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PHP Htmlentities Vs Htmlspecialchars Differences Php Functions

so what is the difference between htmlspecialchars() and htmlentities?

htmlspecialchars — Convert special characters to HTML entities

htmlentities — Convert all applicable characters to HTML entities

htmlentities

PHP CODE:

<?php
$str = "A 'quote' is bold";

echo htmlentities($str);
echo htmlentities($str, ENT_QUOTES);
?>

OUTPUT

A 'quote' is bold

A 'quote' is bold

htmlspecialchars

PHP CODE:

<?php
$new = htmlspecialchars("<a href='test'>Test</a>", ENT_QUOTES);
echo $new; //
?>

OUTPUT

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Comments and replies About PHP Htmlentities Vs Htmlspecialchars Differences Php Functions

:: 1 :: Reply #69105 Reply By Steven Schoch On Tue Sep 02, 2008 9:09 am

i found a difference. if the string contains non-ascii characters, htmlspecialchars will display correctly, but htmlentities will not.

for example, if the string is "sÃ¨ve", htmlspecialchars will show it correctly, but htmlentities will show it as "sÃ�Â¨ve".

:: 2 :: Reply #69106 Reply By Steven Schoch On Tue Sep 02, 2008 9:11 am

...and apparently, this board is not doing it correctly either.

:: 3 :: Reply #69130 Reply By paul On Tue Sep 02, 2008 12:13 pm

i hate it when people complaint, but they dont tell you what the solution is. if you find a problem, you fix it, dont wait for others to fix it.. that's how my boss is, if he finds something wrong, he will report it, instead of fixing it and then reporting.. but no, the first thing he wants to do is to point fingers.. i hate people like that... they suck.