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Web Apps

libiconv Problems with MAMP, PHP, and Ruby

Solution to a problem executing a Ruby script from PHP using MAMP on Mac OS X where the wrong libiconv was being picked up.
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Some Useful Iconv Functionality

Iconv converts between character encodings. Special functionality includes the ability to transliterate characters and omit invalid characters from encodings.
Platforms & Languages

Converting to UTF-16 and UCS-2 with Iconv

Unfortunately, character encodings are widely misunderstood, and implementations differ widely. A particular program may handle even similar encodings in very different fashions.

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