How to remove  in a PHP string

Question

I am trying to use the Microsoft Bing API.

$data = file_get_contents(\"http://api.microsofttranslator.com/V2/Ajax.svc/Speak?appId=APPID&text={$text}&         


        

Answer 1

You could use substr to only get the rest without the UTF-8 BOM:

// if it’s binary UTF-8
$data = substr($data, 3);
// if it’s percent-encoded UTF-8
$data = substr($data, 9);