How to keep json_encode() from dropping strings with invalid characters

Question

Is there a way to keep json_encode() from returning null for a string that contains an invalid (non-UTF-8) character?

It can be a pain in t

Answer 1

Instead of using the iconv function, you can direclty use the json_encode with the JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE option ( >= PHP5.4.0 )

Make sure you put "charset=utf-8" in the header of your php file:

header('Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8');