How to json_encode array with french accents?

Question

I have an array item with a French accent ([WIPDescription] => Recette Soupe à lOignon Sans Boeuf US). The data is being properly pulled from the database (mysql).

Answer 1

Another solution would be to use htmlentities or utf8_encode before using json_encode to pass the encoded char

like this:

   $array = array('myvalue' => utf8_encode('ééàà'));
   return json_encode($array);

Or using htmlentities :

   $array = array('myvalue' => htmlentities('ééàà'));
   return json_encode($array);