PHP htmlentities() function

by Online Tutorials Library July 22, 2022

PHP htmlentities() Function

PHP htmlentities() function is string function, which is used to convert character to HTML entities.

Syntax:

Parameter	Description	Required/Optional
String	Specify the string to convert.	required
flags	Specify how to manage quotes, invalid encoding.	optional
Character	Specify the character set	optional
Double_encode	Specify a Boolean value.	optional

Example 1

  <?php  $str = ‘<a href=”https://tutoraspire.com”>Go to tutoraspire.com</a>’;  echo htmlentities($str);  ?>  

Output:

Go to tutoraspire.com

Example 2

  <?php  $str = “Hello PHP : ‘E=MC?'”;  echo htmlentities($str, ENT_COMPAT); // Will only convert double quotes  echo “<br>”;  echo htmlentities($str, ENT_QUOTES); // Converts double and single quotes  echo “<br>”;  echo htmlentities($str, ENT_NOQUOTES); // Does not convert any quotes  ?>  

Output:

Hello PHP : 'E=MC˛'  Hello PHP : 'E=MC˛'  Hello PHP : 'E=

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PHP htmlentities() function

PHP htmlentities() Function

Syntax:

Example 1

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