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

$data = str_replace('%EF%BB%BF', '', $data);

You probably shouldn't be using stripslashes -- unless the API returns blackslashed data (and 99.99% chance it doesn't), take that call out.