — Royal Bg, Apr 03 '13 at 13:02
already tried, the "$string" is just an example, i get it already formatted like that from another source, but both escaped chars and literal character do not solve question — Anthony Stark Pirrone, Apr 03 '13 at 13:03
that's why you should always ask **a real question**. what's the point in asking with an "example" string which obviously works? You should provide **a real** string you have a problem with — Your Common Sense, Apr 03 '13 at 13:11
You're right, i didn't think it should be so relevant, my bad. — Anthony Stark Pirrone, Apr 03 '13 at 13:17
rawurlencode() your *actual* string and add it to the question — Your Common Sense, Apr 03 '13 at 13:21

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 03 '13 at 13:08

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Works perfectly for me

ini_set('default.charset', 'UTF-8');
header('Content-type: text/html;charset=UTF8');

$string="element1§element2§element3";
$array=explode("§",$string);

print_r($array); //Array ( [0] => element1 [1] => element2 [2] => element3 )

answered Apr 03 '13 at 13:08

Yang

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if i set ini_set() and header() it don't get anymore "§" but replace it with "�" I get the string from a file using file() function and iterating the array through a foreach. If i use my own example it works, but with the exernal file do not – Anthony Stark Pirrone Apr 03 '13 at 13:15
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I had exactly the same issue as yours. So if you want to load data from external file, you need to ensure that file is in `UTF-8 without BOM`. For example, *Notepad++* does it. The problem is encoding.. – Yang Apr 03 '13 at 13:19

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 03 '13 at 14:06

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rawurlencode your string to see the actual code of this character.

then use this code as a delimiter

$array=explode("\xA7",$string);

answered Apr 03 '13 at 14:06

Your Common Sense

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 03 '13 at 13:05

If you literally used:

<?php
  $string="element1§element2§element3";
  $array=explode("§",$string);
  print_r($array);
?>

This will work. My guess is that in your case $string comes from a different source, and is not in the same character encoding as your PHP file.

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Apr 03 '13 at 13:52

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I find the answer, thanks to Your Common Sense. Simply, i change my explode() function like this :

$array=explode("%A7",rawurlencode($string));

Where "%A7" is the rawurlencode of "§".

answered Apr 03 '13 at 13:52

Anthony Stark Pirrone

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