Ran into an issue today with PHP and string interpretation.
I have a variable that stores a string and I need that string to be interpreted by PHP to replace special characters inside of it like new lines, tabs, hex, etc. I know this can be done by placing double quotes around the string I declared as $test, however this is not always an option for strings that are already declared.
Is there a way I can have PHP re-interpret an already declared string?
See below:
http://php.net/manual/en/language.types.string.php
Example:
<?php
$test = '\x68\x65\x6C\x6C\x6F';
if ("$test" === '\x68\x65\x6C\x6C\x6F') //echos true, even with double quotes around the variable
{
echo 'true';
}
else if ("$test" === 'hello') //How can I get this condition to be true rather than the previous statement without placing double quotes around my original string I declared?
{
echo 'false';
}
?>
Update:
Solution is to use stripcslashes(), as it will convert escape sequences in an already declared string. Thank you @Edgars WEBHAUS
