str_word_count() for non-latin words?

Question

im trying to count the number of words in variable written in non-latin language (Bulgarian). But it seems that str_word_count() is not counting non-latin words. The encodin

Answer 1

As it stated in str_word_count description

'word' is defined as a locale dependent string

Specify Bulgarian locale before calling str_word_count

setlocale(LC_ALL, 'bg_BG');
echo str_word_count($content);

Read more about setlocale here.